US officer testifies about response to Parkland school massacre | Gun Violence News
An off-duty police officer who was at Florida’s Parkland high school during a 2018 massacre has testified at the trial
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USAID says it is halting all food aid to Ethiopia amid diversions | Hunger News
The aid agency cites ‘a widespread and coordinated campaign’ to divert aid in Ethiopia, where 20 million people are in
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Ex-JPMorgan executive denies role in Epstein’s sex trafficking | Crime
Jes Staley says former employer JPMorgan has ‘unclean hands’ in dealings with late financier Jeffrey Epstein. The former JPMorgan Chase
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BBC, BA, Nova Scotia among first big-name victims in global hack | Cybercrime News
United States and British cybersecurity officials have warned that a Russian cyber-extortion gang’s hack of a file-transfer program popular with
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Artist Francoise Gilot, who loved and left Picasso, dies at 101 | Obituaries News
Francoise Gilot, a prolific and acclaimed painter who was nonetheless more famous for her turbulent relationship with Pablo Picasso —
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Blinken starts Saudi Arabia visit aimed at steadying relations | Politics News
US Secretary of State says relations between Washington and Riyadh are ‘strengthened by progress on human rights’. United States Secretary
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Two dead, five wounded in US high school graduation shooting | Gun Violence News
Police say a 19-year-old suspect was arrested shortly after the mass shooting and found in possession of four handguns. A
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Chris Christie, ex-governor and Trump critic, seeks US presidency | Elections News
Washington, DC – Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a vocal Republican critic of former President Donald Trump, has joined
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US city approves funding for ‘Cop City’ after months of protests | Police News
Atlanta City Council voted in favour of funding for large new law-enforcement training facility after 14 hours of public comment.
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Canadian wildfires prompt hazy skies, air quality warnings | Environment News
Officials warn of high levels of air pollution as hundreds of blazes burn across Canada in record start to fire
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