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‘Jailed over a group chat’: Use of drill music at UK trials sparks concerns of racism in justice system
Greater Manchester Police (MANCHESTER, England) — — Ademola Adedeji had a place secured to study law at a top university in England. As part of a charity initiative, he had authored a book about inspiring [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Three children among 40 people killed in Dnipro missile strike
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
Mexico imposes one of world’s strictest anti-smoking laws
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One of the World’s strictest anti-tobacco laws has been imposed in Mexico, setting in force a total ban on smoking in public places, including hotels, beaches and parks. The [Read More…]
Nepal plane crash black boxes recovered, as search continues for three passengers
AlpamayoPhoto/Getty Images (KATHMANDU, Nepal) — Search crews on Monday recovered the black boxes from Yeti Airlines NYT 691, the short-haul flight that crashed in Nepal on Sunday with 72 people on board. Both the flight [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Death toll climbs to 29 in Russian missile strike on Dnipro
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian missile attacks on Kyiv Saturday morning
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
In formerly occupied Borodyanka, Ukrainians rebuild their bombed-out homes in cold and darkness
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — “When you’re cooking, steam comes out of your mouth,” Svetalana told us, standing in her bitterly cold, pitch-black kitchen, near where seven months earlier a Russian bomb caused the windows [Read More…]
Did the Jan. 6 attack lay the blueprint for Brazil’s insurrection?
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As thousands of supporters of former far-right Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro stormed three major government buildings in Brazil’s capital on Sunday in protest of the presidential election results, the shocking, [Read More…]
Prince William, Kate make first public appearance since release of Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare”
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images (LONDON) — Prince William and Kate made their first public appearance Thursday since the release of Prince Harry’s memoir Spare. William and Kate stepped out in Liverpool, England, but did not issue [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukrainians deny Soledar on verge of being captured
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
Paris train station attack leaves at least six people injured
Bernard Van Berg / EyeEm/Getty Images (PARIS) — A man who left at least six people injured in an attack at the Gare Du Nord station in Paris early Wednesday morning was shot by police [Read More…]
NASA satellite discovers second Earth-sized planet in habitable zone
NASA (NEW YORK) — Scientists from NASA announced Tuesday that they discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting its star’s habitable zone. Called TOI 700 e, the planet is part of the TOI 700 system and is [Read More…]
Charles’ former aide responds to Harry’s claim in “Spare” that royals fed stories to the press
ABC News (LONDON) — A former top press aide to King Charles III and Queen Camilla is speaking out to refute claims made by Charles’s son Prince Harry in his new memoir Spare. In the [Read More…]
Rare, green comet to pass by Earth starting this week
NASA (NEW YORK) — If you’re looking at the night skies over the next month and make out a tiny green light in the sky, don’t panic, aliens haven’t landed. A rare, green comet is [Read More…]
Ozone layer on track to recover within decades: ‘We need to be vigilant’
NASA (NEW YORK) — When the hole in the ozone layer was first discovered in 1985, Paul A. Newman was shaken as a scientist. “I lost a lot of sleep back then because we didn’t [Read More…]
Madagascar faces millions of years of extinctions due to human activity, scientists say
chronowizard gasikara/Getty Images (ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar) — The ramifications of human activity on the island of Madagascar will affect the island far longer than previously realized, scientists say. It could take millions of years for the [Read More…]
Ukraine sees surge of female fighters
ABC News (KYIV, Ukraine) — By now she’s gained a few nicknames; from “punisher of Russians,” to the “Ukrainian Joan of Arc.” Eugenia Emerald has become somewhat of an icon in Ukraine, fighting on the [Read More…]
Toronto homeless man ID’d as victim in alleged fatal ‘swarming’ attack by 8 girls
Toronto Police Service (TORONTO) — A homeless man was identified Tuesday as the victim of a fatal “swarming” attack police allege was committed by eight teenage girls in downtown Toronto last month. Toronto police said [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russians on verge of overtaking eastern Ukrainian city
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
2022 was fifth-warmest year on record and had 3rd most billion-dollar disasters, scientists say
Photo by cuellar/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — If there is any indication that temperatures around the world are rising, look to the last several years and the intense warmth experienced in almost every region, experts [Read More…]