U.S.Associated PressAftershocks expected for days after California, Nevada quake
A magnitude 6 earthquake jolted both sides of the California-Nevada border, tossed boulders onto a major roadway and was felt as far off as Las Vegas and even San Francisco, with days of aftershocks predicted, authorities said. The quake shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday was centered south of Lake Tahoe near Walker, a rural community of a few hundred households in the eastern Sierra Nevada. It was followed by dozens of aftershocks, including at least a half-dozen of magnitude 4 or above, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
U.S.Fort Worth Star-TelegramOff-duty cop knocked out at Tennessee wedding after racist comments, reports say
An off-duty police officer was knocked unconscious with one punch at a wedding reception in Tennessee last month after witnesses said he made racist comments, according to police records. Knoxville Police responded to a report of a simple assault involving 22-year-old Tanner Holt, an off-duty officer in the department, around 8:55 p.m. on June 26, police said in an incident report.
WorldReutersPhilippines' Duterte ponders play for power as political exit looms
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte might be barred from a second term in office, but don't be surprised if he's still running the country after a presidential election next year. The popular Duterte gave the strongest hint yet that he might seek the vice presidency, saying on Wednesday that he was "sold to the idea" and thinking seriously about running for the largely ceremonial number two post. For Christian Monsod, a lawyer and one of the framers of the 1987 constitution, Duterte's real intent is clear.
WorldAssociated PressTaliban visit Moscow to say their wins don't threaten Russia
A delegation of the Taliban visited Moscow on Thursday to offer assurances that their quick gains on the ground in Afghanistan do not threaten Russia or its allies in Central Asia. The Russian Foreign Ministry said the Kremlin envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, met with the Taliban delegation to express concern about the escalation and tensions in northern Afghanistan. The ministry said Kabulov urged the Taliban “to prevent them from spreading beyond the country's borders.
U.S.Associated PressSuspect in stabbing of rabbi now facing hate crime charges
A man already charged with stabbing a rabbi outside a Jewish school in Boston now faces additional hate crime offenses, prosecutors said Thursday. Khaled Awad, who is originally from Egypt, arrived in the U.S. with biased views against Jews, Christians and American culture, Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Margaret Hegarty said during a court hearing. Awad, 24, who has been living in Boston, was charged Thursday with a civil rights violation causing injury and intimidation with bodily injury, prosecutors said.
U.S.BBCUS woman killed by bear that dragged her from tent in Montana
US authorities are searching for a grizzly bear that killed a woman in Montana after dragging her from her tent in the middle of the night. Leah Lokan, a 65-year-old nurse from California, had stopped over in the town of Ovando during a cycling trip. During the attack on Tuesday, her fellow campers used bear spray to force the animal out of their camping site.
WorldThe TelegraphCoronavirus latest news: Just 25 children died in one year from Covid in England, study reveals
Rishi Sunak tells workers to get back to the office Delta variant reinfects people who have had Covid Backlash over mandatory tests for five year olds Euro 2020: Italy fans don't have to self-isolate Fifth of Britons want pandemic curfew to continue The risk of severe illness or death from Covid-19 is "extremely low" in children and young people, as new research reveals that just 25 under-18s in England have died from the virus in a one year period. This means that vaccines would need to be proven to be "very low risk" before children were given jabs, according to child health experts.
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Fox News host Tucker Carlson seems scandalized reporters are investigating his NSA spying claims
For nearly two weeks, Fox News host Tucker Carlson has been claiming on air that the National Security Agency is "monitoring our electronic communications and is planning to leak them in an attempt to take this show off the air," as he alleged on his June 28 broadcast, citing a "whistleblower within the U.S. government." The NSA denied Carlson's allegations in a rare, carefully worded statement. The NSA spying on an American and a member of the journalism profession would be big news and scandalous behavior by the government, but Carlson's story has some puzzling gaps — what did he say that plausibly threatens to "take this show off the air"?
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WorldAssociated Press2 US men, ex-Colombia soldiers held in Haiti assassination
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Seventeen suspects have been detained so far in the stunning assassination of Haiti's president, and Haitian authorities say two are believed to hold dual U.S.-Haitian citizenship and Colombia's government says at least six are former members of its army. Léon Charles, chief of Haiti's National Police, said Thursday night that 15 of the detainees were from Colombia. The police chief said eight more suspects were being sought and three others had been killed by police.
U.S.Fort Worth Star-TelegramToll lane operator, drivers among negligent in I-35 pileup, widow alleges in lawsuit
The negligence of private companies that operate and maintain Fort Worth interstate toll lanes, the state transportation department and 10 drivers caused an expansive 133-vehicle collision in February, according to a lawsuit filed by the relatives of a man who died as he drove to work. The lawsuit appears to be the first filed by a representative of the estate of a person who died in the Interstate 35 West collisions in which five other people were killed on lanes slick with freezing rain. It was filed on Tuesday in Tarrant County District Court by Jane Watson, whose husband, Aaron Watson, was driving a Kia Sportage when he died early on Feb. 11 in express lanes.
WorldReutersPhilippines relaxes COVID-19 curbs to allow children outdoors
The Philippines on Friday loosened coronavirus restrictions to allow children out of their homes so they can return to parks, playgrounds, and hiking trails in the capital region and some other provinces after a slowdown in infections. Children aged five and above, who were previously confined indoors, will also be permitted to go to outdoor tourist sites and dining establishments, and play non-contact sports outside, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said. The pandemic has battered the Philippine economy, triggering millions of jobs losses, prompting policy makers to call for the easing of lockdown measures to help boost domestic spending.
U.S.Associated PressNew Zealand hot air balloon crashes, injuring all 11 aboard
A hot air balloon crashed as it was about to land in New Zealand on Friday, injuring all 11 people on board, including two who suffered serious injuries and were airlifted to a hospital, according to authorities and the ballooning company. Sunrise Balloons said the hourlong trip near Queenstown had been uneventful and was operating within normal wind speeds when the pilot attempted to land on a private airstrip just before 10 a.m. “On approach, the balloon was caught by a sudden wind gust and the basket containing passengers impacted with a low bank,” the company said in a statement.
U.S.Associated PressHonolulu officers want charges dismissed in fatal shooting
Three Honolulu police officers are asking a judge to dismiss charges against them in connection with a shooting that killed a 16-year-old Micronesian boy. Prosecutors pursuing charges against them after a grand jury declined to indict them “is statutorily and constitutionally impermissible,” said a motion to dismiss by Officer Zackary Ah Nee. Attorneys representing fellow Officers Geoffrey Thom and Christopher Fredeluces have joined in the motion filed Tuesday.
BusinessBBCChinese ride-hailing firm Didi sued in US as shares slide
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global is being sued by US shareholders after a crackdown by Beijing triggered a slump in its share price. The two lawsuits come a week after Didi's New York Stock Exchange debut. The company's US market value has fallen by more than 20% since a Chinese regulator told online stores to pull the app.
HealthReutersPfizer to seek U.S. authorization for COVID booster shot as Delta variant spreads
Pfizer Inc plans to ask U.S. regulators to authorize a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine within the next month, the drugmaker's top scientist said on Thursday, based on evidence of greater risk of reinfection six months after inoculation and the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, however, in a joint statement that Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster COVID-19 shot at this time. Some scientists have also questioned the need for booster shots.Pfizer's chief scientific officer, Mikael Dolsten, said the recently reported dip in the vaccine's effectiveness in Israel was mostly due to infections in people who had been vaccinated in January or February.
WorldThe TelegraphPolitics latest news: NHS Covid app to be relaxed as social distancing ends on July 19, says Grant Shapps
The Government is looking to cut the sensitivity of the NHS app in line with the end of social distancing on July 19, Grant Shapps has said. Fears are growing that the four-week gap between the end of restrictions this month, and the end of isolation requirement on August 16, could result in millions of people forced to stay at home, putting pressure on NHS staff, as well as undermining efforts to get workers back in the office. This morning the Transport Secretary told Sky News the sensitivity of the app would be dropped "to align with recommendations that come in on July 19."
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Death toll rises to 46 in Surfside collapse as 10 more bodies are found
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced at a press conference Wednesday that the death toll in the Surfside, Fla. apartment collapse had increased to 46 people, after 10 more bodies were found.
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Police help man who spun tale get to Indiana from Alabama
The young man had a compelling story: His father died in the 9/11 terror attacks, his mother had just one leg, he had no other living relatives and he was stranded in Alabama with no way to make the nearly 600-mile (965-kilometer) trip home to Indiana after being robbed. Moved to help, police officers from six agencies gave him food, money and a connection for a ride back north. The sheriff's office, which initially shared the story on Facebook, said a man claiming to be Willinaus Bolin, 23, of Indianapolis told police in Montgomery that he was on the way to Florida with friends when they pushed him out of the car, robbed him of money he made mowing lawns and left him with nothing over the Fourth of July weekend.
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U.S.Raleigh News and ObserverCobra owner’s lawyer says enclosures passed recent inspection. Snakes have been seized
The lawyer for the man facing charges related to an escaped zebra cobra says Raleigh animal control inspected her client's snake enclosures just months ago and found everything there to be “in full compliance.” Anna Smith Felts, the attorney for Christopher Gifford, 21, told The News & Observer on Thursday that in March 2021, the same month Gifford was bitten by a deadly green mamba, animal control officers inspected the basement of Gifford's parents' home in northwest Raleigh and that “all of the enclosures were found to be appropriate.” After the escaped cobra incident, Gifford is facing 36 charges of keeping venomous snakes in improper enclosures and three charges related to snakes in containers that were mislabeled.
U.S.Miami HeraldVideo shows cracks, puddles in condo garage a year before it collapsed — but no red flag
There in the garage, Terenzi noticed corrosion and paint peeling on the ceiling, along with several puddles of standing water. It was the same garage that was inspected in August 2018 by engineer Frank Morabito. At the time, Morabito, an engineering consultant hired by the condo board, noted “major structural damage” to the concrete slab that makes up the ceiling of the garage and the underside of the pool deck, putting the association on notice that expensive repairs were called for as the building's 40-year recertification approached.
U.S.Business InsiderDOJ unveils massive indictment accusing 5 Floridians of attacking 7 police officers during Capitol riot
Five Floridians were arrested and charged last week in connection to the Capitol attack in one of the largest indictments stemming from the insurrection to date. Prosecutors say the defendants, all from the Tampa Bay area, attacked and assaulted a line of police officers several times while outside the Capitol on January 6. Court documents say the defendants used riot shields and flagpoles to hit officers in the head and neck and later punched, kicked, and elbowed officers.
U.S.Associated PressTropical storm sparks tornado warnings in trek up East Coast
Severe weather from Tropical Storm Elsa spurred tornado warnings in Delaware and New Jersey early Friday as the system moved over the mid-Atlantic states and into the northeastern United States. Overnight in coastal New Jersey, a 78 mph (126 kph) wind gust was recorded in Ludlam Bay, and a 71 mph (114 kph) gust was recorded in Beach Haven — both appeared to be “associated with nearby tornadoes,” the National Hurricane Center said in a 5 a.m. update.
U.S.The IndependentMarjorie Taylor Greene provokes outrage by comparing Ashli Babbitt’s death to George Floyd’s
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene continued to showcase her skill for making controversial comparisons in a recent appearance on Greg Kelly's show on Newsmax, comparing the killing of Capitol rioter and QAnon adherent Ashli Babbitt with that of George Floyd, who was murdered by police. During the segment, Ms Greene was complaining about big tech companies and about how she is being compared to Nazis by the media. The discussion about tech companies centred on former President Donald Trump's new lawsuit against Twitter and Facebook alleging they engaged in censorship by banning him.
“Conglomerates benefit from the infrastructure paid for by taxpayers. … Shouldn't they help pay for all this?”
“Placing the burden for infrastructure improvements on those who use the facilities is the traditional way.”
“The world’s investors are offering America a cheap line of credit … and there’s no real reason to turn them down.”
“The carbon tax has unique advantages … It’s the obvious way forward.”
“A focused bill that repurposes unspent Covid funds is the best option.”