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- Suspect in Michigan School Shooting Faces Murder and Terrorism Charges December 2, 2021A 15-year-old accused of killing four of his classmates and wounding seven other people had described wanting to attack the school in cellphone videos and a journal, the authorities said.
- Fentanyl in Bottle Kills Toddler, and Father Is Charged December 2, 2021The death of 22-month-old Charles Rosa-Velloso was just one of several opioid-related fatalities of young children this year.
- Prairies on Fire in Montana Amid a Record December Heat Wave December 3, 2021Two dozen homes and businesses burned in the town of Denton as unseasonably warm temperatures descended from the Great Plains to the Mid-Atlantic.
- Hundreds of Companies Promised to Help Save Forests. Did They? December 2, 2021Cargill, Nestle, Carrefour and others pledged to reach net-zero deforestation in their supply chains by 2020.
- San Francisco Followed Covid Rules. Will Omicron Change the Playbook? December 3, 2021San Francisco has endured mask mandates, vaccination requirements and lockdowns. Now with the first U.S. case of the Omicron variant, no one’s sure what comes next.
- Another Omicron Case is Detected in the US, This Time in a Minnesota Resident December 3, 2021Cases have been found in New York, Minnesota, California, Colorado and Hawaii.
- Students Praised Shooter Drills at Oxford High. But Do They Really Work? December 2, 2021Oxford High School held repeated trainings on how to handle a gunman in school. But some critics are questioning their purpose.
- While Politics Consume School Board Meetings, a Very Different Crisis Festers December 1, 2021In a wealthy suburban Philadelphia district, schools are struggling with shortages of all sorts. Behavioral problems have mushroomed. “We are in triage mode,” one teacher said.
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- Covid live: South Africa in ‘fourth wave’ with Omicron; Black and south Asian people in UK ‘at risk without jabs’ December 3, 2021South Africa’s health minister says new cases have risen by over 300% in a week; doctors in UK urge Black and south Asian people to get vaccinatedCovid booster shots significantly strengthen immunity, trial findsBlack and south Asian Brits urged to get jabs to cut higher death ratesNew York health officials report at least five cases of Omicron variantAuckla […]
- Old Bexley and Sidcup byelection: Tories retain true-blue seat December 3, 2021Louie French becomes MP for suburban London seat, but Tories’ majority of nearly 19,000 cut to 4,478The Conservatives have held the safe seat of Old Bexley and Sidcup in the first in a series of closely watched parliamentary byelections.Louie French was elected as the new MP, replacing the well-liked former cabinet minister James Brokenshire, who died in Oct […]
- Xinjiang: Twitter closes thousands of China state-linked accounts spreading propaganda December 3, 2021Content was often ‘embarrassingly’ produced and pumped out via repurposed accounts, analysts sayTwitter has shut down thousands of state-linked accounts in China that seek to counter evidence of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, as part of what experts called an “embarrassingly” produced propaganda operation.The operations used photos and images, shell and po […]
- Alec Baldwin questions how bullet got on Rust set in emotional ABC interview December 3, 2021In first on-camera interview since accidental film-set shooting, actor says there is only one question: ‘where did the live round come from?’Alec Baldwin has questioned how the bullet that accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins ended up in a gun on the set of the film Rust, speaking out about the fatal shooting in a lengthy and emotional intervi […]
- Rights groups urge EU to ban NSO over clients’ use of Pegasus spyware December 3, 2021Letter signed by 86 organisations asks for sanctions against Israeli firm, alleging governments used its software to abuse rightsDozens of human rights organisations have called on the European Union to impose global sanctions on NSO Group and take “every action” to prohibit the sale, transfer, export and import of the Israeli company’s surveillance technolo […]
- Tory peer Michelle Mone accused of sending racist and abusive message December 2, 2021Exclusive: Mone is alleged to have called man of Indian heritage ‘a waste of a man’s white skin’ in WhatsApp exchangeThe Conservative peer Michelle Mone has been accused of sending a racist message to a man of Indian heritage who alleged in an official complaint that she told him he was “a waste of a man’s white skin”.The phrase was allegedly used in a Whats […]
- ‘Enemy combatant’ held at Guantánamo petitions for release because war is over December 3, 2021Abu Zubaydah has been held without charge for nearly 20 years accused of offences in Afghanistan – a conflict Biden says had endedAbu Zubaydah, the Guantánamo detainee who was tortured close to death by the CIA and who has been held without charge by the US for nearly 20 years, has petitioned a federal court for his release on grounds that America’s wars in […]
- Angela Merkel bows out to the sound of Beethoven and an East German pop hit December 2, 2021Military band in Berlin honours departing chancellor of 16 years, who hands over to Olaf Scholz next weekThe end of Angela Merkel’s reign as German chancellor was marked with Beethoven, a romantic chanson and an East German pop hit, all played with clockwork precision by the Bundeswehr military band.After 16 years in office, Angela Merkel is handing over to […]
The BBC
- US tightens travel rules amid new Omicron cases December 3, 2021But the US president says his plan "doesn't include shutdowns" or expand vaccine mandates.
- US government shutdown averted hours before deadline December 3, 2021The US Congress passes a bill to fund federal agencies until 18 February, avoiding a costly shutdown.
- The drought ravaging East African wildlife and livestock December 3, 2021At least 26m people are struggling for food across northern Kenya, Somalia and southern Ethiopia.
- Alec Baldwin admits career could be over after fatal shooting December 3, 2021But the 63-year-old US actor says he did not pull the trigger on the set of the Rust film in October.
- Omicron: India reports first cases of new Covid variant December 3, 2021Health officials say the two patients with the new strain have shown mild symptoms.
- Germany: Angela Merkel's military farewell features punk singer's hit December 2, 2021A ceremony has been held for the German chancellor, who is due to step down after 16 years in office.
- China app giant Didi plans US stock market exit in move to Hong Kong December 3, 2021The move comes after the company came under intense scrutiny from regulators in the US and China.
- Biden blasted for reviving Trump's Remain in Mexico policy December 3, 2021Activists warn restoring 'Remain in Mexico' at the border will result in "torture, rape, and death".
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