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- Suspect in Atlanta Spa Killings Pleads Not Guilty to 4 Counts of Murder September 28, 2021Robert Aaron Long pleaded guilty in July to four other murder charges and will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
- High School Students Talk About What It's Like to Return September 28, 2021Students missed homecoming, field trips and classes, while also handling anxiety and economic precarity. Now, they must leap into the future, with the school’s help.
- A.C.L.U. Apologizes for Tweet That Altered Quote by Justice Ginsburg September 28, 2021The organization acknowledged that changing references from women to people was a mistake — albeit a well-intentioned one.
- Miami’s Embattled Top Cop Compared City Leaders to Cuban Dictators September 28, 2021Chief Art Acevedo was a flashy hire when he arrived in Miami six months ago. Now his job is in peril after a series of clashes with city commissioners.
- Jarrod Ramos Sentenced to Five Life Terms in Capital Gazette Attack September 28, 2021Jarrod W. Ramos had pleaded guilty to murder charges in one of the deadliest attacks on American journalists. In July, a jury found him criminally responsible for the 2018 shooting in Maryland’s capital.
- Milley Defends His Calls to China During Trump's Term September 28, 2021“My loyalty to this nation, its people, and the Constitution hasn’t changed and will never change as long as I have a breath to give,” Gen. Mark A. Milley said.
- Pfizer and BioNTech Submit Covid Vaccine Data for Kids 5-11 September 28, 2021The companies said that they would submit a formal request to regulators to allow a pediatric dose of their vaccine to be administered in the United States in the coming weeks.
- In a call with Pelosi after the Capitol riot, Milley agreed that Trump was ‘crazy.’ September 28, 2021
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- Milley defends China calls and says ‘I am certain Trump did not intend to attack the Chinese’ – live September 28, 2021General says calls to Beijing were designed to ‘de-escalate’ tensionMilley testifies over US military’s withdrawal from AfghanistanSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 6.19pm BST The armed services committee hearing isn’t the only entertainment at hand in the Senate this morning. 6.01pm BST The Senate armed services committee is now t […]
- ‘Humbled and heartbroken’: WHO finds its Ebola staff abused women and girls September 28, 2021Inquiry commissioned by WHO details sexual abuse, including rape allegations, during DRC outbreakThe World Health Organization has described itself as “heartbroken” after an independent inquiry it commissioned said scores of women and girls were sexually abused by aid workers during the devastating 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo […]
- Post-election rifts emerge in Germany’s centre-right alliance September 28, 2021Growing dissent within conservative ranks is diminishing Armin Laschet’s hopes of keeping his party in powerA leading German conservative has made a public show of congratulating the Social Democrats’ candidate on winning Sunday’s national election in a sign of division within the centre-right alliance of outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel after it plunged to […]
- Danish artist delivers empty frames for $84k as low pay protest September 28, 2021Denmark museum of modern art says Jens Haaning’s Take the Money and Run violates legal agreementIn an unexpected reinterpretation of an earlier work, a Danish artist has left a museum with empty frames, a depleted bank account and red faces all round.Rather than applauding Jens Haaning’s artistic commentary on modern capitalism, the Kunsten Museum of Modern […]
- Fuel crisis leading to cancellations of NHS cancer appointments September 28, 2021Charities say panic buying is heaping extra stress on cancer patients already hit by Covid delaysThe postponement of NHS appointments for some cancer patients because of the fuel crisis will heap additional pressure on patients and their families, charities have warned.The Guardian learned that several cancer patients due to attend appointments this week at […]
- Syrian exiles forced to prop up regime with fees for avoiding conscription September 28, 2021Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and Siraj reveal how refugees are pressured for cashEarly this year, Yousef, a 32-year-old Syrian living in Sweden, found himself faced with an impossible choice: either enlist in the army of the government that made him a refugee, or risk his family losing their home back in Syria.Military service is mandator […]
- EU lawmakers vote to prolong fossil fuel gas subsidies until 2027 September 28, 2021Campaigners voice dismay after rule permitting gas pipelines where energy is mixed with hydrogenEuropean lawmakers have voted to prolong subsidies for fossil fuel gas until 2027, opening a potential backdoor for pollution that campaigners said would be a disaster for the climate if it becomes law.Members of the European parliament’s industry committee voted […]
- Greece to buy French warships in multibillion-euro defence deal September 28, 2021Paris and Athens hail landmark accord aimed at defending shared interests in the MediterraneanGreece and France have signed a multibillion-euro military agreement, a deal hailed by the leaders of both countries as a bold first step towards deeper military cooperation on the continent.Barely two weeks after the humiliating loss of a submarine deal with Austra […]
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- Afghanistan: Al-Qaeda could threaten US in a year - general September 28, 2021Top US General Mark Milley says the Afghan Taliban have not broken their ties with the terrorist group.
- WHO horrified over sexual exploitation by aid workers in DR Congo September 28, 2021The agency apologises to victims after inquiry finds abuse by aid staff tackling the Ebola outbreak.
- Germany election: Merkel heir loses support as parties meet September 28, 2021Armin Laschet is facing mounting unrest within his party, after their historic election defeat.
- North Korea fires missile, says South's military September 28, 2021It came as North Korea's ambassador to the UN said no-one could deny its right to test weapons.
- Greta Thunberg mocks world leaders' words at Youth4Climate September 28, 2021Greta Thunberg, the climate activist, uses a speech to mock world leaders, including UK PM Boris Johnson.
- Mark Rutte: Dutch police arrest politician over suspected plot to murder PM September 28, 2021Police said Arnoud van Doorn was interrogated after he was seen acting suspiciously in The Hague.
- Capitol Gazette shooting: 'You cannot kill the truth' September 28, 2021Prosecutors reminded a court that Jarrod Ramos showed no remorse for the Capital Gazette attack.
- Haiti polls postponed after electoral body is dissolved September 28, 2021The prime minister dismissed the electoral council and no new date has been set for elections.
