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- Ma’Khia Bryant’s Journey Through Foster Care Ended With an Officer’s Bullet May 8, 2021The 16-year-old girl was fatally shot while threatening a young woman with a knife. She had spent two years shuttling among Ohio foster homes, hoping to return to her mother.
- Atlanta Mayor Faces Criticism Over 'Covid Crime Wave' May 7, 2021Keisha Lance Bottoms, who announced she would not run for re-election, faced criticism for her city’s sharp increase in violence.
- Florida's New Voting Rights Law Explained May 10, 2021Voting rights groups filed lawsuits shortly after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation reducing voting access in the battleground state. Critics said the law will disproportionately affect people of color.
- A New Demographic Surprise for California: Population Loss May 10, 2021State data released on Friday showed that California’s population decreased in 2020, reflecting a decades-long pattern of slow growth.
- Glenn Youngkin Wins G.O.P. Nomination for Virginia Governor May 11, 2021Mr. Youngkin, a wealthy newcomer to politics who walked a line between the Trump base of the G.O.P. and business interests, will look to test Democrats’ strength in the blue-leaning state in November.
- A Wandering Tiger Unnerved Houston. The Man Who Fled With It Is a Murder Suspect. May 11, 2021The man who was seen with the big cat was taken into custody on Monday night, the police said. But the tiger’s whereabouts remained unknown.
- Newsom's Plan: California’s Middle-Class Taxpayers Could Get a Rebate Under Proposal May 11, 2021Faced with a large state surplus and a looming recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed giving at least $600 to two-thirds of California taxpayers.
- FBI Confirms DarkSide as Colonial Pipeline Hacker May 11, 2021The attack by DarkSide, a relatively new criminal group believed to have roots in Eastern Europe, exposed the remarkable vulnerability of key American infrastructure.
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- China’s population growing at slowest rate in generations May 11, 2021Census data reveals demographic timebomb, adding pressure on Beijing to boost incentives for couples to have more children and avert an irreversible declineChina has reported the slowest population growth since the early 1960s, despite scrapping the one-child policy in 2015 to encourage more births and stave off a looming demographic crisis.On Tuesday, the C […]
- India: dozens of suspected Covid victims wash up on Ganges River banks May 10, 2021Locals believe bodies were dumped in river because cremation sites are overwhelmedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDozens of bodies believed to be Covid-19 victims have washed up on the banks of the Ganges River in northern India as the pandemic spreads into India’s vast rural hinterland, overwhelming local health facilities as wel […]
- Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza Strip after Hamas rocket attacks May 10, 2021Gaza health ministry says 20 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes after Palestinian groups fired rockets into IsraelTensions between Israel and the Palestinians escalated dramatically on Monday as militant groups in Gaza fired rockets into Israel and Israel responded with strikes on the Palestinian coastal territory following a police raid on the al-A […]
- Golden Globes backlash: Tom Cruise hands back awards and NBC drops broadcast May 10, 2021Actor and network join industry figures distancing themselves from Hollywood Foreign Press Association after exposéTom Cruise has returned his three Golden Globes in protest after criticisms levelled at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association continue to create problems in the industry.The actor, who won for Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire and Magn […]
- Myanmar journalists and activists arrested in Thailand after fleeing across border May 11, 2021Thai foreign correspondents club says the reporters face ‘certain arrest and persecution’ if deported back to MyanmarThree journalists and two activists from Myanmar who fled over the border to Thailand have been arrested for illegal entry and could face possible deportation, according to the reporters’ employer.Broadcaster DVB (Democratic Voice of Burma) sa […]
- US ship fires 30 warning shots after Iranian vessels approach fleet May 10, 2021Coast guard vessel takes action after 13 Iranian fast boats come within 150 yards in strait of HormuzA US coast guard ship fired about 30 warning shots as a group of 13 Iranian fast boats sped toward US navy vessels in the strait of Hormuz, in what the Pentagon called “unsafe and unprofessional” maneuvers by the naval arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard C […]
- Cali is the cockpit of chaos as Colombia protests threaten to spiral out of control May 10, 2021The presence of armed civilians attacking protesters has added a worrying dimension to a wave of unrest that has claimed 47 livesOn a recent evening, Andrés pulled on his gas mask and helmet and headed for the barricades at the entrance to his rundown neighbourhood in Cali, a city which has become the center of Colombia’s anti-government protests.But as he a […]
- ‘We are living in a war zone’: violence flares in West Papua as villagers forced to flee May 11, 2021Hundreds of Indonesian soldiers have been deployed to West Papua in the past month, and journalists and activists have been targetedViolence has flared in West Papua, with journalists and activists targeted, an internet blackout, and villagers forced to flee into the jungle.Hundreds of additional Indonesian soldiers have been deployed to West Papua in the la […]
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- China: Census reveals slowest population growth in decades May 11, 2021The results add pressure on Beijing to boost measures for couples to have more babies.
- Jerusalem crisis: Pleas for calm as violence escalates May 11, 2021The EU, the US and the UK call for the violence to stop after Israel and the Palestinians exchange fire.
- WHO says India Covid variant of 'global concern' May 11, 2021The WHO says the B.1.617 mutation spreads more easily than other variants and requires further study.
- Colonial hack: How did cyber-attackers shut off pipeline? May 10, 2021Attacks on critical national infrastructure are an increasing concern, experts say.
- Biden denies benefits are holding back job-seekers May 11, 2021The US president rejects claims that unemployed Americans have less of an incentive to find work.
- Myanmar: Journalists who fled coup face Thailand deportation May 11, 2021Five journalists and activists who fled Myanmar's violence are on trial for illegally entering Thailand.
- Nasa craft carrying 4.5bn-year-old asteroid dust begins long trek home May 10, 2021Scientists believe the dust sample may provide clues on the formation of the Solar System.
- Ahmaud Arbery: US state of Georgia abolishes citizen's arrest law May 11, 2021Georgia becomes the first US state to make the move, which was spurred by a black man's shooting.
