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Los Angeles street gangs targeting wealthy in rash of strong-arm robberies: LAPD
New York Post - 15 Apr 2022 04:34
Over a dozen Los Angeles street gangs have set their sights on wealthy residents in a violent robbery pattern that has victimized hundreds, the LAPD said.
12-year-old Ukrainian refugee from Mariupol scores goal in Shakhtar Donetsk charity match
CNN - 15 Apr 2022 14:27
For 12-year-old Dmytro Keda, after the worst few weeks imaginable, Thursday evening was a dream come true.
Russia reportedly strikes Kyiv missile factory after Black Sea warship sinks
Fox News - 15 Apr 2022 14:04
Russia on Friday is claiming to have destroyed a factory in Kyiv that makes anti-ship missiles after confirming that the flagship vessel of its Black Sea navy has sunk.
For the Climate, Make the Switch to Electric Leaf Blowers
The New York Times - 15 Apr 2022 11:51
Ditch the gas leaf blower and switch to an electric one. Or a rake.
L.A. political donor gets 30 years in prison for fetish deaths
NY Daily News - 15 Apr 2022 03:50
Ed Buck was slapped with 30 years in federal prison for injecting two men with lethal doses of methamphetamine as part of a fetish that turned fatal.
Military Memo Adds to Possible Interstellar Meteor Mystery
The New York Times - 15 Apr 2022 11:00
The U.S. Space Command seemed to confirm a claim that a meteor from outside the solar system had entered Earth's atmosphere, but other scientists and NASA are still not convinced.
State to delay COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students
ABC News - 15 Apr 2022 04:35
California to delay school vaccine mandate pending full FDA approval.
On Homelessness, New York City's Mayor Eric Adams Needs a Little Religion
The New York Times - 15 Apr 2022 21:19
People experiencing homelessness are our neighbors.
Damaged Black Sea Flagship Sinks in a Devastating Blow for Russia
Time - 15 Apr 2022 04:55
The loss of the Moskva, named for the Russian capital, is a devastating symbolic defeat as a renewed offensive looms in eastern Ukraine
The New York subway attack is horrifying. But more police power is not the answer | Ross Barkan
The Guardian - 15 Apr 2022 15:00
New Yorkers deserve to feel safe - and not have their fears dismissed by progressives. But heavy-handed solutions won't solve the problem On Wednesday, police finally arrested Frank James, the man accused of shooting up ...
UK could send first migrants to Rwanda within 'weeks'
Sky News - 15 Apr 2022 03:48
The government hopes it can start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda in a matter of "weeks", according to Boris Johnson's policy chief.
Amid NYPD manhunt, subway shooting suspect Frank James ate lunch at Katz's Deli, walked NYC in plain view of surveillance cameras
NY Daily News - 15 Apr 2022 03:25Space mice may offer clues to why astronauts get kidney stones
The Guardian - 15 Apr 2022 15:23
Test subjects from International Space Station may shed light on link between space travel and high incidence of painful condition When astronauts travel into space they can expect some extraordinary new experiences. But...
Lee Harvey Oswald life insurance claim sells at auction
Boston - 15 Apr 2022 03:55
The one-page, 8.5-inch by 10.25-inch document came inside a frame alongside a photograph of Oswald. The post Lee Harvey Oswald life insurance claim sells at auction appeared first on Boston.com.
Defiant Just Stop Oil protesters arrested in Staffordshire and Essex
The Guardian - 15 Apr 2022 15:45
Activists defy injunction to target fuel distribution terminals as held scientist goes on hunger strike At least a dozen climate protesters have been arrested after defying an injunction to launch synchronised actions ta...
Germany seizes world's largest yacht owned by Russian oligarch
IBTimes - 15 Apr 2022 05:24
Usmanov, 68, was ranked sixth in the Sunday Times' list of the richest people in the UK in 2021.
Steve Daines becomes first U.S. senator to visit Ukraine, see mass graves in Bucha
Fox News - 15 Apr 2022 05:22
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., became the first U.S. senator to visit Ukaine amid the Russian invasion, touring the mass graves in the city of Bucha and reporting "indisputable evidence of Putin's war crimes." He traveled w...
Dollar Tree recalls over a million hot glue guns that can cause fires and burns
Boston - 15 Apr 2022 01:46
The product was sold at Dollar Trees and Family Dollars nationwide, as well as online. The post Dollar Tree recalls over a million hot glue guns that can cause fires and burns appeared first on Boston.com.
Rebuilding Nablus: the brothers bringing life to ancient Palestinian streets
The Guardian - 15 Apr 2022 12:30
Time in prison for protesting against Israel's occupation inspired Basel and Abdalrahman Kittana revive parts of their neglected and damaged home town Photographs by Samar Hazboun for the Guardian With the rich aroma of ...
Russia warns US of 'unpredictable consequences' amid latest arms shipment to Ukraine: report
Fox News - 15 Apr 2022 13:55
Russia warned the U.S. and NATO this week of "unpredictable consequences" if they continue to send Ukraine "sensitive" weapons as it prepares to launch a ground offensive, a report said Friday.
China's Covid controls risk sparking crisis for the country -- and its leader Xi Jinping
CNN - 15 Apr 2022 06:14
Across China, cities are locking down their residents, supply lines are rupturing, and officials are scrambling to secure the movement of basic goods -- as its largest ever recorded outbreak of Covid-19 threatens to spir...
FBI says North Korean hackers stole more than $600 million in cryptocurrency in single hack
CNN - 15 Apr 2022 04:09
The FBI on Thursday blamed hackers associated with the North Korean government for stealing more than $600 million in cryptocurrency last month from a video gaming company -- the latest in a string of audacious cyber hei...