Monday, 10 February 2025

A person with a handgun is fatally shot by a deputy at a Colorado arcade, a sheriff says

Authorities say a man died after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy responding to a reported active shooter inside an arcade and entertainment center in suburban Denver

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Court grants request to block detained Venezuelan immigrants from being sent to Guantanamo

A federal court has blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba as part of the president’s immigration crackdown

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Sunday, 9 February 2025

US Marine from California identified as one of 4 people killed in Philippines plane crash

A U.S. Marine from California has been identified by military officials as one of four people killed when a plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines

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Saturday, 8 February 2025

Avian flu suspected in up to 15 bird deaths at New York City zoos

Zoo operators in New York City say at least three and possibly up to 15 bird have died of avian flu

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War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years

War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years

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Lasers aid river search for debris from plane and helicopter collision near DC

A plane equipped with lasers is helping search for debris from the deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter near Washington

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Friday, 7 February 2025

Providence and nurses at 8 Oregon hospitals reach tentative agreement after 26 days of strike

Providence and nurses at its eight Oregon hospitals have reached a tentative agreement after 26 days of strike

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VA nurses are in short supply. Unions say Trump's deferred resignation plan could make things worse

Nurses caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs comprise the largest group of federal employees

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Thursday, 6 February 2025

US sanctions network that helps ship Iranian oil to China

The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a network of more than a dozen people and firms that are accused of facilitating the shipment of millions of barrels of Iranian oil to China

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Storms flood neighborhoods with a wintry mix and drop 'thunder ice' in several states

Thunderstorms brought heavy rains and caused flash flooding in portions of West Virginia, while a wintry mix coated trees and roads in ice and even dropped “thunder ice” in several states

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Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Democrats sue GOP county executive over armed volunteer unit they say amounts to an illegal militia

Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer residents

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Tuesday, 4 February 2025

Lawsuit accuses University of California of racial discrimination in admissions

A lawsuit accuses the University of California of racial discrimination in undergraduate admissions by favoring Black and Latino students over Asian American and white applicants

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First military flight to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart, official says

A U.S. official says the first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart Tuesday

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