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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.
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
Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she has no plans to step down after fellow Dems report rapid mental decline
New York Post - 15 Apr 2022 04:49
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein defended herself and said she had no plans to step down following a report that claimed the 88-year-old's memory has rapidly declined.
Trans doctor who helps teens transition says it's now 'gone too far'
New York Post - 15 Apr 2022 14:22
A transgender psychologist fears many are making life-changing decisions because it's "trendy" and pushed on social media.
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.
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...
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...
Mass. reports 2,470 new COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths
Boston - 15 Apr 2022 23:14
The state also reported 343 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Here's the data reported Friday, April 15, 2022. The post Mass. reports 2,470 new COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths appeared first on Boston.com.
Construction Defects Emerge at Pandemic-Era New Developments
The New York Times - 15 Apr 2022 16:36
Complaints of poor construction are on the rise in new luxury rental and condo buildings, after two chaotic years of New York real estate amid the pandemic.
China stages military exercises as bipartisan group of US lawmakers visit Taiwan
Fox News - 15 Apr 2022 15:28
China said that its military staged exercises on Friday in response to U.S. lawmakers' official visit to Taiwan.
Faced With a Changed Europe, China Sticks to an Old Script
The New York Times - 15 Apr 2022 11:00
Europe was viewed as lacking the power and the will to contest China's rise. But now, a harder line toward Russia has implications for Beijing.
S.Korea to lift most COVID curbs from next week as Omicron wanes
IBTimes - 15 Apr 2022 05:54
On Wednesday, the government announced its plan to expand the rollout of second COVID-19 booster shot for people over 60.
N.Korea-tied hackers executed $620 mn crypto heist: FBI
IBTimes - 15 Apr 2022 04:50
North Korean hackers stole around $400 million-worth of cryptocurrency through cyberattacks on digital currency outlets last year