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Jan 9, 2022 301 Ahmaud Arbery’s killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son

BRUNSWICK, Ga (AP) — Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced Friday to life in prison, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the …
Jan 8, 2022 302 Capitol attack panel investigates Trump over potential criminal conspiracy

Messages between Mark Meadows and others suggest the Trump White House coordinated efforts to stop Joe Biden’s certification
Jan 8, 2022 303 ‘Morale is low’: US teachers push back on school reopenings amid Omicron wave

Many teachers across the US are resisting immediate school reopenings and asking for improved safety measures this month as a record number of Covid-19 cases have been recorded as a result of the spread of the Omicron variant. A few school …
Jan 8, 2022 304 ‘We can’t ignore reality’: Colorado fires highlight urgency of US climate legislation

oe Biden ended his tour of neighborhoods devastated by Colorado’s most destructive blaze by emphasizing the link between America’s escalating wildfires and the global climate crisis, saying that the US can “no longer ignore the reality” of …
Jan 4, 2022 305 Elizabeth Holmes trial: jury finds Theranos founder guilty on four fraud counts

Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, has been found guilty on four of 11 charges of fraud, concluding a high profile trial that captivated Silicon Valley and chronicled the missteps of the now-defunct blood testing startup. 1111L The jury…
Jan 3, 2022 306 Julie Andrews Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews is an English actress, singer, and author.
Jan 2, 2022 307 Watch out for 2022 -- Trump isn't finished just yet

Mitch McConnell blamed Trump for the attack on the US Capitol in February and said, "There's no question, none, that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day.
Dec 27, 2021 308 19-Year-Old Girl Who Was Raped, kidnapped, held in bondage, found by police

A 19-year-old college student from Ephraimwas college in Utah, was allegedly kidnapped and raped has been found. Madelyn was found by the way of a text message saying “I love you” she sent to her parent..
Dec 24, 2021 309 Thousands of flights cancelled just before Christmas Eve

More than 2,000 flights canceled on Christmas Eve
Dec 21, 2021 310 Omicron COVID-19 variant found in Clark County, Oregon

VANCOUVER, Washington – The omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in two Clark County cases, one of whom is linked to outbreaks among wrestling teams. 1111r The omicron variant was first detected in Washington state earlier this mon…
Dec 19, 2021 311 Six Children Die Falling To their death from air-blown play tent

(CNN)A sixth child has died in hospital after a bouncy castle was lifted into the air at a school event in Australia late last week, police said Sunday. The 11-year-old boy, Chace Harrison, "passed away in hospital this afternoon," Tasmania…
Dec 19, 2021 312 Pelosi told top general Trump should have been ‘arrested on the spot’ for inciting Capitol insurrection, new book says

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the top U.S. Army general that then-President Donald Trump was a “dictator” who “should have been arrested on the spot” after what she called his coup attempt to remain in the White House by inciting the Jan.…
Dec 18, 2021 313 Omicron cancels Christmas

Omicron now: New research results show that the Omicron variant of Covid spreads 70 times faster than Delta in airways, but 10 times slower in lungs. This helps explain its rampant transmissibility, and also why there is a lower rate of sev…
Dec 18, 2021 314 Capitol rioter who attacked police is sentenced to more than 5 years in prison

A Largo man who admitted throwing a wood plank and tossing a fire extinguisher at police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot Jan. 6 was sentenced to over 5 years in federal prison Friday, the longest yet for anyone sentenced for the event…
Dec 18, 2021 315 Health officials predict another COVID surge in Oregon

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Following three confirmed cases of the highly omicron variant in Oregon, health officials warned Friday the state’s peak number of hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic — about 1,200 —could more than doubl…
Dec 18, 2021 316 Dems trudge toward 2022 with Biden’s megabill reeling

President Joe Biden’s sweeping climate and social spending plan is staggering into the New Year, with no clear prognosis for how to get it through the Senate. Senate Democrats don't know if the bill needs to be completely revamped to win Se…
Dec 18, 2021 317 Omicron 5 times more likely to reinfect and has no sign of being milder than Delta: Study

The risk of reinfection with the Omicron coronavirus variant is more than five times higher and it has shown no sign of being milder than Delta, a study showed, as cases soar across Europe and threaten year-end festivities. 1111L The result…
Dec 18, 2021 318 Pfizer says Covid-19 pandemic could extend until 2024, vaccine data for toddlers delayed

WASHINGTON - Pfizer on Friday (Dec 17) forecast that the Covid-19 pandemic would not be behind us until 2024 and said a lower-dose version of its vaccine for two to four-year-olds generated a weaker immune response than expected, potentiall…
Dec 17, 2021 319 Only 26% of kids 5-11 are vaccinated as pediatric COVID-19 cases rise in Oregon

A 20-year-old Idaho woman died of COVID-19 complications this week, leaving her mother with the devastating last words, “Mama, I don’t want to die.” Summer Carr describes being haunted by those final moments with her daughter, Cleo Shepherd…
Dec 14, 2021 320 At least 74 dead, Kentucky tornado one of the deadliest in history

MAYFIELD, Ky., Dec 13 (Reuters) - The barrage of tornadoes that tore through six states killed at least 74 people in Kentucky, officials said on Monday, as those fortunate enough to survive unscathed opened their doors to victims whose home…
Dec 14, 2021 321 Dawson Springs mother clutched her 2 kids in bed when the storm lifted her mattress into the air

This was the deadliest 24 hours in December for tornadoes on record.
Dec 14, 2021 322 Capitol attack panel recommends Mark Meadows for criminal prosecution

Donald Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows held in criminal contempt of Congress – video Hugo Lowell in Washington DC 1111L The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack on Monday voted to recommend the criminal prosecu…
Dec 13, 2021 323 Oregon confirms three Omicron-variant cases of COVID-19

U.S. v. Holmes, et al. was the criminal trial that Holmes was subject to before the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The COVID-19 pandemic and Holmes's pregnancy made it more than a year later, but it ul…
Dec 12, 2021 324 Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso

Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France.
Dec 12, 2021 325 George Clooney George Clooney

George Timothy Clooney is an American actor and filmmaker.
Dec 11, 2021 326 Rupert Murdoch Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch is an Australian born American billionaire businessman, media tycoon, and investor.
Dec 10, 2021 327 Myanmar troops massacres Woman and Children

BANGKOK — Myanmar government troops rounded up villagers, some believed to be children, tied them up and slaughtered them, according to a witness and other reports.
Dec 10, 2021 328 Supreme Court issues ruling on Texas abortion law

The Supreme Court decision makes it difficult for abortion providers in Texas to prevent future civil lawsuits against them for performing abortions. Under the state law, any private citizen across the country can sue individuals thought to…
Dec 10, 2021 329 C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis was a British writer and lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College, 1954–1963).
Dec 10, 2021 330 Covid-19 patients at this hospital are dying at a rate we've never seen die before

(CNN) Nurse Katie Sefton never thought Covid-19 could get this bad -- and certainly not this late in the pandemic. 2222R "I was really hoping that we'd (all) get vaccinated and things would be back to normal," said Sefton, an assistant mana…