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The kids who survived the Uvalde shooting are sad they couldn’t save their friends as their mom worried about their future
A fundraiser has been started by a man on social media to raise money for the parents of Jayce Luevanos, the 13-year-old who was killed in the US shooting. “It breaks my heart having to create a fundraiser for such a need…but Jayce’s parents, Christina and Jose Luevanos need as many help as possible in…
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The $34 billion Air India deal will be announced by Biden
Air India on Tuesday signed an order worth $24 billion to buy over 200 Boeing 737s, marking the carrier’s entry into the world’s largest aviation market. The deal is one of the largest commercial aircraft orders in Boeing’s 99-year history. Air India will be the first Indian airline to operate the Boeing 737 Max aircraft,…
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He was the head of Mexico’s FBI
Mexican authorities arrested Ovidio Guzmn, son of convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmn in an operation in Sinaloa state, officials said. The operation was carried out as part of the government’s effort to combat the drug trade, the officials added. Guzmn is a member of the Sinaloa drug cartel and his arrest comes after…
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Police say that there are three people dead and the shooter is dead at Michigan State University
A gunman opened fire at Michigan State University’s campus, killing three people and injuring five others before killing himself, police said on Monday. Authorities have not revealed the identity of the shooter. The incident comes a day before the fourth anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in which…
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Don’t misunderstand the quiet in Memphis
A lawyer for Tyre Nichols’ family has said that “Shame on us if we don’t use [Nichols’] tragic death to finally get the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act passed.” “A year ago…we wouldn’t have seen some of the things we’re seeing here,” he added. The 29-year-old Black man was shot to death by police…
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The unit that killed Tyrese Nichols is not being used anymore by Memphis
Five US police officers have been charged with murder over the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, who was hit with a baton by the officers. Two more officers have also been put on leave, while the Memphis Fire Department personnel have been fired for violating fire safety rules. Protests have taken place across the US…
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Philadelphia is beaten by Washington, 32-21, and no team left in the NFL will be perfect
On Sunday, for first time in Super Bowl history, two Black quarterbacks will start a Super Bowl. Philadelphia Eagles’ Jaylen Hurts and Kansas City Chiefs’ Maurice Leggett are the first Black quarterback and running back to start a Super Bowl. “The first time for two [Black quarterbacks] to go head-to-head, that’s uplifting the next generation…
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Zelensky goes from here
Ukrainian comedian Vladimir Zelensky, who walked up to the French lysée Palace in Paris during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion last year, has said that he was a global symbol of the free world. Zelensky, who has campaigned for more military aid for Ukraine amid the ongoing war with Russia, met King Charles in Kiev…
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China has a plan to take over the near space battlefield
A Chinese spy balloon that was shot down by US military in South Carolina on Saturday has reportedly been spotted around the globe. It is not the same model of the one shot down off the coast of South Carolina, a US official said. The official further said that intelligence agencies will look at whether…
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Annie Proulx wrote a history of wetlands destruction
As per a report by the World Bank, the world is expected to lose more than 1 billion acres of wetlands by 2100. The report also said that the world’s wetlands are likely to face serious impacts from climate change due to human activities, such as logging, agricultural runoff and urban development. It further said…
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The global treaty on climate change needs to be learned from mistakes
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that Africa can use COVID-19 vaccines to control diseases that are spreading on it. He added that African countries can identify other aspects of value chain where they can start contributing immediately. He also said that COVID-19’s designation as a global emergency will end in 2023.
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Black Power pioneers have an opinion on the movement to change
In a new documentary titled ‘How the Black Lives Matter Movement Changed the World: The Rise and Fall of The Black Panther Party’, journalist Carmichael Carmichael said that the Black Panthers were “cool in more than one way”. “[They] were correct…about issues with the police…in terms of integration, [they] were saying…whites were not interested in…
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The Climate Summit will be addressed by Biden in Egypt
Climate activist Jonathan Foley has said that he feels “a lot more heartened” about climate change now than he ever has. Foley led weekly marches across the globe that drew millions of people through the year. He added that he feels that the climate crisis is not affecting future generations but a problem that all…
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The suspect in the El Paso Walmart shooting pleads guilty
Jorge Crusius, the man accused of killing 11 people in a 2019 shooting at a Walmart in Texas’ El Paso, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges. Crusius also faces state charges over the shooting that left nearly two dozen people wounded. “This attack is a response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas,” Crusius had…
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Protests and calls of reform were stimulated by the police beating death of a man
Five police officers in the US city of Memphis, including a white officer, were charged with murder in the death of teenager Tyre Nichols, who was beaten by police. The officers have been accused of using unreasonable force when they tried to arrest the 18-year-old driver on suspicion of reckless driving. The police had later…
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Scientists know about Turkey–Syria earthquake
The quake in northern Syria on Monday was a strikeslip earthquake, which means the stress built up between two Masses of rock moving horizontally in opposite directions until the fault ruptured, Reuters reported. “Eventually, the stress and strain…is going to overcome the friction that is holding the rocks together, and those rocks are going to…
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15 million people are at risk of catastrophic flooding, according to researchers
A new study has said that glaciers in a third of UNESCO World Heritage sites will disappear by 2050 due to carbon emissions. Researchers said that over the past 20 years glaciers in the Andes have melted rapidly as a result of the climate crisis, creating huge glacial lakes in their wake and increasing the…
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We still celebrate it 137 years later, because we know how the day came to the US.
Punxsutawney Phil, the world’s most famous Groundhog, on Thursday predicted six more weeks of winter when he failed to see his shadow on the occasion of ‘Groundhog Day’, in Pennsylvania, US. This was the first time since 1886 that Phil saw his shadow. In the 1960s, Phil got his name, a nod to ‘King Phillip’,…
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The ray-finned fish brain has an exceptional fossil preservation.
Paleontologists have discovered at least four new actinopterygian fins in fishes. These fins are the first to be found in any vertebrate and only the seventh to have been found so far. The newly discovered fins belong to a new genus, Actinopterygians, which was found last year in a fossil jawless fish from China.
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Protests and calls for reform sprang from the outrage over the police beating death of Tyre Lorenzen.
Protesters took to the streets of US’ Memphis over the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, a black man who died after being punched by a police officer. The officers have been fired and charged with his murder. Protests were also held in several other cities over the weekend following Nichols’ death.
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Russia’s war inUkraine is being live updated.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia’s Wagner private military contractor, has claimed that many Russians fighting in Ukraine are “just declared missing”. Prigozhin said that there is “a fortress in every house” in Bakhmut, and added that only “clowns” attempt to predict such things. He further alleged that many Russians who died fighting in Ukraine…
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The action plan breaks barriers for mothers.
A global coalition of organisations representing millions of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) has urged funders to abolish systemic barriers that have prevented female academics from moving forward professionally. The coalition includes the Association for Women in Science, 500 Women Scientists, both US non-profit organisations and the European Platform of Women…
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Harris is going to attend the funeral.
US Vice President Joe Biden will attend the funeral of a black man who died after being beaten by police in Memphis, US, on February 2. “The Vice President offered the family the support after she expressed her deep sympathies,” a White House official said. Vice President Biden spoke with the man’s family hours before…
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The pre market stock market shows Wall Street is dying.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said that the total net income of the world oil and gas producers will double in 2022 from last year, as the five biggest oil companies generated over $50 billion in profits in the second quarter. The S&P 500 is down 20% in 2022. The worst performing stock in the…
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The world is expected to hit a key warming threshold in the next 12 years, according to an analysis of data by artificial intelligence.
The world’s temperature will hit 1.5C by the year 2050 under any realistic emissions reduction scenario, a study co-author said. He added that avoiding a 2C rise may depend on nations meeting zero-emissions goals by the middle of this century. The study used artificial neural networks, a type of machine learning or artificial intelligence that…