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National Butterfly Center re-opens, weeks after threats by conspiracy theorists forced its closure
New York Post - 24 Apr 2022 04:35
The National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, reopened on Saturday, nearly three months after it was targeted by conspiracy theorists and shut its doors for "safety" reasons, the organization said.
Beijing races to contain 'urgent and grim' Covid outbreak as Shanghai lockdown continues
CNN - 24 Apr 2022 06:05
Beijing is racing to track a Covid-19 outbreak that may have been spreading in the capital for a week, city authorities said on Saturday, raising the prospect more stringent restrictions could soon be implemented in line...
Air Force general convicted of sexual assault at court-martial
NY Daily News - 24 Apr 2022 00:46
Maj. Gen. William Cooley became the first general officer in the Air Force to be convicted at a court-martial in the branch's 75-year history.
Tour boat in Mexico hits whale or whale shark, 6 injured
ABC News - 24 Apr 2022 04:14
A small tour boat hit a whale or a whale shark off the Baja California coast.
1 death, 17 liver transplants in multi-country outbreak of hepatitis in children, WHO says
CNN - 24 Apr 2022 03:03
At least 169 cases of acute hepatitis in children aged one month to 16 years old have been identified in an outbreak that now involves 11 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.
Chicago police: 2 killed, 2 injured in Englewood shooting
Chicago Tribune - 24 Apr 2022 04:31
Two men in their 40s were killed and two other men were injured in a shooting in Englewood Saturday night, police said.
YouTuber Trevor Jacob crashed plane as publicity stunt, FAA says
New York Post - 24 Apr 2022 03:53
Daredevil YouTuber Trevor Jacob abandoned his plane mid-flight and parachuted to safety last year as a publicity stunt -- pretending that it was all a terrifying accident for a few million views, the FAA says.
Donald Trump on J.D. Vance: 'He Said Some Bad S**t About Me'
The Huffington Post - 24 Apr 2022 03:50
The former president didn't seem too jazzed about Vance, who wasn't one of his early supporters.
Orrin Hatch, staunch Republican senator from Utah, dies at age 88
NY Daily News - 24 Apr 2022 03:06
Hatch died surrounded by family in Salt Lake City, according to a statement from his foundation.
Austria announces opposition to EU membership for Ukraine weeks after Putin meeting
Fox News - 24 Apr 2022 15:42
Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg's comments follow a meeting between Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
'We are capable of winning,' says Ukrainian parliament member
ABC News - 24 Apr 2022 15:38
"Hundreds of people were gathered at one point to go out of Mariupol and Russian soldiers just came and said no, we're not allowing this to happen," Kravchuk said.
'Environmental extremist' group leader Joseph Dibee pleads guilty to arson
New York Post - 24 Apr 2022 15:33
Joseph Mahmoud Dibee admitted to working with at least 15 others as members of the Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front to destroy the Cavel West Meat Packing Plant in Oregon in 1997.
Will Ron DeSantis's Latest Mickey Mouse Political Tantrum Cost Him His Career?
OpEdNews - 24 Apr 2022 15:224 people, including 3 kids, killed in 'devastating' Philadelphia fire
New York Post - 24 Apr 2022 15:08
Philadelphia firefighters responded to the blaze at just after 2 a.m. Sunday morning and found "heavy fire coming from both floors" of the house.
French Catholic priest stabbed multiple times, nun injured in church knife attack
Fox News - 24 Apr 2022 15:05
A Catholic priest was stabbed multiple times and a nun was also injured in a knife attack at a church in Nice along the French Riviera Sunday, as France voted in the second round of their presidential election.
Five Atlanta teenagers shot during 'altercation' near Centennial Olympic Park
NY Daily News - 24 Apr 2022 14:55North Korean regime boasts 'invincible power' ahead of military holiday
Fox News - 24 Apr 2022 14:18
Kim Jong Un's regime claims North Korea wields "invincible power."
The Limits of 'Lived Experience'
The New York Times - 24 Apr 2022 12:00
Privileging only those voices with a stake in a story carries its own risks.
Saudi Royals Are Selling Homes, Yachts and Art as Crown Prince Cuts Income
Wall Street Journal - 24 Apr 2022 11:33
Saudi Arabia's senior princes have sold more than $600 million worth of real estate, yachts and artwork as they try to raise cash and avoid scrutiny from de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
'It's Life or Death': The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens
The New York Times - 24 Apr 2022 06:32
Depression, self-harm and suicide are rising among American adolescents. For M, a 13-year-old in Minnesota, the despair was almost too much to take.
Another Setback for Europe's Far-Right Populists on Sunday, in Slovenia
The New York Times - 24 Apr 2022 23:59
The country's prime minister, Janez Jansa, a Trump admirer, appears to have lost to centrist rivals.
Macron seen winning re-election, a boost for France's role in efforts to end war in Ukraine
NY Daily News - 24 Apr 2022 23:59
Hundreds of joyful Macron supporters gathered at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, singing the national anthem and waving flags as television stations projected Macron beating Le Pen by a double-digit margin.