5 things to know for October 19: Capitol riot, Covid-19, Congress, SCOTUS, Myanmar
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By AJ Willingham, CNN By some counts, half of kids as young as 10 use social media. It seems scary, but there are ways parents can…
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Haiti gang wants $17M ransom for kidnapped American and Canadian missionaries
By Matt Rivers, AnneClaire Stapleton, Tara John and Karen Smith, CNN The gang that kidnapped a group of 17 American and Canadian missionaries in…
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USDA rethinks approach to controlling salmonella in poultry
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal health officials are rethinking their approach to controlling salmonella in poultry plants…
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Latvia to impose nearly monthlong lockdown as COVID spreads
HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia will enter into a nearly monthlong lockdown, including curfew, on Thursday due to the worsening coronavirus situation in the…
Continue Reading MTV: Europe Music Awards to counter Hungary’s anti-gay laws
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — MTV says its Europe Music Awards will air next month in Hungary. A network executive says the…
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Sloppy Bangladesh beats Oman by 26 runs in T20 World Cup
AL AMERAT, Oman (AP) — Bangladesh has overcome sloppy fielding and erratic bowling to beat co-host Oman by 26 runs and keep its hopes alive of…
Continue Reading China says moon rocks offer new clues to volcanic activity
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese researcher says moon rocks brought back to Earth by a robotic spacecraft last year have provided new insights into ancient…
Continue Reading In Ghana, Rastafarian high schooler fights to keep his hair
By KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU Associated Press A school official told a new student in Ghana that he had to cut his dreadlocks. The 17-year-old boy and his…
Continue Reading As deaths rise, Russian doctors despair at low vaccine rate
By KOSTYA MANENKOV and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Facing a surge of seriously ill COVID-19 patients, the head of an…
Continue ReadingJanuary 6 committee approves Steve Bannon criminal contempt report, setting up key vote later this week
By Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol formally approved…
Continue Reading UK faces calls for ‘Plan B’ with virus cases high and rising
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Many scientists are pressing the British government to reimpose social restrictions and speed up…
Continue Reading Aging UK soldier dies while on trial for Troubles shooting
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An 80-year-old British army veteran has died while on trial for a shooting that occurred during…
Continue Reading Energy crunch hits global recovery as winter approaches
By DAVID McHUGH, COLLEEN BARRY, JOE McDONALD and TATIANA POLLASTRI Associated Press The world’s facing an energy crunch. Europe is feeling it…
Continue Reading Climate report: Africa’s rare glaciers soon to disappear
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s rare glaciers will disappear in the next two decades because of climate change, a…
Continue ReadingUniversity of North Carolina can continue to consider race as a factor in admissions process, judge rules
By Joe Sutton, CNN A federal judge ruled Monday that the University of North Carolina did not discriminate against applicants who were White and…
Continue Reading Turkey summons 10 diplomats over call for activist’s release
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the ambassadors of the United States and nine other countries to protest a statement…
Continue ReadingAustralia is offering money to help victims leave violent partners
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN The Australian government is offering one-off payments to help people leave violent relationships. From Tuesday, victims can…
Continue Reading Rights activists urge boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Human rights activists have urged international governments, sponsors and athletes to…
Continue Reading Rights activists urge boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Human rights activists have urged international governments, sponsors and athletes to…
Continue Reading EU top official clashes with Polish PM over rule of law
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official has locked horns with Poland’s prime minister, arguing…
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