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Landscapers find concrete-filled car buried for decades in yard of Silicon Valley mansion
New York Post - 21 Oct 2022 16:00
Workers doing landscaping in the yard of a $15 million mansion in Atherton, California, discovered a car filled with bags of concrete that had been buried in the 1990s.
Elon Musk plans to cut 75% of Twitter staff if he takes over company - report
The Guardian - 21 Oct 2022 02:17
The news comes at a difficult time for the company, which had announced hiring freezes and has seen low employee morale Elon Musk told prospective investors that he plans to eliminate nearly 75% of Twitter's staff as par...
Trump Claims He Owns White House Pardon and Immigration Policy Records
The New York Times - 21 Oct 2022 03:41
A letter to the special master overseeing a review of files seized from Mar-a-Lago has opened a window on disputes over an initial batch.
British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns amid economic turmoil after six weeks in office
USA Today - 21 Oct 2022 01:51
Liz Truss lasted 45 days in office as Britain's prime minister, the shortest tenure ever for someone in the position. Latest updates.
Jury seated in Harvey Weinstein's Los Angeles trial
NY Daily News - 21 Oct 2022 01:38
Opening statements in the trial on 11 charges of rape and sexual assault are scheduled to begin Monday.
More than 2m people in UK had Covid in early October as flu cases rise
The Guardian - 21 Oct 2022 14:56
One in 30 people in England and one in 25 in Wales infected, with mixed picture across ages and regions More than 2 million people in the UK are estimated to have had Covid in early October, as figures suggest levels of ...
NYC removed 1,500 homeless encampments under Mayor Adams, 104 people accepted help: latest city data
NY Daily News - 21 Oct 2022 03:00
Adams recently met with the Daily News in an exclusive interview to demonstrate how he and other city officials track the data in real time -- and how the new system has enabled the city to more proactively remove the ho...
Lindsey Graham ordered to appear before Georgia grand jury probing 2020 election
ABC News - 21 Oct 2022 02:49
An appeals court has denied Sen. Lindsey Graham's request to block a subpoena from the Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury probing efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
519 US service members died by suicide in 2021, Pentagon says
CNN - 21 Oct 2022 02:39
A new report from the Pentagon found that 519 US service members died by suicide in 2021, a decrease from the 582 cases in 2020.
Nepal: Next Parliament Should Prioritize Justice for Conflict Victims
Human Rights Watch - 21 Oct 2022 15:15
Click to expand Image A Nepali man looks at photographs of disappeared persons displayed by human rights activists at an event to mark the International Day of the Disappeared in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 30, 2017. © 201...
Steve Bannon to be sentenced for contempt of Congress conviction - live
The Guardian - 21 Oct 2022 14:57
Prosecutors seeking six-month prison term and $200,000 in fines for Trump's former lead strategist Sign up to receive First Thing - our daily briefing by email Steve Bannon has arrived for his sentencing hearing in Washi...
Barclays could be fined £50m for failing to disclose 2008 Qatari deal
The Guardian - 21 Oct 2022 14:54
Provisional fine relates to £322m bank paid to Gulf state allegedly in exchange for £4bn investment to save lender from bailout The City watchdog could fine Barclays up to £50m for failing to disclose a deal struck wi...
Supreme court declines to stop Biden's $400bn student debt relief plan
The Guardian - 21 Oct 2022 14:49
Justice Amy Coney Barrett declines request to halt federal judge's ruling, allowing program to start as soon as Sunday The US supreme court declined on Thursday to stop the Biden administration implementing its $400bn st...
Giorgia Meloni tells Italian president she is ready to become PM
The Guardian - 21 Oct 2022 14:30
Brothers of Italy leader meets Sergio Mattarella with far-right allies Matteo Salvini and Silvio Berlusconi The Brothers of Italy leader, Giorgia Meloni, has told the Italian president, Sergio Mattarella, that she is rea...
Ukrainian leader also accused Russia of targeting energy infrastructure to provoke new wave of refugees
CNN - 21 Oct 2022 14:27
Italy's Berlusconi boasts about friendship with Putin in leaked audio
Woman gored by bison sparks warnings for other nature-lovers
ABC News - 21 Oct 2022 13:55
Experts fear that social media is leading people to put themselves at risk around dangerous animals.
Sanctioned Russian oligarch's $500 million superyacht leaves Hong Kong for Cape Town
CNN - 21 Oct 2022 04:34
A luxury yacht belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexey Mordashov departed Hong Kong waters on Thursday heading for the South African port of Cape Town, according to private tracking site MarineTraffic.
US charges seven over alleged Beijing plot to forcibly repatriate 'elite' Chinese
The Guardian - 21 Oct 2022 03:51
US attorney in New York criticises 'outrageous violations of national sovereignty' and alleges campaign of harassment against US resident The United States has charged seven Chinese nationals it accuses of waging a surve...
Raleigh shooting suspect killed brother at start of rampage, cops say
NY Daily News - 21 Oct 2022 03:13
Austin Thompson fatally shot and stabbed his 16-year-old sibling before leaving his body in their house, local police said Thursday.
Iran protests: democracies have 'moral obligation' to help, Canada foreign minister says
The Guardian - 21 Oct 2022 03:08
Mélanie Joly tells meeting of female foreign ministers that they must help 'amplify the voices of women in Iran' Canada's foreign minister has said democracies have a "moral obligation" to help the "incredibly brave" wo...
Judge dismisses effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan
ABC News - 21 Oct 2022 03:00
A federal judge in St. Louis has dismissed an effort by six Republican-led states to block the Biden administration’s plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans
Ex-UCLA gynecologist found guilty in LA sex abuse case
ABC News - 21 Oct 2022 02:58
A former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles has been found guilty on five counts in a sexual abuse case in a Los Angeles court