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Porn star Dakota Skye, who received backlash for flashing breasts at George Floyd mural, found dead
Adult film star Dakota Skye was discovered dead in Los Angeles, a family member confirmed. Skye, whose real name was Lauren Scott, came from a family with a history of addiction, her aunt claimed in an interview. "She died almost exactly two years after her mother, my baby sister's, death which was caused by addiction and alcoholism," Linda Arden told The Sun. "Lauren was a product of a highly dysfunctional family involving drugs, alcohol, physical, emotional, verbal and sexual abuse," the aunt added.
U.S.Associated Press1998 Oregon school shooter: 'tremendous shame and guilt'
Kip Kinkel, who killed his parents before going on a shooting rampage at his Oregon high school in 1998, killing two classmates and injuring 25 more, has given his first news interview, telling HuffPost he feels “tremendous, tremendous shame and guilt. Kinkel, now 38, is serving a de facto life sentence at the Oregon State Correctional Institution. He spoke with the news site by phone for about 20 hours over 10 months.
PoliticsNBC NewsGarland looks like he's protecting Trump. But Biden could benefit bigly.
Attorney General Merrick Garland is coming under increasingly intense criticism from progressives who say he is protecting former President Donald Trump. But it's not Trump who stands to be the primary beneficiary of Garland's shield; it's President Joe Biden. The points of tension are myriad, from backing the last administration's immigration and environmental policies to defending Trump in a defamation suit brought by E. Jean Carroll, who says Trump sexually assaulted her and later caused her harm by saying she lied about it.
WorldAssociated PressIsraeli police say woman with knife shot dead in West Bank
Israeli police said a Palestinian woman carrying a knife ran toward an Israeli military checkpoint on Saturday and was shot dead by a private security guard. The shooting took place at the Qalandiya checkpoint near Jerusalem, one of the largest in the occupied West Bank. Police said the woman, identified as a 28-year-old resident of a West Bank refugee camp, had ignored calls by the guard to stop.
U.S.NBC News1 of 2 suspects in custody in Austin attack
A suspect was in custody and another was being sought Saturday after an early morning mass shooting in a busy entertainment district in downtown Austin, Texas, police said. "We continue to work on this case and follow up on leads to apprehend the remaining suspect," the Austin Police Department said in a statement, adding that the U.S. Marshals helped with the arrest. Interim Police Chief Joseph Chacon described the violence as historic.
PoliticsBBCTrump officials seized Democrat's Apple data
Democrats have demanded a probe into reports that officials acting under former President Donald Trump seized lawmakers' Apple account information. According to US media reports, prosecutors subpoenaed the tech giant for account data for at least two House Intelligence Committee members. Representative Adam Schiff - now the committee's chairman - was reportedly one of those targeted.
WorldThe TelegraphWho paid $28 million to go into space with Jeff Bezos?
A mystery bidder paid $28 million for a seat on a spaceship with billionaire Jeff Bezos during a live auction on Saturday. It concluded a month-long bidding process for the sightseeing trip on Blue Origin's maiden voyage next month. Within four minutes of the opening of Saturday's live phone auction bids reached beyond $20 million.
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Vehicle rams into Pittsburgh building, several dead -official
According Hissrich, the car went 200 feet into the building. He told CBS News witnesses reported seeing the car traveling at high speeds before crashing.
U.S.Idaho StatesmanDad told in-laws he was taking son for a hike. Both found dead on Appalachian Trail
A 2-year-old was found dead in a ravine along the Appalachian Trail, and his father's body wasn't far away, Maryland police said. Sean Thomson, 34, picked up his son Thursday night from his in-laws' house near Boonsboro, Maryland, police said. After his wife learned of their whereabouts, she rushed to a parking lot along the Appalachian Trail where she found Thomson's car abandoned.
WorldBBCEthiopia's Tigray crisis: UN aid chief says there is famine
Tigray has been devastated by fighting between government forces and rebels, with 1.7 million people displaced since fighting began in November 2020. According to the assessment, the food situation in the region has reached the level of a "catastrophe", which it defines as starvation and death affecting small groups of people spread over large areas. The tragedy behind Ethiopia's man-made famine The dilemma of declaring a famine Why Ethiopia genocide debate may be a distraction The UN's World Food Programme (WFP), Food and Agriculture Organization and children's agency Unicef have all called for urgent action to address the crisis.
WorldThe TelegraphBoris Johnson infuriated after Emmanuel Macron suggested Northern Ireland was not part of UK
Boris Johnson was left infuriated on Saturday when Emmanuel Macron suggested in head-to-head G7 summit talks that Northern Ireland was not part of the UK. The Prime Minister attempted to explain his frustration with the Northern Ireland Protocol by asking Mr Macron what he would do if sausages from Toulouse could not be moved to Paris, according to a UK government source. The French president was said to have retorted by arguing that the comparison did not work because Paris and Toulouse were both part of the same country, incorrectly suggesting Northern Ireland is not within the UK.
U.S.Fort Worth Star-TelegramFireworks set off for TikTok video destroy pre-Civil War barn, Michigan officials say
A massive fire that destroyed a historic barn in Michigan sparked during the creation of a TikTok post, Michigan officials said Friday. The Cady-Boyer barn in Canton, which predates the Civil War, burned down in the May 30 fire, Canton officials say. Christopher Stoecklein, the fire chief in Canton, told McClatchy News that children set off colored smoke bomb fireworks and a lit a piece of cardboard on fire.
WorldBBCHong Kong activist Agnes Chow released from prison
Hong Kong's prominent pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow has been released from prison after serving nearly seven months of her 10-months term. Chow and fellow activists Joshua Wong and Ivan Lam were jailed last year for their role in protests in 2019. China later imposed a national security law to stifle dissent in Hong Kong.
U.S.INSIDERWorkers found a plane at the bottom of a California lake, potentially solving a 56-year-old mystery
A plane that crashed in 1965 and was never found may have been located in a California lake. Workers testing underwater surveying equipment found a plane in Folsom Lake, CNN reported. The wreckage of a small airplane was found deep underwater in a California lake as workers were testing surveying equipment, CNN reported.
U.S.AxiosIn photos: Harris shows up at Pride parade in downtown D.C.
Vice President Kamala Harris dropped in at the Capitol Pride Walk And Rally in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The state of play: Harris and second gentleman, Doug Emhoff, joined the crowd, who welcomed them with cheers, according to press reports. The visit had not been on the vice president's public schedule.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderPutin says Trump is an 'extraordinary' and 'talented individual' who is an outsider to the US political establishment, unlike 'career man' Biden
Russian President Vladimir Putin told NBC News that Trump is "extraordinary" and "talented." Putin added that he hopes that Biden is less "impulse-based" than Trump. Russian President Vladimir Putin heaped praise on former President Trump in an exclusive interview with NBC News on Friday.
BusinessAFPRare earth metals at the heart of China's rivalry with US, Europe
What if China were to cut off the United States and Europe from access to rare minerals that are essential to electric vehicles, wind turbines and drones? At a time of frequent geopolitical friction among those three powers, Washington and Brussels want to avoid this scenario by investing in the market for 17 minerals with unique properties that today are largely extracted and refined in China. "The expected exponential growth in demand for minerals that are linked to clean energy is putting more pressure on US and Europe to take a closer look at where the vulnerabilities are and the concrete steps these governments can take," said Jane Nakano, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.
U.S.USA TODAY'Brave' grandmother died after struggling with Florida Publix gunman, who family says had mental health issues
Timothy J. Wall had mental health struggles before he walked into a Florida Publix on Thursday and shot a grandmother, her nearly 2-year-old grandson and then himself, authorities and family say. Maj. Talal Masri with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said Friday that the gunman first shot the child at the Royal Palm Beach grocery store and that the 69-year-old woman then "instinctively jumps in and is trying to stop him." Authorities and Wall's family on Friday described him as a financially troubled individual who struggled with mental health disorders.
U.S.INSIDERA Mississippi high school agreed to make 2 white students co-winners of top honors after their parents complained about the awarding of prizes to Black pupils
A high school awarded white students top honors after two Black students were already chosen. Parents at a Mississippi school claimed it had miscalculated the criteria for valedictorian and salutatorian. Breaking with tradition, the school ended up naming two white students as co-valedictorian and co-salutatorian.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderBiden tells Chuck Schumer to 'go ahead' with calls for $50,000 in student-debt cancellation
Biden told Chuck Schumer to keep the pressure on to cancel $50k in student debt, Schumer said. Biden is reluctant to cancel that amount, saying he does not think he has the executive authority. Democratic lawmakers have been keeping the pressure on President Joe Biden to cancel $50,000 in student debt per borrower.
U.S.The IndependentCapitol rioter apologises on CNN – and blames Trump for his actions
One of the alleged Capitol rioters went on CNN to apologise for his actions – and to blame Donald Trump for calling on him and others to attack the Capitol. Anthony Antonio appeared on CNN on Friday to offer a mea culpa for his participation in the botched insurrection that left five people dead. "The President of the United States – who at the time he was still the President of the United States – calls all of us to DC," Mr Antonio said.
SportsNBC NewsViolent IndyCar crash pauses Detroit race
A Swedish IndyCar driver was headed to a hospital Saturday following a violent crash into a tires-and-concrete barrier during the first race of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix doubleheader at Belle Isle Raceway in Detroit. In-car video of the collision replayed on NBC Sports appeared to reveal that the vehicle's throttle was open or stuck, and it did not appear that the driver hit the brakes as it careened into the barrier at nearly full speed in turn 6. The driver, 29-year-old Felix Rosenqvist, was conscious and moving, but stayed in the vehicle as a safety team in a pickup rushed to the scene and pulled him out of his No. 7 Dallara-Chevrolet, carrying him away on a stretcher.
U.S.The Daily BeastPolice Arrest Ex-NFL Player, Want to Question Him About Missing Girlfriend
Kevin Ware Jr., a former NFL tight end whose girlfriend, Taylor Pomaski, has been missing for months, was arrested at a Spring, Texas strip mall on Friday after missing his bond supervision hearings in April and May. “There could be others that were around the house that night,” Eric Zuleger, a former boyfriend of Pomaski's for six years with whom she remained friends, told KPRC 2. Ware, who played for the San Francisco 49ers and Washington's NFL team, was first arrested on April 19 on drug and weapon charges, according to ABC 13.
U.S.INSIDERThe mother of a teen accused of killing her father and laughing about it on video is a former state senator
Sierra Halseth, 16, and Aaron Guerrero, 18, have been charged with killing Halseth's father, Daniel. Halseth's mother is Elizabeth Halseth, a former Republican state senator in Nevada. Daniel Halseth was found stabbed to death and burned on April 9.
PoliticsThe IndependentEx-US ambassador reveals the one thing G7 leaders can do to help Biden keep Trump out of power
The former US ambassador to the European Union has revealed the one thing that G7 leaders can do to help Joe Biden keep Donald Trump out of the White House. Anthony Gardner, who represented the Obama administration as ambassador to the EU, says that world leaders should help Mr Biden achieve a real victory against China. This, he claims, would help nullify the one-term president's attacks on Mr Biden and reduce the chance of Mr Trump returning to power in 2024.
“It may seem desperate at this point, but I can’t be mad at any and all efforts to get people vaccinated.”
“I won’t get rich, but I will get to live my life. That seems like reward enough.”
“Offering incentives may encourage people who are not actively opposed to vaccination but may have put it off.”
“At some point, the government is simply rewarding irresponsible behavior.”
“Sure, people should do it without needing an incentive. But what’s the alternative? Not enough people get vaccinated.”