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Nov 23 2022
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Seven killed, several wounded in Virginia Walmart shooting
Seven people were killed and several wounded in a shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Tuesday night, authorities said, just days after a gunman killed five and injured 17 at a Colorado LGBTQ nightclub.
The city of Chesapeake confirmed the deaths in a tweet early on Wednesday, citing the city police.
In an initial update, police had said they believed that fewer than
Reuters
Dec 09 2022
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Dictionary.com chooses 'woman' as word of the year
Dictionary.com has chosen "woman" as its word of the year, noting that the term was "inseparable from the story of 2022".
The decision "reflects how the intersection of gender, identity, and language dominates the current cultural conversation", the online lexicon said.
Search interest spiked during March hearings in the US to confirm the first black woman to the US Supreme Court
BBC News
Apr 19 2022
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Massive increase in Black Americans murdered was result of defund police movement: experts
Support of Black Lives Matter and calls to defund the police reverberated across America in 2020 following the death of George Floyd, igniting social justice protests and riots at a time when the coronavirus and lockdowns upended society in unprecedented ways. What was left in 2020's wake was a massive increase in the number of murders, dealing a disproportionate blow to Black Americans.
Fox News Digital
Sep 12 2022
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In nod to JFK, Biden returns to Boston to relaunch cancer moonshot initiative
President Biden will visit Boston Monday to deliver a speech on his Cancer Moonshot Initiative, which aims to cut the cancer death rate in half over the next 25 years and provide greater support to caregivers and survivors.
The president will give the speech at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library 60 years to the day of President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 moonshot address at Rice
The Boston Globe
Apr 27 2023
Perspectives Blog
Matt Taibbi and the Shifting of American Liberalism
From the CenterMatt Taibbi – who is widely revered as one of the most iconic and greatest journalists of his generation – has become a punching bag for many American liberals as of late.
The Bard-educated 53-year-old has been around the globe and back since the early 90s. Taibbi moved from New York to St. Petersburg, and eventually to Tashkent, doing everything from playing pro
Andy Gorel
Sep 26 2022
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Amid Protests in Iran, National Security Advisor Defends Ongoing Push for Nuclear Deal
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday defended the administration’s continuing quest to revive the Iran nuclear deal, arguing that it was committed to doing so and at the same time stand up for the Iranian people protesting against the regime.
In an appearance on CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” Sullivan was asked if the protests roiling Iran were making the administration “
CNSNews.com
Nov 27 2022
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'We Cannot Be Broken': Zelensky Vows On Anniversary Of Stalin Famine
President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Saturday that Ukraine would continue to resist Russian attacks, as the country marked the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor famine that affected millions of Ukrainians under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
Several European leaders travelled to Ukraine to pledge support after weeks of Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy grid caused widespread power and
International Business Times
Dec 31 2022
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Covid in China: Officials must share data on its impact, says WHO
Chinese officials must share more real-time information on Covid in the country as infections surge, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
Many of the country's strict restrictions have been lifted over the last few weeks, but cases have soared and several countries are now screening travellers from China.
WHO officials say they want to see more data on hospitalisations,
BBC News
Dec 25 2022
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18 die as monster storm brings rain, snow, cold across US
A frigid winter storm killed at least 18 people as it swept across the country, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses and leaving millions of people on edge about the possibility of Christmas Eve blackouts.
The storm unleashed its full fury on Buffalo, New York, with hurricane-force winds causing whiteout conditions. Emergency response efforts were
NewsNation
Oct 14 2022
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‘It Was a Massacre’: How Security Forces Cracked Down in Southeastern Iran
Some of the wounded tried to crawl away to escape the gunfire. Others bled to death on prayer mats as people tried to drag them to safety.
But the snipers and officers kept pulling their triggers, firing bullet after bullet into men and young boys at a worship area where Friday Prayer had been underway.
The horrific scene unfolded on Sept. 30 in Zahedan, a city in southeastern
New York Times (News)