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Environmental Group Sues Over Protections For 20 Species
An environmental group filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the federal government has failed to act on petitions to protect nine species under the Endangered Species Act and has failed to designate critical habitat for 11 other species that are already prot...
Egypt Seizes Massive Cargo Ship Ever Given Over $900 Mn Suez Canal Bill
Shoei Kisen Kaisha said insurance companies and lawyers were working on the compensation claim, and refused to comment further.
Canadian Lawmaker Caught Naked During Video Conference
A Canadian Parliament member was caught stark naked in a virtual meeting of the House of Commons.
Officer In Black Man's Killing: From Leader To Defendant
In a matter of days, the white police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb went from being a respected professional who trained less experienced colleagues and led the department's union, to a criminal defendant held up by communit...
Nashville Mayor: Oracle To Bring 8500 Jobs, $1.2B Investment
Oracle Corporation plans to bring 8,500 jobs and a $1.2 billion investment to fastgrowing Nashville, a deal Mayor John Cooper's office announced Wednesday as unprecedented in the history of Tennessee economic development projects.
Fact Check: How a Group of Right-wingers Spread a Lie that Black Lives Matter Stormed Iowa's Capitol
Some of them explicitly claimed that the protesters had forced their way into the building. Another suggested that what happened in Des Moines was "exactly" like what had happened at the US Capitol in Washington on January 6.
Florida House Condemns Democratic Socialism In Resolution
The Florida House took the unusual step of denouncing democratic socialism Tuesday with the sponsor of a nonbinding resolution invoking the name of the countrys most prominent champion of the ideology, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, in calling it a threat to A...
The Gonzo Art Of Writing For 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'
Screenplay writing, usually a fairly solitary, uneventful process, is more of a fullcontact sport for a movie like Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
California Re-opens Enrollment For Health Insurance Coverage
The new subsidies are only available through December 2022 to people who buy coverage through a health insurance exchange, which were created as part of former President Barack Obama's health care law.
Man Accused Of Leaving Impeachment Manager Vulgar Voicemails
Authorities have charged a man accused of leaving a series of vulgar voicemails at the Pennsylvania district office of U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean as she worked as an impeachment manager in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
Massive Explosion Rocks St. Vincent as Volcano Keeps Erupting on the Eastern Caribbean Island
Experts called it a huge explosion that generated pyroclastic flows down the volcano's south and southwest flanks.
Mexican State Police Relieve Local Force In Resort Of Tulum
State police announced Sunday that they have taken over law enforcement duties in Mexicos Caribbean coast resort of Tulum, relieving a municipal force that has been charged in the death of a Salvadoran woman while being detained.
Biggest Find Since Tutankhamun's Tomb, Egypt to Unveil Portion of 3,000-year-old City
The excavations began in September between the temples of Ramses III and Amenhotep III near Luxor, some 500 kilometres (300 miles) south of Cairo.
Motive Unclear In Deadly Shooting At Texas Cabinet Business
Police in Texas were still seeking a motive Friday for what led an employee at a cabinetmaking company to open fire on his coworkers, leaving one man dead and wounding five others before shooting and wounding a state trooper during a search searched for t...
US To Keep Migrant Families In Hotels As Amid Rush For Space
Migrant families will be held at hotels in the Phoenix area in response to a growing number of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said Friday, another step in the Biden administration's rush to set up temporary space for them.
Feds Charge 3 More In Massive California Unemployment Fraud
Federal prosecutors said Friday that they have charged three Southern California women with using prison inmates' names to bilk a state agency out of a combined nearly $1.25 million in coronavirusrelated unemployment benefits, the latest allegations in an...