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- Inside a Sequencing Lab on the Front Lines of America’s Search for Omicron December 4, 2021More states are finding cases of the new variant. Tracking its spread, experts say, is key to understanding what threat it poses.
- Facing Charges, Parents of Michigan Shooting Suspect Are Now Fugitives December 4, 2021Prosecutors charged the parents of the 15-year-old accused of killing four classmates with involuntary manslaughter, saying they failed to act on troubling signs.
- Read the Prosecutor’s Account of Events Before the Michigan School Shooting December 4, 2021In a news conference, the prosecutor in Oakland County, Mich., detailed what led the county to criminally charge the parents of the 15-year-old student accused of killing four classmates.
- After Michigan Killings, Students Praised Shooter Drills. But Do They Really Work? December 3, 2021Oxford High School held repeated trainings on how to handle a gunman in school. But some critics are questioning their purpose.
- Facing Charges, Parents of Michigan Shooting Suspect Are Now Fugitives December 4, 2021Prosecutors charged the parents of the 15-year-old accused of killing four classmates with involuntary manslaughter, saying they failed to act on troubling signs.
- After a Bungled Theft of Navy’s Mascot Draws Fire, Goatnappers Strike Again December 3, 2021Leaders of the nation’s military academies say swiping one another’s mascot animals is strictly forbidden, but that hasn’t seemed to deter glory-seeking raiders.
- Prairies on Fire in Montana Amid a Record December Heat Wave December 3, 2021Two dozen homes and businesses burned in the town of Denton as unseasonably warm temperatures descended from the Great Plains to the Mid-Atlantic.
- San Francisco Followed Covid Rules. Will Omicron Change the Playbook? December 3, 2021San Francisco has endured mask mandates, vaccination requirements and lockdowns. Now with the first U.S. case of the Omicron variant, no one’s sure what comes next.
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- Maxwell prosecutors: ‘sexualized’ photo of young girl displayed outside Epstein bedroom December 3, 2021Prosecution and defense argue about several photographs that might be presented at sex-trafficking trial in New YorkThis article contains depictions of sexual abuseGhislaine Maxwell’s child-sex trafficking trial took a shocking turn Friday when prosecutors brought one of Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous massage tables into the courtroom.By bringing this green, fol […]
- Emmanuel Macron accused of trying to ‘rehabilitate’ Mohammed bin Salman December 3, 2021Human rights groups criticise French president’s planned meeting with crown prince in Saudi ArabiaHuman rights groups have criticised Emmanuel Macron’s planned meeting with Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, which will mark the first one-on-one public meeting of a major western leader with the crown prince since the state-sponsored assassinatio […]
- France stunned as judo star’s coach cleared of domestic violence December 3, 2021Margaux Pinot says she feared her partner would kill her, but judge says there is not enough proof of guiltFrench sports stars and politicians have expressed anger at the acquittal of a coach accused of domestic violence against the Olympic judo champion Margaux Pinot, as the state prosecutor launched an appeal.Pinot, 27, a gold medallist at the Tokyo Olympi […]
- Top Trump official to plead the fifth to Capitol attack committee December 3, 2021John Eastman, linked to efforts to stop Biden certification, to invoke constitutional protection against self-incriminationFormer Trump lawyer John Eastman, who was connected to efforts to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s presidential election win on 6 January, will plead the fifth amendment protection against self-incrimination before the House select […]
- Joe Biden pledges to make any Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘very, very difficult’ December 3, 2021Washington and Kyiv say Moscow has massed troops near border ahead of planned US-Russia video summitJoe Biden he said he would make it “very, very difficult” for Russia to launch any invasion of Ukraine, which warned that a large-scale attack could be planned for next month.Washington and Kyiv say Moscow has massed troops near Ukraine’s borders and accuse Ru […]
- Labour MPs report Boris Johnson to police over 2020 Christmas parties December 3, 2021Met asked to investigate reports of alleged breaches of Covid lockdown rules at No 10Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe prime minister has been reported to the police by Labour MPs over allegations there were at least two parties in Downing Street during lockdown restrictions last year.Neil Coyle, Labour MP for Bermondsey and Old […]
- Poland plans to set up register of pregnancies to report miscarriages December 3, 2021Proposed register would come into effect in January, a year after near-total ban on abortionPoland is planning to introduce a centralised register of pregnancies that would oblige doctors to report all pregnancies and miscarriages to the government.The proposed register would come into effect in January 2022, a year after Poland introduced a near-total ban o […]
- Michigan shooting: suspect’s parents missing after pair charged with manslaughter December 3, 2021Police in Oakland county hunting Jennifer and James CrumbleySon Ethan, 15, charged with murder over deadly school shootingThe parents of a boy who is accused of killing four students at Oxford high school are missing and being searched for by law enforcement after the pair were also charged as part of the investigation into the mass shooting in Michigan.Jenn […]
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- Michigan school shooting: Parents of gunman charged with manslaughter December 3, 2021Authorities say the Michigan couple's son killed four students with his father's handgun.
- Covid: Don't panic about Omicron variant, WHO says December 3, 2021The World Health Organization urges people to be cautious and prepare for the Omicron variant.
- MH370: Could missing Malaysian Airlines plane finally be found? December 3, 2021A British engineer believes he may help solve one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
- Ready for power: Team Scholz promises a new Germany December 4, 2021Next week will see a handover of power from the Merkel era and this is what to expect.
- Bolsonaro: Brazilian Supreme Court opens investigation into vaccine comments December 4, 2021Brazil's president will face a Supreme Court inquiry for his falsehood about Covid-19 jabs and Aids.
- Italian man tries to dodge Covid jab using fake arm December 3, 2021The man is so keen to get a vaccine pass he turns up with a plastic arm, but doctors aren't fooled.
- Rare turtle washes up 4,000 miles from home December 4, 2021Tally the Turtle is recovering in a UK zoo awaiting a flight back to the warm waters of Mexico.
- Ethiopia closes schools to boost civil war effort December 3, 2021The government wants secondary school students to harvest crops to help frontline fighters.
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