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BBCAfghanistan war: What has the conflict cost the US?
The US is to pull its forces out of Afghanistan by September - how much has it spent on the war?
- Miami Herald
Cuba’s budding civil society asks to be heard as island prepares for historic congress
Hundreds of young artists protest on a sidewalk outside the white mansion housing Cuba’s Ministry of Culture in Havana’s once aristocratic Vedado neighborhood. Famous musicians long aligned with the communist government poke a finger at the revolution with a song that mocks a slogan penned by Fidel Castro. Rights activists march through the streets demanding greater protections for animals.
- The Independent
SolarWinds: Russian intelligence behind major cyber attack, Raab reveals as US expels diplomats
‘We see what Russia is doing to undermine our democracies’, foreign minister says
- The Independent
CNN crew member collapses as Daunte Wright protesters pelt reporters with bottle and eggs
‘A bottle of water knocked you out? Hahahaha’
- The Independent
Police officer ‘breaks arm’ of dementia patient after she forgets to pay for her groceries
The lawsuit filed against police says the vicitm now experiences fear, trauma and anxiety whenever she leaves her home
- The Independent
America facing vaccine passport ‘mess’, experts warn
‘I think it’s going to be a tidal wave that’s going to be very difficult to stop’
- The Independent
Biden news: Pence undergoes pacemaker operation as Sanders pays Trump rare compliment on Afghanistan
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- The Independent
‘We failed him’: Mayor voices sorrow as prosecutors admit 13-year-old Adam Toledo wasn’t holding gun
‘An attorney who works in this office failed to fully inform himself before speaking in court’
- INSIDER
Kevin Durant FaceTimed a top WNBA draft prospect ahead of her big moment as the No. 1 overall pick
Charli Collier - who went to the Dallas Wings with the No. 1 overall pick - spoke with fellow Texas Longhorns alum Kevin Durant before the WNBA Draft.
- Lexington Herald-Leader
Letters: Cheers on election bipartisanship. Jeers for corrupt open records changes.
Best of bipartisanship Thanks to Gov. Andy Beshear and Secretary of State Michael Adams for coming together again for Kentucky voters with the signing of the future election voting bill. I appreciate their working with each other for Kentucky voters instead of against someone just because he is of the other political party. The respectful way this bill was negotiated is indeed a model for the country.
- The Independent
Man charged with arson attack on Black church caught with help from Tesla security camera
Prosecutors say Dushko Vulchev behind string of fires and tyre slashings in Massachusetts town
- INSIDER
The breakout star of March Madness reminded everyone how to pronounce her name with a funny and sassy backdrop during the WNBA Draft
Aari McDonald became the third overall pick in the WNBA Draft just weeks after leading Arizona on a surprise run to the national championship game.
- Business Insider
Congressional Democrats plan to introduce bill that would add four more justices to the Supreme Court, per report
Congress has the power to set the number of justices and the count previously fluctuated before settling on nine in 1869.
- Architectural Digest
More Inside Australian Phenomenon Troye Sivan’s Soulful Melbourne Home
Sivan worked with Flack Studios to transform the space while preserving the essence of its Victorian-era origins Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest
- 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
- Reuters
India battles record COVID surge as rallies, Hindu festival draw huge crowds
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) -India battled a record surge in COVID-19 cases on Friday as hospitals ran out of oxygen and beds, while politicians held election rallies and hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees attended a weeks-long festival, infuriating health officials. A massive second wave of infections, second only to the United States in total, forced authorities to restrict movement of people in Mumbai, New Delhi and other cities amid growing calls for faster vaccination rollouts. The United States has reported more than 31 million infections.
- The Independent
Pat Robertson surprises everyone and hits out at police over shooting of Daunte Wright and death of George Floyd
Conservative televangelist calls police underpaid ‘bunch of clowns’ who are not ‘best and brightest’
- Business Insider
Delta CEO Ed Bastian declares 'it's absolutely safe to sit in the middle seat' in defiance of CDC suggesting airlines should block them
Delta's seat blocking policy ends on May 1. It cost the airline up to $150 million in potential revenue for March alone as more Americans fly.
- Raleigh News and Observer
How Jim Furyk’s loopy swing gets him on the fairways as others hit long at RBC Heritage
The two-time Heritage champion and Hilton Head crowd favorite known as “The Grinder” says Harbour Town Golf Links fits his style.
- The Independent
How raising the minimum wage to $70k helped one man’s company boom
Dan Price was labelled a socialist by Fox News - but now his company is worth $10 billion. Kate Ng looks at how