Thursday, 24 February 2022

Judge orders parents of teenager charged in Michigan school shooting that killed 4 students to stand trial

Judge orders parents of teenager charged in Michigan school shooting that killed 4 students to stand trial

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Iowa attorney general leads study of high fertilizer prices

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says dramatic increases in the price of farm fertilizers have prompted him to look into the causes and whether farmers have been subjected to unfair practices

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New Mexico officer wounded, 1 suspect dead, 2nd at large

Officials say an encounter between a New Mexico officer and two suspects left the officer wounded, one of the suspects dead and the other at large after she escaped in a police vehicle

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Scott Peterson's new trial rests on 'Strawberry Shortcake'

Scott Peterson’s chance for a new trial in the murder of his pregnant wife 20 years ago hinges on whether a California juror who helped convict him was biased

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New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd Test, Day 1: Live Cricket Score, Updates

New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd Test, Day 1, live cricket score and updates: New Zealand go into the second Test against South Africa on Friday on the cusp of clinching the series and reclaiming the...

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Ex-Goldman Sachs banker's trial in 1MDB scheme hits snag

The trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker accused in a massive international swindle has hit a snag with prosecutors’ admission that emails and other documents were mistakenly withheld from defense

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Rohit Sharma Says Ravindra Jadeja Could Bat Higher Up The Order Again

India skipper Rohit Sharma explained the reason why all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was sent up the order in the first T20I against Sri Lanka in Lucknowon Thursday.

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Wednesday, 23 February 2022

Kansas City settles with Black man wrongly jailed at 15

The Kansas City Police Department has agreed to pay a $900,000 settlement to a Black man who was wrongly arrested when he was 15 and held for three weeks before being released without charges

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Abbott floats clemency for indicted Austin police officers

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is lashing out at the local prosecutor in his state’s capital, floating the possibility of clemency to 19 Austin police officers indicted for tactics used against during 2020 demonstrations against racial injustice

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Iowa justices reconsider state constitution's abortion right

Iowa’s Supreme Court has heard arguments about abortion restrictions Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law in 2020

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Editorial Roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Feb. 22 The Washington Post on how many people died believing vaccine disinformation: “Freaking miracle.” That’s how health journalist Helen Branswell recently described the vaccines that have saved millions of lives in the coronavirus pandemic. The vaccines, offered to the U.S. population, have proved to be 90 percent effective against infection. Ready within a year of the outbreak, they have proved to be safe. And they are widely available and free. There is no parallel in modern times. Yet, some people chose to believe otherwise. In a just-published nationwide survey of 18,782 people across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the Covid States Project asked about four vaccine misinformation claims, asking respondents whether they were “true” or “false” or if a respondent was “not sure.” Five percent said they thought that vaccines contained microchips; 7 percent said vaccines used aborted fetal cells; 8...

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IPL Founder Lalit Modi Fights Legal Challenge In UK Court

A former Indian model-turned-investor, Gurpreet Gill Maag, has filed a legal challenge in the High Court in London seeking damages amounting to millions of dollars from Indian Premier League (IPL)...

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IKEA India Appoints Susanne Pulverer As It First Woman CEO

Sweden-based IKEA, the world's leading home furnishing retailer, on Wednesday announced the appointment of Susanne Pulverer as its first woman chief executive officer (CEO) and chief sustainability...

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