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BLM defends purchase of $6M California home with donations
New York Post - 12 Apr 2022 13:23
The sprawling 6,500-square-foot Studio City compound -- that boasts seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms, a sound stage, music studio, pool, and parking for more than 20 cars.
Mexican truck drivers block major US-Mexico point of entry
CNN - 12 Apr 2022 01:32
Commercial traffic at Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge -- a major port of entry for the US-Mexico border that handles both commercial and passenger vehicles -- is "halted temporarily" due to an ongoing protest on the M...
Civilians flee eastern Ukraine ahead of new Russian offensive
The Guardian - 12 Apr 2022 14:42
Governor of Luhansk urges people to evacuate as Vladimir Putin insists Moscow will achieve its 'noble' aims Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates What we know on day 48 of the invasion Civilians have fled eastern Ukraine in...
Wanted: easy Easter desserts - but no chocolate allowed
The Guardian - 12 Apr 2022 15:00
It's easy to avoid yet more Easter chocolate if you lightly turn your fancy to springtime desserts, say our cooks, with meringue, pavlovas and tarts all on the menu Got a culinary dilemma? Email [email protected] Wha...
Pro-Russia cavalcade provokes shock and anger in Ireland
The Guardian - 12 Apr 2022 13:58
Outcry after group of vehicles led by 4x4 displaying Russian military's Z symbol drive in convoy down M50 A pro-Russian cavalcade in Dublin led by a car with the Z symbol has provoked astonishment and condemnation in Ire...
UK police issue more fines over government lockdown parties
ABC News - 12 Apr 2022 15:01
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office says he will be issued a fine for breaching COVID-19 regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at government offices
World Bank approves extra £770m for key Ukraine services
The Guardian - 12 Apr 2022 14:42
Funds will help to pay hospital workers, pensions and continue social programmes Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates The World Bank has approved financial support to Ukraine worth $1bn (£770m) to help keep critical servi...
Plea deals rejected by former Minnesota cops accused in George Floyd's death
NY Daily News - 12 Apr 2022 13:31
Plea deals offered to the former Minnesota police officers charged with aiding and abetting the death of George Floyd were swiftly rejected by the three men.
Zelensky Responds to Apparent Russian Threat of Chemical Weapons Use
The New York Times - 12 Apr 2022 03:19
A Ukrainian unit in Mariupol claimed Russian forces had used chemical weapons there. Their report could not be independently confirmed.
Nearly 100 pets die in Florida house fire -- including 91 trapped cats
New York Post - 12 Apr 2022 03:41
Roughly 100 animals died during a raging fire at the pet-stuffed home of an animal-hoarding Florida couple, officials said.
Mother and partner found guilty over death of three-year-old son Kemarni Watson Darby
Sky News - 12 Apr 2022 14:00
A man has been found guilty of murder and his partner guilty of causing or allowing the death of her three-year-old son.
Man taken into police custody after 7 hours barricaded in Jamaica Plain apartment
Boston - 12 Apr 2022 03:21
A man was taken into custody after he allegedly spent seven hours barricaded inside his apartment in Jamaica Plain on Monday, Boston police said. Police were called to 57 Horan […] The post Man taken into police custod...
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, voice of Iago in 'Aladdin,' dead at 67
ABC News - 12 Apr 2022 21:53
The comedian was known for his iconic voice.
Philadelphia reimposes indoor mask mandate after 50% spike in cases
New York Post - 12 Apr 2022 02:36
Philadelphia will reimpose its city-wide indoor mask mandate amid an uptick in cases of COVID-19's omicron BA.2 subvariant, officials announced.
Mariupol mayor says civilian death toll has surpassed 10,000
The Week - 12 Apr 2022 03:31
The mayor of Mariupol, Ukraine, told The Associated Press on Monday that more than 10,000 civilians have been killed since Russian troops surrounded the port city, and he fears the death toll could soon reach 20,000. Vad...
Sudanese refugee made 72 calls seeking help before Glasgow hotel stabbings
The Guardian - 12 Apr 2022 14:45
Badreddin Abadlla Adam, shot dead by police at scene, made repeated calls to Home Office and contractors An asylum seeker who stabbed six people before being shot dead by police had made more than 70 calls seeking help f...
US inflation climbed to 8.5% in March, highest rate since 1981
The Guardian - 12 Apr 2022 14:37
Inflation is now at levels unseen in the US since Ronald Reagan took the White House Prices in the US climbed at their highest rates since 1981, rising 8.5% over the year to the end of March as the war in Ukraine drove u...
Former Virginia police officer convicted of storming US Capitol
The Guardian - 12 Apr 2022 14:29
Thomas Robertson was found guilty of all six counts he faced stemming from his participation in the 6 January 2021 riots A federal jury convicted a former Virginia police officer of storming the US Capitol with another o...
Potential far-right victory in France seen as threat to EU
ABC News - 12 Apr 2022 13:41
A win for far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France's presidential race would have immense repercussions on the functioning of the European Union
Russia 'using weapons smuggled by Iran from Iraq against Ukraine'
The Guardian - 12 Apr 2022 05:30
Iraqi militias and others say undercover networks being used to supply materiel such as RPGs and anti-tank missiles Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Russia is receiving munitions and military hardware sourced from Iraq...
Twitter hilariously reacts to police pulling over driverless car
CNN - 12 Apr 2022 02:31
Perplexed police pull over driverless car but find no one behind the wheel. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports it took off midway through the traffic stop.
China's 'zero-COVID' strategy failing to hold back coronavirus in Shanghai as U.S. warns against travel
Fox News - 12 Apr 2022 02:22
Shanghai reported about 26,000 new COVID-19 cases on Monday as China's draconian "zero-COVID" strategy has failed to hold back the omicron BA.2 subvariant despite a weeks-long lockdown.