News at 5:30 | Friday, April 2, 2021

News at 5:30 | Friday, April 2, 2021

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  • Four crew dead, 9 missing after cargo ship runs aground in Philippines

    Four crew members from a cargo ship that ran aground off the southern Philippines have died, while seven have been rescued and a search is continuing for nine others, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday. The crew of LCT Cebu Great Ocean abandoned the vessel, which was carrying nickel ore and 2,000 litres of diesel, before it ran aground in Surigao del Norte province on Monday, the coast guard said. The bodies of the four crew members were found after being washed onto the shore, while the seven were rescued in various parts of the southern province after reaching land, Gelly Rosales, a coast guard official, told Reuters.

  • Fox, Newsmax, Taylor Greene and Cruz question jury as conservatives cope with Chauvin murder verdict

    Conservatives argue that a Minneapolis jury was intimidated into finding Chauvin guilty

  • Capitol riot suspect arrested after FBI use face recognition on girlfriend’s Instagram

    Authorities allege Stephen Chase Randolph assaulted a Capitol police officer

  • Ma’Khia Bryant: Ohio police release body camera footage in shooting of 16-year-old

    Clip shows chaotic scene before officer opens fire

  • Newsmax host claims Derek Chauvin was ‘sacrificed to the mob’ as right-wing outlets accused of racism

    Robert Schmitt follows Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson in attacking jury’s guilty verdict

  • Nashik: Oxygen leak leaves 22 Covid-19 patients dead in India

    The accident in an Indian hospital happened when an oxygen tank was refilling the storage tank.

  • Jury's swift verdict for Chauvin in Floyd death: Guilty

    After three weeks of testimony, the trial of the former police officer charged with killing George Floyd ended swiftly: barely over a day of jury deliberations, then just minutes for the verdicts to be read — guilty, guilty and guilty — and Derek Chauvin was handcuffed and taken away to prison. Chauvin, 45, could be sent to prison for decades when he is sentenced in about two months in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. “Today, we are able to breathe again,” Floyd's younger brother Philonise said at a joyous family news conference where tears streamed down his face as he likened Floyd to the 1955 Mississippi lynching victim Emmett Till, except that this time there were cameras around to show the world what happened.

  • European soccer's breakaway Super League collapses 48 hours after launch

    European soccer was shaken by Sunday night's formation of a breakaway Super League of 12 elite soccer clubs, threatening the more-or-less egalitarian nature of the continent's favorite sport. On Tuesday, six of the teams — all from the English Premier League — pulled out of the potentially lucrative project, bowing to pushback from fans, Britain's government, and soccer's governing authorities. Chelsea and Manchester City were the first teams to say they were quitting the $4 billion enterprise, and Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham soon joined them. The six remaining teams — Spain's Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, and Barcelona, and Italy's Juventus, AC Milan, and Inter Milan — said in a statement Tuesday night that "given the current circumstances, we shall reconsider the most appropriate steps to reshape the project." The idea of a U.S.-style European soccer league, with a set number of teams splitting a huge pot of money, has been discussed for at least 20 years. What elite soccer teams "saw in the NFL was a model for making money from modern sports, complete with glitz, lionized dynasties, and lavish television contracts," The Wall Street Journal explains. "The odd crummy season wouldn't matter — the Super League could have its own New York Jets and that club would still make money." At least half of the 12 Super League teams are owned by foreign investors, including four American-owned franchises: Arsenal (L.A. Rams owner Stan Kroenke), Liverpool (Boston Red Sox investment group), Manchester United (the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Glazer family), and AC Milan (Elliott Management Corp.). The Glazers were one of the key drivers of the Super League plan, the Journal reports, but Real Madrid President Florentino Perez is the public face. More stories from theweek.comThe incomplete justice of the Chauvin verdictThis year's Oscar goody bag includes luxury vacations, vape cartridges, and a hammer from PETAAmerica's incredibly successful pilot of universal health care

  • Ted Cruz argues Biden’s comments could mean Chauvin goes free on appeal

    President took unusual step of talking about Chauvin trial once jury was sequestered

  • Chad president's death: Rivals condemn'dynastic coup'

    Opposition parties reject the army's appointment of President Déby's son as the nation's new leader.

  • ‘She was a child’: White House calls fatal police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant ‘tragic’

    Jen Psaki says killing of 16 year old ‘came just as America was hopeful for a step forward’ after Chauvin guilty verdict

  • Biden news: Bernie Sanders unveils free college plan as Merrick Garland launches police review

    Rolling updates on the day’s news from Washington and beyond

  • Pearson, Sutter score 2 each as Canucks beat Maple Leafs 6-3

    Tanner Pearson and Brandon Sutter each scored twice, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 Tuesday night. Quinn Hughes had a goal and two assists for Vancouver, Nils Hoglander also scored and J.T. Miller had two assists. Braden Holtby stopped 37 shots for the second straight game after the Canucks' return from a massive COVID-19 outbreak.

  • Drone view of homes after Welsh cliff collapse

    The local Gwynedd Council has warned people to stay away.Eyewitnesses say the collapsed cliff is up to 40 meters wide.

  • You now can easily find walk-in COVID vaccine appointments in Charlotte. Here’s how.

    Among the big changes with expanded options, anyone age 16 and up can get a shot at the Bojangles Coliseum vaccine site without an appointment.

  • Aussie 'citizen scientists' hunt for microplastics

    Hunting for microplasticsLocation: Sydney, AustraliaThese beachgoers have becomecitizen scientistsThey document and map microplasticsat their local beachesThey hope to use the data todevelop solutionsto map plastic hotspots andfind out how to clean them up(SOUNDBITE) (English) CITIZEN SCIENTIST SARAH COOK, SAYING:"You know I love the marine environment. I spend a lot of the time in the ocean, in the local river around here and I find it really disturbing to find plastics out there. You know just walking on the beaches - we need to find a way of preventing it getting there in the first place."Microplastic pieces are around 5 mm or smallerToxic chemicals in plastic can increase the chance of diseaseThe use of disposable products has contributed to the problemThe results are published on the website AUSMAP

  • Will Derek Chauvin appeal guilty verdict in George Floyd murder?

    Though overturning the case is a long shot, there are a few arguments Chauvin’s lawyers could make for a potential appeal

  • Val Demings and Jim Jordan clash over police funding

    ‘Law enforcement officers deserve better than to be utilised as pawns! And you and your colleagues should be ashamed of yourselves!’ Demings thunders at Jordan

  • Upbeat assessments buoy hopes for revival of Iran nuclear deal

    Despite numerous obstacles, both Tehran and Washington shift to cautiously optimistic tone about nuclear deal

  • Atomwaffen Division: UK government accused of ‘dithering’ over ban of neo-Nazi terrorist group

    Shadow minister calls gap between formation of group in 2015 and ban ‘profoundly concerning’