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AEG Found NOT Liable For Michael Jackson’s Death

• October 2, 2013 • Comments Off

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Eddie Long: The Bishop Wants His Money Back After His Accusers Breach Confidentiality, But That’s Not As Easy As It Seems; Plus Some of His Parishioners Are Suing Him for Fraud and The Feds Are Now Involved

• October 24, 2011 • Comments Off

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Harassed and Harangued, Poll Workers Now Have a New Form of Defense September 18, 2021
Threatened by extremists and under fire by politicians, election workers now have their own legal defense network. It’s a perk they never expected to need.
Texas Lawmakers Plan to Continue Their Rightward Shift September 18, 2021
The state recently completed one of its most conservative legislative sessions, widening a divide among many residents.
3 Weeks After Hurricane Ida, Parts of Louisiana Remain Dark September 18, 2021
As businesses and schools have reopened in New Orleans, ongoing power outages in communities just beyond the city put recovery out of reach.
Why Thousands of Haitians Are at the U.S. Border September 18, 2021
Some left to find work. Others to escape violence or racial discrimination in other countries. But many believe ‘there is nothing to go back to.’
Texas Doctor Says He Performed an Abortion in Defiance of New State Law September 19, 2021
In an opinion essay in The Washington Post titled “Why I violated Texas’s extreme abortion ban,” Dr. Alan Braid wrote, “I am taking a personal risk, but it’s something I believe in strongly.”
California's Governor Says Two of His Children Tested Positive for the Coronavirus September 18, 2021
Gavin Newsom’s office said the state’s first family was “following all Covid protocols.”
In Orange County, the Recall’s Defeat Echoes Years of G.O.P. Erosion September 19, 2021
Voters struck down the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, continuing the political seesawing that has defined the former Republican stronghold.
Biden Administration to Deport Haitians in Del Rio, Texas September 19, 2021
The U.S. will begin flying migrants back to Haiti and other countries on Sunday as President Biden struggles to manage an immigration system already buckling under record migration.

The Guardian, UK

Baptism of fire as Liz Truss heads to US amid submarine row September 18, 2021
As France accuses the US and Australia of ‘lies and duplicity’, new UK foreign secretary faces major diplomatic incident on her first official overseas tripLiz Truss is heading for a furious diplomatic confrontation with France on her first trip abroad as foreign secretary, as anger mounts in Paris over the cancellation of a £48bn nuclear submarine contract. […]
Washington rally in support of 6 January rioters falls short of expectations September 18, 2021
Police prepared for trouble at event near Capitol but only a few hundred attended as politicians and pro-Trump groups did notAny passing American might have been forgiven for thinking they had stumbled on one of the great human rights struggles of our time. Related: Peril review: Bob Woodward Trump trilogy ends on note of dire warning Continue reading...
‘Heck of a ride’: SpaceX’s historic amateur astronauts splashdown safely in Atlantic September 18, 2021
The four-person crew thanked mission control as they splashed down in the AtlanticFour space tourists ended their trailblazing trip to orbit on Saturday with a splashdown in the Atlantic off the Florida coast.Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the ocean just before sunset, not far from where their chartered flight began three days earlier. Continue reading […]
Three killed in explosions in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan September 18, 2021
Initial reports suggest a Taliban convoy may have been targeted in the ISKP’s stronghold regionAt least three people have been killed and more than 18 people injured in three explosions in Jalalabad in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province.It is reported that the intended target may have been a passing convoy of the Taliban in the provincial capital. It i […]
Will she run for president? Duterte’s daughter keeps the Philippines guessing September 18, 2021
Sara Duterte ahead in the polls despite refusing to commit to presidential raceIt was a decade ago, before her father had become Philippine president, that Sara Duterte attracted national attention. A local sheriff had ignored orders issued by her, the mayor of Davao City, to delay the demolition of a shantytown. She arrived at the scene furious and punched […]
Mark Milley, US general who stood up to Trump, founders over Kabul strike September 18, 2021
Civilian deaths in US drone strike deal blow to credibility of chairman of the joint chiefs of staff when he needs it mostThree days after a US drone obliterated a car in a Kabul street, General Mark Milley, shrugged off reports of civilian casualties, insisting it was a “righteous strike”.On Friday that word came back to haunt America’s top general when the […]
Facebook slams Wall Street Journal reports as ‘deliberate mischaracterisations’ September 18, 2021
The company’s vice-president of global affairs said the paper had not presented the whole picture on the ‘difficult issues’Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice-president of global affairs, has slammed the Wall Street Journal for reporting that the social media giant was aware of negative impacts of some of its products. Related: Teenage girls, body image and Instagra […]
Business minister bids to calm crisis fears as UK gas prices soar September 18, 2021
No cause for alarm now, says Kwasi Kwarteng as energy discussions are likened to early Covid crisis talksThe government was scrambling on Saturday night to reassure Britons that rising gas prices would not plunge the country into an energy crisis, as ministers held a series of emergency meetings with energy companies and regulators to establish whether the n […]

The BBC

Aukus: French minister condemns US and Australia 'lies' over security pact September 18, 2021
France's foreign minister accuses its allies of "duplicity" and "contempt" over a new security pact.
SpaceX: Inspiration4 amateur astronauts return to Earth after three days September 18, 2021
The four amateur astronauts landed safely in the Atlantic Ocean after three days orbiting Earth.
Afghanistan: The 'shattered dreams' of the Ariana cabin crew September 18, 2021
The BBC's Lyse Doucet meets the female crew of Afghanistan's national airline, who are in hiding.
Migrants in Texas: Thousands moved to processing centres September 18, 2021
More than 10,000 people have gathered under a bridge in Del Rio, a Texas border town.
Gabby Petito: Fiance Brian Laundrie goes missing too September 18, 2021
Brian Laundrie, a person of interest in the disappearance of Gabby Petito, has gone missing.
Boxer Amir Khan removed from US flight September 18, 2021
The Briton was asked to leave the plane at Newark airport after a reported row over face coverings.
Canada election: Why it takes 30 years to buy a house in Canada September 18, 2021
Canada's skyrocketing housing costs have become a key election issue this year.
Afghanistan: Girls excluded as Afghan secondary schools reopen September 18, 2021
"Everything looks very dark," a schoolgirl tells the BBC as schools reopen for boys but not girls.