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UK economy grew by fastest rate since second world war in 2021
The Guardian - 11 Feb 2022 11:41
GDP rose 7.5% across last year but contracted by 0.2% in December as Omicron dented consumer spending Analysis: why 2021 economic growth can't be seen in isolation Business live updates: UK economy grew 7.5% in 2021 See ...
What Is Trimetazidine, and Would It Have Helped Kamila Valieva of Russia?
The New York Times - 11 Feb 2022 22:01
News that the figure skater had tested positive for the banned substance raised questions that have come up in past doping scandals.
Prince Andrew was obsessed with anal sex, former physical therapist claims
New York Post - 11 Feb 2022 18:39
Physical therapist Emma Gruenbaum said she was 34 when she worked for the prince after being recommended by the royal's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.
Man who considered sex trafficking 'family business' given 25 years in prison
New York Post - 11 Feb 2022 02:28
Francisco Melendez-Perez, a convicted sex trafficker who considering pimping a "family business" and was forced to have sex with dozens of men a day was given 25 years in prison.
DNA and college student help solve 1964 rape and murder of 9-year-old girl
New York Post - 11 Feb 2022 04:29
The body of Marise Ann Chiverella body was found in 1964, but her killer wasn't connected to the crime for another 20 years.
US inflation highest in 40 years, with no letup in sight
NY Daily News - 11 Feb 2022 02:52
Inflation soared to heights not seen in four decades.
Warrants that led to police killing of Amir Locke in Minneapolis released
NY Daily News - 11 Feb 2022 05:00
Officer Mark Hanneman fatally shot Locke, a 22-year-old Black man, Feb. 2 in a Minneapolis apartment.
Judge restores protections for gray wolves across much of US
New York Post - 11 Feb 2022 04:32
A judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the U.S. on Thursday, after theirremoval in the waning days of the Trump administration exposed the predators to hunting.
C.I.A. Is Collecting in Bulk Certain Data Affecting Americans, Senators Warn
The New York Times - 11 Feb 2022 04:05
A partly declassified letter from two senators, Ron Wyden and Martin Heinrich, does not say what the data is.
Mayor Adams: no exceptions on COVID vaccination deadline as 4K NYC workers risk losing jobs
NY Daily News - 11 Feb 2022 02:33
With Friday's deadline to get vaccinated looming for approximately 4,000 city workers, Adams was asked Thursday if he might reconsider the mandate. His answer in short: Nope.
Taliban kidnap nine Westerners including former BBC journalist
New York Post - 11 Feb 2022 14:11
Two journalists working for the United Nations have been detained in Kabul, the global agency said in a tweet Friday.
Belgium museum returns painting to Jewish family after 71 years
CNN - 11 Feb 2022 13:40
Belgium's leading art museum has returned a painting it held for 71 years to the great-grandchildren of a Jewish couple whose property was looted by the Nazis after they fled on the eve of World War II.
Two journalists and number of Afghan nationals arrested in Kabul, UN says
Sky News - 11 Feb 2022 13:18
A former BBC journalist is among a number of people who have been detained in Kabul.
UN labor agency cites concerns about China's Xinjiang region
ABC News - 11 Feb 2022 13:14
An annual report from the United Nations labor agency has highlighted the work conditions of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region
France announces plans to build up to 14 nuclear reactors
CNN - 11 Feb 2022 12:58
France has announced plans to build up to 14 new nuclear reactors in a move that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide a buffer against volatile energy prices.
Boy, 12, dies after car he was driving crashed into a lorry in Ireland
Sky News - 11 Feb 2022 12:46
Irish police are appealing for witnesses after a 12-year-old boy driving a car was killed in a road crash in the south-west of the country.
'Things could go crazy quickly,' Biden warns on Ukraine as talks in Berlin fail
The Guardian - 11 Feb 2022 05:39
US president urges all Americans to leave Ukraine immediately, while British defence secretary heads to Moscow US president Joe Biden has warned that "things could go crazy quickly" in Ukraine and again urged American ci...
A Virginia Deputy Attorney General Quits as Praise for Jan. 6 Rioters Surfaces
The New York Times - 11 Feb 2022 05:07
After a report about Facebook posts, the Virginia Attorney General's Office said it had "parted ways" with Monique Miles for her "lack of transparency."
'Everything is going up': Families feel the squeeze of Biden's inflation
New York Post - 11 Feb 2022 04:59
Here are four stories of middle-class taxpayers who are finding it more difficult to get by as record-high inflation absorbs their purchasing power at the pump and grocery stores.
Biden Warns U.S. Won't Send Troops to Rescue Americans in Ukraine
The New York Times - 11 Feb 2022 04:28
"American citizens should leave, should leave now," the president said in an NBC interview, adding that rescues in a conflict zone during a Russian invasion would risk "world war."
Ukraine tensions: Joe Biden says US citizens should leave Ukraine now
BBC - 11 Feb 2022 03:56
The US president says he has issued the warning due to "increased threats of Russian military action".
Man accused in cop shooting to get public defender
Chicago Tribune - 11 Feb 2022 22:34
Detective William Fazekas, 54, a 32-year Gary police veteran, was wounded twice in the left shoulder. He underwent surgery at the University of Chicago Hospital Tuesday.