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Minnesota police at scene of bank robbery with hostages
The first woman ran from the bank toward members of a SWAT team with her hands up. Anderson said many people had already run out of the bank by the time officers arrived, but five employees were held hostage. It was unclear whether the suspect was armed during the hostage situation. In a news conference just before midnight, St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson identified the suspect as a 3... [Full Article...]
Caitlyn Jenner describes herself as an ‘outsider’ in California governor race
In a Tuesday campaign ad, Jenner, 71, describes the American Dream as having begun in California. The written statements and video released so far, which include shots of her Olympic competition and gold medal, appear meant to introduce Jenner's story to voters who might know little about her. [Full Article...]
Federal Judge Strikes Down CDC Moratorium On Evictions
The Biden Justice Department has already indicated it will appeal the ruling. Landlord groups welcomed the decision. By continuing the CDC moratorium, the federal government was "ignoring the progress made". Some property owners have argued that eviction bans leave them saddled with tenants who were delinquent even before the pandemic. The eviction ban, initially put in place a year ago, pro... [Full Article...]
25-year-old British-Pakistani woman murdered at friends house in Lahore
Bruises were also found on her right hand and left foot. Mayra Zulfiqar, 26, had recently been threatened by two men who both wanted to marry her, according to legal documents seen by the BBC. On his complaint, a case was registered against the suspects under Sections 302 (premeditated murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code. [Full Article...]
Priority COVID-19 vaccinations offered for people who are pregnant in BC
The announcement was made on Tuesday afternoon by the Ministry of Health. 'We are seeing increase in the number of pregnant women requiring intensive care and ending up on ventilators, ' he said. "We also know now that there's good evidence that immunization in women who are breastfeeding means transfer of antibodies to the infant as well". Recent data in the province shows that pregnant people ca... [Full Article...]
Officers shoot armed man outside Central Intelligence Agency headquarters, Federal Bureau of Investigation says
ABC later reported a source had informed them that an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent had fired on the suspect. But in 1993, a man who said he was protesting US policies toward Muslims shot and killed five people outside the facility, and then fled to Pakistan and Afghanistan. [Full Article...]
'Insensitive' China Post About India Deleted After Backlash
The account on Weibo, China's Twitter-equivalent, shared two images side-by-side of a rocket launch in China and a cremation ground in India, adding a message: "China lighting a fire, India lighting a fire". A border dispute that killed dozens previous year and hurt economic ties between the two nations has fanned nationalistic sentiment in both countries. [Full Article...]
After review, White House sees limits to North Korea diplomacy
Biden's skepticism toward meeting personally with Kim, and his administration's renewed focus on spotlighting North Korean human rights abuses present new hurdles for Moon as he seeks to make progress with Pyongyang in the a year ago of his presidency. [Full Article...]
Taliban repeat criticism of U.S. military
News reported that the Defense Department has temporarily provided B-52H Stratofortress aircraft to U.S. Central Command to assist with troop withdrawal. "I'm the first President in 40 years who knows what it means to have had a son who served in a warzone". We have service members in Afghanistan who were not yet born on 9/11. [Full Article...]
Pfizer-BioNTech seek COVID-19 vaccine authorization for kids in EU
The White House said earlier this week that the US would begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca vaccine with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months. [Full Article...]
Ontario asking feds for three-day hotel quarantine at land border crossings
Meanwhile, Ford said he will not relent in his campaign to further restrict global travel "because too much is at stake". Unlike travellers arriving in Canada on commercial flights, travellers crossing the land border are not required to book a three-day stay at a hotel to await their COVID-19 test results but are allowed to quarantine at home if they can prove that they have a plan for their 14... [Full Article...]
New charges added in Governor Whitmer plot
Adam Fox, Barry Croft and Daniel Harris are accused of intending to use devices to destroy a nearby bridge to harm the governor and responding law enforcement officers. Harris is alleged to have possessed, between July 10, 2020 and September 13, 2020, an Anderson Manufacturing, Model AM-15, .223/5.56 mm caliber semiautomatic assault rifle with a barrel of less than 16 inches in length, that was no... [Full Article...]
China launches first module for new space station
The launch could take place as early as Thursday evening April 29, 2021 if all goes according to plan. China launched the first module of its "Heavenly Palace" space station on Thursday, a milestone in Beijing's ambitious plan to establish a permanent human presence in space. [Full Article...]
Madam Speaker: Examining what drives Nancy Pelosi in her historic career
Behind him sat two women from California: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Harris, both the first women to hold their positions. Susan Page, welcome back to the "NewsHour". No president has ever said those words from this podium, and it's about time'. She said Biden was likely to begin the speech by turning around to face Pelosi and Harris and feeling proud - not just personally... [Full Article...]
Georgia men charged with hate crimes and attempted kidnapping of Ahmaud Arbery
The McMichaels chased Arbery through a suburban neighborhood outside Brunswick, Ga., yelling at him, cutting off his jogging route with their truck and threatening him with guns. This combination of handout photos created on June 24, 2020 using booking photos released by the Glynn County Sheriff's Office in Georgia shows (from left) William Roderick Bryan, Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis ... [Full Article...]
Federal Agents Search Rudy Giuliani's NYC Apartment
Mr. Costello said authorities, who arrived at Mr. Giuliani's apartment at 6 a.m., seized Mr. Giuliani's electronic devices. The people discussing the searches and Wednesday's developments could not do so publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. [Full Article...]
Biden's capital gains tax hike may not bury the stock market: strategists
It's unclear whether that threshold will affect both married couples and individual filers. The White House has been contacted for comment. "This will only apply to three-tenths of a percent of taxpayers, which is not the top 1%". Stimulus checks , dependent care expenses tax breaks, and the child tax credit , as well as the expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit, all operate as tax cuts f... [Full Article...]
Pink Moon: First supermoon of 2021 rises over the sky
This is due to a well-known optical illusion referred to as the moon illusion , in which the lunar rock appears to increase in size at its closest point to the Earth's horizon. The next supermoon will be visible in May. The second supermoon is on Wednesday, May 26, which is also the date of a total lunar eclipse, so the moon will turn into a super blood moon. [Full Article...]
13-year-old girl from Brampton, Ont. dies after contracting COVID-19
Her father was also under strict self-isolation orders because of her mother's infection, and he knew if the 13-year-old went to the hospital she wouldn't be able to see either of her parents. "At this time, we are focusing on supporting staff and students and respecting the privacy of the grieving family", the board said in a statement. Gurratan Singh, provincial NDP representative from Brampto... [Full Article...]
Dr. Bonnie Henry confirms B.C. infant's death related to COVID-19
Communities - especially smaller communities with limited health-care services - are asking for your support and assistance to slow the spread of COVID-19 by staying away, even if it is to go to a second home. The baby was being treated in hospital in January and the BC Coroners Service has since determined COVID-19 was a factor in the death, provincial health officer Dr. [Full Article...]