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Why Did a U.N. Agency Give a Family $61 Million?
The New York Times - 8 May 2022 04:23
A little-known United Nations agency decided to make an impact by doling out loans and grant money -- all to a single family. It did not go well.
Michigan car owner sued after Jeep kills mechanic during oil change
New York Post - 8 May 2022 07:09
Sergio Enrique Diaz-Navarro took his red 2019 Wrangler to a Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership on March 13, 2020, and 19-year-old lube technician Daniel Thompson worked on the car.
Raleigh cops fatally shoot man who threw Molotov cocktails at precinct
New York Post - 8 May 2022 04:26
Cops in Raleigh, North Carolina, shot and killed a man who was throwing Molotov cocktails outside the police station Saturday, authorities said.
Ukraine evacuates civilians from steel plant under siege
New York Post - 8 May 2022 06:49
Officials announced that the last women, children and older adults had been evacuated from the mill, but Ukrainian fighters remained trapped.
NYPD seeking suspects in brazen string of armed robberies
New York Post - 8 May 2022 05:51
The NYPD is seeking a group of men in connection with a series of brazen armed robberies in the Bronx and upper Manhattan.
6-year-old boy runs Cincinnati marathon, parents defend decision
NY Daily News - 8 May 2022 03:33
Ben and Kami Crawford celebrated their son Rainier's efforts on their Instagram page, posting photos of the young boy looking happy May 1 as he completed the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati.
Abortion Rally Draws Thousands in Houston
The New York Times - 8 May 2022 04:56
The event was among numerous protests planned across the country this weekend.
Hong Kong's next leader is a hardline former police officer who took on the city's protesters
CNN - 8 May 2022 01:39
As night fell, chaos erupted when crowds of protesters outside Hong Kong's legislative building hurled bottles at police, who fired pepper spray and swung batons, dragging some people to the ground.
Bodies of 11 people -- including infants -- found rotting in funeral home
New York Post - 8 May 2022 05:17
A Los Angeles mortician is accused of permitting 11 deceased bodies to rot at his funeral home -- including the bodies of infants, officials said.
First lady Jill Biden makes unannounced trip to Ukraine
CNN - 8 May 2022 15:56
First lady Jill Biden spent part of Mother's Day making a publicly unannounced trip to Uzhhorod, Ukraine, a small city in the far southwestern corner of Ukraine, a country that for the last 10 weeks has been under invasi...
McConnell says stricter abortion rules 'possible' if Roe is overturned
New York Post - 8 May 2022 14:39
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the Senate, said a national abortion ban is "possible" if the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade.
Trump lawyers detail document hunt in contempt ruling fight
ABC News - 8 May 2022 05:51
Donald Trump’s legal team wants to void a contempt ruling and $10,000-per-day fine against the former president over a subpoena for documents related to a New York civil investigation into his business dealings
Abortion rights protests form outside home of Supreme Court justices
New York Post - 8 May 2022 14:27
Pro-choice activists protested Saturday evening outside the homes of conservative Supreme Court justices Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts.
Emperor penguins at risk of extinction, experts say
New York Post - 8 May 2022 13:53
On Friday, an expert from the Argentine Antarctic Institute (IAA) warned that changes could come within the next 30 to 40 years, with climate change as the driving force.
Israel Arrests Two Palestinians Suspected in Elad Terrorist Attack
Wall Street Journal - 8 May 2022 13:31
Two Palestinians suspected of killing three Israelis in a bloody axe attack on Israel's independence day were captured Sunday after an intensive manhunt, according to Israeli authorities.
Can Motherhood Be a Mode of Rebellion?
The New Yorker - 8 May 2022 12:00
In "Essential Labor," Angela Garbes argues that care work should be public and universal.
The Hegelian Dialectic is a Mental Trap that only leads to Self-annihilation
OpEdNews - 8 May 2022 03:02
The system of designed social conflict to break down individual rights was spelled out by Hegel himself when he said: "'...the State' has the supreme right against the individual, whose supreme duty is to be a member of ...
'I certainly support a woman's right to choose': Charlie Baker comments on Supreme Court leak
Boston - 8 May 2022 23:55
Gov. Charlie Baker said he is glad Massachusetts will be able to keep Roe in place regardless of the decision. The post ‘I certainly support a woman’s right to choose’: Charlie Baker comments on Supreme Court leak ...
Brazil Replenishes Stockpiles of Russian Fertilizer
The New York Times - 8 May 2022 23:47
Officials expected the war to trap up to 15 percent of the world's fertilizer exports in Russia. But Brazil and other countries have found a way to get it.
Fire at Wisconsin anti-abortion office investigated as arson
ABC News - 8 May 2022 23:47
Someone had spray-painted a message outside Wisconsin Family Action.
Patrice Bergeron 'not thinking about' if he's playing his final games for the Bruins
Boston - 8 May 2022 23:39
The Bruins' captain and Brad Marchand shined in Boston's Game 4 win over Carolina to even the series. The post Patrice Bergeron ‘not thinking about’ if he’s playing his final games for the Bruins appeared first on ...
An American woman stricken at a resort in the Bahamas is now hospitalized in Miami, official says
CNN - 8 May 2022 23:36
An American woman hospitalized on Friday in the Bahamas, where three other Americans died of unknown causes at a Sandals resort, has since left the country and is now being treated at a hospital in Miami, Royal Bahamas P...