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Why Pastors Are Burning Out
The New York Times - 28 Aug 2022 17:15
"I just started associating ministry with having to learn new computer programs and having embarrassing, anxious moments around technology."
Trump: 'Coverup' on Hunter Biden's laptop had 'major' role in his 2020 loss
New York Post - 28 Aug 2022 04:43
"8 of 10 voters in major poll say that the "Laptop from Hell" coverup played a major roll (sic) in the 2020 Presidential Election result," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Mr Malcolm's List review - costumes steal the show in Regency romp
The Guardian - 28 Aug 2022 12:00
A jilted beauty plots her revenge in this perky but predictable period drama The Bridgerton effect is prominently on show in this Jane Austen cosplay, which brings colour-blind casting to an otherwise formulaic 19th-cent...
Referendum Seeks to Mend the Open Wound at Australia's Heart
The New York Times - 28 Aug 2022 11:00
The new prime minister is seeking support for an Aboriginal Voice to Parliament, even enlisting the backing of Shaquille O'Neal. Here's what it would entail, and why it faces an uncertain path.
'I dread 2024': America's local election officials are being pushed to their limits
USA Today - 28 Aug 2022 13:31
Election officials are being pushed to their limits. Overworked to the bone, they're not getting the funding they need, and some are leaving.
Three Dutch commandos wounded in shooting outside US hotel
The Guardian - 28 Aug 2022 03:59
Dutch men were in Indiana for training; one remains in critical condition after what police say appeared to be an altercation Three Dutch commandos in the United States for training exercises have been wounded in a shoot...
Soldier shot dead by short-sighted colleague after being mistaken for target
Sky News - 28 Aug 2022 15:11
A soldier who was fatally injured during a training exercise was probably mistaken for a firing target by a short-sighted colleague who was not wearing his lenses, a report has found.
Florida woman tries to beat DUI test by Irish folk dancing -- and fails
New York Post - 28 Aug 2022 03:13
Harrington tried to walk a straight line during a sobriety test along a parking space marker, when she gave up and started dancing.
Deadly clashes shake Libya's capital, killing 23 people
NY Daily News - 28 Aug 2022 03:01
Libyan health ministry officials say clashes have broken out between rival militias in the nation's capital, killing at least 23 civilians and wounding 140 others.
Trump should have returned docs, but Congress has questions for investigators: Blunt
ABC News - 28 Aug 2022 15:45
Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt conceded on Sunday that Donald Trump should have returned the documents he took after leaving office, which led to the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago
Pope Francis praises 'humility' of C13th pontiff who resigned office
The Guardian - 28 Aug 2022 15:44
Remarks in burial town of Celestine V hint at frail pontiff's possible retirement Pope Francis, who has raised the possibility of retiring for reasons of declining health, has praised the humility of a 13th-century ponti...
Laws cited in Trump search warrant rarely lead to charges. In Trump's case, experts say they might
USA Today - 28 Aug 2022 14:58
The Justice Department's investigation of Donald Trump over classified documents could lead to charges and not just recovering records, experts say.
Four dead, including suspect, after Houston man sets homes on fires, shoots fleeing residents: police
NY Daily News - 28 Aug 2022 14:55
A man dressed all in black set fire to a multi-family residence in Houston early Sunday morning, then opened fire on the people as they ran outside, according to police.
Support for striking workers declared by 600 Labour councillors
The Guardian - 28 Aug 2022 13:24
Exclusive: Open letter puts pressure on party's stance on strikes amid talk of coordinated autumn action More than 600 Labour councillors have declared their full backing for all rail, postal, dock and other workers on p...
Families flee as India demolishes 100-metre towers outside Delhi
The Guardian - 28 Aug 2022 12:40
Court-ordered demolition of 850 flats seen as stern warning to developers amid rampant illegal construction Indian authorities have demolished two illegally constructed skyscrapers in a wide plume of dust debris outside ...
Channel crossings to the UK top 25,000 so far this year
The Guardian - 28 Aug 2022 12:31
Provisional total reaches 25,146, government figures show, four months after Priti Patel's Rwanda policy unveiled More than 25,000 migrants and refugees have crossed the Channel to the UK so far this year, government fig...
Latest death by Indigenous tribe highlights rising tensions in Peru
The Guardian - 28 Aug 2022 12:00
Gean del Aguila's body was recovered after he disappeared last Sunday when he encountered the Mashco-Piro tribe while fishing The death of a logger who was shot with arrows has cast a spotlight on the growing conflict ar...
Record number of Indigenous candidates take part in Brazil elections
The Guardian - 28 Aug 2022 12:00
As attacks on Indigenous people escalated under Bolsonaro, 181 candidates who identify as Indigenous are registered to take part in the election As the first wave of Covid infections ravaged Manaus in Brazil - forcing re...
Leaders' exits challenge Chicago police reform effort during crucial stretch
Chicago Tribune - 28 Aug 2022 12:00
In recent weeks, the Chicago Police Department's reform efforts took a one-two punch with the departures of two top officials responsible for implementing changes mandated by a 2019 consent decree
Two US warships sail through Taiwan Strait
BBC - 28 Aug 2022 06:45
It is the first US operation in the strait since China held large-scale military drills in the area.
'Slower burn.' Russia dodges economic collapse but the decline has started
CNN - 28 Aug 2022 06:20
Six months after invading Ukraine, Russia is bogged down in a war of attrition it didn't anticipate but it is having success on another front -- its oil-dependent economy is in a deep recession but proving far more resil...
Thousands evacuated in India before implosion of giant skyscrapers
CNN - 28 Aug 2022 04:34
Indian authorities started evacuating thousands of people from their homes on Saturday ahead of the demolition of two 40-story skyscrapers in a residential area on the outskirts of New Delhi, officials and local media sa...