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California high school football coach sentenced for hiding camera in girls' locker room
New York Post - 21 Nov 2022 08:13
He was originally arrested last year after another employee at the high school found the camera disguised as a phone charger in the locker room.
Iran arrests top actors who removed headcarves, in wider crackdown on celebrities
The Guardian - 21 Nov 2022 02:21
Prominent Iranians in film and sport have been condemned for expressing solidarity with the protest movement Iran has arrested two prominent actors who expressed solidarity with the country's protest movement and removed...
Cops urge patience as they search for suspect in slaying of University of Idaho students
New York Post - 21 Nov 2022 04:17
"It was a complex and terrible crime and it will take some time to resolve," Moscow Police Chief James Fry warned.
The Judge and the Case That Came Back to Haunt Him
The New York Times - 21 Nov 2022 12:02
In 1981, Anthony Kline helped send a juvenile offender to prison for four decades. This year, in a twist of fate, he had a chance to decide her case again.
Christie's cancels T rex skeleton auction after doubts raised
The Guardian - 21 Nov 2022 11:39
Sale of 1,400kg skeleton withdrawn after New York Times reported claims of similarities to T rex sold in 2020 Christie's has called off the auction of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton days before it was due to go under the h...
China accused of seizing rocket debris from Philippines navy in South China Sea dispute
The Guardian - 21 Nov 2022 05:44
Coast guard cut towing cable the Phillipines navy was using, say military officials, on eve of visit to region by Kamala Harris China's coast guard forcibly seized the suspected debris of a Chinese rocket that the Philip...
Voting age of 18 is discriminatory, New Zealand supreme court rules
The Guardian - 21 Nov 2022 03:02
Campaign to lower voting age to 16 secures what it called a historic victory after judges rule human rights of young people are being breached What do you think about lowering New Zealand's voting age to 16? New Zealand'...
Allegation of Supreme Court Breach Prompts Calls for Inquiry and Ethics Code
The New York Times - 21 Nov 2022 04:43
A minister's claim that a major contraception decision was prematurely disclosed through a secretive influence campaign underscores the court's lack of transparency and accountability.
China announces first COVID-19 death in 6 months
NY Daily News - 21 Nov 2022 03:23
China on Sunday announced its first new death from COVID-19 in nearly half a year as strict new measures are imposed in Beijing and across the country to ward against new outbreaks.
More than 30 climate activists were behind bars in UK during Cop27
The Guardian - 21 Nov 2022 16:42
Just Stop Oil campaigners were held on remand after charges relating to M25 protests More than 30 climate activists have been behind bars in UK prisons while diplomats from around the world negotiated at the Cop27 UN cli...
NYPD lieutenant who nearly died of COVID wins fight for disability pension
NY Daily News - 21 Nov 2022 14:00European teams abandon plan to wear armbands at World Cup
ABC News - 21 Nov 2022 13:07
FIFA’s threat of punishment for players has forced teams to back down.
Trump Faces a New Special Counsel
The New York Times - 21 Nov 2022 13:00
In a moment of political déj vu, the Justice Department's criminal investigations into Donald J. Trump have taken a familiar turn.
Delivery driver forced at gunpoint to take suspicious device to police station
Sky News - 21 Nov 2022 12:26
A major security operation is under way after a delivery driver was forced at gunpoint to take a suspicious device to a police station in Northern Ireland.
Two Islamist killers of US blogger escape from Bangladesh court
The Guardian - 21 Nov 2022 12:21
Men on death row for murder of secular writer snatched by bikers who sprayed police with chemical Two Islamist militants sentenced to death for killing a US blogger critical of religious extremism have escaped from a cro...
Somalia Braces for Famine, Trapped Between Al Shabab and Drought
The New York Times - 21 Nov 2022 12:00
The worst drought in 40 years is pushing Somalia to the brink. If it triggers a rare famine declaration, the militant group Al Shabab will also be to blame.
The largest war in the world: Hundreds of thousands killed in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
USA Today - 21 Nov 2022 12:00
Tigray, Eritrea and Ethiopia's 2-year-long civil war has killed more people than the war in Ukraine, yet nobody's talking about it.
Manhattan Prosecutors Again Consider a Path Toward Charging Trump
The New York Times - 21 Nov 2022 12:00
The district attorney's office is investigating Donald J. Trump's role in a hush-money payment to a porn star, an approach that previously failed to bear fruit.
Trial date set for Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood
Sky News - 21 Nov 2022 11:51
Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood, 21, has been re-bailed until a hearing on 10 February next year, with a trial date set for 27 November 2023.
Beyond 8 billion: why the world's population matters - podcast
The Guardian - 21 Nov 2022 05:00
The world now contains 8bn people, according to the UN. Hannah Ellis-Peterson reports from India, which is on course to overtake China as the most populous nation Just 11 years after the world population hit 7 billion, V...
Albanian migrant: 'I wish I'd never tried to enter the UK illegally'
BBC - 21 Nov 2022 03:57
Artan tells the BBC he spent thousands crossing the English Channel, only to be deported back to Albania.
Buffalo, western N.Y. bouncing back after snowstorm 'for the record books'
NY Daily News - 21 Nov 2022 03:04
Orchard Park, a suburb of Buffalo where the NFL's Bills play their home games, was hit the hardest, recording a whopping 77 inches of snow between Thursday and Saturday. The hamlet of Natural Bridge, meanwhile, was hit w...