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The IndependentLawyer of police officer who shot Adam Toledo says it’s ‘disheartening’ no one has asked how officer is doing
Police union president called the officer’s actions “heroic”
- The Independent
‘We failed him’: Mayor voices sorrow as prosecutors admit 13-year-old Adam Toledo wasn’t holding gun
‘An attorney who works in this office failed to fully inform himself before speaking in court’
- The Independent
SolarWinds: Russian intelligence behind major cyber attack, Raab reveals as US expels diplomats
‘We see what Russia is doing to undermine our democracies’, foreign minister says
- 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
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AOC ignores Marjorie Taylor Greene’s incessant Twitter pleas for a public ‘head to head’
MTG says a debate ‘would be informative for the American People’ with her degree in business administration and AOC’s degree in economics
- Miami Herald
Explainer: What is Cuba’s Communist Party Congress and why is it being watched closely?
Communist Party leaders in Cuba are convening in Havana to discuss the island’s future at a moment of economic crisis, mounting social tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
- BBC
France urges citizens to leave Pakistan amid anti-French protests
An email from the French embassy warns of "serious threats" after anti-blasphemy protests.
- 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
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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
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Can you still get Covid-19 after having the vaccine?
Pfizer is 95 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 disease and Moderna is 94 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 disease
- The Independent
Teen with AK47 arrested in New York subway station
18-year-old man from Ohio with assault rifle and wearing gas mask taken into custody
- The Independent
Biden news: Pence undergoes pacemaker operation as Sanders pays Trump rare compliment on Afghanistan
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Sean Hannity blasted for calling Adam Toledo a ‘13-year-old man’
A guest on Hannity’s Fox News show had previously referred to Kyle Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time, as a ‘little boy’
- The Independent
Officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting lands book deal
Post Hill Press to publish book by Sgt Jonathan Mattingly rejected by Simon & Schuster
- Miami Herald
First-dose Pfizer shots coming back to federal hub sites in Florida during J&J pause
First-dose Pfizer shots will soon be available again at Miami Dade College North campus and the other FEMA hub sites in Tampa, Jacksonville and Orlando, to increase vaccine access during the state’s ongoing J&J pause.
- The Independent
Ted Cruz refuses to wear mask at Capitol: ‘Virtually everyone is vaccinated’
CDC recommends vaccinated people continue wearing ‘a mask’
- Business Insider
Following uproar, White House says it will raise this year's cap on refugee admissions - but not yet
The Biden administration says it is "unlikely" to accept as many as 62,500 refugees this fiscal year, but will propose an increased cap by May 15.
- Reuters
Wall Street ends week positively; S&P 500, Dow hit record highs
The three main Wall Street indexes ended Friday higher for the day and week, with the S&P 500 and the Dow breaking closing records, as investors took strong economic data and bank earnings as signs of momentum in the U.S. pandemic recovery. Nine of the 11 S&P sub-sectors rose on Friday. The energy and information technology indexes were the exceptions.
- The Independent
New bill would prohibit police in Pennsylvania from wearing military-style fatigues
The bill is a response to heavy-handed police tactics used in Portland during 2020 protests
- 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