Monday, 26 July 2021

3rd person found dead after Colorado flooding, mudslides

Authorities have recovered the body of a third person who died during flooding and mudslides in an area of northern Colorado that was burned by a massive wildfire

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Judge: Ex-CIA worker can represent himself in espionage case

A judge says a former CIA software engineer can represent himself at his upcoming retrial on espionage charges

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Report: Ex-officer set to take plea deal in woman's killing

Authorities have told a newspaper that a white former police officer in Mississippi will accept a life sentence in the 2019 shooting death of a Black woman with whom he allegedly had a romantic relationship

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UN: COVID hitting poor and conflict nations worse this year

The U.N.'s deputy humanitarian chief says the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting conflict-ridden and impoverished countries much worse this year than in 2020, with many facing higher caseloads and rising deaths

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Prosecutor: No charges in jail death due to poor training

A South Carolina prosecutor has decided not to charge two jail employees who stunned a mentally ill Black man 10 times and kneeled on his back until he stopped breathing

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Judge convicts NY lawyer who fought Chevron of contempt

A judge says a New York lawyer who fought Chevron over oil pollution in Ecuador is guilty of criminal contempt of court for repeatedly defying a judge's orders

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Woman charged with murdering homeless Houston-area woman

A Houston-area woman who said she shot a homeless person who attacked or approached her aggressively has been charged with murder after investigators found her account false

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Child dies after fall from second floor of Denver-area mall

A 2-year-old boy who slipped out of his father’s arms and fell from the second floor of a suburban Denver mall has died

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Fatal head-on crash after EMS worker wakes slumped driver

Police in Georgia say two adults, a child and a fetus died in a head-on crash that occurred shortly after an ambulance crew knocked on a stopped pickup truck's window to wake a driver slumped over the wheel

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Chicago, police union reach tentative contract agreement

The city of Chicago and its police union have reached a tentative contract agreement after four years of negotiations

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UN says five peacekeepers injured in attack in northern Mali

The United Nations says five U.N. peacekeepers have been injured in an attack using an improvised explosive device in Mali’s restive north

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75-year-old hit with Taser says officer put knee on his neck

A 75-year-old man who suffered a cascade of health problems after a Colorado police officer used a Taser on him without warning has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the officer of also putting a knee on his neck

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Black leaders rally to preserve cemetery next to skate park

Black community leaders are calling on an Atlanta-area city to preserve a cemetery for African Americans that they say is under threat from a city-approved skate park

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