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Vigil Being Held For Carjacking Victim, 16-Year-Old Now Facing Murder Charges
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Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of the all-powerful Cuban Communist Party to a younger generation that was "full of passion and anti-imperialist spirit" at its congress that kicked off on Friday. In a speech opening the four day closed door event, excerpts of which were broadcast on state television, Castro, 89, said he had the satisfaction of handing over the leadership to a group of party loyalists that had decades of experience working their way up the ranks.
- LA Times
No jokes here: Dwyane Wade purchases ownership stake in Utah Jazz
Former Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade has purchased an ownership stake in the Utah Jazz, following a legacy of basketball stars turned owners.
- The Independent
Biden news: Pence undergoes pacemaker operation as Sanders pays Trump rare compliment on Afghanistan
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- The Independent
Coronavirus: Brazilians told to delay having children ‘until a better moment’ as variant spreads
Country’s health system is buckling under pressure of highly contagious P1 variant
- Business Insider
Regulators urge safety recall of $4,295 Peloton treadmill after child dies
"This doesn't happen with other treadmills," an official told The Washington Post after reports of the child's death and numerous other injuries.
- The Independent
BLM activist arrested for anti-Asian hate crime in Seattle
‘Thank God the light finally changed and I was able to drive off’, said victim after abuse
- Business Insider
Lauren Boebert says adding Supreme Court judges is an 'act of political terrorism'
Boebert was criticizing a move by House Democrats to expand the Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices.
- Raleigh News and Observer
Catawba Indians declared victor in NC casino court fight, clearing way for construction
Federal judge says Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians had no basis for claims against Catawba casino.
- The Independent
Ted Cruz refuses to wear mask at Capitol: ‘Virtually everyone is vaccinated’
CDC recommends vaccinated people continue wearing ‘a mask’
- The Independent
Can you still get Covid-19 after having the vaccine?
Pfizer is 95 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 disease and Moderna is 94 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 disease
- BBC
Nasa chooses SpaceX to build Moon lander
SpaceX will build a lander that the US space agency will use to return humans to the Moon this decade.
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Frederick deputies investigate fatal shooting of teen at hotel
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office is looking for whoever shot and killed a teenager at a hotel in Frederick. The Sheriff's Office said deputies were called around 2 a.m. Friday to the Country Inn and Suites on Spectrum Drive, across from the Francis Scott Key Mall, where a boy was fatally shot.
- Architectural Digest
The 9 Best Wireless Headphones for Every Kind of Use
For some people, earbud headphones are difficult to wear largely because their ears are either too big or too small. When users place these headphones in their ears for the first time, the buds are custom-molded to the contours of the wearer’s ears within 60 seconds. Get it now! There’s a chance you’ll fall asleep wearing Sony’s latest noise-canceling headphones.
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Myanmar releases prisoners for New Year, though likely not dissidents
Saturday is the first day of the traditional New Year in Myanmar and the last day of a five-day holiday that is usually celebrated with visits to Buddhist temples and rowdy water throwing and partying in the streets. Pro-democracy activists called for the cancellation of the festivities this year and instead for people to focus on a campaign to restore democracy after the military's ouster of the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi is among 3,141 people arrested in connection with the coup, according to a tally by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) activist group.
- The Independent
From Asian hate crime to a minimum wage: 25 things Ted Cruz has voted against this year
All the votes the Texas senator opposed in 2021 – including not one confirmation of a woman to the position of Cabinet secretary
- The Independent
Simon & Schuster won’t distribute book by police officer involved in Breonna Taylor fatal shooting
Post Hill Press, a small conservative publishing house, is set to release a book by Sgt Jonathan Mattingly about the fatal incident
- The Independent
Marjorie Taylor Greene launches ‘America First’ platform to promote ‘Anglo-Saxon traditions’
‘America is a nation with a border, and a culture, strengthened by a common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions,’ an America First pamphlet says
- Associated Press
Pressure mounts for Merkel's bloc to end its power struggle
Pressure mounted Saturday on the two contenders hoping to lead German Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right bloc into September's national election to end their power struggle and agree which of them will run to succeed her. Armin Laschet, the leader of Merkel's Christian Democratic Union, and Markus Soeder, the head of its smaller Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union, have both declared their interest in running for chancellor. Germany’s parliamentary election Sept. 26 will determine who succeeds Merkel, who isn’t seeking a fifth term after nearly 16 years in power.
- The Independent
Elon Musk’s SpaceX will build spacecraft to land Nasa astronauts on moon, report says
Artemis will land the first woman and person of colour on the moon
- Associated Press
Brooks scores 32, Grizzlies pull away to beat Bulls 126-115
Dillon Brooks scored a season-high 32 points and the Memphis Grizzlies took control in the second half to beat the Chicago Bulls 126-115 on Friday night. Brooks had 15 points in the third quarter to lead Memphis’ charge. The game was tied at the end of both the first and second quarters before the Grizzlies pushed ahead to beat the Bulls for the second time this week.