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Key Firm Drops Out Of Arizona GOP's 2020 Election Recount
A subcontractor working on a Republicanled audit of the 2020 election results in Arizona's largest county has dropped out of the project.
Army Reserve Reprimands 12 Soldiers In Sexual Assault Probe
A monthslong investigation into allegations that leaders of an Illinois-based Army Reserve unit mishandled sexual assault complaints has ended with the reprimand of 12 soldiers and unknown disciplinary actions against three civilian employees, Army Reserv...
Morocco Police Halt Protest In Support Of Jailed Activists
Moroccan authorities on Tuesday stopped human rights activists from protesting outside parliament to demand the release of dissident journalists Soulaimane Raissouni, who is on a hunger strike, and Omar Radi.
Roadblocks And Protests Disrupt Colombian City Of Cali
The sugar mills that employ tens of thousands of people have ground to a halt. Broken stoplights dangle uselessly over downtown intersections. Police watch over burned bus stops and looted gas stations. Even the ice cream cone factory has gone silent.
William Shakespeare, First Man in World to Receive Covid-19 Jab, Dies Aged 81 in England
William Shakespeare, the second person in the world to get the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine jab died due to an unrelated illness.
Sudan Declares State Of Emergency In Coastal State After Tribal Violence
Sudan declared a state of emergency and imposed a night curfew in some parts of the coastal Red Sea state on Monday, after tribal violence that killed at least five people, a statement and state media said.
Lawsuit: Detainees Put In Mace-filled Cells, Denied Water
A federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses St. Louis correctional officers of putting jail detainees in a room and spraying so much Mace that they struggled to breathe.
Thailand to Extend Dose Gap for AstraZeneca's Covid-19 Vaccine to 16 Weeks
Thailand's change, from a 10-week gap previously, comes ahead of the planned start of a mass immunisation campaign from June, for which AstraZeneca's vaccine will be the main one used.
Toddler Finds Gun In Sofa, Accidentally Shoots Young Sister
A 3yearold boy accidentally shot his 2yearold sister after finding a gun that had been hidden between sofa cushions by a family friend, Florida authorities said Saturday.
Suit: Jail Inmate Asphyxiated While Officers Restrained Him
The daughter of a man who died in a Tennessee jail last year claims in a federal lawsuit that he was asphyxiated while being held on his stomach as one officer answered his cries that he couldn't breathe with, You shouldn't be able to breathe.
Nigerian Army Chief Dies In Air Force Plane Crash
Nigeria's army chief, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, died in a plane crash on Friday on an official visit to the northern state of Kaduna, which has had security challenges in recent months, the presidency said.
US Enacts 'Real Water' Recall Amid Reports Of Death, Illness
Federal authorities have ordered a complete recall of Las Vegasbased bottled water brand Real Water and ordered the company to surrender records in investigations of at least one death and multiple cases of liver illness among people who reported drinking...
Judge Agrees To Unseal Fulton Absentee Ballots For Audit
A judge on Friday agreed to unseal absentee ballots to allow for an audit of November election results in Georgia's most populous county.
Gaza Truce Between Israel And Hamas Begins, Mediated By Egypt
A truce between Israel and Hamas began on Friday at the hour set by Egyptian mediators, and U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to salve the devastation of the worst fighting in years with humanitarian aid for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian Minister: Cease-fire In Gaza Is `not Enough'
The Palestinians' top diplomat said a ceasefire in Gaza will enable 2 million Palestinians to sleep Thursday night but its not enough at all and the world must now tackle the difficult issues of Jerusalem's future and achieving an independent Palestinian...
Biden Directs US To Mitigate Financial Risk From Climate
President Joe Biden is directing federal agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify and manage financial risks to government and the private sector posed by climate change.