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The IndependentFather of teen arrested with AK47 in New York subway station was killed in police shootout
18-year-old man from Ohio with assault rifle and wearing gas mask taken into custody
- The Independent
Latina grandmother assaulted on LA bus in anti-Asian attack
A 70-year-old woman was getting off a bus in LA when another passenger dragged her to the other end of the vehicle and beat her, her son says
- The Independent
Jeffree Star and friend Daniel Lucas involved in ‘severe’ car accident
YouTube star’s Rolls Royce flipped three times after reportedly hitting black ice
- LA Times
No jokes here: Dwyane Wade purchases ownership stake in Utah Jazz
Former Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade has purchased an ownership stake in the Utah Jazz, following a legacy of basketball stars turned owners.
- The Independent
North Carolina teacher killed in shoot-out after trying to rob Mexican drug cartel
Barney Harris shot and killed despite wearing bulletproof vest to rob drugs and cash
- The Independent
BLM activist arrested for anti-Asian hate crime in Seattle
‘Thank God the light finally changed and I was able to drive off’, said victim after abuse
- BBC
20 years in Afghanistan: Was it worth it?
The BBC's Frank Gardner asks the awkward question about a war with an astronomical human cost.
- The Independent
Coronavirus: Brazilians told to delay having children ‘until a better moment’ as variant spreads
Country’s health system is buckling under pressure of highly contagious P1 variant
- Miami Herald
Spring Game another opportunity for FIU and its new play-caller to speak the same lingo
In a sense, Andrew Breiner is a master of languages.
- The Independent
Mitch McConnell refused to allow Ruth Bader Ginsburg to lie in state in Capitol, book claims
‘Mitch McConnell is not a force for good in our country,’ Nancy Pelosi reportedly told author
- Associated Press
Clammers digging through pandemic, but shellfish are fewer
Chad Coffin has spent the coronavirus pandemic much as he has the previous several decades: on the mudflats of Maine, digging for the clams that draw tourists to seafood shacks around New England. “There just isn’t the clams that there used to be," Coffin said. More New Englanders have dug in the tidal mudflats during the last year, but the clams aren't cooperating.
- Charlotte Observer
Hornets’ Rozier: Don’t be ‘soft,’ but this NBA season is brutal on every player’s body
Charlotte Hornets will be decimated by injury against the Brooklyn Nets.
- The Independent
From Asian hate crime to a minimum wage: 25 things Ted Cruz has voted against this year
All the votes the Texas senator opposed in 2021 – including not one confirmation of a woman to the position of Cabinet secretary
- The Independent
MyPillow guy’s free speech site bans curse words
‘Huge letdown’: Telegram users on Lindell’s verified channel express frustration at signing up for VIP access to new social media network that still hasn’t opened despite announcement
- The Independent
Marjorie Taylor Greene launches ‘America First’ platform to promote ‘Anglo-Saxon traditions’
‘America is a nation with a border, and a culture, strengthened by a common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions,’ an America First pamphlet says
- Business Insider
NASA has chosen SpaceX's Starship to land its next astronauts on the moon
Elon Musk has said that SpaceX's mega-spaceship could fly astronauts to the moon within a few years. But first the Starships have to stop blowing up.
- The Independent
Elon Musk’s SpaceX will build spacecraft to land Nasa astronauts on moon, report says
Artemis will land the first woman and person of colour on the moon
- The Independent
Squad members and Anti-Trump Republicans spend $70k on private security following riots
Lawmakers spending on protection in wake of 6 January Capitol riot revealed in FEC filings
- USA TODAY
The 5 best Amazon deals you can get this Friday
Amazon deals to shop today include the Google Nest thermostat, a eufy smart robot vacuum and more—get the details.
- LA Times
Paul George stays hot but 76ers end Clippers' winning streak
The Clippers worked their way out of an early 17-point deficit to the 76ers, yet despite 37 points from Paul George, fell short in Philadelphia.