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Ocado losses grow to £500m amid retail sales decline
The Guardian - 28 Feb 2023 10:21
Online supermarket attracts more customers, but they buy fewer items in each shop than previous year Ocado has slumped to a £501m annual loss after a "challenging year" for the online grocer, as retail revenues fell ami...
'You just have to keep trying': the people helping Birmingham's rough sleepers
The Guardian - 28 Feb 2023 09:00
Outreach and charity workers talk about the day-to-day issues they face when dealing with the city's homelessness problem England likely to miss target to end rough sleeping by 2024, says Crisis Just outside a busy McDon...
Dior goes back to the 1950s as Paris fashion week opens
The Guardian - 28 Feb 2023 20:16
Fashion house upturns decade's retrograde image with aesthetic of French muses The 1950s were much cooler than you think. That was the message as Paris fashion week opened with a Dior show that upturned that decade's ret...
Two Vermont state troopers on paid leave during investigation into remarks made in online game
New York Post - 28 Feb 2023 12:55
Morrison said the initial information did not include enough detail to open an investigation, but after more information was received an investigation was started.
Victory - or a trick? Loyalist South Belfast cautious about Brexit deal
The Guardian - 28 Feb 2023 21:26
The residents of Sandy Row are less excited about Rishi Sunak's new deal than many world leaders seem to be The rest of the world seemed to be hailing the new Brexit deal as a breakthrough but for the people of Sandy Row...
Meet the World's Most Honorable Bank Robbers
The New York Times - 28 Feb 2023 20:16
In Lebanon the economic collapse is forcing citizens to take extreme measures to get their savings.
Attention Chicago voters: Find your polling place for Tuesday's election
Chicago Tribune - 28 Feb 2023 17:37
More than 900 polling places will be used in the Feb. 28 municipal election. Here's what to know before you head out to vote.
Scathing watchdog report rips Biden admin for 'abrupt and uncoordinated' Afghanistan pullout
New York Post - 28 Feb 2023 02:02
The report found the withdrawal "destroyed the morale of Afghan soldiers and police" who had "long relied on the US military's presence" for their own protection."
Conspiracy Theorizing Goes Off the Rails
The New York Times - 28 Feb 2023 02:00
Did woke progressives cause the East Palestine disaster?
US Marshals Service hit with ransomware attack
ABC News - 28 Feb 2023 04:30
Ransomware is a type of malware that locks up computer systems until a "ransom" is paid to unlock the system.
Ukraine's northeastern front could decide new battle lines
New York Post - 28 Feb 2023 11:39
Russia ramped up attacks earlier in February after deploying three major divisions to the area. Fighting is focused northeast of Kupiansk, where Kremlin troops have gone on the offensive with marginal territorial gains.
Tom Sizemore's family 'deciding end of life matters' after brain aneurysm
NY Daily News - 28 Feb 2023 15:40
Doctors have said there is "no further hope" that actor Tom Sizemore will recover after he suffered a brain aneurysm that put in him in critical condition earlier this month.
Hong Kong Mask Mandate, One of World's Last, Will End
The New York Times - 28 Feb 2023 05:44
As of Wednesday, residents will no longer be required to wear masks indoors, outdoors or on public transportation.
North Korea's Kim calls for unity to boost grain production
ABC News - 28 Feb 2023 04:39
North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un has called for stronger public solidarity behind his leadership to significantly increase grain production
81-year-old San Antonio man mauled to death by dogs ID'd as Air Force vet
New York Post - 28 Feb 2023 04:16
The 81-year-old San Antonio man brutally mauled to death by dogs Friday was identified as Air Force veteran and beloved grandfather Ramon Najera.
Forensic pathologist, teen victim's stepdad testify during Keith Blake's murder trial
Chicago Tribune - 28 Feb 2023 00:26
Slain Valparaiso teen Noah Beller bled to death after being shot through both lungs and an upper chamber of his heart according to court testimony Monday morning by forensic pathologist John Feczko who performed the auto...
The English countryside still feels like a white middle-class club. We can - and will - change this | Dan Guthrie
The Guardian - 28 Feb 2023 17:37
My maternal grandparents moved from Jamaica to Stroud as part of the Windrush movement. I'm proud to still live here It remains a shocking fact that 92% of land in England is privately owned. And last month's surprise hi...
UK police search for infant after missing couple arrested
ABC News - 28 Feb 2023 15:24
British police have launched a major search for a two-month-old baby after officers arrested the infant's mother and her boyfriend who had been missing since January
'Scanners are complicated': why Gen Z faces workplace 'tech shame'
The Guardian - 28 Feb 2023 08:00
They may be digital natives, but young workers were raised on user-friendly apps - and office devices are far less intuitive Garrett Bemiller, a 25-year-old New Yorker, has spent his entire life online. He grew up in fro...
After 959 days, this city is no longer imposing $1,000 fines for not wearing a mask
CNN - 28 Feb 2023 05:30
One of the last major international cities requiring face coverings on Tuesday announced it will end its controversial Covid mask mandate nearly three years after it was enacted to prevent the spread of the virus.
Mother and father who went missing with newborn baby have been arrested - but baby is still missing
Sky News - 28 Feb 2023 03:46
A mother and father who went missing with their newborn baby have been found and arrested, police say, although the baby is still missing.
NYC Chinese criminal gang steal identities of 3,000, targeting 'look-alikes' of illegal immigrants
New York Post - 28 Feb 2023 03:26
A Chinese criminal gang has been stealing driving licenses from "look-alikes" of illegal immigrants so they can pass themselves off as US citizens.