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Nova Scotia attacks: police heavily criticised for failures in Canada's deadliest mass shooting
The Guardian - 30 Mar 2023 17:01
RCMP response condemned after gunman drove a fake police car around for more than 13 hours, evading capture and killing 22 people A cascade of failures within Canada's federal police worsened the country's deadliest mass...
Migrant deaths at Mexican detention centre investigated as suspected homicide
The Guardian - 30 Mar 2023 04:13
Several arrest warrants requested after video emerges which appears to show guards leaving as fire engulfs a cell with migrants locked inside The deaths of at least 39 migrants in a fire at a Mexican detention centre are...
Politics Podcast: What The Laboratories Of Democracy Are Cooking Up
FiveThirtyEight - 30 Mar 2023 22:05
In our federalist system, the states are often considered laboratories of democracy. State governments test out different policies, or even political strategies, that may someday reach the whole country or drive red an...
Mexico Investigates Migrant Deaths in Border City Fire as Homicide Case
The New York Times - 30 Mar 2023 03:48
The authorities identified eight suspects and said government workers and private security workers had done nothing to help migrants flee the blaze at a detention center in Ciudad Juárez.
US, UK, Japan and Australia condemn Myanmar for banning 40 political parties
The Guardian - 30 Mar 2023 07:51
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy among those abolished by military regime The US, UK, Japan and Australia have condemned the Myanmar military junta's decision to dissolve the party of imprisoned former le...
Philippine ferry fire leaves 12 dead, at least 7 missing
ABC News - 30 Mar 2023 05:47
A ferry carrying about 250 passengers and crew caught fire between Philippine islands and at least 12 people were killed with seven still missing
Senate votes to end COVID-19 emergency, White House says Biden won't veto bill
New York Post - 30 Mar 2023 04:26
The resolution passed the upper chamber in a 68-23 vote, with 21 Democrats joining Republicans in support of the bill.
Russia arrests US journalist Evan Gershkovich on spying charge
BBC - 30 Mar 2023 14:47
Evan Gershkovich was working for the Wall Street Journal, which vehemently denies the accusation.
Florida man hides from cops in pile of insulation during attempted home burglary
New York Post - 30 Mar 2023 04:36
The sheriff joked that Bruce Davis, 44, got himself "stuck in an itchy situation" in a press release about the encounter.
GOP Lawmaker Slammed For Ridiculous 'No Such Thing As Gun Violence' Take
The Huffington Post - 30 Mar 2023 03:04
Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins defended unborn fetuses while downplaying the role of guns as the leading cause of death for American children.
Proud Boy FBI informant testifies to knowing nothing of planned Jan. 6 attack
NY Daily News - 30 Mar 2023 02:22
The witness told his FBI contact during the attack that Proud Boys "did not do it, nor inspire" the violence, adding that it was "not organized."
Pope Francis hospitalized with respiratory infection
The Week - 30 Mar 2023 00:50
Pope Francis has been hospitalized in Rome with a respiratory infection, the Vatican announced Wednesday. The 86-year-old pontiff does not have COVID-19 and will need to spend "a few days" in the hospital, the Vatican sa...
Only women released from cells during Mexico migrant facility fire which left 38 dead: report
New York Post - 30 Mar 2023 00:25
Some 15 migrant women were freed from a migrant center in Juarez, Mexico when a deadly fire that killed at least 38 people spread through holding cells Monday night, but Mexican officials have not explained why migrant m...
Spring Books: Cookbooks
Wall Street Journal - 30 Mar 2023 20:20
Drawing on cuisines from Scotland to South Asia, five guides offer big flavor on a budget.
Wall Street Bonuses Fall by Most Since 2008
Wall Street Journal - 30 Mar 2023 20:15
The average bonus was $176,000 last year, down 26% from 2021.
The Internet Needs a Country of Its Very Own
OpEdNews - 30 Mar 2023 15:57Twitter deletes thousands of tweets about planned 'Trans Day of Vengeance' protest
New York Post - 30 Mar 2023 15:00
More than 5,000 tweets featuring a "Trans Day of Vengeance" poster promoting a planned protest have been removed by Twitter.
Pope Francis's health 'gradually improving' after hospital treatment
The Guardian - 30 Mar 2023 14:52
Pontiff was taken to Gemelli hospital after complaining of breathing difficulties and chest pain Pope Francis's health is "gradually improving" after he was taken to hospital with a respiratory infection, his spokesperso...
Maryland man facing years in prison after calling ex-girlfriend over 800 times in 2 days
New York Post - 30 Mar 2023 14:40
Derik Wayne Bowers was charged with cyberstalking on Monday.
Fiery train derailment in Minnesota prompts evacuations
New York Post - 30 Mar 2023 14:36
The train "had numerous rail cars derail" and several caught fire.
Brazil threatens to sue Volkswagen over claims of 'slavery' during military dictatorship
The Guardian - 30 Mar 2023 14:14
Prosecutors seek compensation for workers on a cattle ranch owned by the German carmaker between 1973 and 1987 Brazil is threatening to take the German carmaker Volkswagen to court over allegations that it used slave lab...
Colorado boy, 10, survives vicious shark attack in Mexico: 'Very, very lucky'
New York Post - 30 Mar 2023 13:58
Dillon Armijo was with his family at a beach in Cancún when a shark bit him on the leg.