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PARIS (AP) — France’s broadcast watchdog has opened an inquiry into news coverage by Russian state TV channel RT France, after the regulator was alerted to concerns about some of its programs.
The regulator, called Arcom, confirmed the inquiry Friday. It did not elaborate on reasons for the move, but noted that it regu... | https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/French-regulator-investigates-Russian-broadcaster-16832208.php | 2022-02-04T18:41:43 | en | 0.962307 |
White House: Looking at options to lower gas prices for Americans
- Country:
- United States
The White House on Friday said President Joe Biden is still looking at options to lower gasoline prices for Americans and suggested oil companies are not drilling as much as they could be doing.
Press secretary Jen Psaki also t... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/1910817-white-house-looking-at-options-to-lower-gas-prices-for-americans | 2022-02-04T18:41:45 | en | 0.94698 |
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — UCLA men’s basketball player Mac Etienne was arrested and cited on suspicion of misdemeanor assault after appearing to spit toward a fan after the Bruins lost a road game to Pac-12 rival Arizona, a University of Arizona police spokesman said Friday.
The alleged incident occurred Thursday night as U... | https://wtmj.com/sports/2022/02/04/ucla-player-arrested-after-allegedly-spitting-at-arizona-fan-4/ | 2022-02-04T18:41:47 | en | 0.971069 |
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
— Valentine's Day means romantic comedies, and romantic comedies — often enough — mean Jennifer Lopez. The rom-com mainstay of “Maid in Manhattan" and “The We... | https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/New-this-week-Mary-J-Blige-Jennifer-Lopez-and-16832159.php | 2022-02-04T18:41:49 | en | 0.941029 |
Greek farmers stage tractor protest against soaring energy costs
"We ask for substantial measures that will give a real solution to our problems." Greece has spent about 1.7 billion euros ($1.95 billion) subsidising power bills for farmers, households and businesses to help them with rising energy prices. High energy c... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/1910819-greek-farmers-stage-tractor-protest-against-soaring-energy-costs | 2022-02-04T18:41:52 | en | 0.969951 |
Punjab polls: SSM gets ‘cot’ as election symbol
- Country:
- India
The SSM, a political front of farmers, on Friday said it has been allotted a 'cot' as the party symbol for the February 20 Punjab assembly polls. The development comes days after the Election Commission of India approved the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM) a... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/1910824-punjab-polls-ssm-gets-cot-as-election-symbol | 2022-02-04T18:41:59 | en | 0.976401 |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo only needed one album to earn her the title of Billboard's 2022 Woman of the Year, landing her in the same company as Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga.
The former teen actor turned pop star will be honored as the 2022 Woman of the Year at the Billboard Women in Music Awards... | https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/Olivia-Rodrigo-named-Woman-of-the-Year-by-16832051.php | 2022-02-04T18:42:02 | en | 0.921187 |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
7-2-5
(seven, two, five)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
7-2-5
(seven, two, five) | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Midday-Daily-3-game-16832234.php | 2022-02-04T18:42:08 | en | 0.92916 |
WRAPUP 3-Russia and China proclaim 'no limits' partnership to stand up to U.S.
"Friendship between the two States has no limits, there are no 'forbidden' areas of cooperation," they declared, announcing plans to collaborate in a host of areas including space, climate change, artificial intelligence and control of the i... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/1910850-wrapup-3-russia-and-china-proclaim-no-limits-partnership-to-stand-up-to-us | 2022-02-04T18:42:08 | en | 0.959929 |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 4" game were:
5-2-1-5
(five, two, one, five)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 4" game were:
5-2-1-5
(five, two, one, five) | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Midday-Daily-4-game-16832233.php | 2022-02-04T18:42:14 | en | 0.941492 |
New WHO platform promotes global cancer prevention
With one in five people worldwide developing cancer during their lifetimes, prevention of the disease has become one of the most significant public health challenges of the 21st century.
To mark World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Agen... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/1910743-newwhoplatform-promotesglobalcancer-prevention | 2022-02-04T18:42:15 | en | 0.926249 |
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
2-6-4-6
(two, six, four, six)
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
2-6-4-6
(two, six, four,... | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Numbers-Midday-game-16832129.php | 2022-02-04T18:42:20 | en | 0.902844 |
Omicron variant behind Mizoram's Covid spike which bucks national trend: Experts
- Country:
- India
Experts in Mizoram believe that spread of the Omicron variant is behind the rapidly rising number of cases of COVID-19 in the state even though this is yet to be confirmed by genome sequencing.
State nodal officer for In... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/1910751-omicron-variant-behind-mizorams-covid-spike-which-bucks-national-trend-experts | 2022-02-04T18:42:23 | en | 0.969268 |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Three people have been apprehended and two additional people are being sought in connection with the fatal shooting of a Maine man in Providence last month, police said Friday.
A teenager from Fall River, Massachusetts, who is now 18 but was 17 at the time of the Jan. 16 shooting, is suspected o... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/3-face-charges-in-Providence-homicide-2-others-16832035.php | 2022-02-04T18:42:26 | en | 0.976469 |
Data on Covid deaths with respect to vaccination status not maintained centrally: Govt tells LS
Unvaccinated persons are at greater risk of mortality from COVID-19 going by the findings of certain scientific studies but data on deaths due to coronavirus infection with respect to their vaccination status is not maintain... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/1910760-data-on-covid-deaths-with-respect-to-vaccination-status-not-maintained-centrally-govt-tells-ls | 2022-02-04T18:42:31 | en | 0.957134 |
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Albanian court on Friday sentenced a former interior minister to more than three years in prison for abuse of office over ties to a criminal drug trafficking network.
Saimir Tahiri was sentenced three years and four months imprisonment.
Judge Engert Pellumbi of the Special Appeals Court for Co... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Albanian-ex-minister-jailed-for-assisting-drug-16832136.php | 2022-02-04T18:42:33 | en | 0.981235 |
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Police say there's been an arrest in the altercation that badly injured a San Francisco 49ers fan at SoFi Stadium.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Police say there's been an arrest in the altercation that badly injured a San Francisco 49ers fan at SoFi Stadium. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Alert-Police-say-there-s-been-an-arrest-in-the-16831839.php | 2022-02-04T18:42:39 | en | 0.935542 |
Routine, elective surgeries resume at LNJP, GTB hospitals in Delhi
- Country:
- India
Routine and elective surgeries have been resumed at two Delhi government hospitals in view of declining trend in number of cases of COVID-19 reported daily, according to an official order.
The hospitals are Lok Nayak Jaiprakash (LNJP)... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/1910775-routine-elective-surgeries-resume-at-lnjp-gtb-hospitals-in-delhi | 2022-02-04T18:42:39 | en | 0.951646 |
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — For the second time in as many weeks a federal appeals court threw out a permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline on Thursday.
In a written opinion, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found “serious errors” with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s conclusion that building the pipeline across rugg... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Appeals-court-throws-out-another-pipeline-permit-16832192.php | 2022-02-04T18:42:45 | en | 0.939071 |
COVID falling in 49 of 50 states as deaths near 900,000
- Country:
- United States
With the brutal omicron wave rapidly loosening its grip, new cases of COVID-19 in the US are falling in 49 of 50 states, even as the nation's death toll closes in on another bleak round number: 900,000.
The number of lives lost to the pa... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/1910810-covid-falling-in-49-of-50-states-as-deaths-near-900000 | 2022-02-04T18:42:47 | en | 0.960624 |
Ethiopia: UNHCR rushing aid to 20,000 refugees fleeing clashes
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and partners are rushing life-saving aid to more than 20,000 refugees after they fled clashes in Ethiopia’s Benishangul Gumuz region, bordering Sudan and South Sudan.
Fighting broke out on 18 January in the town of Tongo – repo... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/1910815-ethiopia-unhcr-rushing-aid-to-20000-refugees-fleeing-clashes | 2022-02-04T18:42:54 | en | 0.94959 |
Queen Elizabeth quietly marks 70 years on the British throne
While public affection for her remains strong, with about four in five Britons holding a favourable view, the monarchy itself has suffered a number of recent knocks, including a U.S. sex abuse court case against her second son Prince Andrew, raising questions... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/1910821-queen-elizabeth-quietly-marks-70-years-on-the-british-throne | 2022-02-04T18:43:02 | en | 0.967047 |
NEW YORK (AP) — The jury considering the fate of California lawyer Michael Avenatti on charges that he cheated his prized client Stormy Daniels out of a large chunk of her book proceeds said Friday that one juror was refusing to look at evidence and was deciding the case based on her feelings and emotions.
In the note,... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Avenatti-Stormy-Daniels-talks-stalled-by-1-16832059.php | 2022-02-04T18:43:04 | en | 0.989032 |
Under ECRP I and II, govt gave Rs 15k cr & Rs 23.12k to states for improve health infra: Govt
- Country:
- India
Under Emergency Response Package (ECRP) I and II, the government has provided Rs 15,000 crore and Rs 23,123 crore, respectively, to states for augmentation of health infrastructure, oxygen-supported beds, is... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/1910842-under-ecrp-i-and-ii-govt-gave-rs-15k-cr-rs-2312k-to-states-for-improve-health-infra-govt | 2022-02-04T18:43:09 | en | 0.934591 |
With the brutal omicron wave rapidly loosening its grip, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. are falling in 49 of 50 states, even as the nation's death toll closes in on another bleak round number: 900,000.
The number of lives lost to the pandemic in the U.S. stood at over 897,000 as of midday Friday, with deaths running... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/COVID-falling-in-49-of-50-states-as-deaths-near-16832008.php | 2022-02-04T18:43:10 | en | 0.962078 |
Govt panel recommends emergency use authorisation for single-dose Covid jab Sputnik Light
- Country:
- India
An expert panel of India's central drug authority on Friday recommended granting restricted emergency use authorisation (EUA) to single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light subject to various regulatory provision... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/1910846-govt-panel-recommends-emergency-use-authorisation-for-single-dose-covid-jab-sputnik-light | 2022-02-04T18:43:17 | en | 0.924224 |
Pak leadership has been allowed to get away with promoting terrorism, says european think tank
Media reports in this past week have claimed that the US has held up the acceptance of the Pakistani Ambassador-designate to the US, Masood Khan, over his sympathy for terrorist leaders and organizations.
- Country:
- Netherl... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/1910761-pak-leadership-has-been-allowed-to-get-away-with-promoting-terrorism-says-european-think-tank | 2022-02-04T18:43:24 | en | 0.969799 |
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The newest judge tapped to oversee the investigation into the killing of President Jovenel Moïse told The Associated Press on Friday that he has not decided whether to take the case amid concerns of putting his life in danger.
Judge Chavannes Étienne said his family is pressuring him not to... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Haiti-seeks-3rd-judge-to-oversee-case-of-slain-16832103.php | 2022-02-04T18:43:29 | en | 0.984716 |
British-Pakistani Lord Nazir Ahmed jailed for child sex offences
Disgraced former Labour peer Lord Nazir Ahmed has been jailed five-and-a-half years for sexual abuse of two children in the 1970s, UK media reported on Friday.
- Country:
- United Kingdom
Disgraced former Labour peer Lord Nazir Ahmed has been jailed five-... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/1910808-british-pakistani-lord-nazir-ahmed-jailed-for-child-sex-offences | 2022-02-04T18:43:31 | en | 0.983448 |
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Black man's argument that he was denied his right to an impartial jury because of a flawed process that excluded Black people and resulted in only white jurors.
It is the second time the state’s high court heard an appeal from Kenneth Lee Lilly, who wa... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Iowa-court-affirms-process-that-may-exclude-Black-16832125.php | 2022-02-04T18:43:35 | en | 0.974719 |
Singapore reports 13,208 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore reported 13,208 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, hitting a new record and bringing the total tally to 379,681.
Singapore, February 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 13,208 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, hitting a new record and bringing the to... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/1910827-singapore-reports-13208-new-covid-19-cases | 2022-02-04T18:43:39 | en | 0.949706 |
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Pima County jail inmate's death last month was due to a drug overdose and is now being investigated as a homicide, the Sheriff's Department said.
Pedro Xavier Martinez Palacios, 24, died Jan. 14 at a hospital where Palacios was taken Jan. 10 after he told a corrections officer that he required me... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Jail-inmate-death-due-to-overdose-homicide-probe-16832186.php | 2022-02-04T18:43:41 | en | 0.982875 |
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A jury in South Carolina awarded $50 million in damages to a mayor in a defamation case against a longtime critic.
The Beaufort County jury decided Thursday that Skip Hoagland has to pay Bluffton Mayor Lisa Sulka $40 million in actual damages and $10 million in punitive damages, The Isla... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Jury-awards-50-million-to-SC-mayor-in-defamation-16832210.php | 2022-02-04T18:43:47 | en | 0.974541 |
British-Pakistani Lord Nazir Ahmed jailed for child sex offences
Disgraced former Labour peer Lord Nazir Ahmed has been jailed five-and-a-half years for sexual abuse of two children in the 1970s, UK media reported on Friday.
- Country:
- United Kingdom
Disgraced former Labour peer Lord Nazir Ahmed has been jailed five-... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/1910831-british-pakistani-lord-nazir-ahmed-jailed-for-child-sex-offences | 2022-02-04T18:43:47 | en | 0.983482 |
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Topeka man's conviction in the shooting deaths of three people in Lawrence n 2017.
Anthony L. Roberts Jr., was convicted on June 25, 2019 in the deaths, which occurred after a fight between two groups of people from Topeka erupted into gunfire, with more... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Kansas-Supreme-Court-upholds-conviction-in-triple-16831977.php | 2022-02-04T18:43:53 | en | 0.96765 |
Reenat Sandhu appointed India's next ambassador to Netherlands
Reenat Sandhu, Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed India's next Ambassador to the Netherlands.
- Country:
- India
Reenat Sandhu, Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed India's next Ambas... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/1910834-reenat-sandhu-appointed-indias-next-ambassador-to-netherlands | 2022-02-04T18:43:55 | en | 0.969308 |
Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about rising fear of war
Chinese President Xi Jinping has backed Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in his standoff with the West over Ukraine as the two leaders met before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The leaders used a joint statement to call out what the... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910745-ukraine-russia-crisis-what-to-know-about-rising-fear-of-war | 2022-02-04T18:44:02 | en | 0.964422 |
MEEKER, Colo. (AP) — Authorities on Friday were investigating the alleged kidnapping of a woman who works at a Colorado ranch owned by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Joseph Beecher, 48, allegedly took the woman from the ranch at gunpoint Wednesday and then to several places in the Denver area before head... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Man-arrested-in-alleged-kidnapping-of-Bloomberg-16831975.php | 2022-02-04T18:44:06 | en | 0.987304 |
Allahabad HC to conduct hearings in hybrid mode from Monday
- Country:
- India
The Allahabad High Court administration has decided that the mode of hearing in the court, both in Prayagraj and Lucknow, will be in hybrid mode from Monday with strict adherence to Covid guidelines.
Earlier, in view of rising cases of COVID... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910753-allahabad-hc-to-conduct-hearings-in-hybrid-mode-from-monday | 2022-02-04T18:44:10 | en | 0.933945 |
DDMA releases order relaxing COVID-19 curbs in Delhi
Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday released an order relaxing COVID-19 curbs in Delhi.
- Country:
- India
Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday released an order relaxing COVID-19 curbs in Delhi. "Schools, colleges, educational instit... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910756-ddma-releases-order-relaxing-covid-19-curbs-in-delhi | 2022-02-04T18:44:19 | en | 0.950862 |
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 50 years after Frank Serpico testified about endemic corruption in the New York Police Department, the department finally recognized his service and injury in the line of duty with an official certificate and inscribed medal of honor.
The former undercover detective, 85, received the honor in ... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/NYPD-honors-whistleblower-Frank-Serpico-50-years-16832102.php | 2022-02-04T18:44:24 | en | 0.984211 |
WRAPUP 3-Olympics-Beijing Games burst into life under shadow of COVID and conflict
Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday that not only bear the mark of the global coronavirus pandemic but are also mixing sport and global politics as few others have since the era of the Cold War. The sc... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910759-wrapup-3-olympics-beijing-games-burst-into-life-under-shadow-of-covid-and-conflict | 2022-02-04T18:44:26 | en | 0.946451 |
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska hospital system has announced it will begin resuming non-emergency surgeries and procedures that had been postponed last month due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Beginning Monday, Nebraska Medicine will move out of its “crisis standard of care” plan enacted on Jan. 13, the health system sai... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Nebraska-hospital-system-to-resume-delayed-16832161.php | 2022-02-04T18:44:31 | en | 0.985229 |
Two couples combine passion to create Triangle Roasters coffee
Triangle Roasters is the passion project of two couples sharing a friendship and a business. Joy and Joe Zernhelt and Jeana and Mikey Master have combined a passion for making a difference and roasting coffee and cacao.
The couples started with coffee, sour... | https://6abc.com/valentines-day-2022-vday-in-philadelphia-date-night-restaurants/11532919/ | 2022-02-04T18:44:34 | en | 0.922328 |
As many as 15,05,92,811 health IDs created: Govt
Inclusion is one of the key principles of ABDM, Pawar stated.The digital health ecosystem created by ABDM supports continuity of care across primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare in a seamless manner.
- Country:
- India
As many as 15,05,92,811 health IDs, now known ... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910770-as-many-as-150592811-health-ids-created-govt | 2022-02-04T18:44:34 | en | 0.948519 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Forget mystery meat or cheese pizza. Instead, chickpea wraps and veggie tacos will be on the menu for New York City public school students as the nation's largest school district shifts to “Vegan Fridays” in school cafeterias.
The move was pushed by the city's new Mayor Eric Adams, who follows and promo... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/New-York-City-school-lunch-menu-going-vegan-on-16832044.php | 2022-02-04T18:44:37 | en | 0.96783 |
Arbery's shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge
The man convicted of murder for shooting Ahmaud Arbery withdrew his guilty plea on a federal hate crime charge Friday, electing to stand trial for a second time in the 2020 killing of a Black man that became part of a larger national reckoning over racial inju... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910774-arberys-shooter-withdraws-guilty-plea-on-hate-crime-charge | 2022-02-04T18:44:42 | en | 0.982611 |
The district attorneys for Philadelphia and Allegheny County have lost a round in their legal challenge of the $26 billion national opioid settlement, with a Pennsylvania appeals court ruling Friday that their suit against the state attorney general was premature.
The prosecutors want the right to continue with their o... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Philly-Pittsburgh-DAs-lose-round-in-opioid-16831990.php | 2022-02-04T18:44:49 | en | 0.973605 |
Poland's audit office says it was hit by over 6,000 Pegasus spyware incidents
Poland's Supreme Audit Office (NIK) has been subject to over 6,000 attempted online attacks with Israeli-developed Pegasus spyware affecting more than 500 devices in the past two years, a spokesperson said on Friday, confirming Polish media r... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910783-polands-audit-office-says-it-was-hit-by-over-6000-pegasus-spyware-incidents | 2022-02-04T18:44:50 | en | 0.966402 |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The SeaWorld theme park in Orlando is opening new pools to care for Florida manatees that are dying from starvation due to poor water quality in their normal habitat.
The lovable, round-tailed marine mammals had their worst die-off last year, more than 1,100 of them, and there are federal an... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/SeaWorld-ramps-up-care-for-threatened-Florida-16832203.php | 2022-02-04T18:44:56 | en | 0.977126 |
Pakistani military conduct search for militants 38 hours after base attacks
"They used explosive-laden vehicles at gates, they have the latest weaponry left behind by NATO forces," Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, Minister of Interior said on Friday, adding that the attack was defeated and both bases were under the control of the... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910784-pakistani-military-conduct-search-for-militants-38-hours-after-base-attacks | 2022-02-04T18:44:57 | en | 0.96944 |
The Vermont House on Friday approved a constitutional amendment that would remove what supporters say is ambiguous language and make clear that slavery and indentured servitude are prohibited in the state.
The constitutional amendment now goes before voters in November.
Vermont's constitution states that no person 21 o... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Slavery-ban-amendment-approved-goes-to-voters-in-16832187.php | 2022-02-04T18:45:02 | en | 0.960278 |
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge has partially dismissed two lawsuits alleging abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center, saying one complaint “consists of nothing more than invective and bald conclusions.” But attorneys who have filed hundreds of similar cases say they will fill in the details soon.
Nearly 450 men a... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Some-claims-against-state-tossed-in-youth-center-16832109.php | 2022-02-04T18:45:02 | en | 0.982827 |
Assam: Suspected IEDs seized from construction site
- Country:
- India
Two suspected Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were seized from a construction site in Assam's Nagaon district on Friday, police said.
Construction workers found two packets containing ''bomb-like objects'' during excavation in Ranthali area, whe... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910785-assam-suspected-ieds-seized-from-construction-site | 2022-02-04T18:45:05 | en | 0.961809 |
Each week, we answer frequently asked questions about life during the coronavirus crisis. If you have a question you'd like us to consider for a future post, email us at goatsandsoda@npr.org with the subject line: "Weekly Coronavirus Questions." See an archive of our FAQs here.
My drugstore has started advertising anti... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2022-02-04/coronavirus-faq-my-drugstore-now-offers-antibody-tests-is-it-worth-getting-one | 2022-02-04T18:45:07 | en | 0.965562 |
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man is behind bars after a fight with his father left the man dead, authorities said.
Henry Kevin Edwards, 40, of Lucedale, is being held at the George County jail on one count of second-degree murder in the killing of Henry Cornelius Edwards, 80, the sheriff's office said Thursda... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Son-arrested-after-fight-leaves-his-father-dead-16832226.php | 2022-02-04T18:45:08 | en | 0.981938 |
Decorated bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor was supposed to lead the way for Team USA as flag bearer at the Beijing Winter Games opening ceremony on Friday. Instead, she hunkered down in isolation cheering on her teammates as she waited for the infection to pass.
Although she's asymptomatic, one more negative test stands ... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2022-02-04/covid-19-jeopardizes-medal-hopes-for-some-olympic-athletes-in-beijing | 2022-02-04T18:45:13 | en | 0.958481 |
Sudanese protest group refuses to meet with UN representative
In recent weeks the United Nations has been holding consultations in an effort to help achieve a negotiated solution to Sudan's political crisis. "We continue to receive requests from a wide range of Sudanese stakeholders to meet with us and engage in the U.... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910787-sudanese-protest-group-refuses-to-meet-with-un-representative | 2022-02-04T18:45:13 | en | 0.942629 |
HASSAKEH, Syria (AP) — Weeks after the long, furious battle with militants from the Islamic State group over a prison in northwestern Syria, the mangled wreckage of a car used by suicide bombers still sat outside its perimeter. Cranes put in place new cement blast walls to close off the entrance.
Gaping holes remained ... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Stung-by-prison-battle-Kurds-say-they-need-help-16832236.php | 2022-02-04T18:45:15 | en | 0.970794 |
A variant of HIV that is faster at progressing to serious illness and more contagious than other versions of the virus has been circulating in the Netherlands for decades, researchers have found.
The findings, which were published in the journal Science on Thursday, demonstrate how HIV can mutate to create more severe ... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2022-02-04/discovery-of-hiv-variant-shows-virus-can-evolve-to-be-more-severe-and-contagious | 2022-02-04T18:45:16 | en | 0.974861 |
News Corp. — which owns the publishers of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post — announced the discovery of a "persistent cyberattack" targeting a limited number of employees. An official with a cybersecurity firm working with the mass media conglomerate said the attack has links to China.
The company, the pub... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2022-02-04/hackers-tied-to-china-are-suspected-of-spying-on-news-corp-journalists | 2022-02-04T18:45:17 | en | 0.959034 |
The pre-dawn raid Thursday that led to the death of Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was meant to take ISIS leader alive, according to Pentagon press secretary John Kirby.
Kirby, in an interview with Morning Edition hosts Steve Inskeep and Rachel Martin, said the U.S. operation in northern Syria against al-Qurayshi took ... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2022-02-04/pentagon-spokesman-says-the-u-s-hoped-to-capture-isis-leader-alive | 2022-02-04T18:45:18 | en | 0.987849 |
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected Republican gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch's request that it take over an absentee ballot box challenge in Wisconsin, in a ruling Friday.
Kleefisch, a former lieutenant governor, asked the conservative-controlled Supreme Court to take directly to take the case directly... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Supreme-Court-won-t-take-challenge-to-absentee-16832127.php | 2022-02-04T18:45:21 | en | 0.949904 |
SC emerged as world leader in virtual hearings amid lockdown: Govt
- Country:
- India
The Supreme Court held over 1.81 lakh hearings since the beginning of the coronavirus-triggered lockdown till last month, making it the ''world leader'' in virtual hearings, Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
In reply to a written ques... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910789-sc-emerged-as-world-leader-in-virtual-hearings-amid-lockdown-govt | 2022-02-04T18:45:21 | en | 0.934267 |
ATLANTA (AP) — A Texas man accused of posting a message on Craigslist after the 2020 election calling on “patriots” in Georgia to “put a bullet” in three government officials has pleaded not guilty to a criminal charge.
Chad Stark and his attorney appeared briefly by video Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Russell Vi... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Texas-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-making-threats-16832006.php | 2022-02-04T18:45:22 | en | 0.965023 |
The Olympic flame is now burning in Beijing's Bird's Nest, poised in the center of an extremely unique cauldron that's shaped like a huge snowflake. Rather than an inferno, its flame comes from a single torch, and the identity of one of its lighters made a major political statement.
Winter Olympics opening ceremony dir... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2022-02-04/the-beijing-winter-olympics-cauldron-lighting-made-a-political-statement | 2022-02-04T18:45:27 | en | 0.961588 |
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — UCLA men's basketball player Mac Etienne was arrested and cited on suspicion of misdemeanor assault after appearing to spit toward a fan after the Bruins lost a road game to Pac-12 rival Arizona, a University of Arizona police spokesman said Friday.
The alleged incident occurred Thursday night as U... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/UCLA-player-arrested-after-allegedly-spitting-at-16831781.php | 2022-02-04T18:45:28 | en | 0.982779 |
Core issue whether any state can restrict employment on domicile basis: Punjab and Haryana HC
- Country:
- India
The Punjab and Haryana High Court, which has granted stay on a Haryana law providing 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs for the state's residents, has made it clear that the core issue for adjudi... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910793-core-issue-whether-any-state-can-restrict-employment-on-domicile-basis-punjab-and-haryana-hc | 2022-02-04T18:45:28 | en | 0.952827 |
The House passed a bill Friday that Democrats say will increase U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and boost American competitiveness with China.
The America Competes Act passed, 222-210, largely along party lines.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the bill "will ensure that America is preeminent in manufacturin... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2022-02-04/the-house-passed-a-bill-aimed-at-boosting-u-s-competitiveness-with-china | 2022-02-04T18:45:34 | en | 0.966692 |
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Workforce Commission is launching a new program to help combat the nationwide truck driver shortage.
The “Drive Your Future” training grant offers those who qualify a chance to participate in a five-week apprenticeship that, if completed, will result in the student obtaining a comm... | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Workforce-Commission-launches-program-for-16831988.php | 2022-02-04T18:45:35 | en | 0.961827 |
Physical hearing to resume in Madras HC
- Country:
- India
Hearing of cases would be on physical, virtual and hybrid mode with effect from February 7 subject to strict adherence of COVID-19 norms, the Madras High Court Registrar General said on Friday.
''Hearing of cases will be on physical/virutual/hybrid mode, subjec... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910794-physical-hearing-to-resume-in-madras-hc | 2022-02-04T18:45:36 | en | 0.927255 |
Blinken to visit Asia to emphasize commitment despite Ukraine crisis
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Asia next week for talks with Indo-Pacific allies, including a meeting of foreign ministers of the four-nation Quad, the State Department said on Friday. Blinken is making the trip despite the mounting cr... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910801-blinken-to-visit-asia-to-emphasize-commitment-despite-ukraine-crisis | 2022-02-04T18:45:44 | en | 0.944365 |
Joe Burrow knew Evan McPherson must be a special kicker if the Cincinnati Bengals were willing to spend a fifth-round pick on a position usually filled by undrafted players and journeyman.
But the Bengals targeted McPherson and made him the only kicker taken in the 2021 draft, a decision that has been validated by one ... | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Bengals-rookie-kicker-McPherson-on-record-playoff-16832169.php | 2022-02-04T18:45:49 | en | 0.983387 |
Ukrainian troops hold drills with US missiles as military aid shipments continue
Soldiers, some in white camouflage gear, fired missiles or stood observing, while military vehicles drove across a snowy landscape. Ukraine has received planeloads of U.S. military aid as it braces for a possible attack after Russia massed... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910802-ukrainian-troops-hold-drills-with-us-missiles-as-military-aid-shipments-continue | 2022-02-04T18:45:51 | en | 0.959103 |
BEIJING (AP) — Brittany Bowe was having quite an Olympics — before she even hit the ice.
First, she claimed another speedskating race in Beijing — or, more appropriately, reclaimed it — when a third spot opened up for the Americans in the 500 meters.
Then, Bowe was selected to be one of the U.S. flagbearers in Friday n... | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Bowe-having-quite-an-Olympics-before-she-even-16832095.php | 2022-02-04T18:45:55 | en | 0.978751 |
WRAPUP 4-Olympics-Beijing Games burst into life under shadow of COVID and conflict
Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday that not only bear the mark of the global coronavirus pandemic but are also mixing sport and global politics as few others have since the era of the Cold War. The sc... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910811-wrapup-4-olympics-beijing-games-burst-into-life-under-shadow-of-covid-and-conflict | 2022-02-04T18:45:59 | en | 0.947641 |
GENEVA (AP) — The dissident Chinese architect behind the Beijing stadium hosting Friday’s opening ceremony of the Winter Games has scoffed at the head of the U.N. health agency, saying China should award him “a gold medal” for not asking hard questions about its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ai Weiwei, possibly Ch... | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Chinese-dissident-Ai-voices-criticism-as-Winter-16832185.php | 2022-02-04T18:46:01 | en | 0.971563 |
Macron hopes for rewards but faces risks in Moscow trip to see Putin
The trip, coordinated with Washington and Berlin, is part of diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions after Russia massed some 100,000 troops near Ukraine and demanded NATO and U.S. security guarantees, including that NATO never admit Kyiv as a member. F... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910813-macron-hopes-for-rewards-but-faces-risks-in-moscow-trip-to-see-putin | 2022-02-04T18:46:07 | en | 0.97289 |
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and will miss the Hawkeyes' home game against Minnesota on Sunday.
Assistant Billy Taylor will serve as the acting head coach in McCaffery’s absence.
Iowa (14-7, 4-6 Big Ten) has lost three of its last four games. T... | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Iowa-s-Fran-McCaffery-will-miss-Sunday-game-with-16832034.php | 2022-02-04T18:46:07 | en | 0.968002 |
BEIJING (AP) — The first day of medals at the Beijing Olympics could be the start of another Norwegian gold rush.
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is among the favorites in the men's downhill — one of the marquee events of NBC's prime-time coverage Saturday — and fellow Norwegian Therese Johaug looks poised to add to the three ... | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Men-s-downhill-highlights-first-day-of-Olympic-16832057.php | 2022-02-04T18:46:13 | en | 0.966458 |
Lethal US raid on IS encounters a doll, crib, bomb, bullets
So was the paraphernalia of violence such as the bomb Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi is said by US officials to have used to blow up himself, his family and perhaps others in his immediate proximity.It was an audacious raid in an extremist stronghold of no... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910825-lethal-us-raid-on-is-encounters-a-doll-crib-bomb-bullets | 2022-02-04T18:46:14 | en | 0.978117 |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A suspect was arrested in an altercation that badly injured a San Francisco 49ers fan in a parking lot outside SoFi Stadium during last weekend’s NFC championship game between the 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, authorities said Friday.
A 33-year-old man was arrested for investigation of assault by m... | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Police-Arrest-in-altercation-that-badly-injured-16831849.php | 2022-02-04T18:46:20 | en | 0.984675 |
Journalist arrested in J&K for uploading 'anti-national' content on social media
How many Fahads will you arrest she wrote on Twitter.
- Country:
- India
A journalist in Jammu and Kashmir was arrested for allegedly uploading anti-national content on social media with a ''criminal intention'' to provoke the public to di... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910832-journalist-arrested-in-jk-for-uploading-anti-national-content-on-social-media | 2022-02-04T18:46:22 | en | 0.974898 |
PARIS (AP) — France’s broadcast watchdog has opened an inquiry into news coverage by Russian state TV channel RT France, after the regulator was alerted to concerns about some of its programs.
The regulator, called Arcom, confirmed the inquiry Friday. It did not elaborate on reasons for the move, but noted that it regu... | https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/French-regulator-investigates-Russian-broadcaster-16832208.php | 2022-02-04T18:46:24 | en | 0.962307 |
BEIJING (AP) — The clock is ticking for American speedskater Casey Dawson to get to his first Olympics.
He tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago. Recently, Dawson had been testing negative and he believed that by producing two consecutive negative tests he would be cleared to join his teammates in Beijing.
"Ever... | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Speedskater-Dawson-stuck-in-US-still-hopes-to-16832094.php | 2022-02-04T18:46:26 | en | 0.984258 |
If you've never seen any of these movies before, or if you think it's not for you based on what little you've seen here, then it's probably *not your thing.
But if you've seen any of their earlier stuff, then go see this. It takes it all to a whole `nuther level.
Posted at 11:20 AM, Feb 04, 2022
and last updated 2022-0... | https://www.fox13now.com/entertainment/movie-review-jack-ass-forever | 2022-02-04T18:46:27 | en | 0.951247 |
Delhi Police arrests 2 car thieves
The Delhi Police has arrested two men and seized three vehicles, including one bearing a home ministry sticker, stolen by them, officials said on Friday. During investigation of the theft at Kashmere Gate, police checked CCTV footage of the area and saw the stolen car bearing registra... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910835-delhi-police-arrests-2-car-thieves | 2022-02-04T18:46:30 | en | 0.980486 |
SALT LAKE CITY — All of Utah will now have much easier access to the state's court system then ever before. With a few clicks and a $5 fee, anyone can now learn the truth about someone’s criminal history or lack thereof.
Xchange is something FOX 13 News has been using for quite some time to check court records. But now... | https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/utahns-can-now-check-anyones-criminal-history | 2022-02-04T18:46:32 | en | 0.971643 |
With millions of dollars pouring into endorsements for college athletes, the latest battleground in the recruiting wars is the statehouse: A handful of states are already considering changing barely-dried rules to help their flagship schools land — or keep — top prospects.
Over the past three years, at least 25 states ... | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Statehouses-latest-front-in-college-athlete-16832007.php | 2022-02-04T18:46:32 | en | 0.967321 |
KANSAS CITY, MO — Mark Byrd is in the business of second chances.
An HVAC specialist by trade, his passion to help people re-entering society from the prison system started more than a decade ago when he started KC Redemtion and the New Reflections Technical Institute, a job training program that prepares students for ... | https://www.fox13now.com/news/national-politics/the-race/the-great-resignation-is-making-more-opportunities-for-those-re-entering-society | 2022-02-04T18:46:33 | en | 0.986561 |
Passengers will soon be able to buy booze on Southwest flights.
The airline is bringing back alcohol sales starting February 16 on most flights.
Beer, wine, rum, tequila and vodka will be available on trips that are at least 176 miles long.
This comes after Southwest paused alcohol sales for nearly two years.
Southwest... | https://www.fox13now.com/news/national/bringing-booze-back-southwest-is-latest-airline-to-resume-alcohol-sales | 2022-02-04T18:46:34 | en | 0.969316 |
Over the course of the last two years, the American worker has faced a lot of uncertainty. President Biden’s most recent mandate requiring healthcare workers in Medicare and Medicaid-funded facilities to get vaccinated has only increased that uncertainty.
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS... | https://www.fox13now.com/news/national/healthcare-facilities-brace-for-vaccine-mandate-to-kick-in | 2022-02-04T18:46:35 | en | 0.961511 |
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
— Valentine's Day means romantic comedies, and romantic comedies — often enough — mean Jennifer Lopez. The rom-com mainstay of “Maid in Manhattan" and “The We... | https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/New-this-week-Mary-J-Blige-Jennifer-Lopez-and-16832159.php | 2022-02-04T18:46:36 | en | 0.941029 |
Auto-rickshaw driver arrested for killing stepdaughter
- Country:
- India
An auto-rickshaw driver has been arrested on charges of killing his two-year-old stepdaughter in Bhayandar here in Maharashtra, police said on Friday.
Senior inspector Mukutrao Patil of the Bhayandar police station said an offence under section 3... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910836-auto-rickshaw-driver-arrested-for-killing-stepdaughter | 2022-02-04T18:46:38 | en | 0.970791 |
Across both Super Bowl rosters, there is a great divide.
The Rams are the team loaded with veterans and the Bengals are the new kids on the block. Los Angeles has the star power, which figures with Hollywood next door. Cincinnati has a bunch of relative no names outside of Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase.
Bengals coach Za... | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Super-Bowl-Matchup-Veteran-Rams-versus-upstart-16832177.php | 2022-02-04T18:46:38 | en | 0.970538 |
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Swimming canceled a meet in Iowa and is reviewing its calendar for the rest of 2022 after the world championships were pushed back another year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The TYR Pro Swim Series Des Moines, set for March 2-5 at the MidAmerican Energy Aquatic Center at the Wellm... | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/USA-Swimming-cancels-meet-reviews-plans-with-16832128.php | 2022-02-04T18:46:44 | en | 0.964651 |
Union home secretary reviews implementation of developmental schemes in Ladakh
- Country:
- India
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Friday reviewed the pace of implementation of developmental projects in Ladakh.
Chairing a virtual review meeting, Bhalla directed the administration to ensure that all projects planned ... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910837-union-home-secretary-reviews-implementation-of-developmental-schemes-in-ladakh | 2022-02-04T18:46:45 | en | 0.940775 |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a suspect was arrested in an altercation that badly injured a San Francisco 49ers fan in a parking lot outside SoFi Stadium during last weekend's NFC championship game between the 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams.
Inglewood police Lt. Nicole Loudermilk confirmed that the suspect was tak... | https://www.fox13now.com/news/national/police-arrest-in-altercation-that-badly-injured-49ers-fan | 2022-02-04T18:46:47 | en | 0.983778 |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo only needed one album to earn her the title of Billboard's 2022 Woman of the Year, landing her in the same company as Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga.
The former teen actor turned pop star will be honored as the 2022 Woman of the Year at the Billboard Women in Music Awards... | https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Olivia-Rodrigo-named-Woman-of-the-Year-by-16832051.php | 2022-02-04T18:46:48 | en | 0.921187 |
Death toll from mass shootings in United States is rising, study finds
A government-funded research project released on Friday sheds new light on the upward trend of mass shootings in the United States, finding that the number of Americans dying from mass shooters is on the rise, and most people who commit such acts of... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1910841-death-toll-from-mass-shootings-in-united-states-is-rising-study-finds | 2022-02-04T18:46:53 | en | 0.952735 |
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