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▪️The New York City mayoral primary descended into chaos after 135,000 pre-election test ballots had to be counted because they were not properly purged from the system.
▪️The Pentagon is "still assessing the full scope of the damage" after a rocket attack on a US base in Syria, according tom State Department spokesman Kirby.
▪️Rudi Giuliani has become the subject of another DoJ inquiry into whether he lobbied interests in Turkey.
▪️The New York City mayoral primary descended into chaos after 135,000 pre-election test ballots had to be counted because they were not properly purged from the system.
▪️The Pentagon is "still assessing the full scope of the damage" after a rocket attack on a US base in Syria, according tom State Department spokesman Kirby.
▪️Rudi Giuliani has become the subject of another DoJ inquiry into whether he lobbied interests in Turkey.
🖥 US Actor William Shatner, who played James Tiberius Kirk in the cult science fiction series Star Trek, has become the new host at RT America.
His show "I Don't Understand" is launching on 12 July 2021, the RT website reported on Wednesday.
The show will look for answers to questions about space and the structure of the Universe: what dark matter is, what happened before the Big Bang, whether there is any need to worry about space debris, and so on.
His show "I Don't Understand" is launching on 12 July 2021, the RT website reported on Wednesday.
The show will look for answers to questions about space and the structure of the Universe: what dark matter is, what happened before the Big Bang, whether there is any need to worry about space debris, and so on.
Rescue personnel have discovered more bodies and tunnels under the rubble of the collapsed building in Surfside, Florida as the search for surviving residents entered the sixth day.
"At the last 12 hours, we found some more people. Unfortunately, they are not alive", Commander of the Israeli National Rescue Unit Colonel Golan Vach told CNN on Wednesday.
The rescuers on the scene also found new tunnels inside the rubble overnight and more bodies while working in the space between the collapsed balconies, Vach said.
"At the last 12 hours, we found some more people. Unfortunately, they are not alive", Commander of the Israeli National Rescue Unit Colonel Golan Vach told CNN on Wednesday.
The rescuers on the scene also found new tunnels inside the rubble overnight and more bodies while working in the space between the collapsed balconies, Vach said.
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🇺🇸🛢About 150 climate activists briefly blocked access to the White House in protest of an oil pipeline project that would affect indigenous land.
The action groups called on Biden to cancel the Line 3 pipeline project and declare a climate emergency.
The Line 3 pipeline would carry oil from tar sands in Alberta, Canada to the US Midwest through indigenous lands in Wisconsin.
Photo and video credit: ShutDownDC, Indigenous Environmental Network, Colleen Boland
The action groups called on Biden to cancel the Line 3 pipeline project and declare a climate emergency.
The Line 3 pipeline would carry oil from tar sands in Alberta, Canada to the US Midwest through indigenous lands in Wisconsin.
Photo and video credit: ShutDownDC, Indigenous Environmental Network, Colleen Boland
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‘Of course a provocation’: Putin on HMS Defender incident in the Black Sea
Russian President Putin has spoken about a recent incident in the Black Sea where a Russian warship and Su-24M jet were forced to fire warning shots near the UK’s HMS Defender.
Speaking at a Q&A session on Wednesday, Putin said that not only Britain, but also the US had taken part in the “provocation” off Crimea.
Russian President Putin has spoken about a recent incident in the Black Sea where a Russian warship and Su-24M jet were forced to fire warning shots near the UK’s HMS Defender.
Speaking at a Q&A session on Wednesday, Putin said that not only Britain, but also the US had taken part in the “provocation” off Crimea.
#URGENT | Court rescinds Bill Cosby's sex crime convictions, paving way for his release
#URGENT |US House approves resolution to create committee to probe January 6 Capitol unrest
Donald Trump hinted during a visit to the US' border with Mexico on Wednesday that he may run for a second term as president in 2024.
🗣 "Are you going to be my campaign manager if I do this again?" Trump asked Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, who chaired his presidential campaign in Texas. "You think I should do it again? Maybe we don't have to, maybe we won't even have to."
🗣 "Are you going to be my campaign manager if I do this again?" Trump asked Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, who chaired his presidential campaign in Texas. "You think I should do it again? Maybe we don't have to, maybe we won't even have to."
#URGENT | GAP says will close all stores in UK, Ireland, switch to online only
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Britney Spear's father has claimed that his daughter's conservator and lawyer are responsible for blocking her freedom — and not himself, as the pop star has claimed.
According to Los Angeles court documents, Jamie Spears insisted this week that he had no authority over his daughter's care, instead he held Jodi Montgomery and Samuel Ingham III, responsible for the pop stars' situation.
🗣 "Ms. Montgomery has been fully in charge of Ms. Spears' personal care and medical treatment in consultations with Mr. Ingham – and which consultations specifically excluded Mr. Spears. Mr. Spears, therefore, was greatly saddened to hear of his daughter's difficulties and suffering, and he believes that there must be an investigation into those claims," the documents read.
Britney Spear's father has claimed that his daughter's conservator and lawyer are responsible for blocking her freedom — and not himself, as the pop star has claimed.
According to Los Angeles court documents, Jamie Spears insisted this week that he had no authority over his daughter's care, instead he held Jodi Montgomery and Samuel Ingham III, responsible for the pop stars' situation.
🗣 "Ms. Montgomery has been fully in charge of Ms. Spears' personal care and medical treatment in consultations with Mr. Ingham – and which consultations specifically excluded Mr. Spears. Mr. Spears, therefore, was greatly saddened to hear of his daughter's difficulties and suffering, and he believes that there must be an investigation into those claims," the documents read.
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Ooops, hijacking the presser didn't work
CNN's Jim Acosta, during the ex-president's visit to the US border with Mexico on Wednesday, asked Trump if he would "apologize" for the Jan 6 Capitol riot.
The crowd did not appreciate the inquiry as the question was immediately met with boos.
And Trump didn’t even acknowledge the CNN reporter.
CNN's Jim Acosta, during the ex-president's visit to the US border with Mexico on Wednesday, asked Trump if he would "apologize" for the Jan 6 Capitol riot.
The crowd did not appreciate the inquiry as the question was immediately met with boos.
And Trump didn’t even acknowledge the CNN reporter.
❗️Miami building collapse death toll rises to 18 after finding two more bodies: children aged 4 and 10.
☀️🌡 The heartbreaking consequences of the historic heatwave
Multnomah County, in the US state of Oregon, registered 45 deaths since last Friday due to excessive hot weather conditions. In comparison, from 2017 to 2019, 12 people died in the county from hyperthermia.
Between Friday and Monday, the county set up three cooling centers and used nine libraries as cooling spaces, the release said, adding that some 8,000 residents came into these climate-controlled structures to escape the scorching air.
Multnomah County, in the US state of Oregon, registered 45 deaths since last Friday due to excessive hot weather conditions. In comparison, from 2017 to 2019, 12 people died in the county from hyperthermia.
Between Friday and Monday, the county set up three cooling centers and used nine libraries as cooling spaces, the release said, adding that some 8,000 residents came into these climate-controlled structures to escape the scorching air.
The CDC director reiterated on Wednesday that vaccinated Americans are not required to wear masks in most situations.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky said that the health agency is effectively leaving it up to local officials to establish masking policies, emphasizing that they are "not to protect the vaccinated, they’re to protect the unvaccinated.”
Dr. Rochelle Walensky said that the health agency is effectively leaving it up to local officials to establish masking policies, emphasizing that they are "not to protect the vaccinated, they’re to protect the unvaccinated.”
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❗️Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88
Donald Rumsfeld’s family announced that he had died from multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. Rumsfeld had been retired from politics for several years, but in his time was a titular figure on the world stage. Sputnik takes a look back at some of the major points in Rumsfeld’s political career, which spans six decades.
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