5 things to know for October 6: Facebook, Congress, coronavirus, NYPD, Ethiopia
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By AJ Willingham, CNN The US admitted 11,411 refugees during the 2021 fiscal year — the lowest number in 40 years.…
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EU recommends relief funds for consumers hit by energy costs
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is urging member countries to provide relief funds to consumers and small…
Continue ReadingInside Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit bubble, where he’s king of his party but cut off from reality
By Luke McGee, CNN Boris Johnson should be in trouble. There are very real challenges to everyday life unfolding all over Britain. Drivers have been…
Continue ReadingISIS-K suicide bomber who carried out deadly Kabul airport attack had been released from prison days earlier
By Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The ISIS-K suicide bomber who carried out a terrorist attack at Kabul international airport in late…
Continue ReadingArnold Schwarzenegger says January 6 insurrection is what happens ‘when people are being lied to about the elections’
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger — who warned of the dangers of fascism following the insurrection at the US…
Continue Reading Nobel in chemistry honors ‘greener’ way to build molecules
By DAVID KEYTON, FRANK JORDANS and CHRISTINA LARSON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for…
Continue Reading Coronavirus deaths in Russia surpass 900 a day for 1st time
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily coronavirus death toll has surpassed 900 for the first time in the pandemic. The…
Continue Reading South Africa’s Desmond Tutu turns 90 amid new racist slur
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — As South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 90, recent…
Continue Reading Court lifts secrecy in alleged Australian espionage trial
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A court has agreed to lift a shroud of secrecy from the trial of a spy’s lawyer that…
Continue Reading Red Crescent says bodies of 17 people washed ashore in Libya
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — The Libyan Red Crescent says at least 17 bodies, likely of Europe-bound migrants, have…
Continue Reading Pope expresses ‘shame’ at scale of clergy abuse in France
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has expressed “shame” for himself and the Roman Catholic Church for the scale of child sexual abuse within the…
Continue ReadingDEA agents had found bulk marijuana on Amtrak train before the deadly shooting in Arizona, court documents say
By Carma Hassan, CNN The deadly shooting on an Amtrak train in Arizona on Monday erupted after US Drug Enforcement Administration agents recovered…
Continue Reading German parties look to Social Democrats to lead next govt
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The two parties that emerged as likely kingmakers from Germany’s election last month say they will…
Continue ReadingChina could be ready to mount a ‘full-scale’ invasion of Taiwan by 2025, island’s defense minister says
By Eric Cheung, CNN China could be capable of mounting a “full-scale” invasion of Taiwan by 2025, the island’s defense minister…
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A capsule look at the Braves-Brewers playoff series
By The Associated Press A capsule look at the best-of-five National League Division Series between the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee…
Continue Reading German police raid ring suspected of laundering $162 million
BERLIN (AP) — German police have carried out large-scale raids in 25 cities in connection with a suspected money-laundering network alleged to have…
Continue Reading US woman in Bali ‘suitcase murder’ to be released Oct. 29
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Chicago woman convicted of assisting her boyfriend in her mother’s murder and…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles to require proof of vaccination for indoor restaurants, gyms and theaters
By Madeline Holcombe and Stella Chan, CNN The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to require patrons at indoor spaces such restaurants, gyms and…
Continue Reading Jaguars owner reprimands Meyer for ‘inexcusable’ behavior
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has publicly reprimanded Urban Meyer for what he…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: 106-win Dodgers host Cards in NL wild-card game
By The Associated Press The 106-win Los Angeles Dodgers put their season on the line in the NL wild-card game against the red-hot St. Louis…
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