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More Than 1,000 Guard Troops Now Leaving DC; Others Stay On
More than 1,000 National Guard members will be leaving Washington, D.C. over the next few days, but several thousand others will stay on for days or weeks, in the ongoing mission to provide security for the U.S. Capitol that has drawn criticism from lawma...
Prada CEO Bertelli's Cup Quest Spurred By Blake's Advice
Two decades after his startup Prada Challenge was swept out of the Americas Cup match by Team New Zealand, Italian billionaire Patrizio Bertelli continues to be motivated by the advice of the late Kiwi sailing champion Sir Peter Blake.
Union Seeks Vote Of 87 Workers At Nissan Tennessee Plant
A union wants to hold a vote for representation of fewer than 100 workers out of thousands at the Nissan vehicle assembly plant in Tennessee, a move the company opposes because the effort doesn't stretch more broadly across the facility's workforce.
Brazil Reaches Deal For 10 Million Shots Of Russian Vaccine
Brazils federal government said Friday it has reached a deal to purchase 10 million doses of the Russianmade Sputnik V vaccine against COVID19, though the shot is yet to be approved by the South American nations health agency.
Firefighters Called To Plant Where Earlier Gas Leak Killed 6
A refrigeration company and firefighters were called to a northeast Georgia chicken processing plant where a liquid nitrogen leak killed six workers in January.
‘Greedy, Brutal Killer’: US Man Gets 212 Years in Prison for Trying to Drown Wife, 2 Sons
Prosecutors said Elmezayen repeatedly called the companies to verify the policies were active and that they would pay benefits if his ex-wife died in an accident.
S African Government Concerned About Fake Covid-19 Vaccines
The minister gave an assurance that an inter-ministerial committee led by Deputy President David Mabuza was looking at how to deal with this, even while the police were on high alert about the issue.
DOJ Seeks $3.2M From West Virginia Governor's Coal Companies
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking $3.2 million in penalties from Appalachian coal mines owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice over claims they violated a settlement meant to prevent pollution.
Vermont's Peter Hall, US Court Of Appeals Judge, Dies At 72
Judge Peter Hall, the Vermont judge on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, died Thursday at the Rutland Regional Medical Center. He was 72.
Appeal By Ex-officer Who Killed Tamir Rice Dismissed
An appeals court in Cleveland ruled Thursday that the white Cleveland police officer who killed Tamir Rice, a 12yearold Black child playing with a pellet gun outside a recreation center, should not get his job back.
UK Police Find Suspected Human Remains In Search For Missing Woman
Suspected human remains have been found by British police searching for a missing woman, London police Chief Cressida Dick said on Wednesday, following the arrest earlier of a police officer on suspicion of kidnap and murder.
Ethiopia Diplomat Quits US Post, Cites Atrocities In Tigray
A senior Ethiopian diplomat quit his post in Washington Wednesday over concerns about reported atrocities in Tigray, where fighting persists as federal forces and their allies hunt down the fugitive leaders of the regional administration.
VIRUS TODAY: New York Lowers Vaccine Eligibility To Age 60
Here's what's happening Tuesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
High Court Won't Hear Trump Immigration Case After All
The Supreme Court won't weigh in on the legality of a controversial Trump administration immigration policy after an agreement by the Biden administration and states and groups challenging it. The agreement comes amid the Biden administration's reconsider...
US To Accept New Visa Applications by Those Denied Due to Donald Trump's 'Muslim Ban'
President Joe Biden overturned Trump's so-called Muslim ban on his first day in office
Suit Alleging Foxconn Cost Local Governments Money Dismissed
A Wisconsin court has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Foxconn Technology Group violated terms of its contract by failing to build a manufacturing plant in southeast Wisconsin.