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- Schools Are Seeing Shortages of Bus Drivers, Cafeteria Workers and Other Essential Roles September 16, 2021Just weeks into the new year, schools are struggling to fill jobs. Low pay, few benefits and erratic schedules are keeping workers away.
- Alex Murdaugh to Surrender for Staging His Own Killing September 16, 2021The police have opened a separate inquiry into the death of a housekeeper at Mr. Murdaugh’s home in 2018, the latest twist in the story of his powerful South Carolina family.
- Former Georgetown Tennis Coach Agrees to Plead Guilty in Admissions Scandal September 15, 2021Gordon Ernst was accused of taking bribes to designate at least 12 students as recruits, including some who did not play tennis competitively.
- Democrats’ Stumble on Drug Prices Shows Power of Industry September 15, 2021An attempt in the House to take a bite out of drug companies meets resistance.
- Brian Laundrie's Sister Says She Hasn't Spoken to Him Since Gabby Petito Disappeared September 17, 2021Police want to question Brian Laundrie after his fiancée, Gabrielle Petito, disappeared on a cross-country trip. Mr. Laundrie’s sister said she hadn’t heard from him since he returned.
- How to Hold Onto Post-Lockdown Joy: Practice Gratitude September 17, 2021It’s proven to make you happier.
- It's Time to Get a Flu Shot September 17, 2021Public health experts recommend an annual flu shot, and are worried a “twindemic” with Covid-19 could further burden health care facilities this year.
- Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Marries His Longtime Partner September 17, 2021Mr. Polis is the first sitting governor to have a same-sex wedding.
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- China vows to resist ‘interference’ as Taiwan welcomes support from Aukus allies September 17, 2021Australia and US pledge stronger ties, EU calls for trade deal and Johnson refuses to rule out getting involved in a conflict involving the islandChina’s president, Xi Jinping, has vowed to resist “interference from external forces” as Taiwan welcomed support from major allies after a US-Australia ministerial forum pledged stronger ties with the island and t […]
- Apple and Google accused of ‘political censorship’ over Alexei Navalny app September 17, 2021Navalny’s supporters say companies deleted tactical voting app from stores after pressure from KremlinSupporters of the jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have accused Google and Apple of capitulating to Kremlin pressure after the two tech companies deleted his tactical voting app from their online stores.Both companies had come under significan […]
- World’s largest tree wrapped in fire-resistant blanket as California blaze creeps closer September 17, 2021Efforts underway to protect General Sherman and other giant trees from wildfires threatening Sequoia national parkFirefighters have wrapped the base of the world’s largest tree in a fire-resistant blanket as they tried to save a famous grove of gigantic old-growth sequoias from wildfires burning in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada.The colossal General Sherm […]
- Johnson’s revamped cabinet cram into office – with no masks September 17, 2021Ministers assemble for ‘half-time pep talk’ in packed room, contradicting official adviceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson’s new cabinet has met for the first time, assembling without masks in a packed room, as the prime minister delivered what he termed a “half-time pep talk” to his revamped team.Photos of the meeting […]
- Faroes PM pledges dolphin hunt review amid outcry at carnage September 17, 2021Faroese have been killing whales since Viking times but many islanders now oppose annual slaughterIn a parked car overlooking the ocean sit two of the biggest whale killers in the Faroe Islands. They look exhausted, but not from hunting. Ólavur Sjúrðaberg, 75, and Hans J Hermansen, 73, have been on the phone constantly since a mass killing of 1,428 white-sid […]
- Prince Andrew has a week to challenge high court decision to serve US court papers September 17, 2021Royal’s legal team believed to be contesting service of notice of Virginia Giuffre’s civil sexual assault actionThe Duke of York’s lawyers have one week to challenge a decision that he can be formally notified by the UK courts of the US civil sex assault case against him, the high court in London has said.The high court on Wednesday accepted a request by law […]
- US Capitol attack like 9/11 but an assault from within, says Pelosi September 17, 2021House speaker makes remarks at Chatham House seminar in London a day after meeting Boris JohnsonNancy Pelosi, House speaker of the US Congress, has likened the 6 January insurrection fomented by Donald Trump to 9/11, saying one had been an assault on US democracy from within and the other from the outside.She also claimed the Republicans had been hijacked by […]
- Eitan Biran: the cable car crash survivor at centre of custody battle September 17, 2021Six-year-old is now in Israel after alleged abduction by grandfather, four months after tragic accidentThat a single person survived when a cable car crashed in northern Italy was nothing short of a miracle.Eitan Biran, aged five at the time of the accident, is believed to have been saved by the protective embrace of his father, Amit, as the cable car plumme […]
The BBC
- Aukus: US and UK face backlash over Australia defence deal September 17, 2021The nuclear submarine deal with Australia has angered France and raised fears of a war with China.
- US immigration: Thousands gather under bridge at US-Mexico border in growing crisis September 17, 2021The mostly Haitian migrants are sleeping under the Del Rio bridge in squalid conditions.
- California fires: General Sherman and other sequoias given blankets September 17, 2021Fire-resistant blankets protect General Sherman and other sequoias as a California blaze closes in.
- New Zealand men abandon Pakistan tour after 'government security alert' September 17, 2021New Zealand men's team abandon their limited-overs tour of Pakistan following a New Zealand government "security alert".
- French anger at viral bullying of 11-year-olds September 17, 2021A trend known as Anti2010 spread on TikTok and has been condemned by the education minister.
- Russian election: Opposition smart app removed as vote begins September 17, 2021The Smart Voting app promoted candidates most likely to defeat President Vladimir Putin's party.
- Assam shorts: India teenager forced to cover legs with curtain at exam centre September 17, 2021The Indian student was stopped from entering exam centre after a teacher objected to her clothes.
- High-speed internet via airborne beams of light September 17, 2021The project has been developed by Alphabet's moonshot factory, X.
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