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Dozens trapped in FedEx facility as tornadoes devastate US Midwest
Around 50 people were trapped inside a FedEx distribution facility after tornadoes swept Michigan and severe storms caused devastation in the US Midwest.Tornadoes ripped through parts of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio on Tuesday night, the National Weather Service said, killing at least one person and destroying dozens of homes.Several parts of Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri were under watch for tornadoes as forecasters warned of looming storms that could stretch over to the next day with the possibility of more twisters and large hail.Two tornadoes whipped up the skies in the city of Portage near Kalamazoo in southwestern Michigan. They left the city...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenges Donald Trump to debate at Libertarian Convention
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has challenged Donald Trump to a head-to-head debate for when both address a Libertarian convention later this month, a move that comes as the presumptive GOP nominee has ramped up both criticism of Kennedy’s independent bid and demands that President Joe Biden meet him on a debate stage.
Biden wins Indiana Democratic primary
President Biden has won Indiana’s Democratic primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. The Hoosier State added 79 delegates into Biden’s column, pushing him further past the mark he needed to become the Democrats’ presumptive nominee, according to a tracker from Decision Desk HQ/The Hill. The incumbent was the only choice on Indiana’s Democratic primary ballot — a setup that insulated him…
Europeans want governments to focus more on curbing migration than climate change, a study says
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europeans focus more on curbing immigration than on climate change and less than 15% of those interviewed across the globe consider climate issues to be among the top three priorities for their government, according to a global study on Wednesday. “Many European countries have seen...
Biden on track to miss deadline for report to Congress on Israel war conduct in Gaza
The Biden administration is warning it is likely to miss its Wednesday deadline to deliver a report to Congress detailing its assessment over Israeli actions in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip that could impact American military assistance to the country. The report is mandated by a national security memorandum issued by President…
Semi-automatic gun ban nixed in Colorado’s Democratic-controlled statehouse after historic progress
DENVER (AP) — A bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms was nixed in Colorado’s Democratic-controlled Legislature on Tuesday as lawmakers pressed forward with a slew of other gun control bills on the 25th anniversary year of the Columbine High School massacre. The western state...
Biden campaign releases ad slamming Trump for threats to repeal ObamaCare
President Biden’s reelection campaign released an ad this week bashing former President Trump for his threats to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The 30-second ad, titled “Terminate,” touts that Biden has protected the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, and worked to expand it. The ad will air on television and digital across battleground…
AstraZeneca to withdraw its COVID-19 vaccine globally as demand dips, rare side effects revealed
The pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine worldwide due to low demand and following reports that the vaccine caused rare side effects.
Chad Kelly, former Broncos QB and reigning CFL MVP, gets nine-game suspension after allegations by ex-coach
Chad Kelly, the former Denver Broncos quarterback and reigning CFL MVP, has been suspended for the CFL's upcoming preseason, as well as a minimum of another nine games, after an investigation into allegations by a former assistant coach. Kelly, 30, had been accused in a lawsuit earlier this year of...
Pentagon chief confirms US has paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that the country was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the United States, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday.
Cruise ship worker accused of stabbing multiple people with scissors on board vessel bound for Alaska
A South African man has been arrested by the FBI after allegedly stabbing multiple people with medical scissors on a cruise ship.Ntando Sogoni, 35, was working aboard the Norwegian Encore when other employees saw him trying to deploy a lifeboat on Sunday evening in waters west of Vancouver Island, prompting security to escort him to the ship’s medical centre for an assessment.The worker was recently hired by Norwegian Cruise Line and had joined the ship in Seattle on Sunday, according to the arrest affidavit.The cruise was set for a weeklong trip with stops scheduled in ports such as Juneau,...
Brittney Griner, in new memoir, says Putin weaponized her Blackness
WNBA star and Olympian Brittney Griner writes that she felt she was being used as a “pawn” by Russian President Vladimir Putin when she was arrested and imprisoned just weeks before he invaded Ukraine in 2022. The Phoenix Mercury star’s memoir “Coming Home,” which debuted Tuesday at No....
More than 40 still feared trapped under rubble after building collapse
Cape Town, South Africa — Rescue teams searching for dozens of construction workers missing after an apartment complex collapsed in South Africa brought out more survivors Tuesday as they entered a second night of desperate work to find anyone alive in the wreckage. At least seven people have been confirmed dead. Authorities said 26 workers had been rescued from the site where the five-story building collapsed Monday while under construction in George, about 250 miles east of Cape Town on South Africa's south coast. An additional 42 people were still believed to be buried in the debris of concrete and metal...
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