Man punches and slaps girlfriend's daughter after he misses birth of his child

Frustrated about missing the birth of his child, a man punched and slapped his girlfriend's three-year-old daughter who was left in his care. The 24-year-old on Monday (25 October) pleaded guilty to ill-treating the girl, now five, with another two charges of causing hurt to be considered when he is sentenced on 10 December. He was aware that the girl has slow mental development.

A mom told Jeff Bezos that Amazon was underpaying her $90 a month, sparking an internal probe that found the company was shortchanging some workers, a report says

An Amazon worker on leave emailed Jeff Bezos to say she'd been underpaid, The New York Times said. A subsequent investigation found that Amazon was systematically underpaying some workers on leave. A spokesperson told The Times that Amazon was still identifying underpaid workers.

‘Poses Real Problems’: Ex Minneapolis Cop Has Murder Conviction Reversed and Sentencing Reduced; New Precedence Draws Concern as Derek Chauvin Seeks to Appeal His Conviction

Minneapolis' first cop to be convicted of murder may regain his freedom sooner than anticipated. In an unprecedented turn of events, a Minnesota judge re-sentenced former cop Mohamed Noor to five years in prison for manslaughter. Noor has already served 29 months behind bars, making him eligible for early release, contingent upon good behavior, as soon as June 2022.

China warns of further spread in latest COVID-19 flare-up

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's latest COVID-19 outbreak is increasingly likely to spread further, a health official said on Sunday, as authorities urged all regions to step up monitoring and called for a reduction in travel across provinces. China has largely contained the virus but it is determined to stamp out any sporadic local outbreaks, particularly in the run-up to the 2022 Winter Olympics in February. More than 100 locally transmitted cases have been confirmed over the last week across 11 provincial areas, with most linked to 13 different tour groups.

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  Race to stamp out new Covid outbreak before Beijing Winter Olympics

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  China battles new Covid outbreak with eye on Winter Olympics

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'Cowboys for Trump' founder turns on Trump during QAnon conference

The founder of "Cowboys for Trump" may be moseying along on his lonesome. Couy Griffin is a New Mexico county commissioner who made headlines as the founder of the "Cowboys for Trump" activist group. Griffin made an appearance at the Patriot Double Down event, a QAnon conference in Las Vegas from Oct. 22-25, where he appeared to express doubt in former President Donald Trump's dedication to the cause.

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  Cowboys for Trump founder turns against former president

  The Independent
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  ‘Cowboys for Trump’ Founder Now Just a Cowboy After Bashing Former President

  Rolling Stone

In major ocean polluter Philippines, group turns plastic waste into planks

A group of recyclers in the Philippines is trying to ease the country's worsening plastic waste crisis by turning bottles, single-use sachets and snack food wrappers that clog rivers and spoil beaches into building materials. The Plastic Flamingo, or "The Plaf", as they are commonly known, collect the waste, shred it and then mould it into posts and planks called "eco-lumber" that can be used for fencing, decking or even to make disaster-relief shelters. It) is 100% upcycled material, 100% made from plastic waste materials, we also include some additives and colorants and it is rot-free, maintenance-free, and splinter-free, said Erica Reyes, The Plaf's chief operating officer.

People Are Calling Out Scams That Are So Normalized You Don't Even Notice Them, And There Are No Lies Detected

When I told them I would not be renewing, they listed my apartment for the same monthly rate I had been paying all along." u/Firedown31 "I just quit my gym membership because of this. They had big posters advertising the new low rate, but they wouldn't switch me to that without paying an exorbitant fee.

Colombia's most wanted drug lord captured in jungle raid

Colombian security forces have captured the country's most wanted drug trafficker, a rural warlord who stayed on the run for more than a decade by corrupting state officials and aligning himself with combatants on the left and right. President Iván Duque likened the arrest Saturday of Dairo Antonio Úsuga to the capture three decades ago of Pablo Escobar. Colombia's military presented Úsuga to the media in handcuffs and wearing rubber boots preferred by rural farmers.

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  Colombia's most-wanted drug lord told armed forces: 'You beat me' when caught -government

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  Colombia's most-wanted drug lord to be extradited

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San Francisco families no longer 'feel safe,' hire private security amid crime spree

More than 150 families living in San Francisco have hired private security to patrol their streets amid brazen property crimes, with some saying they no longer feel safe in their own neighborhood. "We don't feel safe in our neighborhood," resident Katie Lyons, told CBS SF. Lyons and other families hired patrol special officer Alan Byard to help patrol the streets of the city's Marina District following repeated instances of car break-ins and home burglaries.

Autopsy of Brian Laundrie's remains came back inconclusive, attorney says

Human remains were found in Florida's Carlton Reserve on Wednesday after more than a month of searching for Laundrie, who was a person of interest in the disappearance of his fiancée, Gabby Petito, before her body was discovered in Wyoming. The remains, described as "skeletal" by the North Port Police Department, were confirmed to be Laundrie's after a review of dental records, officials said Thursday. According to the FBI, the remains were found alongside personal items, such as a backpack and a notebook, belonging to Laundrie.

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  Brian Laundrie's parents won't have a funeral for their son, a producer said the family's attorney told her

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  Gabby Petito Case: Brian Laundrie Will Not Have Funeral Service Amid Inconclusive Autopsy Results

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Biden 'positive' on budget deal; Manchin OK with wealth tax

Pivotal Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin appears to be on board with White House proposals for new taxes on billionaires and certain corporations to help pay for President Joe Biden's scaled-back social services and climate change package. Biden said Monday he felt “very positive” about reaching agreement on his big domestic policy bill, aiming for votes in Congress as soon as this week — though that is far from certain. Democrats are working intensely to try again to wrap up talks, scaling back what had been what had been a sweeping $3.5 trillion plan so the president can spotlight his administration's achievements to world leaders at two overseas summits on the economy and climate change that get underway later this week.

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  Report: Manchin agreeable to Biden's wealth tax plan

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  Biden says he hopes Democrats reach spending deal this week

  Reuters

Non-Americans Are Sharing The Misconceptions They Had About The US Before Visiting, And I'm Laughing At A Lot Of These

Here are some of the responses. "I thought Americans ate pizza every single Friday, which is why I wanted to visit the USA in the first place." u/daivern 2."

Police: Miami teen girl stole, posed for pics with gun later used to kill Hollywood officer

A 16-year-old Miami girl has admitted to taking possession of a stolen pistol that was later believed to have been used by her brother to murder Hollywood Police Officer Yandy Chirino, authorities said. Katherine Banegas was booked into a Miami-Dade juvenile detention center Monday and charged with grand theft of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a minor and possession of a firearm by a delinquent. She is accused of taking the Glock G43 pistol from a man back in September, and refusing to give it back despite his repeated text messages.

Ex-Alitalia Flight Attendants Strip In Labor Protest

Dozens of former flight attendants from defunct Italian airline Alitalia stripped off their uniforms Wednesday, wearing only undergarments in a silent, choreographed protest in central Rome. A new airline, ITA, began flying the next day, using some of Alitalia's aircraft. It also bought the Alitalia brand, but it is taking on fewer than 3,000 of Alitalia's 10,000 employees.

James Carville: ‘I hate guys like Glenn Youngkin’

Former Bill Clinton campaign manager and Democratic strategist James Carville sent a tartly worded fundraising email to supporters of former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Monday, telling them, “I hate guys like Glenn Youngkin.” It's the latest frantic, even desperate-sounding email pitch sent out by McAuliffe, governor from 2014 to 2018, who is seeking a second, nonconsecutive term. New Orleans native Carville, known as “the Ragin' Cajun,” has actively campaigned for McAuliffe in Virginia's gubernatorial election as the race draws closer both on the calendar and in the polls.

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  McAuliffe, Youngkin rally voters as Election Day nears

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  Virginia gubernatorial race tightens ahead of Election Day

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Lucid Air deliveries now underway

Judging by the company's official Twitter account, it appears that deliveries for the Lucid Air Dream Edition are just getting underway. In the social media post, Lucid Air electric sedans all covered up in protective wrapping are sitting on a delivery truck, seemingly on their way to the driveways of waiting customers. Lucid plans to build 520 Air Dream Edition sedans, each spinning out a total of 1,080 horsepower, a range of 520 miles and carrying an asking price of $169,000.

Denver's airport held a job fair to plug its huge labor shortage. An exec said he'd hoped 5,000 people would come - but only 100 showed up.

A job fair at Denver's airport on Saturday attracted just 100 people, an exec told a local outlet. Only about 100 people turned up to a job fair on Saturday aimed at plugging Denver International Airport's huge labor shortage, Denver's ABC affiliate reported. Dennis Deslongchamp, the president of the Denver Concessionaires Association, told KMGH that organizers had hoped for about 5,000 people at the fair, which he called a "very lofty goal."

It’s no stimulus check, but 17 million Americans are missing out on free money

The promise of free money is typically pretty alluring. After all, the stimulus checks Congress handed out during the early months of the pandemic were enormously popular, and nearly 3 million people have signed a petition calling for more. A 401(k) match from your employer is the closest thing many people get to free cash.

Sheriff: Child's remains, 3 abandoned siblings found in home

The skeletal remains of a child were found inside an apartment in the Houston area along with three surviving siblings who appear to have been abandoned, a sheriff said. One of the children, a 15-year-old, called the Harris County Sheriff's Office on Sunday afternoon and told authorities that his 9-year-old brother had been dead for a year and the body was inside the apartment, the office said in a statement. Deputies responded and found the teen, and two other siblings ages 10 and 7, living alone in the apartment, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez told reporters.

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  Skeletal remains of 9-year-old found in home where kids were abandoned, Texas cops say

  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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  Mom of 3 children found in Texas apartment with skeletal remains released

  NBC News

The story of Carol and Karen: Two experimental Facebook accounts show how the company helped divide America

They were created by a Facebook researcher to explore how the social media platform deepened political divides in the U.S. by recommending content rife with misinformation and extremism. LIVE UPDATES: The experiment shows that Facebook, which had 2.9 billion monthly active users as of June 30, knew before the 2020 presidential election that its automated recommendations amplified misinformation and polarization in the U.S., yet the company largely failed to curtail its role in deepening the political divide.

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  Facebook researchers saw how its algorithms led to misinformation

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  This mother-daughter duo planned the Jan. 6 rally. Now the House committee wants to hear from them, too.

  USA TODAY

Jacob 'Jake' Cefolia, United Airlines Executive Who Went Missing In 2020, Found Dead

His wallet, driver's license and a backpack, along with clothing that matched the description of what Cefolia was seen wearing the day before he was reported missing, were also identified at the scene, the paper added. DuPage Forest Preserve Police Chief David Pederson said investigators found no signs of foul play. Cefolia, who was a senior vice president of worldwide sales for Chicago-based United, was reported missing in August 2020 in a case that grabbed national headliines.

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  A missing United Airlines executive was found dead in a forest preserve near Chicago

  Business Insider
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  Body of missing United executive found a year after his disappearance

  The Independent

More migrants report sex abuse crossing Panama's Darien Gap

A growing number of women migrants crossing the forbidding jungle of the Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama on their route north are reporting sexual assaults, grabbing the attention of Panamanian lawmakers. On Saturday, a 25-year-old Haitian woman told members of a Panamanian congressional committee visiting Darien province that she had been assaulted just days before as she navigated the lawless area with her husband and 8-month-old son. The family stepped from a boat that had carried them along a roiling river to Lajas Blancas from Bajo Chiquito, the first small population center many migrants encounter after crossing the mountainous border.