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Iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler dead at 73
New York Post - 24 Jan 2022 03:36
Legendary French fashion designer Thierry Mugler died on Sunday at the age 73. Mugler's death was announced on hisofficial Instagram account.
Dennis Smith, Firefighter Who Wrote Best Sellers, Dies at 81
The New York Times - 24 Jan 2022 17:39
"Report From Engine Co. 82" was the first of his 16 books. He also started Firehouse magazine and was the founding chairman of the New York City Fire Museum.
A baby was left alone in a room for five days with her deceased mother at a New York shelter, lawsuit claims
CNN - 24 Jan 2022 09:50
A baby was left alone in a room with her deceased mother for five days at a New York homeless shelter and was found in desperate need of food, water and basic needs, according to a lawsuit filed by the infant's father.
Personal Profit in Congress
The New York Times - 24 Jan 2022 13:40
Some members of Congress have strangely good timing when it comes to stock investments.
Irishman busted for refusing to wear mask, mooning Delta flight attendant, passengers: feds
New York Post - 24 Jan 2022 03:26
An Irishman was arrested for not to wearing a mask on a Delta flight -- and mooning flight attendants and fellow passengers, according to the feds.
Minnesota man whose wife flew him to Texas to keep him intubated dies of COVID
NY Daily News - 24 Jan 2022 03:15
A Minnesota man severely ill with COVID whose wife flew him to Texas for treatment after winning court order to keep him on ventilator dies of his illness. Scott Quiner was 55.
William Barr has spoken to the Jan. 6 committee
The Week - 24 Jan 2022 03:02
William Barr has spoken to the Jan. 6 committee
Former pope was at meeting where pedophile priest discussed
ABC News - 24 Jan 2022 14:52
Retired Pope Benedict XVI has acknowledged that he did attend the 1980 meeting.
Julian Assange wins first stage in effort to appeal US extradition
New York Post - 24 Jan 2022 15:43
The High Court in London gave Assange permission to appeal the case to the U.K. Supreme Court. But the Supreme Court must agree to accept the case before it can move forward.
Inside the Years-Long Global Effort to Save this Tiny Mexican Fish
Mother Jones - 24 Jan 2022 13:00
This story was originally published by Atlas Obscura and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At first glance, there’s nothing remarkable about Mexico's tequila splitfin fish. Only two and ...
FBI agents search suburban Center for COVID Control offices following consumer complaints
Chicago Tribune - 24 Jan 2022 04:37
The company has earned scrutiny from law enforcement in Illinois and Minnesota for alleged fraud and deceptive business practices in its testing facilities.
RFK Jr. claims vaccine mandates are harder to escape than Nazis
New York Post - 24 Jan 2022 03:49
Robert F Kennedy Jr. compared vaccine mandates to Nazi Germany during a rally at the National Mall in Washington, DC Sunday afternoon.
Michigan woman fishes $3 million winning lottery notice email from spam folder
NY Daily News - 24 Jan 2022 16:00
A Michigan woman trolling through her email spam folder searching for a friend's missing missive found what everyone dreams of -- an actual legit notice that she had won $3 million in the state lottery.
U.S. Orders Families of Embassy Staff to Leave Ukraine Over of Fears of Russian Invasion
Time - 24 Jan 2022 02:25
The State Department also upgraded its warning against travel to Ukraine: "Do not travel to Ukraine due to the increased threats of Russian military action and COVID-19."
This Vermont getaway was among the 10 most liked homes on Airbnb's Instagram in 2021
Boston - 24 Jan 2022 18:43
The hosts call it "truly a heaven." The post This Vermont getaway was among the 10 most liked homes on Airbnb’s Instagram in 2021 appeared first on Boston.com.
U.S. Intervenes to Repel Air Attack on United Arab Emirates
The New York Times - 24 Jan 2022 16:15
The attack came amid rising tensions between the Emirates and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The United Arab Emirates is part of the Saudi-led coalition that has been fighting the Houthis for years.
WHO chief warns against talk of 'endgame' in pandemic
ABC News - 24 Jan 2022 14:53
The head of the World Health Organization is warning that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge and says it’s dangerous to assume omicron is the last one or that “we are in the endgame.”
NATO sends fighter jets, ships to Eastern Europe as 'deterrence' against Russian aggression
The Week - 24 Jan 2022 14:28
NATO said Monday that it is putting forces on standby as member states bolster the alliance's "deterrence" presence in Eastern Europe. The military alliance is warily watching Russia's massive troop buildup along its bor...
Guatemala: Anti-Trans Bill Threatens Rights
Human Rights Watch - 24 Jan 2022 14:00
Click to expand Image Legislators attend a session of Congress in Guatemala City, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. ©AP Photo/Moises Castillo (New York) - A group of lawmakers in Guatemala has advanced a bill that would stigmatiz...
George Floyd case: Trial set for cops accused of violating civil rights
New York Post - 24 Jan 2022 15:55
Ex-cops Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Kueng are charged with failing to provide Floyd, 46, medical care in his arrest on May 25, 2020.
A Portrait of a Paralympian Who Died by Euthanasia
The New York Times - 24 Jan 2022 13:09
Belgium has some of the world's most liberal euthanasia laws. A photojournalist documented one woman's experience of them.
Trump Could Still Lead the U.S. to Civil War--Even if He Doesn't Run in 2024
Time - 24 Jan 2022 21:10
Ask most people why countries break apart and many will say that different groups sharing a single country naturally dislike and distrust one another. Yugoslavia fragmented because the Serbs and Croats and then the Bosni...