Wednesday, 7 April 2021

Texas investigating abuse allegations at migrant facility

Texas child welfare officials say they've received three reports of abuse and neglect at a San Antonio coliseum that is holding more than 1,600 immigrant teenagers who crossed the southern border

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Defrocked US priest revered in East Timor accused of abuse

A former American priest who saved lives during East Timor’s struggle for independence is standing trial over accusations he sexually abused girls who lived at a shelter he founded in the Asian country

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Bond set for father, daughter in North Carolina murder case

A North Carolina man and his daughter who were sentenced to prison in the 2015 death of an Irish businessman have been released on bond, weeks after the North Carolina Supreme court agreed that their convictions should be reversed

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China protests transit of US destroyer through Taiwan Strait

China has protested the passage of a U.S. destroyer through the Taiwan Strait in the latest move as both nations increase their naval activity in the region

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Clarification: US-NRA-Bankruptcy-Trial story

In a story published April 7, 2021, The Associated Press reported that a court document identified the owner of a yacht used by the head of the National Rifle Association as Stanton McKenzie

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Ex-California man charged with $14M boiler room scam

A former Southern California man is charged with running a “boiler room” scheme that bilked more than 100 investors out of $14 million

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Arkansas Senate OKs alternate, scaled-back hate crimes bill

The Arkansas Senate has approved a stripped down hate crimes bill derided by long time supporters of such legislation who claim the measure is too vague

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Feds charge Minnesota man tied to violent boogaloo movement

A Minnesota man whom authorities describe as a self-proclaimed member of the anti-government “boogaloo” movement and had an interest in killing police is charged with illegal possession of a machine gun

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Lyft driver's body found under home; Georgia man arrested

Authorities say the body of a missing ride-hailing driver has been found under the house of a Georgia man who has been taken into custody

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Man who placed wife's body in front of kids guilty of murder

A Southern California man who killed his wife and propped up her body on a sofa as her children opened Christmas presents has been convicted of second-degree murder

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Top colleges see record application numbers amid pandemic

Highly competitive colleges including Yale, Brown and Penn are sending out acceptance notices this week to a much smaller percentage of admission seekers than usual after sorting through record numbers of applications

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Tuesday, 6 April 2021

RBI's Attempt To Flush Excess Dollars Offers Lucrative Trade For Banks

As the biggest buyer of the greenback in the forwards market, the RBI is effectively funding some of the trading profits.

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At Clemson, unmarked slave graves highlight plantation past

Students at Clemson University who found an unkempt graveyard on campus last year sparked the discovery of more than 600 unmarked graves most likely belonging to enslaved Black people, sharecroppers and convicted laborers

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