Tuesday, 20 July 2021

Bezos's comments on workers after spaceflight draws rebuke

The world’s richest man wanted to say thanks to the people who made his brief trip into space Tuesday possible

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US Catholic official resigns over 'improper behavior' claim

The U_S_ Conference of Catholic Bishops has announced the resignation of its top administrative official ahead of a media report probing his private romantic life and alleging “possible improper behavior.”

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Lawsuit against Liberty alleges mishandling of sex assaults

Twelve women are suing Liberty University, accusing the Christian institution of a pattern of mishandling cases of sexual assault and harassment, and fostering an unsafe campus environment

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NXIVM guru to pay for victims' brand removal as restitution

The former leader of the cult-like NXIVM group has been ordered to pay $3.5 million to 21 victims of a sex-trafficking scheme

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1st person of color named as Houston Chronicle editor

Maria Douglas Reeve has been promoted to editor of the Houston Chronicle after serving as managing editor of the daily for about 20 months

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3rd suspect arrested in fatal shooting of Chicago 7-year-old

Authorities say a third suspect in the fatal April shooting of a 7-year-old girl at a McDonald's drive-thru in Chicago has been arrested

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Rahul Dravid's Belief In My Batting Inspired Me To Perform: Deepak Chahar

Sri Lanka vs India: Deepak Chahar said that coach Rahul Dravid's belief in his batting inspired him to produce a match-winning knock for his team.

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Lawsuit filed in the 1st of 3 killings by Wisconsin officer

The lawyer for the families of the three people former Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah shot and killed has filed a lawsuit against Mensah and others in connection with one of the deaths

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Man sues police for defamation after charges dropped

A South Carolina man whose charges were dropped after police body camera footage showed he did not fight an officer who attacked him is suing the city of Rock Hill and U

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"Tremendous Knocks": Kohli Leads Praise As India Pull Off Great Win

Sri Lanka vs India: Virat Kohli took to social media to hail Deepak Chahar and Suryakumar Yadav for their superb displays during the visiting side's win in the second ODI.

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Pro-democracy, women's rights activists to get Liberty Medal

A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and a Saudi women’s rights activist will be presented the Liberty Medal later this year

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88 people say they were framed by corrupt former Chicago cop

Dozens of people are asking a court to throw out their convictions on drug charges because they say they were framed by the same former Chicago Police sergeant who judges have determined shook down dozens more

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Case dropped against dead woman in Indiana hit-and-run case

Prosecutors have dropped their case against an Indiana woman who was charged in a hit-and-run crash during a southern Indiana protest last summer because she died in Colorado earlier this year

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