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Amid Falling Church Membership and Diminishing Revenue, Bishop Eddie Long Meets His Young Accusers in Mediation

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Bobbi Kristina, Daughter of Whitney and Bobby Brown, Photographed Allegedly Snorting Coke

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Officials said they hoped that noise in the wreckage could be signs of life. June 24, 2021
Why Police Have Been Quitting in Droves in the Last Year June 24, 2021
Asheville, N.C., has been among the hardest hit by police departures in the wake of last year’s George Floyd protests. About a third of the force quit or retired.
The Murdaugh Murder Mystery Deepens in South Carolina June 24, 2021
The authorities are opening a new investigation into an unsolved 2015 death as a result of information gleaned after two members of a prominent family were killed.
Black Campus Police Officers Say They Suffered ‘Unbearable’ Racism June 22, 2021
Police officers at the University of Washington in Seattle, regarded as one of the nation’s most progressive cities, said they were the target of racist insults and harassment.
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today June 24, 2021
Do we need to work in offices?
Pelosi Will Move to Create a Select Panel to Investigate the Capitol Riot June 24, 2021
The top Democrat had signaled for weeks that she would take matters into her own hands after Republicans blocked an independent bipartisan commission to scrutinize the storming of the Capitol.
Condo Building That Collapsed Was 40 Years Old and Set for Repairs June 24, 2021
The 12-story building was set to undergo repairs for corrosion and concrete damage, but there was no immediate indication that the problems were related to the collapse.
U.F.O.s: The Truth Has Not Always Been Out There June 24, 2021
Rather than explaining when U.F.O. sightings were really just top-secret planes, the government has sometimes allowed public eagerness about the possibility of aliens to take hold.

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Canada discovers 751 unmarked graves at former residential school June 24, 2021
Graves found at site of Marieval Indian school in SaskatchewanGrowing calls for Catholic church to confront historical role A First Nation in Canada’s Saskatchewan province is treating a now-defunct residential school as a “crime scene” following the discovery of 751 unmarked graves just weeks after a similar discovery in British Columbia prompted a fresh re […]
UK eases Covid travel rules for tourist spots despite cabinet rift June 24, 2021
Holiday hopes boosted as quarantine lifted for arrivals from Balearics, Malta and some Caribbean islandsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters have sought to rescue the summer holiday season by easing travel restrictions for a number of tourist hotspots, amid a cabinet rift over plans to grant extra freedoms to people who have […]
Scores killed in Ethiopian airstrike on Tigray market June 24, 2021
At least 64 people dead after strike on Tuesday that left at least 180 injured, say local officialsAt least 64 people have been killed and 180 injured in an Ethiopian airstrike on a market in the war-torn Tigray region, according to local health officers, doctors, local residents and witnesses. “The airstrike was in the market area, so many, many people were […]
Fossilised bones found in Israel could belong to mystery extinct humans June 24, 2021
Remains with combination of Neanderthal and early human features date back 100,000 yearsFossilised bones recovered from an ancient sinkhole in Israel may belong to a previously unknown group of extinct humans that lived in the Levant more than 100,000 years ago.Researchers unearthed the bones alongside stone tools and the remains of horses, fallow deer and w […]
Brexit campaigners ‘surprised’ by sour relations with EU, says Lord Frost June 24, 2021
Brexit minister says dispute over border checks in Northern Ireland main barrier to better relationshipThe deterioration in relations with the EU, partly driven by the Northern Ireland “sausage war”, has come as a surprise to those, who campaigned to leave the bloc five years ago, the government has admitted.The Brexit minister, Lord Frost, said they had dre […]
Amnesty: ‘catalogue of violations’ by Israeli police against Palestinians June 24, 2021
Palestinians face repression from Israel and Palestinian Authority, human rights watchdog saysThe latest flare-up of violence in the Gaza Strip has been accompanied by a “catalogue of violations” committed by Israeli police against Palestinians in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem, according to research from Amnesty International.Arab citizens of Israel hav […]
Miami building collapse: one dead as rescue crews say 99 unaccounted for June 24, 2021
Officials say about 55 of building’s 130 apartments affectedReason for collapse in Surfside not yet known – authoritiesA large-scale rescue operation was continuing Thursday evening at the site of a collapsed condominium block in Miami, where authorities said at least one person was killed, 10 injured and dozens more unaccounted for.Crews reported hearing no […]
Rudy Giuliani barred from practicing law in New York over election lies June 24, 2021
• Court: Trump lawyer made ‘false and misleading’ statements• License suspended pending possible disciplinary actionRudy Giuliani is suspended from practicing law in New York state following disciplinary proceedings over his misleading statements to courts and the public following the 2020 US presidential election.The New York supreme court issued its decisi […]

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Miami building collapse leaves 99 people unaccounted for June 24, 2021
Rescuers search for survivors with 99 unaccounted for after the collapse of the 12-storey complex.
Canada: 751 unmarked graves found at residential school June 24, 2021
It is the most significant such discovery to date, a First Nation group in Saskatchewan says.
Czech Republic: Powerful tornado sweeps through villages June 24, 2021
As many as 150 people are reportedly injured, with the worst-hit areas looking like a war zone.
Covid-19: Europe braces for surge in Delta variant June 24, 2021
Germany says Europe is "on thin ice" amid warnings Delta could make up 90% of cases by late August.
Mariam Thompson, love-struck US army linguist, jailed for 23 years June 24, 2021
Mariam Thompson, 62, shared the names of US informants in Iraq to a man linked to Hezbollah.
Dutch PM Rutte: No place in EU for Hungary with anti-LGBT law June 24, 2021
Mark Rutte's comments came at the start of an EU summit as several leaders criticised Hungary's law.
New type of ancient human discovered in Israel June 24, 2021
Researchers working in Israel have identified a previously unknown type of ancient human.
Rudy Giuliani has New York law licence suspended June 24, 2021
The former New York mayor and lawyer to Donald Trump is reprimanded over US election allegations.