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Arrest warrants will be issued by Mexico for the fatal fire at a migrant center
Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lpez Obrador on Monday said that there was no evidence that any of the 39 people who died in a fire at a migrants’ centre in Ciudad Juarez were detained by authorities. However, Lpez said that the victims were detained as they tried to enter Mexico from the US. He added…
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The Fox News foundation has election-fraud claims
A US judge has been named to a new case accusing Fox News of misleading people in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory. Delaware Superior Court Judge Davida Brooks referred to herself in a court filing as “Fox’s culture judge”. Brooks said she had heard Fox News had made “false and defamatory statements” against…
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A town in Mississippi is “gone.” That is according to a resident
At least five people have been killed and over 200 others have been injured after a series of tornadoes touched down in several US states amid Hurricane Harvey. At least four people died due to tornadoes in Oklahoma, while one person was killed due to a tornado in Arkansas. A woman was killed when a…
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At least one person was killed and dozens were injured when tornadoes hit Texas and Oklahoma
At least four people were killed and several others were injured after a tornado touched down in the US state of Texas, officials said. A child who was missing after the tornado touched down in Louisiana was found dead and a search for his mother is ongoing, the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office said. Further, at…
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The United States helps the rich and hurts the poor
US government aid to people who choose not to work is “not powerful”, said Robert Rector, a conservative public assistance expert at the Heritage Foundation. “There’s no indications that I see that the American public thinks what we really need is more aid to people who choice not to work,” he added. The income cutoff…
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There are residents of East Palestine who worry that the train crash may have caused headaches and other symptoms
After a Norfolk Southern train derailment in the US’ Ohio village of East Palestine, residents of the area said that they wanted to know whether they were safe from toxic chemicals that spilled or were burned off. The state of Ohio has opened a clinic for people who think they have health issues as a…
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Hank Green talks about the future of the internet
Actress Deepika Padukone said that she has seen people “in just mistakes and in…intentional ways” to do things that have destroyed their credibility. “I’ve stumbled across a piece of the Internet or…set of…content creators who’re saying things specifically what bugs me…[is] when they’re taking some… nugget of scientific truth,” she added. “And…usually biological…applications to…politics in…
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Buttigieg called for stronger railroad safety rules after East Palestine disaster
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head S Peter Buttigieg has said the agency will hold the train company Norfolk Southern accountable for its role in the recent derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in Ohio. Buttigieg arrived in East Palestine, Ohio on Thursday after the derailment left dozens of people injured. The train’s tank…
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The train crash in Greece was caused by a driver ignoring the red light
At least 32 people were killed and more than 85 injured when a passenger train carrying more than 350 people collided with a freight train on Tuesday evening in central Greece, the Greek Fire Service said. Recovery efforts are underway, with the focus on the first two carriages of the passenger train, the Greek Fire…
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Thinking about the Digital Detox
During the Global Day of Unplugging, people are encouraged to put away their phones and other screens. The day will be held on Friday, March 3, and Saturday, March 4, with people being encouraged to participate in real life. On Friday, people will put away their phones at work and on Saturday, they will be…
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More than 80 people were injured and at least 2 dozen were killed in the Greece train collision
At least eight people have been killed and over 80 others have been injured after a freight and passenger train crashed head-on in central Greece on Monday, the Greek Fire Service said. The passenger train was travelling from Athens to Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, which is renowned for its festivals and vibrant cultural life. Over…
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Even though voters don’t want either Biden or Trump, they might get them in the future
American President Joe Biden’s aides said that his age is the top issue of his reelection campaign until a Republican nominee emerges, CNN reported. “People feel like it’s a turbulent world that we’re living in, and it is a strength for Biden to be able to point to not just years of experience in government…
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The Supreme Court is in the new normal
The US Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments over a case challenging a lower court ruling that overturned a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The lower court had ruled that Section 2 of the VRA is unconstitutional and that people who have been violated can bring a case against them. The Supreme…
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The publisher of the author kept ‘classic’ texts in print
A British newspaper reported that it found “hundreds of changes” in Roald Dahl’s children’s books, including 59 changes to ‘The Witches’ alone. The changes were reportedly done by an organisation called Inclusive Minds, which described itself as “a collective for people who’re passionate about inclusion, diversity, equality and accessibility in children’s literature”. “If we start…
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There is an opinion about how Putin can’t win in Ukraine
Russia has criticised Ukraine for trying to deliver humanitarian aid to the Russian-held city of Kramatorsk. Russian Defence Ministry said that it has rejected the Ukrainian authorities’ “unacceptable demands” for humanitarian assistance to be delivered in the city. This comes after at least 12 people were killed and 110 others were injured in Russian missile…
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Don Lemon will return to CNN after having formal training
US’ CNN anchor Don Lemon, who said that women are “in their prime in their 20s, 30s and 40s” during a discussion on ‘CNN This Morning’, has apologised. “The people I am closest to in this organisation are women,” he said. Lemon’s remarks came when he called former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s candidacy for…
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Life-saving medications are rare for people addicted to opiate drugs
A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report has shown that 107,735 people died of drug overdoses in the 12-month period ending in July 2019. “We continue to see a flattening in overdose deaths… Biden-Harris Administration remains focused on getting more people with addiction connected to the care they need,” the report’s author…
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The country of New Zealand plans to rescue people after a storm kills two people
Several people were trapped in their homes after heavy rainfall caused flooding in the New Zealand city of Auckland. More than 300 people were rescued from the flooded bay area on the North Island east coast. The body of a volunteer firefighter was recovered from the floods that engulfed a house near the city of…
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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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Ron spoke about privatization of Social Security, giving his rivals an opening
US President Joe Biden has said that Congress should start to “restructure” Social Security and Medicare to be “financially sustainable”. “What I think we need to do for people in my generation particularly, is start to restructure the program, in a way that’s gonna be financially sustainable, both Social Security and Medicare,” Biden added.
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Russian missile strikes knocked out power inUkraine and put the whole country under air-raid alarm.
Russian defence ministry has said two men shot at Russian troops preparing to deploy to Ukraine and killed 11 people. The ministry added that the men were later killed by Russian forces. The ministry further said that a total of 15 people were wounded in the attack, including the two victims who were killed by…
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“All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster” is an album by Zach Bryan, who vows to combat high ticket prices.
Singer Bryan has announced that he will play a limited number of headline shows next year due to the unfair ticket prices for live shows. He stated that he would only play a limited number of headline shows next year due to the unfair ticket prices for live shows. Bryan added people should be able…
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Police say an Oregon kidnapping suspect shot himself to death.
A search is underway in US for a man who allegedly kidnapped a woman and beat her in Oregon, leaving her with serious injuries. Police said he may be using dating apps to find potential new victims or manipulate people to help him evade arrest. The woman was taken to the hospital where she remains…
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Bob Woodward was sued by Trump for releasing audio of their interviews without permission.
Former US President Donald Trump said that he didn’t want people to know how bad and deadly coronavirus could be because he didn’t want to “panic the people”, according to journalist Bob Woodward’s memoir ‘The Trump Tapes’. Trump added that he didn’t want people to know how bad and deadly coronavirus could be because he…
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Velma is the new punching bag on the internet.
A video of a character named Coco Diablo from ‘The Mysteries of Velma Dinkley’ has surfaced online. The video shows the character getting googly-eyed over a female character named Coco Diablo. Some people have also shared clips from the show to celebrate the fact that Velma Dinkley is finally being shown as gay. “OMG LESBIAN…