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Texas officials: police made ‘wrong decision’ waiting to enter school during shooting – video
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There was 'no excuse' for officers not trying to break into an elementary school classroom where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers, the Texas department of public safety has said.Steven McCraw said in hinds...
Russian forces have ‘upper hand’ in Donbas fighting, Ukrainian officials say
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Officials in Ukraine have admitted that Russia has the “upper hand” in fighting in the country’s east, as Ukrainian forces fell back from some of their positions in the Donbas region. Amid reports that Lyman, the sit...
Boris Johnson accepted officials’ advice on £400m Iran debt, ex-minister says
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Boris Johnson appeared to accept advice while foreign secretary that payment of the £400m debt to Iran must not be linked to the release of the British-Iranian dual nationals, according to evidence given to MPs by his...
Two people diagnosed with monkeypox in London, health officials say
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Two more people have been diagnosed with monkeypox in London, health officials said. The pair live in the same household and are not linked to the previous confirmed case in England that was announced on 7 May, the UK...
Revealed: supporters of Trump’s big lie work as election officials across Georgia
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The effort to install local election officials who promote Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen has seen particular success in the crucial swing state of Georgia, where at least eight county election o...
Trump officials and meat industry blocked life-saving Covid controls, investigation finds
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Trump officials “collaborated” with the meatpacking industry to downplay the threat of Covid to plant workers and block public health measures which could have saved lives, a damning new investigation has found. Inter...
Contentious Croatian abortion goes ahead after medical officials step in
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A Croatian woman who was denied an abortion although her foetus had serious health issues has undergone the procedure, it was revealed on Wednesday. The case sparked nationwide outrage in the EU country where Catholic...
Spy agency head suggests disillusioned Chinese officials cooperating with Australia
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The head of Australia’s foreign intelligence service has used a rare public address to suggest that an increasing number of disillusioned Chinese officials are willing to cooperate with the agency. The Australian Secr...
Potential Covid surge in fall and winter could lead to 100m infections, officials warn
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A Biden administration official warned Friday that there could be 100m Covid-19 infections this fall and winter, potentially spurring a surge in hospitalizations and deaths. The White House is preparing backup plans f...
EU officials being trained to meditate to help fight climate crisis
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Brussels officials are being trained to meditate to help them tackle the climate crisis as part of a new wave of “applied mindfulness” that seeks to take the Buddhism-inspired practice “off the cushion” and into hard ...
Missing Alabama guard and inmate may have had romantic relationship, officials say
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A corrections officer at an Alabama jail may have been having a romantic relationship with a murder suspect who escaped from the facility, allegedly with the guard’s help, according to authorities. Since Friday, offic...
Mark Meadows is still registered to vote in South Carolina and Virginia, officials say
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Mark Meadows, the former chief of staff to Donald Trump who was removed from North Carolina voter rolls earlier this month, is still a registered voter in two other states, according to officials. Chris Whitmire, a sp...
Dolphin’s stabbing death investigated by Florida wildlife officials
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Wildlife officials in Florida are investigating the mysterious death of a bottlenose dolphin that was recovered on a beach with an apparent stab wound to the head. The mammal, which was found on Fort Myers beach in th...
US and Cuban officials to hold talks amid tensions over migration
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American and Cuban officials are due to meet in Washington on Thursday to discuss migration concerns, people familiar with the matter said, in the highest-level formal US talks with Havana since Joe Biden took office ...
Don’t eat Kinder products linked to salmonella over Easter, officials warn
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Kinder chocolate products linked to a salmonella outbreak should not be consumed over the Easter weekend, health officials have warned. A “rapid outbreak assessment” released by the European Food Safety Authority and ...
‘We got him’: man wanted in Brooklyn subway shooting arrested, officials announce – video
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The man suspected of firing more than 30 shots in a gun attack on a New York subway train has been charged with a federal terror offence. Frank R James, 62, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon on the Lower East Side i...