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Hundreds in Canada pay last respects to Indian student killed by gunmen
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Hundreds in Canada pay last respects to Indian student killed by gunmen

India Today  

More than 250 people gathered at a funeral home in Edmonton to pay their last respects to a 20-year-old Indian student who was working as a security guard and was shot dead on his third day on the job. The president of the Alberta First Responders Association, Jerry Galliford, has organised an honour guard for Singh, with about two dozen …

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The UK says water bosses could face prison under plans to clean up sewage-clogged rivers
4 months ago

The UK says water bosses could face prison under plans to clean up sewage-clogged rivers

Associated Press  

LONDON — The bosses of water companies that pollute waterways could go to prison under a new law the British government says will help clean up the country’s sewage-clogged rivers, lakes and beaches. The private companies that provide combined water and sewage services routinely discharge sewage into waterways when rain overwhelms sewer systems often dating from the Victorian era. Environment …

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Feargal Sharkey calls for public inquiry into water industry
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Feargal Sharkey calls for public inquiry into water industry

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Environmental campaigner Feargal Sharkey has …

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Coroner: 13 dead in tornado that ripped through U.S. South
1 year, 9 months ago

Coroner: 13 dead in tornado that ripped through U.S. South

The Hindu  

A powerful tornado tore through rural Mississippi and Alabama on Friday night, killing at least 13 people, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather that produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states and prompted authorities to warn some in its path that they were in a "life-threatening situation." “Watch weather reports and stay …

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At least 23 killed after tornadoes ripped through Mississippi
1 year, 9 months ago

At least 23 killed after tornadoes ripped through Mississippi

Daily Mail  

Multiple tornadoes have ripped through Mississippi leaving a trail of destruction in its wake - killing at least 23 people, while 4 people remain missing. Search and rescue teams have been deployed to Sharkey County, Mississippi after a severe storm ripped through the community Severe damage has been reported in the town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi after the tornado ripped …

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At least 26 dead after tornado-spawning storms roll through Southeast. One town is ‘gone,’ mayor says
1 year, 9 months ago

At least 26 dead after tornado-spawning storms roll through Southeast. One town is ‘gone,’ mayor says

CNN  

CNN — At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured after powerful storms and at least one tornado pummeled the Southeast on Friday night, ripping roofs off homes, nearly leveling some neighborhoods and knocking out power for thousands, officials said. Rolling Fork Mayor Eldridge Walker says his “city is gone.” “Devastation, as I’d looked from left to right, that’s …

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A sex trafficking case, a plea deal and a mother’s pain
1 year, 9 months ago

A sex trafficking case, a plea deal and a mother’s pain

Associated Press  

SAN ANTONIO — Irma Reyes changed clothes in the back seat of the pickup: skirt, tights, turtleneck, leather jacket. https://apnews.com/video/texas-state-government-legal-proceedings-crime-manuel-anguiano-db5ac1f5a03145ab916f7d33323df434 Reyes’ daughter was 16 in 2017, when men she knew only as “Rocky” and “Blue” kept her and another girl at a San Antonio motel where men paid to have sex with them. Court records show it was only days …

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Sex trafficking plea deal unending 'nightmare' for Texas mom
1 year, 9 months ago

Sex trafficking plea deal unending 'nightmare' for Texas mom

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office, Kristen House, …

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The Big Fight Over 403 Very Small Wasps
2 years, 2 months ago

The Big Fight Over 403 Very Small Wasps

Wired  

the bottle held a thin broth, light brown, with some uncertain chunks of dark matter bobbing on top—a soup, maybe, but one that you’d never want to eat. The process “hasn’t changed an awful lot” in the past 200 years, the British hymenopterist Gavin Broad told me—except that nowadays “we’ve got nicer pictures.” I first encountered Sharkey’s name months before …

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Chicago students to miss a second day of classes as teachers remain at home
3 years ago

Chicago students to miss a second day of classes as teachers remain at home

CNN  

Chicago CNN — With still no agreement between school system administrators and teachers, some 340,000 students will miss class again Thursday, the Chicago Public Schools CEO said. “We still believe that the right approach is not a district-wide hammer that does a brush across the entire school system calling the schools unsafe which there’s no evidence to show that.” One …

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Mysterious near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa may be a chip off the Moon
3 years, 1 month ago

Mysterious near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa may be a chip off the Moon

ABC  

A mysterious asteroid that travels around the Sun close to Earth may be a chunk of the Moon. Key points: Kamo'oalewa is a hard-to-spot asteroid that takes 366 days to go around the Sun in a similar orbit to Earth Observations of the asteroid over five years suggest it may be a chunk of the Moon We won't know for …

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Why MPs voting against new sewage restrictions is causing a stink
3 years, 2 months ago

Why MPs voting against new sewage restrictions is causing a stink

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tory MP Huw …

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Paul Theroux's Latest Book Explores Surfing As A Metaphor For Life
3 years, 9 months ago

Paul Theroux's Latest Book Explores Surfing As A Metaphor For Life

NPR  

Paul Theroux's Latest Book Explores Surfing As A Metaphor For Life SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Paul Theroux's new novel throws a 60-plus-year-old surfing legend, Joe Sharkey - and isn't that a great surfing name, by the way? Joe Sharkey - who's beginning to feel his legend dim, smack into the big waves of guilt, regret and confusion after he accidentally but …

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Chicago Teachers Union OKs Deal To Return To Class, With Vaccines Promised
3 years, 11 months ago

Chicago Teachers Union OKs Deal To Return To Class, With Vaccines Promised

NPR  

Chicago Teachers Union OKs Deal To Return To Class, With Vaccines Promised Enlarge this image toggle caption Max Herman/NurPhoto via Getty Images Max Herman/NurPhoto via Getty Images Updated at 10:20 a.m. The agreement calls for Chicago Public Schools to provide "at least 1,500 first vaccine doses per week" to employees, with second doses guaranteed. The city's board of education had …

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US: Minneapolis honours George Floyd by serving those in need
4 years, 7 months ago

US: Minneapolis honours George Floyd by serving those in need

Al Jazeera  

From pop-up food pantries to clean-up crews, Minneapolis residents unite to support each other and honour George Floyd. The 46-year-old Black man died on May 25 after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes as Floyd repeatedly pleaded, “I can’t breathe”, before going motionless. If politicians, and lawmakers, and the legal world would take our …

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Hockey: Indian women, men qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
5 years, 2 months ago

Hockey: Indian women, men qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

The Hindu  

FULL-TIME: INDIA 7-1 RUSSIA Trailing 2-4 from the first leg, Russia started the match brilliantly by scoring in the first minute. #RoadToTokyo#GiftOfHockey#Tokyo2020@[email protected]/9g0w2tAOXN — International Hockey Federation October 28, 2019 * Indian men's hockey team was not at its best against world no 19 Russia in the first leg, but managed to outscore the Europeans 4-2. FULL-TIME: INDIA 1-4 USA The …

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Hockey Women's Olympic Qualifiers: India beats USA 5-1
5 years, 2 months ago

Hockey Women's Olympic Qualifiers: India beats USA 5-1

The Hindu  

If Sjoerd Marijne had been told before Friday’s game that his girls would have a four-goal margin at the end of the first leg of hockey Olympic Qualifiers, it would be no surprise that it would have made him happy. As it were, India’s 5-1 victory against USA put the host in the driver’s seat in its quest for an …

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Hockey Olympic Qualifiers: Indian Women beat USA 5-1, men beat Russia 4-2
5 years, 2 months ago

Hockey Olympic Qualifiers: Indian Women beat USA 5-1, men beat Russia 4-2

The Hindu  

FULL-TIME: INDIA 4-2 RUSSIA India, which started the match brightly with a goal in the 5th minute, looked lost in the defence and lacked sting in the attack. FIH Women's Olympic Qualifiers | FULL-TIME: INDIA 5-1 USA | Indian women have one foot in the 2020 Olympics with an emphatic 5-1 victory in the first-leg of the Olympic Qualifiers. #IndiaKaGame#INDvUSA#RoadToTokyo#Tokyo2020#KalingaKalling#GiftOfHockey#IndianEvespic.twitter.com/NALnOwpTd3 …

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Chicago teachers strike ends after 11 days without school
5 years, 2 months ago

Chicago teachers strike ends after 11 days without school

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago teachers and the nation’s third-largest school district reached a labor contract deal on Thursday, ending a strike that canceled 11 days of classes for more than 300,000 students. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that the district had reached a deal with the Chicago Teachers Union after months of unsuccessful negotiations led to the city’s first significant walkout by …

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Chicago teachers OK tentative agreement but strike goes on
5 years, 2 months ago

Chicago teachers OK tentative agreement but strike goes on

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago’s teachers union voted to approve a tentative contract agreement with city officials Wednesday but refused to end a strike that has canceled two weeks of classes unless the city’s mayor adds school days to cover that lost time. “The commitment for nurses, social workers and resources to help homeless students are things that wouldn’t have been accomplished …

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In Mississippi backwater, flood rises after weeks of waiting
5 years, 9 months ago

In Mississippi backwater, flood rises after weeks of waiting

Associated Press  

— For decades, Peggy Sellars and her husband George have warily watched periodic floodwaters inundate the land around their home in the Mississippi Delta, but the dwelling always remained dry — until this year. “The water is in my house.” The Sellars and the farmers who plant crops in the nearby Delta flatland are the latest victims of an unusual …

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