Wednesday, 14 July 2021

Video shows Florida massacre suspect attacking jail guard

A video shown in court shows accused Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz rushed at a jail guard, briefly wrestling him to the ground during a November 2018 altercation

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New Zealand man has plea deal in girl's attempted kidnapping

A New Zealand man who was shot while allegedly trying to kidnap a 14-year-old Virginia girl he met online has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors

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Man, 29, charged in shooting death of mother of midshipman

Authorities in Maryland have charged an Annapolis man in the killing of a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman’s mother

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GM warns some Bolt owners to park outdoors due to fire risk

General Motors is telling owners of some older Chevrolet Bolts to park them outdoors and not to charge them overnight because two of the electric cars caught fire after recall repairs were made

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Report: Appalachian states face billions in mining cleanup

A new report says the cleanup and reclaiming of coal mines in seven Appalachian states will cost billions

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Tuesday, 13 July 2021

Bitcoin Mining And The Search For Cheaper, Green Power

A Bitcoin mining rig is usually made up of thousands of computers, specially built to run the complex calculations that maintain the cryptocurrency's network

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Nifty Seen Opening Lower; Infosys In Focus Ahead Of June Quarter Earnings

Foreign institutional investors bought shares worth Rs 114 crore on Tuesday while domestic institutional investors bought shares worth Rs 344 crore.

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 14, the 195th day of 2021. There are 170 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 14, 1798, Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to publish false, scandalous or malicious writing about the United States government. On this date: In 1789, in an event symbolizing the start of the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside. In 1865, the Matterhorn, straddling Italy and Switzerland, was summited as a seven-member rope party led by British climber Edward Whymper reached the peak. (Four members of the party fell to their deaths during their descent; Whymper and two guides survived.) In 1881, outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias “Billy the Kid,” was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner in present-day New Mexico. In 1914, scientist Robert H. Goddard received a U.S. patent for a liquid-fueled rocket apparatus. In...

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James Vince Century Helps England To ODI Series Sweep vs Pakistan

James Vince hit a maiden one-day international century and Lewis Gregory made 77 as a new-look England beat Pakistan by three wickets at Edgbaston on Tuesday to complete a remarkable 3-0 series clean...

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Stocks To Watch: Infosys, Mindtree, Vedanta, Tata Metaliks

Mindtree's Q1FY22 net profit rose 8.2 per cent to Rs 343.4 crore from Rs 317.3 crore, while revenue grew 8.6 per cent to Rs 2,291.7 crore from Rs 2,109.3 crore on a QoQ basis

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Petrol, Diesel Prices Unchanged On Wednesday; Petrol Above Rs 107 In Mumbai

In the national capital, petrol rates were steady at Rs 101.19 per litre and diesel was constant at Rs 89.72 per litre, according to Indian Oil Corporation

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Georgia city settles suit over 2017 death in police custody

A local government in Georgia has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a Hispanic man who died in a struggle with police officers 2017

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UN: Colombia peace deal is chance to tackle protest issues

The U.N. special envoy for Colombia is calling on Colombian society to use the 2016 peace agreement between the government and the country’s largest rebel group as an opportunity to address many longstanding issues that provoked recent protests and unrest

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