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Experts sound alarm over violent speech ahead of US midterms

(AFP) WASHINGTON, DC – When a Donald Trump supporter was killed by police after shooting up an FBI office in the US Midwest, investigators turned to the assailant's social media to confirm a motive they already feared. It turned out he had discussed…

Cops say a Trump supporter attacked Biden fans in Miami. Does an impartial jury exist?

(Miami Herald) MIAMI, FL – Triggered, police say, by a Joe Biden flag, Eduardo Acosta allegedly went ballistic and attacked two men, firing at them as they fled and threatening them at gunpoint. Two years later, Acosta, 39, is fighting charges that include two counts of premeditated attempted murder with a weapon, two counts of aggravated assault with a weapon and robbery with a weapon. His trial began this week as attorneys attempted to select a jury.

Astronomers are captivated by brightest flash ever seen

(AFP) WASHINGTON, DC – Astronomers have observed the brightest flash of light ever seen, from an event that occurred 2.4 billion light years from Earth and was likely triggered by the formation of a black hole. The burst of gamma-rays -- the most intense form of electromagnetic radiation -- was first detected by…

Opioid-maker Endo $98 million bonuses are delayed in bankruptcy court

(The Philadelphia Inquirer) MALVERN, PA – A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved paying $93,000 in short-term incentives to employees and sales reps at Endo International but delayed a broader decision on big bonuses to corporate insiders and…

Supreme Court turns away challenge to U.S. vaccine rule for health workers

(Reuters) WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge by Missouri and nine other states  including Iowa - mostly Republican-led - to President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers in healthcare facilities that receive federal funds. The justices turned away an appeal by the states after…

Raleigh shooting emergency callers tell of bodies, screams and gunshots

(Reuters) - Distressed callers who dialed 911 as a deadly shooting unfolded in Raleigh, North Carolina, last week described chilling scenes of bleeding bodies lying on the ground, screams and gunshots ringing out in a quiet neighborhood. Recordings of the calls released by Raleigh police late on Friday captured the fear and horror that…

US begins deporting Venezuelans; some claim they entered before new measures began

(Miami Herald) MIAMI — The U.S. government began deporting Venezuelans held at immigration detention centers, transferring dozens to Mexico on Thursday even though many of them say they had entered the United States before the new immigration measures were announced. A group of about 150 Venezuelans who were in a detention center in Texas were placed in buses and driven to the border and forced to…

Famine in East Africa to cause one death every 36 seconds, Oxfam warns

(Euronews) AFRICA – Aid organizations and the United Nations are calling for urgent famine relief in East Africa as the people of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia confront their worst drought in 40 years. Oxfam says food shortages are likely to cause one death every 36 seconds…

US pushes allies to assemble patchwork air defenses for Ukraine

(AFP) WASHINGTON, DC – The United States is pressing allies to hastily build for Ukraine a patchwork air defense network using NATO-compatible equipment -- some ultra-modern, others older -- to protect strategic targets from Russian strikes. The effort was given added urgency after…