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    • U.S. warned to keep warships away 'for their own good'

      U.S. warned to keep warships away 'for their own good'

      Moscow called the American deployment in the Black Sea a provocation designed to test Russian nerves.

      'They are testing our strength' »
      • Suspect taken into custody in Kristin Smart case: Report

        Suspect taken into custody in Kristin Smart case: Report

      • 'I just shot him': How could an officer make such a mistake?

        'I just shot him': How could an officer make such a mistake?

      • Kim Potter, cop who killed Daunte Wright, resigns

        Kim Potter, cop who killed Daunte Wright, resigns

      • Disinformation on Fox News was 'no accident': Court brief

        Disinformation on Fox News was 'no accident': Court brief

      • NFTs sell for millions. Are they warming the planet too?

        NFTs sell for millions. Are they warming the planet too?

    • Officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright identified as Kim Potter
      U.S.
      TheGrio

      Officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright identified as Kim Potter

      The officer who shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright has been identified as Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran with the Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Police Department. “It is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their Taser but instead shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet,” Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said Monday. “This appears to me, from what I've viewed and the officer's reaction and distress immediately after, that this was an accidental discharge that resulted in the tragic death of Mr. Wright.”

      • Minnesota Police Chief Resigns After Daunte Wright's Killing
        Minnesota Police Chief Resigns After Daunte Wright's Killing
        HuffPost
      • NFL players react to Minnesota police shooting of Daunte Wright
        NFL players react to Minnesota police shooting of Daunte Wright
        Yahoo Sports
    • White House: First lady Jill Biden to undergo 'procedure'
      Politics
      Associated Press

      White House: First lady Jill Biden to undergo 'procedure'

      The White House says President Joe Biden will accompany his wife, Jill Biden, Wednesday morning to an appointment where she will undergo a “common medical procedure. The White House says both Bidens will then return to the White House and “resume their normal schedule. Later Wednesday, the president is set to address the nation on his plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021.

      • Biden to pull U.S. Afghanistan troops by 9/11
        Biden to pull U.S. Afghanistan troops by 9/11
        Reuters Videos
      • Major training: Biden dog gets help adjusting to White House
        Major training: Biden dog gets help adjusting to White House
        Associated Press
    • Gov. DeSantis directs Florida to close Piney Point wastewater reservoir after averting disaster
      U.S.
      Axios

      Gov. DeSantis directs Florida to close Piney Point wastewater reservoir after averting disaster

      Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Tuesday he directed the state's Department of Environmental Protection to develop a plan to permanently close the wastewater reservoir at Piney Point phosphate plant that recently threatened to cause a catastrophic environmental disaster, according to AP. Why it matters: The governor said that $15.4 million in agency funds will be used to treat the water, which contains waste from the phosphate production that can cause algae blooms and fish kills and eventually impact the food chain if introduced into the environment in large amounts. What they're saying: “We want this to be the last chapter of the Piney Point story,” DeSantis said Tuesday, according to AP.

      • Florida to close wastewater reservoir with leak history
        Florida to close wastewater reservoir with leak history
        Associated Press
      • DeSantis steering more money to Piney Point, wants to close site
        DeSantis steering more money to Piney Point, wants to close site
        Tribune Publishing
    • Government defeated by Lords over bid for prosecution limit on soldiers for war crimes
      World
      The Telegraph

      Government defeated by Lords over bid for prosecution limit on soldiers for war crimes

      The Government has been defeated in the House of Lords over a bid for a prosecution limit on soldiers for war crimes. The Overseas Operations Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill, which has already cleared the Commons, seeks to limit false and historical allegations arising from deployments by introducing a statutory presumption against prosecution, which would make it exceptional for personnel to be prosecuted five years or more after an incident. However the Lords backed by 333 votes to 228, moved to ensure the most serious of offences are not covered by legislation aimed at protecting service personnel from vexatious battlefield claims.

    • NC town to appeal after judge threatens officials with jail — again — over seized cash.
      U.S.
      Raleigh News and Observer

      NC town to appeal after judge threatens officials with jail — again — over seized cash.

      The legal fight over the police seizure of $17,000 in Mooresville took on a Whac-A-Mole quality this week with a judge again holding the town in contempt only to see town officials file another appeal to stop her. On Monday — and for the second time this year — Iredell County District Judge Christine Underwood threatened town leaders and police with jail time for not returning Jermaine Sanders' money. The judge gave officials seven days to comply with her signed order or she would start putting people behind bars.

    • UK official: American warhead decision won’t impact British nuclear plans
      World
      Defense News

      UK official: American warhead decision won’t impact British nuclear plans

      The United Kingdom's plan to increase its nuclear warhead stockpile will not be impacted should the U.S. scrap a new submarine-launched nuclear warhead, a British Ministry of Defence official said Tuesday. “The number of warheads we need for the future is not determined by anything which the U.S. is doing on W93,” Angus Lapsley, the MoD's director general for strategy and international issues, said during an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The W93 is a new nuclear warhead design for use aboard submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

    • Hong Kong's delayed legislative elections set for December
      World
      Associated Press

      Hong Kong's delayed legislative elections set for December

      Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that the semiautonomous Chinese territory's legislative elections will take place in December, more than a year after they were postponed by authorities citing public health risks from the coronavirus pandemic. Lam also said that laws will be amended so that inciting voters not to vote or to cast blank or invalid votes will be made illegal, although voters themselves are free to boycott voting or cast votes as they wish. Lam was speaking a day ahead of the first reading of draft amendments to various laws in the city's legislature, to accommodate Beijing's planned changes to the city's electoral system.

    • Disgraced MO Rep. Rick Roeber calls it quits. Never forget what happened to his kids
      Politics
      Kansas City Star

      Disgraced MO Rep. Rick Roeber calls it quits. Never forget what happened to his kids

      Disgraced Missouri state Rep. Rick Roeber announced his resignation Tuesday afternoon, just steps ahead of potential ouster proceedings in the House chamber. Roeber, of Lee's Summit, had been under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual assault of his now-adult child Anastasia, and physical abuse of Samson Roeber, a sibling. Gabrielle Galeano, a sister, said she was aware of Roeber's behavior at the time.

      • Missouri legislators investigating Rick Roeber ask prosecutor to ensure ‘safety’ of child
        Missouri legislators investigating Rick Roeber ask prosecutor to ensure ‘safety’ of child
        Kansas City Star
      • Republican accused of abuse by his children resigning from Missouri House
        Republican accused of abuse by his children resigning from Missouri House
        Kansas City Star
    • Taiwan: 'Record number' of China jets enter air zone
      World
      BBC

      Taiwan: 'Record number' of China jets enter air zone

      Taiwan has said a record number of Chinese military jets flew into its air defence zone on Monday. The defence ministry said 25 aircraft including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers entered its so-called air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday. The incursion is the largest in a year and comes as the US warns against an "increasingly aggressive China".

      • Chinese aircraft in biggest Taiwan airspace incursion for a year despite US warning
        Chinese aircraft in biggest Taiwan airspace incursion for a year despite US warning
        The Independent
      • Taiwan says China flew 25 warplanes into its air-defense zone in the largest breach yet
        Taiwan says China flew 25 warplanes into its air-defense zone in the largest breach yet
        Business Insider
    • Consumer prices jump 0.6% in March, biggest gain since 2012
      Business
      Associated Press

      Consumer prices jump 0.6% in March, biggest gain since 2012

      U.S. consumer prices increased a sharp 0.6% in March, the biggest uptick since 2012, while inflation over the past year jumped 2.6%. The increase in the Labor Department's consumer price index Tuesday followed a 0.4% increase in February and was the biggest one-month gain since a 0.6% bump in August 2012. The year-over-year increase was far greater than the 1.7% increase for the 12-month change the previous month and while it easily exceeded the Federal Reserve's 2% target for inflation, the 2.6% increase in March was more of a snapshot of a period of time last year when prices tumbled as much of the world went into a pandemic lockdown.

      • Dollar drops to three-week lows after inflation data
        Dollar drops to three-week lows after inflation data
        Reuters
      • Global stocks hit record after U.S. inflation data
        Global stocks hit record after U.S. inflation data
        Reuters
    • A grieving daughter dropped her toy. A president gave it back.
      U.S.
      USA TODAY

      A grieving daughter dropped her toy. A president gave it back.

      WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and congressional leaders paid tribute Tuesday to U.S. Capitol Police Officer William "Billy" Evans during a solemn ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. Evans, an 18-year member of the force who served on the agency's First Responders Unit, died during an attack at the Capitol earlier this month. His body is lying in honor in the Rotunda, an unusual distinction for a private citizen.

      • Biden, lawmakers pay tribute to U.S. Capitol Police officer slain by motorist
        Biden, lawmakers pay tribute to U.S. Capitol Police officer slain by motorist
        Reuters
      • Biden eulogizes slain officer as Capitol Police mourn again
        Biden eulogizes slain officer as Capitol Police mourn again
        Associated Press
    • News
      Yahoo News Video

      Fauci: Breakthrough infections after vaccinations 'inevitable'

      It is inevitable that some people who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will still get a "breakthrough" infection because no vaccine is 100 percent effective, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Monday.

    • Minnesota mayor says police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright should be fired and face 'full accountability'
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      Minnesota mayor says police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright should be fired and face 'full accountability'

      Daunte Wright, 20, was fatally shot by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on Sunday. Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott says the officer who shot Wright should be fired. Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Mayor Mike Elliott says the police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright on Sunday should be fired and face "full accountability" in the shooting.

      • NFL players react to Minnesota police shooting of Daunte Wright
        NFL players react to Minnesota police shooting of Daunte Wright
        Yahoo Sports
      • City Manager In Minnesota Fired In Response To Police Shooting Of Daunte Wright
        City Manager In Minnesota Fired In Response To Police Shooting Of Daunte Wright
        HuffPost
    • Haridwar: Crowds surging at Kumbh Mela as India overtakes Brazil in Covid cases
      World
      BBC

      Haridwar: Crowds surging at Kumbh Mela as India overtakes Brazil in Covid cases

      Several million Hindus have gathered to take a dip in the Ganges river as a deadly second Covid-19 wave continues to sweep India. The devotees are marking an auspicious bathing day on Monday at the Kumbh Mela religious festival in Haridwar city in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. The Kumbh Mela takes place every 12 years and the venue is chosen from amongst four cities, including Allahabad, Haridwar, Nasik and Ujjain.

      • India's daily virus infections are world's highest but crowds gather for festival
        India's daily virus infections are world's highest but crowds gather for festival
        Reuters
      • What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
        What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
        Reuters
    • Fact check: False claim that President Joe Biden's approval rating lowest in American history
      Politics
      USA TODAY

      Fact check: False claim that President Joe Biden's approval rating lowest in American history

      The claim: President Joe Biden's approval rating is at 11%, the lowest of any president in American history President Joe Biden already has tangled with members of both parties over the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic, immigration and infrastructure since his inauguration less than three months ago. But his approval rating is not at an historic low, as a viral social media post suggests. The post, originally from a Twitter account on March 29, attributes Biden's supposed 11% approval rating to a Gallup poll, as reported by the Daily Caller.

    • ‘Unlike anything we’ve seen in modern history’: Attacks against journalists soar during Black Lives Matter protests
      World
      The Independent

      ‘Unlike anything we’ve seen in modern history’: Attacks against journalists soar during Black Lives Matter protests

      At least 50 journalists in the US have been arrested during Black Lives Matter demonstrations across the US, while dozens of others have also been injured by rubber bullets, pepper spray and tear gas. The US Press Freedom Tracker has collected nearly 500 incidents from 382 reports, from the unrest in Minneapolis in the wake of George Floyd's killing by police in late May, to demonstrations in more than 70 cities across 35 states since. At least 46 journalists were arrested between the end of May and the beginning of June, according to data collected by the organisation.

    • The World’s 9 Most Expensive Home Listings Currently on the Market
      World
      Architectural Digest

      The World’s 9 Most Expensive Home Listings Currently on the Market

      These fantastical houses range from a 64,000-acre Texas ranch to an oceanside estate in the south of France Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest

    • Venomous viper bites San Diego Zoo employee, officials say. There’s no anti-venom for it
      U.S.
      Raleigh News and Observer

      Venomous viper bites San Diego Zoo employee, officials say. There’s no anti-venom for it

      A San Diego Zoo employee has been bitten by a venomous viper, according to officials. A wildlife care specialist was bitten Monday by an African bush viper “while they were in an area away from the public,” an official said, NBC News reported. The employee was hospitalized for “evaluation and medical care,” the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said, according to KTLA5.

      • Venomous viper bites worker at San Diego Zoo
        Venomous viper bites worker at San Diego Zoo
        NBC News
      • Venomous snake bites employee at San Diego zoo
        Venomous snake bites employee at San Diego zoo
        The Independent
    • Matt Gaetz's indicted associate Joel Greenberg has been cooperating against him since last year, report says
      U.S.
      Business Insider

      Matt Gaetz's indicted associate Joel Greenberg has been cooperating against him since last year, report says

      Joel Greenberg has been cooperating against Rep. Matt Gaetz since last year, NYT reported. Greenberg reportedly told investigators that he and Gaetz had interactions with women who were given cash or gifts in exchange for sex. Gaetz has been embroiled in a political firestorm since The Times reported that he was being investigated over whether he broke sex trafficking laws.

      • Indicted Matt Gaetz Pal Paid Former Teen's Legal Fees While Under Investigation: Politico
        Indicted Matt Gaetz Pal Paid Former Teen's Legal Fees While Under Investigation: Politico
        HuffPost
      • John Oliver Hilariously Predicts When Matt Gaetz Will Reveal All
        John Oliver Hilariously Predicts When Matt Gaetz Will Reveal All
        HuffPost
    • Software fix planned for Mars helicopter
      Technology
      CBS News

      Software fix planned for Mars helicopter

      The long-awaited maiden flight of an experimental $80 million mini helicopter carried to Mars by the Perseverance rover is on hold while engineers test software to resolve a glitch that cropped up Friday during a pre-flight test, NASA announced Monday. If all goes well, the team hopes to determine a new flight date next week. Engineers initially expected to clear the Ingenuity helicopter for launch Sunday on a 30-second up-and-down flight to verify the 4-pound drone can, in fact, autonomously lift off, hover and land in the ultra-thin atmosphere of Mars.

      • The Morning After: Even NASA’s Mars drone needs software updates
        The Morning After: Even NASA’s Mars drone needs software updates
        Engadget
      • Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter still stuck on surface of Mars as engineers rush to give it software update
        Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter still stuck on surface of Mars as engineers rush to give it software update
        The Independent
    • Rashida Tlaib calls for ‘no more police’ following Daunte Wright shooting
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Rashida Tlaib calls for ‘no more police’ following Daunte Wright shooting

      The White House distanced itself from calls of "Squad" member Rashida Tlaib for "no more" policing and incarceration following the shooting of Daunte Wright. The Democratic congresswoman from Michigan said the shooting by Minneapolis officer Kim Potter "wasn't an accident" and that policing in the United States was "inherently and intentionally racist". Asked if the Biden administration "disavows" Ms Tlaib's calls to end the practice of policing, press secretary Jen Psaki said the president does not share her position.

      • Biden calls the death of Daunte Wright a ‘god-awful shooting’
        Biden calls the death of Daunte Wright a ‘god-awful shooting’
        Yahoo News Video
      • NFL players react to Minnesota police shooting of Daunte Wright
        NFL players react to Minnesota police shooting of Daunte Wright
        Yahoo Sports
    • Grab to list in US via $40 bln merger with Altimeter Growth
      Business
      Associated Press

      Grab to list in US via $40 bln merger with Altimeter Growth

      Southeast Asia's largest ride-hailing company, Grab Holdings, said Tuesday that it plans to merge with U.S.-based Altimeter Growth Capital in a deal that would value it at nearly $40 billion and allow it to trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market. That would make it the largest SPAC merger ever, more than double current record-holder United Wholesale Mortgage's $16 billion merger in January. The deal is the latest milestone in the booming business of SPACs, as investors race to find the next hot, young company when stock prices of big, established companies are already at records.

      • Grab to go public in the US following $40 billion SPAC deal
        Grab to go public in the US following $40 billion SPAC deal
        TechCrunch
      • Grab agrees to world’s largest SPAC deal, $40 billion value
        Grab agrees to world’s largest SPAC deal, $40 billion value
        Yahoo Finance Video
    • Companies that have containers on the Ever Given could have to help pay the up to $1 billion Egyptian authorities are demanding before the ship leaves the Suez Canal
      Business
      Business Insider

      Companies that have containers on the Ever Given could have to help pay the up to $1 billion Egyptian authorities are demanding before the ship leaves the Suez Canal

      The Suez Canal Authority said the Ever Given can't leave until $1 billion in damages is paid. The $1 billion would likely include paying for the tugboats and dredging ships that freed the ship. The owner of the Ever Given declared "General Average," so insurance could pay some of the damages.

    • Biden tells Putin to de-escalate troop build-up on Ukraine border and invites him to summit
      World
      The Independent

      Biden tells Putin to de-escalate troop build-up on Ukraine border and invites him to summit

      Joe Biden called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to deescalate tensions at the Ukraine-Crimea border, where he has been amassing troops since March. According to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, there are more Russian troops on the border of Ukraine than there were ahead of Russia's invasion and eventual annexation of Crimea in 2014. Mr Biden and Mr Putin spoke on the phone on Tuesday about a "number of regional and global issues" according to a White House synopsis of the call.

      • Biden proposes summit with Putin after Russia calls U.S. 'adversary' over Ukraine
        Biden proposes summit with Putin after Russia calls U.S. 'adversary' over Ukraine
        Reuters
      • Ukraine says Putin snubs Russian troop build-up talks, Moscow lashes U.S
        Ukraine says Putin snubs Russian troop build-up talks, Moscow lashes U.S
        Reuters
    • Caron Nazario ‘feared for his life’ in pepper spray traffic stop
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Caron Nazario ‘feared for his life’ in pepper spray traffic stop

      Caron Nazario's lawyer said the army officer feared for his life as he was pulled over by two Virginia police officers who aimed their guns at him and used pepper spray during a violent traffic stop. Attorney Jonathan Arthur told CNN: "He was terrified that if he was going to move his hands below where Officer Gutierrez could have seen them to undo that seatbelt, they would have murdered him." Apart from pointing their guns at him, the officers also pushed Lt Nazario to the ground and pepper sprayed him.

    Companies speak out on voting rights
    • “There’s no ‘both sides of the debate’ when it comes to active voter suppression.”

    • “Companies that do this ooze contempt for their own customers and employees who are not in the leftmost quarter of opinion.”

    • “The truth is that Fortune 500 companies were never taking moral stances from the goodness of their corporate hearts.”

    • “The truth is, the companies hold the cards…If companies stick to their guns, Georgia is likely to back down as well.”

    • “When a company folds to the unfounded outrage of a few misinformed nuts, they are forever at the mob’s beck-and-call.”

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