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A week on, brutal Cyclone Freddy still taxes southern Africa
Over a week after Cyclone Freddy’s second and nearly a month since it battered Madagascar, the effects are still being felt as locals, officials and aid workers continue to uncover the full extent of the cyclone’s destruction. In Malawi the death toll has reached 447 people, with 282 others missing and close to 400,000 people […] -
French gov’t fights to survive with 2 no-confidence motions
PARIS (AP) — France’s government is fighting for its survival Monday against no-confidence motions filed by lawmakers who are furious that President Emmanuel Macron used special constitutional powers to force through an unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without giving them a vote. National Assembly lawmakers are set to vote in […] -
China’s Xi makes 1st Moscow visit as Putin wages Ukraine war
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday for a three-day visit that shows off Beijing’s new swagger in world diplomatic affairs and offers a welcome political lift for Russian President Vladimir Putin just days after an the war in Ukraine. China and Russia have described Xi’s trip as an opportunity to further deepen […] -
Report: 3 people dead, suspect detained in Georgia shooting
CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — Three people are dead in what authorities said was a shooting in an Atlanta-area home early Monday, according to a news report. The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office received a report of gunshots at 12:10 a.m. in the Honey Creek Country Club neighborhood of Conyers, Georgia, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east […] -
UN science report to provide stark climate warning
BERLIN (AP) — A major new United Nations report being released Monday is expected to provide a sobering reminder that time is running out if humanity wants to avoid passing a dangerous global warming threshold. The report by hundreds of the world’s top scientists is the capstone on a series that summarizes the research on […] -
Detective files discrimination claim against Seattle police
A Black woman who has worked for decades as a Seattle police officer filed a discrimination claim against the police department. -
Rantz: Echo Glen youth inmates armed with shanks ignited fire, demanded McDonald’s
Six juveniles at Echo Glen Children’s Center, some armed with shanks, set fire to property and demanded McDonald’s early Sunday. -
Gloria Dea, 1st magician on Las Vegas Strip, dies at age 100
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gloria Dea, touted as the first magician to perform on what would become the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s, has died. She was 100. Dea died Saturday at her Las Vegas residence, said LaNae Jenkins, the director of clinical services for Valley Hospice, who was one of Dea’s caretakers. […] -
Rantz: Director who investigates police under fire for bashing cops
OLEO Director Tamer Abouzeid is under fire for tweets bashing police, calling to “completely replace” the entire criminal justice system. -
Miami Beach sets spring break curfew after 2 fatal shootings
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach officials imposed a curfew beginning Sunday night during spring break after two fatal shootings and rowdy, chaotic crowds that police have had difficulty controlling. The city said in a news release the curfew would be from 11:59 p.m. Sunday until 6 a.m. Monday, with an additional curfew likely […]
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