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    • UPS analyst succumbs to virus complications at age 40

      UPS analyst succumbs to virus complications at age 40

      Juan Ordoñez, 40, of North Arlington, N.J., is among the more than 500,000 Americans who have lost their lives to COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic.

      This is his story »
      • This drug gets you high and is legal ... maybe

        This drug gets you high and is legal ... maybe

      • Freshman GOP lawmaker faces sex abuse allegations

        Freshman GOP lawmaker faces sex abuse allegations

      • 2nd ex-aide says Cuomo sexually harassed her

        2nd ex-aide says Cuomo sexually harassed her

      • It's not just Britney: Monica, Lindsay, Paris, Whitney

        It's not just Britney: Monica, Lindsay, Paris, Whitney

      • 'We are American, too': Hundreds rally in NYC

        'We are American, too': Hundreds rally in NYC

    • Jamal Khashoggi: US says Saudi prince approved Khashoggi killing
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      BBC

      Jamal Khashoggi: US says Saudi prince approved Khashoggi killing

      A US intelligence report has found that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the murder of exiled Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. The report released by the Biden administration says the prince approved a plan to either "capture or kill" Khashoggi. Saudi Arabia rejected the report, calling it "negative, false and unacceptable".

      • Biden says Saudi announcement to come Monday; White House plays down new steps
        Biden says Saudi announcement to come Monday; White House plays down new steps
        Reuters
      • 'No smoking gun,' 'We are all Mohammed bin Salman,' say crown prince supporters
        'No smoking gun,' 'We are all Mohammed bin Salman,' say crown prince supporters
        Reuters
    • 10 death row inmates in Oklahoma could get new trials
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      10 death row inmates in Oklahoma could get new trials

      As many as 10 death row inmates in Oklahoma, more than one-fifth of the state's prisoners condemned to die, could escape execution because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling concerning criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country. The inmates have challenged their convictions in state court following the high court's ruling last year, dubbed the McGirt decision, that determined a large swath of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation. The decision means that Oklahoma prosecutors lack the authority to pursue criminal charges in cases in which the defendants, or the victims, are tribal citizens.

    • Kremlin critic Navalny moved to penal colony outside Moscow to serve jail term
      World
      Reuters

      Kremlin critic Navalny moved to penal colony outside Moscow to serve jail term

      Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been transferred to a penal colony outside Moscow to serve his prison sentence, a public commission said on Sunday, weeks after he returned to Russia after being poisoned. Navalny's whereabouts had been unknown since Thursday when his allies learned that he was transferred out of one of Moscow's most infamous jails to an undisclosed location. He has been transferred to a penal colony in the Vladimir region, the Moscow Public Monitoring Commission that defends the rights of prisoners and has access to people in custody, said on its website.

    • Ben Sasse on Matt Gaetz: 'That guy is not an adult'
      Politics
      The Week

      Ben Sasse on Matt Gaetz: 'That guy is not an adult'

      Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) didn't exactly pull punches in an interview with Politico, going after congressional Republicans, Democrats, former President Donald Trump, and the Biden administration all in one go. Sasse, who is facing imminent censure from the Nebraska GOP for voting to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial, stands by that vote and says he's not bothered by the action his home state's Republican Party is taking against him, though he did say he thinks it's not "healthy." At one point, when asked about Trump loyalist Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Sasse simply said "that guy is not an adult," and described Congress, generally, as "a bunch of yokels screaming."

      • Republican Sen. Sasse slams Nebraska GOP for "weird worship" of Trump after state party rebuke
        Republican Sen. Sasse slams Nebraska GOP for "weird worship" of Trump after state party rebuke
        Axios
      • GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says politics shouldn't be about the 'weird worship of one dude,' after rebuke for opposing Trump
        GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says politics shouldn't be about the 'weird worship of one dude,' after rebuke for opposing Trump
        Business Insider
    • The mystery of India’s ‘lake of skeletons’
      World
      BBC

      The mystery of India’s ‘lake of skeletons’

      High in the Indian Himalayas, a remote lake nestled in a snowy valley is strewn with hundreds of human skeletons. Roopkund Lake is located 5,029 metres (16,500ft) above sea level at the bottom of a steep slope on Trisul, one of India's highest mountains, in the state of Uttarakhand. The remains are strewn around and beneath the ice at the "lake of skeletons", discovered by a patrolling British forest ranger in 1942.

    • Rooster kills Indian man during banned cockfight
      World
      Associated Press

      Rooster kills Indian man during banned cockfight

      A man was killed by a rooster with a blade tied to its leg during an illegal cockfight in southern India, police said, bringing focus on a practice that continues in some Indian states despite a decades-old ban. The rooster, with a 3-inch knife tied to its leg, fluttered in panic and slashed its owner, 45-year-old Thangulla Satish, in his groin last week, police inspector B. Jeevan said Sunday. Jeevan said police filed a case and were looking for over a dozen people involved in organizing the cockfight.

    • Truck-borne gunmen kill 11 in Mexico's western state of Jalisco
      World
      Reuters

      Truck-borne gunmen kill 11 in Mexico's western state of Jalisco

      Unidentified gunmen riding in a truck opened fire with rifles on Saturday to kill 11 people in Mexico's western state of Jalisco, causing injuries to a woman and a youth as well, authorities said. Jalisco, where a former governor was shot dead in December, is one of the epicenters of Mexico's drug-related warfare, and home to the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). The state prosecutor's office said 10 men with gunshot wounds were found dead outside a home in Tonala, a municipality in the Guadalajara area, with another male body discovered inside.

    • Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits

      Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting. The justices are taking up a case about Arizona restrictions on ballot collection and another policy that penalizes voters who cast ballots in the wrong precinct. The high court's consideration comes as Republican officials in the state and around the country have proposed more than 150 measures, following last year's elections, to restrict voting access that civil rights groups say would disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic voters.

    • CPAC: Gaetz says media ‘biased’ over Ted Cruz’s Cancun trip and should have focused on ‘caravans’ of migrants instead
      Politics
      The Independent

      CPAC: Gaetz says media ‘biased’ over Ted Cruz’s Cancun trip and should have focused on ‘caravans’ of migrants instead

      Republican congressman Matt Gaetz attacked the way Ted Cruz's short-lived trip to Cancun, Mexico – amid a record-breaking winter storm – was reported by the media last week. The Florida congressman, who was speaking at the four-day Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando on Friday, accused the media of being 'biased' towards Mr Cruz, who was forced to return to Texas amid calls to resign last Thursday. It followed reports Mr Cruz flew to Cancun with his family on Wednesday evening as hundreds of thousands of Texans remained without water or electricity for a fourth day running.

      • Twitter Is Not Impressed With Ted Cruz's Questionable CPAC Joke About Cancun
        Twitter Is Not Impressed With Ted Cruz's Questionable CPAC Joke About Cancun
        HuffPost
      • Ted Cruz mocks Texas gaffe at CPAC: ‘Orlando is not as nice as Cancun’
        Ted Cruz mocks Texas gaffe at CPAC: ‘Orlando is not as nice as Cancun’
        TheGrio
    • Dollars flood Venezuela as Maduro abandons 'socialismo' in favour of Chinese system
      World
      The Telegraph

      Dollars flood Venezuela as Maduro abandons 'socialismo' in favour of Chinese system

      Now, the hotel is open again as a symbol of an impending economic recovery and tourism boom in a country that has suffered the worst economic crisis in modern Latin American history. But the so-called Socialist president's touting of the luxurious, $300 per night hotel in a country where most live in poverty represents something else to others - an abandonment of a political project promising a socialist utopia in favor of an 'anything goes', capitalist kleptocracy. Since the dark days of mid-2019, when inflation hit 10 million per cent and Venezuela's weaved baskets out of useless Bolivar notes, the economy has shown signs of recovery.

    • UN warns of mass famine in Yemen ahead of donor conference
      World
      Associated Press

      UN warns of mass famine in Yemen ahead of donor conference

      A U.N. humanitarian agency on Sunday warned that more than 16 million people in Yemen would go hungry this year, with already some half a million people in the war-torn country living in famine-like conditions. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, said the risk of large-scale famine in the Arab world's poorest country “has never been more acute,” adding that the years-long conflict, economic decline, and institutional collapse created enormous humanitarian needs in all sectors. The stark warning comes a day before a pledging conference co-hosted by Sweden and Switzerland.

    • World
      Associated Press

      Gunmen kill Islamic cleric, his son, student in Pakistan

      A trio of gunmen shot and killed a religious cleric, his teenage son and a student on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital Islamabad, police said, amid a rise in militant attacks. Police officer Shahzad Khan said the killing took place in the Bhara Kahu neighborhood when Mufti Ikramur Rehman was heading toward his car with his 13-year-old son and a seminary student late Saturday night. The cleric, his son and the student received multiple gunshot wounds and died at a hospital.

    • Minneapolis approved funding to hire social media influencers to spread information about ex cop Derek Chauvin's trial
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      Minneapolis approved funding to hire social media influencers to spread information about ex cop Derek Chauvin's trial

      Minneapolis city council approved funding to hire social media influencers for Derek Chauvin's trial, WCCO-TV reported. The influencers will be paid to provide the local community with information about the trial. Chauvin was charged in Floyd's death, and his trial is set to begin on March 8.

    • Germany urged to follow Britain’s vaccine strategy as regulators look set to approve AstraZeneca for over 65s
      World
      The Telegraph

      Germany urged to follow Britain’s vaccine strategy as regulators look set to approve AstraZeneca for over 65s

      Germany was under pressure to change its covid vaccination strategy yesterday/SUN after the country's top vaccine regulator acknowledged that advice against giving the AstraZeneca jab to over 65s had been flawed. Thomas Mertens, the head of Germany's Standing Committee on Vaccination (Stiko), said on Saturday that the country was likely to change its controversial guidelines against not to give the AstraZeneca vaccine to over 65s, saying errors had been made. Mr Mertens said the commission believed the AstraZeneca vaccine was “very good” and that their opinion of the vaccine was “now even better with the addition of the new data”.

      • Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot
        Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot
        Reuters Videos
      • German states call for unused AstraZeneca vaccine to be given to younger people
        German states call for unused AstraZeneca vaccine to be given to younger people
        Reuters
    • World
      Associated Press

      Russian helicopter crash-lands in northern Syria, casualties

      A Russian military helicopter made an emergency landing for technical reasons in northeast Syria on Sunday, Russia's Defense Ministry said. Syria's state media said there were casualties among the crew. Russia joined Syria's war in September 2015 and has since helped tip the balance of power in favor of President Bashar Assad's forces.

    • 317 schoolgirls have been abducted by 'bandits' in an attack on a boarding school in Nigeria
      World
      INSIDER

      317 schoolgirls have been abducted by 'bandits' in an attack on a boarding school in Nigeria

      Over 300 schoolgirls have been kidnapped from a boarding school in Northern Nigeria. Gunmen attacked the school and a nearby military checkpoint, according to Associated Press. A joint rescue operation between the military and police is now said to be underway.

      • Nigerian families await news of 300 kidnapped schoolgirls
        Nigerian families await news of 300 kidnapped schoolgirls
        Associated Press
      • Nigerian schoolboys freed as forces search for 300 abducted girls
        Nigerian schoolboys freed as forces search for 300 abducted girls
        Reuters
    • World
      Reuters Videos

      Five die and over 170 injured in Iraq's protests

      Among the fatalities, most died from bullet wounds, a hospital source said, adding that about 120 protesters were wounded. At least 57 members of the security forces were injured, according to another hospital source and a security source. The clashes continued on Friday evening after a week of violence that erupted on Sunday when security forces fired to disperse protesters, who were trying to storm the provincial government building using rocks and Molotov cocktails.

    • Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile attack over capital
      World
      Associated Press

      Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile attack over capital

      Saudi Arabia said Saturday it intercepted a missile attack over its capital and bomb-laden drones targeting a southern province, the latest in a series of airborne assaults it has blamed on Yemen's rebel Houthis. The Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen's yearslong war announced the Iran-allied Houthis had launched a ballistic missile toward Riyadh and three booby-trapped drones toward the province of Jizan, with a fourth toward another southwestern city and other drones being monitored. No casualties or damage were initially reported.

    • Israeli-owned ship docked in Dubai after mysterious blast
      World
      Associated Press

      Israeli-owned ship docked in Dubai after mysterious blast

      An Israeli-owned cargo ship that suffered a mysterious explosion in the Gulf of Oman came to Dubai's port for repairs Sunday, days after the blast that revived security concerns in Mideast waterways amid heightened tensions with Iran. Associated Press journalists saw the hulking Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray sitting at dry dock facilities at Dubai's Port Rashid. Although the crew was unharmed in the blast, the vessel sustained two holes on its port side and two on its starboard side just above the waterline, according to American defense officials.

    • 'We're done with that lifestyle': Jessica Watkins, Ohio woman charged in Capitol riot, renounces Oath Keepers
      U.S.
      USA TODAY

      'We're done with that lifestyle': Jessica Watkins, Ohio woman charged in Capitol riot, renounces Oath Keepers

      An Ohio woman ordered held in jail pending trial on charges in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol told a federal judge late Friday that she has disbanded her armed group in Ohio and plans to cancel her membership in the Oath Keepers. Jessica Watkins, 38, of Champaign County, told U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta in the District of Columbus that she was appalled and humiliated by the events of Jan. 6. "As soon as I'm out, whether acquittal or release, I'm canceling my Oath Keepers membership," she said.

      • U.S. Capitol riot suspect disavows far-right group, but loses bid for release
        U.S. Capitol riot suspect disavows far-right group, but loses bid for release
        Reuters
      • 'Oath Keeper' Jessica Watkins denounced the extremist group but will stay in jail before her trial, judge says
        'Oath Keeper' Jessica Watkins denounced the extremist group but will stay in jail before her trial, judge says
        Business Insider
    • California to spend $28M to help arriving asylum-seekers
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      California to spend $28M to help arriving asylum-seekers

      California is freeing up as much as $28 million to help immigrants arriving from Mexico and being released in the U.S. until their court dates, a sharp contrast from other border states that have emerged as foes of President Joe Biden's immigration policies. The funding, expected to last through June, comes as Biden unwinds former President Donald Trump's policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico until their court hearings. It will pay for hotel rooms for immigrants to quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic before going to their final destinations throughout the U.S. Money also will go to Jewish Family Service of San Diego to provide food, transportation and help with travel logistics.

      • Processing of asylum seekers expands at US-Mexico border
        Processing of asylum seekers expands at US-Mexico border
        Associated Press
      • Asylum seekers cross US-Mexico border under 'Remain in Mexico' policy rollback
        Asylum seekers cross US-Mexico border under 'Remain in Mexico' policy rollback
        AFP Videographics
    • CPAC 2021: Kevin McCarthy says he would bet his own home that Republicans take back the House in 2022
      Politics
      The Independent

      CPAC 2021: Kevin McCarthy says he would bet his own home that Republicans take back the House in 2022

      Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has said that he would bet his own home that Republicans take back the House of Representatives in the 2022 midterms. During a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida Mr McCarthy said to a cheering crowd: "We're going to get the majority back, we're five seats away! I would bet my house ...

    • AP PHOTOS: Turkish vaccine teams target isolated villages
      World
      Associated Press

      AP PHOTOS: Turkish vaccine teams target isolated villages

      Traveling across roads covered with ice and snow, vaccination teams have been going to Turkey's isolated mountain villages as the government seeks to inoculate 60% of the country's people against coronavirus over the next three months. After much effort, medical workers arrived Friday to vaccinate older villagers in Gumuslu, a small settlement of 350 in the central province of Sivas that lies 140 miles (230 kilometers) from the provincial capital. “It's a difficult challenge to come here,” said Dr Rustem Hasbek, head of Sivas Health Services.

    • Proud Boys leader says he’s not sorry about Capitol riots
      World
      TheGrio

      Proud Boys leader says he’s not sorry about Capitol riots

      This week, the leader of the far-right group the Proud Boys group came forward to make it clear he feels no remorse for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. During an interview broadcast by CNN Thursday night, Enrique Tarrio proudly acknowledged the Proud Boys' role in the siege and also made it clear that he had no sympathy for the lawmakers who reportedly feared for their lives during the incident. Previously, Tarrio, who identifies as Afro-Cuban, posted a photo on the social media app Parler of House members hiding from extremist Trump supporters, along with the caption: “When the people fear the government, there is tyranny… When the government fears the people… There is liberty.”

    • CPAC 2021 – live: Roger Stone dances to pro-Trump rap as Kristi Noem and Mike Pompeo woo party faithful
      Politics
      The Independent

      CPAC 2021 – live: Roger Stone dances to pro-Trump rap as Kristi Noem and Mike Pompeo woo party faithful

      The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) enters its third day in Orlando, Florida, with attendees gearing up for the culmination on Sunday when it is rumoured Donald Trump will announce a 2024 presidential run. Described as “Woodstock for election liars” by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, Joe Biden has said he will not be paying attention to the four-day gathering. On Saturday morning, Republican senator Marco Rubio's scheduled speech was cancelled just minutes before he was scheduled to take the stage.

      • Pompeo defends record in CPAC speech
        Pompeo defends record in CPAC speech
        Associated Press Videos
      • Roger Stone dances to pro-Trump rap outside CPAC
        Roger Stone dances to pro-Trump rap outside CPAC
        The Independent
    If Trump runs again, can he win?
    • “How about we skip ‘he won’t win’ cycle and not do 2016 all over again. Trump can absolutely win another presidential election.”

    • “With independents deserting him, there is simply no path for Trump to get back into the White House — except as a tourist.”

    • “They might as well cancel the 2024 primaries...because there is no way he can lose.”

    • “The next Republican presidential primary will be heavily shaped by Trump — whether or not he decides to run again.”

    • “Donald Trump will not be running for president again. He will, however, continue to tease the possibility of a 2024 run.”

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