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The New York Times
- Afghan Nonprofit Workers Desperately Scramble to Evacuate September 24, 2021Women who steered programs to empower girls are fleeing the country. But unlike people who worked for the U.S. military, they have no clear path to the United States.
- Republican Review of Arizona Vote Fails to Show Stolen Election September 24, 2021The much criticized review showed much the same results as in November, with 99 more Biden votes and 261 fewer Trump ones.
- Thousands of Haitian Migrants to Stay in U.S. September 24, 2021Border agents are making life-altering decisions for thousands of Haitian families on the border on whether they can stay in the U.S. or be deported.
- Jim Justice's Basketball Dreams Are Blocked. And He Is Crying Foul. September 23, 2021As his state was battered by Covid-19, Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia applied to coach a boys’ team in his spare time. When the school board rejected him, he threatened to haul the members before a judge.
- Pennsylvania Prosecutor Charged in Rape at Woman’s Home, Police Say September 24, 2021Jeffrey L. Thomas, the district attorney in Somerset County, Pa., was charged with rape, indecent and simple assault, strangulation and criminal trespass.
- Biden Promised to Follow the Science. But Sometimes, He Gets Ahead of the Experts. September 24, 2021White House officials dismiss criticism that President Biden’s comments on booster shots amount to undue pressure on public health experts.
- The Texas School Superintendent Who Defied Governor Abbott September 24, 2021Pedro Martinez is leaving San Antonio to become Chicago’s schools chief. He weighs in on his battles with Gov. Greg Abbott and why a student vaccine mandate should be “on the table.”
- 'Hope Is Not a Plan': Kroger Shooting Tested a Vigilant Town September 24, 2021A mass shooting inside a suburban Memphis grocery store was called “the most horrific event that has occurred in Collierville history.” But it was one the town had prepared for.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
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- Meng Wanzhou: US prosecutors reach deal in case of Huawei executive at center of diplomatic row September 24, 2021The agreement with Wanzhou clears a topic of dispute between US and China and could bring release of two CanadiansA senior Chinese executive from Huawei, held in Canada since 2018 on US charges of bank and wire fraud, will be allowed to leave after a deal with prosecutors, removing a major irritant from US-China relations.Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financi […]
- German election too close to call as polls find SPD has lost its lead September 24, 2021A coalition appears inevitable after two surveys suggest almost equal support for CDU and former favouriteThe race to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor remains completely open two days before western Europe’s most populous country goes to the polls, with the latest predictions showing the leading parties almost neck and neck.Two leading polls publis […]
- Global climate strike: thousands join coordinated action across world September 24, 2021Rally to demand government action on climate crisis is first worldwide since start of pandemicHundreds of thousands of people in 99 countries have taken part in a coordinated global climate strike demanding urgent action to tackle the ecological crisis.The strike on Friday, the first worldwide climate action since the coronavirus pandemic hit, is taking plac […]
- More towns evacuated as volcanic eruptions on La Palma intensify September 24, 2021Flights cancelled and firefighters forced to stop work due to shockwave and huge cloud of gas and ash on Spanish islandIntensifying volcanic explosions on the Spanish island of La Palma have forced firefighters to retreat and authorities to evacuate three more towns, while airlines cancelled flights because of a cloud of gas and ash, the biggest since the vo […]
- Carles Puigdemont freed after arrest in Sardinia, says lawyer September 24, 2021Former Catalan leader free to travel but must attend extradition hearing on 4 OctoberThe former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, who was detained in Sardinia on Thursday under an international arrest warrant issued by a Spanish court over his alleged role in the failed bid for regional independence, was released from custody on the Italian island late on […]
- Notorious gangster gunned down in Indian courtroom September 24, 2021Attackers dressed as lawyers opened fire and killed Jitendra ‘Gogi’ Maan before police shot them deadOne of India’s most notorious gangsters has been shot dead in a Delhi courtroom after members of a rival gang disguised themselves in lawyers’ cloaks and opened fire.The shooting took place as Jitendra Maan, alias Gogi”, previously one of Delhi’s most wanted […]
- Prince Andrew accepts he has been served in US sexual assault lawsuit September 24, 2021Issue of whether royal had been notified about the case had previously been contestedThe Duke of York has received court papers relating to a sexual assault lawsuit, US officials have confirmed.The complainant, Virginia Giuffre, is seeking damages after alleging Prince Andrew sexually assaulted her, a claim he vehemently denies. Continue reading...
- ‘We lost joy in living’: grief of MH17 victims’ relatives laid bare in court September 24, 2021At trial of four men charged with murder over the Malaysia Airlines plane shot down in 2014, families gave testimony of lives cut short Some were flying home. Others starting the holiday of a lifetime. But they never arrived at their destination. On 17 July 2014, a missile shot down Malaysia Airlines MH17 over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board […]
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- Huawei's Meng Wanzhou free after deal with US September 24, 2021The row over Meng Wanzhou's detention in 2018 strained China's relations with Canada and the US.
- Canary Islands: Firefighters retreat as volcano intensifies September 24, 2021Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and thousands displaced since the volcano erupted on Sunday.
- Migrants freezing to death on Belarus-Poland border September 23, 2021The BBC finds stranded migrants facing sub-zero temperatures amid a row between Poland and Belarus.
- Afghanistan: Executions will return, says senior Taliban official September 24, 2021Extreme punishments like executions and amputations will resume in Afghanistan, says the Taliban's head of prisons.
- Kim Yo-jong says North Korea open to ending war if conditions met September 24, 2021Kim Yo-jong was responding to a renewed call from the South to officially declare an end to the Korean War.
- German election: Climate protesters rally in cities September 24, 2021They want the next government to do more to limit global heating and to end the use of coal.
- China declares all crypto-currency transactions illegal September 24, 2021Trading Bitcoin and other crypto-currenices is a criminal activity, China's central bank says.
- R. Kelly trial: A look at the key moments as jury deliberates September 24, 2021The five-week trial heard harrowing details of abuse and assault. Here are the key moments.
