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Don't Be Fooled. It's All About Women and Sex.
The New York Times - 12 May 2022 02:19
What's the difference between a woman and a sea turtle? The Senate wants to know.
Bangladesh Police Beating Rohingya Refugees
Human Rights Watch - 12 May 2022 02:00
Click to expand Image Bangladesh military personnel check vehicles for Rohingya refugees on the road that connects refugee camps to the nearby tourist town of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, August 23, 2018. © 2018 AP Photo/Al...
Ukraine makes headway in retaking areas outside Kharkiv after string of victories
New York Post - 12 May 2022 02:42
Ukrainian troops Wednesday retook the town of Pytomnyk outside Kharkiv in the northeastern part of the country.
COVID-19 booster should be considered part of full vaccination: medical experts
NY Daily News - 12 May 2022 03:55
A rise in COVID cases, fueled by a slew of more-transmissible variants, is drawing attention to the importance of booster shots for avoiding severe illness and death.
'The Rock,' the largest white diamond ever auctioned, sells for $21.9M
New York Post - 12 May 2022 02:37
For Christie's annual Magnificent Jewels sale, the largest white diamond to be auctioned, sold today for $21.9 million. The diamond known as "The Rock" weighs nearly 230 carats.
Biden calls Trump 'great MAGA king', claims backers unmoved by food lines
New York Post - 12 May 2022 02:01
Remember those long lines you'd see on television? People lining up in all kinds of vehicles just to get a box of food in their trunk?And what did the MAGA crowd want to do? Forget it." said President Biden.
Rapper Rod Wave accused of choking ex-girlfriend with kids in home
NY Daily News - 12 May 2022 03:19
Wave, 23, was arrested last week in St. Petersburg, Fla.
North Korea identifies first case of Covid-19, state media reports
CNN - 12 May 2022 03:01
North Korea has identified its first ever case of Covid-19, according to state media on Wednesday.
North Korea raises alarm after confirming 1st COVID-19 case
ABC News - 12 May 2022 02:52
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for his country to raise its COVID-19 preventive measures to maximum levels as the country announced its first coronavirus infection more than two years into the pandemic
Video shows 'traitor' accused of helping Russians detained by Ukrainian forces
New York Post - 12 May 2022 01:51
Dramatic footage shows Ukrainian woman Nadiya Antonova being detained in Kharkiv for allegedly serving as a spy for Russia.
Ukrainian fighters holed up in Mariupol steel plant beg for injured to be evacuated
New York Post - 12 May 2022 01:47
Ukrainian fighters who have been holed up in Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant for weeks are calling on the international community to evacuate those injured in the near-constant shelling.
Surveillance video shows Russian forces shooting civilians
CNN - 12 May 2022 01:42
New surveillance video obtained by CNN shows Russian soldiers shooting two civilians in the back, providing a stark example of a potential war crime by Russian forces.
House to hold hearing on baby formula shortage as calls grow for FDA action
New York Post - 12 May 2022 01:26
A House committee announced Wednesday that it would hold hearings later this month on the ongoing baby formula shortage across the country, with the panel’s chairman calling the situation “increasingly alarming.” I...
FDA to ease baby formula import rules as GOP blasts Biden for shortages
New York Post - 12 May 2022 22:21
The Food and Drug Administration will start clearing the way for imports of baby formula from overseas to address nationwide shortages, the White House said Thursday -- after Republicans blasted President Biden for not d...
Palestinians Reject Israeli Request to Examine Bullet That Killed Al Jazeera Journalist
Wall Street Journal - 12 May 2022 16:29
The killing of 51-year-old Palestinian-American Shireen Abu Akleh has prompted calls from the U.S., the European Union and the United Nations for an immediate investigation.
Shanghai hunts for last COVID cases in lockdown as Beijing curbs taxis
New York Post - 12 May 2022 16:27
Shanghai, China's mass testing detected two new cases in its "zero COVID" districts as the city continued enforcing its monthlong lockdown.
Chinese passenger jet veers off runway, catches fire during takeoff
New York Post - 12 May 2022 16:23
The Tibet Airlines flight with 122 people on board was departing from the southwestern city of Chongqing for a flight to Nyingchi in China's Tibet region.
UN says Russian forces in Mariupol have killed 'thousands' of civilians, investigations remain ongoing
Fox News - 12 May 2022 16:19
Thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been killed by Russian forces in Mariupol since the war began but the "true scale" of atrocities has yet to be fully uncovered, the UN human rights commissioner warned Thursday.
Hero passenger who landed plane solo ID'd as Florida interior designer
New York Post - 12 May 2022 16:13
Darren Harrison was headed home to Lakeland after a fishing trip in the Bahamas Tuesday afternoon when the pilot flying the Cessna Grand Caravan suddenly became "incapaciated" and "incoherent."
Russia withdrawing troops after 'heavy losses', proving 'inability to capture key Ukrainian cities,' UK says
Fox News - 12 May 2022 16:13
Russia's withdrawal of troops from a Ukrainian region that they encircled at the beginning of the war is proving their "inability to capture key Ukrainian cities," the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense said Thursday.
Biden co-hosts 2nd global COVID summit as US nears 1M deaths
NY Daily News - 12 May 2022 16:05
The coronavirus has killed nearly 999,000 people in the U.S. and more than 6.2 million people globally, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
UK's Rights Assessment of Rwanda Not Based on Facts
Human Rights Watch - 12 May 2022 16:05
Click to expand Image Protesters hold placards at a demonstration in London, United Kingdom, April 14, 2022. © 2022 Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/ Sipa via AP Images This week, the United Kingdom published its safety assessmen...