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The New York Times
- In the Michigan Shooting, What Is the School’s Responsibility? December 4, 2021Oxford High School let Ethan Crumbley back into a classroom despite concerns about his behavior. Now, legal experts are asking why — and whether officials should be held accountable.
- 5 Questions About the Michigan Shooting Addressed by School Officials December 6, 2021For the first time, the school district has given its version of events. In a letter to parents and staff members, it also said it will seek an outside party to conduct an investigation.
- Partners or Partners in Crime? Maxwell-Epstein Bond Is Key to Her Trial December 6, 2021The first week of testimony at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial revealed the key question at the center of the case.
- ‘Just Total Chaos’: Floods Bring Death and Devastation to Dairies December 6, 2021Near-record flooding in Washington State drowned cattle, demolished homes and damaged equipment. Broken supply chains are making it even harder to recover.
- Behind the Charges Faced by the Parents of the Michigan Shooting Suspect December 4, 2021Prosecutors say the parents of the 15-year-old accused of killing four classmates failed to act on troubling signs. The parents pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges.
- 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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- Covid news live: Nigeria likens Omicron border closures to ‘travel apartheid’; Poland to tighten restrictions December 6, 2021Nigeria high commissioner says travel ban not necessary; new package of pandemic restrictions to be imposed in Poland this weekOmicron variant has now been detected in 16 US statesAnti-lockdown protests in Brussels, Belgium, turned violentCovid not over, next pandemic could be more lethal: Oxford jab creatorOmicron: what do we know about the new Covid varian […]
- Myanmar’s junta condemned as Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to jail term December 6, 2021First verdict against Nobel peace prize winner and Myanmar’s former leader, who was deposed in a coup in FebruaryThe United Nations and European Union have denounced as politically motivated a four-year prison sentence handed down to Aung San Suu Kyi by a military court in Myanmar on charges of incitement and breaking Covid restrictions.The court in the capi […]
- Peng Shuai: International Tennis Federation does not want to ‘punish 1.4bn people’ with a China boycott December 6, 2021Calls to pull tournaments over tennis star’s treatmentITF president says governing body will not follow WTA’s stanceThe International Tennis Federation has said it will not cancel any tournaments in China over concerns for Peng Shuai, because it does not want to “punish 1.4 billion people”.The ITF – the world governing body for the sport – had been facing ca […]
- Joni Mitchell: ‘I’m hobbling along but I’m doing all right’ December 6, 2021Singer discusses health difficulties in rare public speech as she accepts Kennedy Center awardJoni Mitchell addressed her health difficulties in a rare public speech as she accepted her Kennedy Center Honor, one of the most prestigious awards in American cultural life.At a ceremony attended by Joe Biden – in a show of support for the arts after the awards we […]
- Almost $12,000 wiped off value of bitcoin in weekend ‘thumping’ December 6, 2021Cryptocurrency settles to just below $50,000 after record-high last month, in continuation of recent volatility The value of bitcoin has suffered a “thumping”, losing more than one-fifth of its value at at one point over the weekend before settling below $50,000 (£37,720), only a month after reaching a record high.The value of the cryptocurrency rose above $ […]
- Exclusive: oil companies’ profits soared to $174bn this year as US gas prices rose December 6, 2021Exxon, Chevron, Shell and BP among group of 24 who resisted calls to increase production but doled out shareholder dividendsThe largest oil and gas companies made a combined $174bn in profits in the first nine months of the year as gasoline prices climbed in the US, according to a new report.The bumper profit totals, provided exclusively to the Guardian, sho […]
- China attacks ‘US-style democracy’ prior to Biden summit December 6, 2021Beijing highlights virtues of its own one-party model in slew of scathing criticisms of western systemChina has launched a campaign to discredit what it calls US-style democracy in advance of the first of Joe Biden’s two “summits of democracy” later this week.Over recent days, official Chinese media outlets and diplomats have made a string of scathing attack […]
- ‘Crooked bastards’: Trump attacks US media in foul-mouthed speech December 6, 2021Insults to press and chairman of joint chiefs of staff recall barbs while Trump was in powerIn remarks to diners at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Saturday night, Donald Trump called the American media “crooked bastards” and Gen Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, a “fucking idiot”.The meandering, foul-mouthed speech to Turning Point […]
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- Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar court sentences ousted leader to four years jail December 6, 2021This is the first verdict delivered for the ex-leader of Myanmar, who faces a total of 11 charges.
- Covid: UK red list criticised as 'travel apartheid' by Nigeria December 6, 2021Nigeria - which was added to the red list on Monday - describes the restrictions as "selective".
- Covid-19: Italy tightens restrictions for unvaccinated December 6, 2021A so-called Super Green Pass will be needed to access theatres, cinemas and restaurants.
- Pakistan: Killing of Sri Lankan accused of blasphemy sparks protests December 6, 2021More than 100 have been arrested over the lynching of a Sri Lankan man accused of insulting Islam.
- Eric Zemmour: Far-right French presidential candidate grabbed at rally December 6, 2021A man grabs Eric Zemmour by the neck at the far-right presidential candidate's first rally.
- Indonesia volcano: Villages buried under hot ash December 5, 2021Rescuers are searching for survivors after Mt Semeru erupted in eastern Java on Saturday.
- Farc: Colombian rebel commander 'El Paisa' killed in Venezuela December 6, 2021The feared ex-Farc commander was notorious for his bloody guerrilla attacks and kidnappings.
- Thomas Massie: US congressman condemned for Christmas guns photo December 6, 2021The photo of Thomas Massie's family posing with firearms was posted days after a deadly school shooting.
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