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- Mississippi Grand Jury Declines to Indict Woman in Emmett Till Murder Case August 9, 2022Carolyn Bryant Donham had accused the 14-year-old boy of whistling at her in 1955. His killing helped galvanize the civil rights movement.
- Albuquerque Police Detain Suspect in Killings of Muslim Men August 10, 2022The shootings of four Muslim men since November may be connected, the police have said, raising fears in a place where many immigrants and refugees had felt at home.
- By Train, Bus or Uber, Giuliani Is Told to Come to Georgia August 9, 2022A judge in Atlanta tentatively ordered Rudolph W. Giuliani to appear before a special grand jury investigating meddling in the 2020 election.
- Former Twitter Employee Convicted of Charges Related to Spying for Saudis August 10, 2022A federal jury in San Francisco deliberated for nearly three days before convicting him on six charges while acquitting him on five others in the two-week trial.
- Five Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections August 10, 2022In a series of primaries in Wisconsin and a handful of other states, the power of a Trump endorsement resonated.
- U.S. Insists It Will Operate Around Taiwan, Despite China’s Pressure August 10, 2022The confrontation threatens to overwhelm President Biden’s efforts to find a series of issues in which the United States and China can work together.
- Arizonans Trusted Kari Lake to Tell It Straight on TV. Will They Trust Her as Governor? August 10, 2022The former news anchor is running on falsehoods about the 2020 election. She is undeterred about her chances in November: ‘I am beloved by people.’
- Medicare Recipients Could Find Drug Cost Relief in Health Bill August 10, 2022Starting in 2025, Medicare recipients with prescription drug coverage will not have to pay more than $2,000 annually for medications, a significant savings for some.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
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- Kenyans go to polls against backdrop of soaring cost of living August 9, 2022Tough economic realities have pushed campaigns beyond ethnic and personality-driven politicsMillions of Kenyans have been voting in an election that pits the longtime opposition politician Raila Odinga against the deputy president, William Ruto.In Kayole, a poor neighbourhood in the capital, Nairobi, residents woke up to the sound of vuvuzelas and whistles f […]
- Kenya election: shifting alliances and economic woe to fore August 8, 2022Raila Odinga is leading William Ruto in the polls but the latter hopes his ‘hustler’ image will win him votes among the poorKenyans are heading to the ballot box on Tuesday after a campaign season marked by a shift in ethnic alliances and two big-ticket issues: the cost of living crisis and high unemployment.The race pits presidential frontrunners Raila Odin […]
- London museum to return 72 Benin treasures to Nigeria August 7, 2022Horniman museum is first government-funded institution to hand back artefacts looted by British forces in 1897A London museum is to return 72 treasured artefacts, including its collection of Benin bronzes, to Nigeria in what experts described as an “immensely significant” moment.The Horniman museum said it would transfer the ownership of the historic objects […]
- Russia’s private military contractor Wagner comes out of the shadows in Ukraine war August 7, 2022Mercenary group does not officially exist but is playing a more public role and openly recruiting in RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesThree billboards in the Ural city of Ekaterinburg shine a light on what was once one of Russia’s most shadowy organisations, the private military contractor Wagner.“Motherland, Honour, Blood, Bravery. WAGNER”, one of t […]
- Uganda’s suspension of LGBT charity a ‘clear witch-hunt’, say campaigners August 6, 2022Country’s government says Sexual Minorities Uganda ‘operating illegally’ in east African nationThe Ugandan government has suspended the country’s leading gay rights organisation, accusing it of operating illegally in the east African nation, in a move campaigners condemned as “a clear witch-hunt”.The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) – […]
- Revealed: UK ran cold war dirty tricks campaign to smear Kenya’s first vice-president August 6, 2022Special unit spread fake news about leftist politician, Oginga Odinga, seen as threat to British interests in 1960sBritish cold war propagandists smeared Kenyan vice-president Oginga Odinga in the 1960s in “black” propaganda operations, newly declassified files reveal.The Foreign Office’s propaganda arm, the Information Research Department (IRD), targeted th […]
- Worst blaze in Cuba’s history finally under control at oil depot August 9, 2022Fire destroyed 40% of island’s main fuel storage facility over five days and caused blackoutsFirefighters have finally overcame what officials described as the worst blaze in Cuba’s history that over five days destroyed 40% of the Caribbean island’s main fuel storage facility and caused blackouts.Raging flames that ravaged a four-tank segment of the Matanzas […]
- Fire spreads at Cuba oil storage facility as fourth tank erupts August 9, 2022The blaze in Matanzas province raises fears that the damaged facility will worsen the island’s energy shortage Flames have engulfed a fourth tank at an oil storage facility in western Cuba as a raging fire consumes critical fuel supplies on an island grappling with a growing energy crisis.Firefighters and specialists from Mexico and Venezuela helped fight th […]
The BBC
- Ukraine war must end with liberation of Crimea – Zelensky August 10, 2022Ukraine's president devotes nightly address to Crimea after explosions rock a Russian airbase there.
- Mar-a-Lago: Republican uproar over FBI raid on Trump home August 10, 2022Mike Pence is among those demanding an explanation from the attorney general for the unprecedented move.
- Ex-inmates reveal details of Russia prison rape scandal August 9, 2022Former prisoners expose how and why rape is being used as a weapon inside Russian jails.
- France whale: Beluga put down during dramatic rescue mission August 10, 2022French officials say the whale's condition worsened as it was being moved from the Seine to the sea.
- Kenya elections 2022: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight race for president August 10, 2022More than 90% of polling stations have reported, but the official result may not be known for days.
- Homes needed for 4,000 beagles rescued from breeder in US August 10, 2022Charities are on a mission in what is thought to be one of the US's biggest ever dog rescue efforts.
- Langya: New virus infects 35 people in eastern China August 10, 2022The patients are thought to have caught the virus from animals such as shrews, and not from humans.
- Albuquerque police hold suspect in murders of Muslim men August 10, 2022The killings raised fears in the local community and saw increased security at mosques and schools.
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