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'Veep,' 'Office' stars, Springsteen flock to White House day after 'Ted Lasso' visit chaos
New York Post - 21 Mar 2023 18:46
A Hollywood entourage was shouted down Monday at a press briefing.
Former Michigan cop sues brotherhood, says they bet on who would sleep with her first
USA Today - 21 Mar 2023 11:05
Woman who was Iron Mountain, Michigan's first female cop years after playing high school football alleges series of unwanted sexual advances.
A region of Antarctica has lost 3,000 billion tonnes of ice - enough to cover London with 2km of snow
Sky News - 21 Mar 2023 11:38
More than 3,000 billion tonnes of ice has been lost in the Antarctic's fastest-changing region - the Amundsen Sea Embayment - in just 25 years.
Law enforcement not expecting possible Trump arraignment until next week: report
New York Post - 21 Mar 2023 04:33
Former President Donald Trump is not expected to be arraigned until next week if he’s indicted over an alleged hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, according to a report. A law enforcement source told Fox Ne...
Republicans celebrate as Biden signs resolution to reverse DC crime bill
New York Post - 21 Mar 2023 03:13
President Biden on Monday signed a Republican-sponsored bill to block a controversial update to Washington, DC's criminal code that would have lowered maximum penalties for certain violent crimes, including carjackings. ...
Yellen says bank 'situation is stabilizing'
ABC News - 21 Mar 2023 19:59
Treasury Secretary Yellen said Tuesday that "the situation is stabilizing and the U.S. banking system remains sound," in remarks to the American Bankers Association.
Despite Trump's calls for protests, few efforts emerge, as supporters worry: 'It's a trap'
USA Today - 21 Mar 2023 11:30
Rather than organizing protests, prominent Trump supporters online are driving a different narrative: That any public events are a law enforcement "trap."
North Koreans secretly resent Kim Jong Un's daughter's 'plump' cheeks: report
New York Post - 21 Mar 2023 06:58
One resident in the Hermit Kingdom recently told Radio Free Asia's Korean Service people are noticing the plump cheeks of the dictator's daughter Kim Ju Ae as she makes public appearances with her father.
Dentist accused of killing wife by lacing protein shakes with poison
Sky News - 21 Mar 2023 06:40
Police in Colorado believe a dentist killed his wife by lacing her pre-workout protein shakes with arsenic and cyanide, so he could be with a fellow dentist he was having an affair with.
Alvin Bragg Appears Poised to Indict Trump, Touching Off a Political Storm
The New York Times - 21 Mar 2023 01:52
Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, appears poised to indict former President Donald J. Trump, and the political firestorm has already begun.
Hundreds of trees to be felled for Cambridge bus route to tackle climate change
The Guardian - 21 Mar 2023 17:10
Councillors vote to chop down trees in Coton Orchard for busway from Cambridge to Cambourne Hundreds of trees in an orchard designated as a habitat of principal importance in England should be felled to build a new buswa...
Punjab hit by internet blackout as authorities hunt for Sikh preacher
The Guardian - 21 Mar 2023 13:15
Shutdown imposed as part of search for Amritpal Singh Sandhu, accused of disrupting communal harmony Economic life in the north Indian state of Punjab has been paralysed by an internet shutdown, affecting 30 million peop...
Ukraine hints it destroyed Russian missile shipment in Crimea as China's Xi visits Moscow
The Week - 21 Mar 2023 11:51
Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency said late Monday that a rail shipment of several Russian Kalibr cruise missiles had been destroyed in Dzhankoi, a town in Russian-occupied Crimea. Ukraine did not claim responsi...
Japan's Kishida heading to Ukraine for talks with Zelensky
New York Post - 21 Mar 2023 07:44
At the talks, Kishida will show his "absolute rejection to Russia's one-sided change to the status quo by invasion and force, and to affirm his commitment to defend the rules-based international order," the ministry's st...
Hong Kong police put bailed pro-democracy leader Albert Ho back under arrest
The Guardian - 21 Mar 2023 07:11
Solicitor, 71, had been charged under national security law and was released to be treated for lung cancer Hong Kong police have arrested a veteran pro-democracy politician who was out on bail for medical treatment after...
China's Xi visits 'friendly neighbor' in Moscow; Russia cites 'monstrous consequences' of Putin arrest warrant: Ukraine updates
USA Today - 21 Mar 2023 07:03
Chinese leader Xi Jinping 's visit comes as Putin faces pressure from sanctions and from an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court.
'We've become targets': how mass shootings are reshaping Asian Americans' views on guns
The Guardian - 21 Mar 2023 07:00
After back-to-back attacks and amid rising anti-Asian hate, gun violence has become a key - and controversial - issue in communities For Kevin Leung, a head instructor at a kung fu school in Monterey Park in Los Angeles ...
Los Angeles schools to close as district workers plan strike
New York Post - 21 Mar 2023 06:46
Demonstrations are expected at schools across the city by members of Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union.
US urges Xi to press Putin over 'war crimes' in Ukraine
BBC - 21 Mar 2023 06:32
The Chinese and Russian leaders meet again on Tuesday during Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow.
Saudi Arabia Frees American Imprisoned Over Critical Tweets
Time - 21 Mar 2023 06:25
Saudi Arabia had sentenced Saad al Madi last year to 16 years in prison over old tweets critical of the kingdom
Drug-resistant, potentially fatal fungus on the rise across US hospitals: CDC
New York Post - 21 Mar 2023 06:14
Cases of Candida auris -- a fungus that can kill people with weakened immune systems -- have skyrocketed in recent years and saw a "dramatic" uptick in 2021, according to a report published Monday.
Saudis release Saad Almadi -- who was sentenced to 19 years for critical tweets
New York Post - 21 Mar 2023 05:41
72-year-old Saad Almadi still isn't allowed to return home to Florida due to a travel ban.