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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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- Twenty-four dead in Gaza after Jerusalem violence spreads May 11, 2021Seven of the deaths were members of a single family, including three children, health officials sayTwenty-four people, including nine children, have died in Gaza, the enclave’s health ministry has announced, following all-night airstrikes from the Israeli military, which accused Palestinian militants of launching more than 200 rockets.After weeks of intense […]
- 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 […]
- Coronavirus live news: India variant ‘of concern’ globally, says WHO; Pfizer vaccine approved for US 12-15-year-olds May 11, 2021India variant could be more transmissible, says WHO Covid chief; Pfizer vaccine approved in US for 12-year-olds in an emergency; Everest climbers urged to bring back oxygen cylinders for Nepal Covid patientsUS authorises Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for children ages 12 to 15Explainer: What is the deadly ‘black fungus’ seen in Covid patients in India?Nepal urg […]
- 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 […]
- Global renewable energy industry grew at fastest rate since 1999 last year May 11, 2021New wind and solar power projects in China, Europe and the US spurred 45% rise in capacityThe world’s renewable energy industry grew at its fastest pace since 1999 last year, despite the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and may have established a standard for growth in the future, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).The global energ […]
- Divided Republicans reunite to mount defense of filibuster May 11, 2021As Democrats struggle for united front, conservative groups act in lockstep to protect Senate procedure that could frustrate Biden’s agendaWhile congressional Democrats hope to make dramatic changes to a controversial legislative tool that has stalled bills in the Senate and could be used to frustrate Joe Biden’s ambitious agenda, Republicans are mounting an […]
- 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 […]
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- China census: Data shows 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, 2021Rocket attacks from Gaza and Israeli air strikes follow days of soaring tensions in Jerusalem.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Forests the size of France regrown since 2000, study suggests May 11, 2021Conservation groups say naturally restored forests can help in the fight against climate change.
- Pakistan prepares for Eid, rattled by India's second wave May 10, 2021As its neighbour succumbs to a devastating Covid crisis, fears rise in Pakistan in the run up to Eid.
- 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.
