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Sept 17, 2021 511 Afghan killed by drone praised by co-workers in US aid group

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan man who was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month was an enthusiastic and beloved longtime employee at an American humanitarian organization, his colleagues say, painting a stark contrast to the Penta…
Sept 17, 2021 512 The murder of Fikile: the woman who took on a coal mine

Fikile Ntshangase was involved in a legal dispute over the extension of an opencast mine when she was shot dead in her home. Her daughter Malungelo Kakaza tells her story to Rachel Humphreys
Sept 17, 2021 513 Oxygen Therapy May Slow the Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s According to New Study

A team of investigators has succeeded in restoring brain trauma by hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Sept 17, 2021 514 Facebook steps up fight against climate misinformation – but critics say effort falls short

Facebook has announced new efforts to combat climate crisis misinformation on its platform
Sept 16, 2021 515 Afghan women soccer players enter Pakistan

SLAMABAD - Members of Afghanistan’s women soccer team and their families arrived in Pakistan after fleeing their country in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover, local media said Wednesday. It was unclear how many Afghan women players and the…
Sept 15, 2021 516 Biden administration revokes Trump rule on student loan oversight, paves way for investigations

A group of Democratic lawmakers led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown is pushing for increased oversight of the industry as a result of the revised interpretation of federal policy. The Biden administration has revoked a Trump-era…
Sept 15, 2021 517 How California could recall Gov. Gavin Newsom

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California recall election that could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office wraps up Tuesday. Just over 8.5 million mail-in ballots — the form of voting most Californians use — were returned prior…
Sept 15, 2021 518 Germany's ambassador to China Jan Hecker dies suddenly days after taking office

Germany’s ambassador to China Jan Hecker – a confidant of Chancellor Angela Merkel – has died only a few days after taking up his post, Berlin’s foreign office said on Monday (Sept 6). 1111r “It is with deep sadness and dismay that we learn…
Sept 15, 2021 519 Man assumes dead child’s ID for 3 decades, pockets benefits

An Oregon man who assumed the identity of a dead child more than 30 years ago
Sept 15, 2021 520 Democrat Gavin Newsom survives California recall election, will remain as governor, NBC News projects

The gubernatorial recall effort was the second in California’s history to qualify for the ballot, giving Republicans a chance to seize power in an otherwise deep-blue state.
Sept 15, 2021 521 The death toll from flooding in Western Europe has crossed 180, as rescuers dig in

BERLIN — The death toll from flooding in Western Europe climbed above 180 on Sunday after rescue workers dug deeper into debris left by receding waters. Heavy rain fueled new floods in southeastern Germany and Austria, though not on the sca…
Sept 14, 2021 522 Death and suffering in Iraq a painful legacy of 9/11 attacks

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. But the terrorist attacks in the United States changed forever the lives of Iraqis. 1111r In their aftermath, the U.S. invaded Afghanistan, swiftly deposing the Taliban regime that had been s…
Sept 14, 2021 523 A California couple died of Covid-19 weeks apart, orphaning 5 young children including a newborn

Daniel and Davy Macias spent 18 months being very cautious about Covid-19. They wiped down surfaces, showered after work and even had their groceries delivered, but that didn't stop them from contracting the virus. Davy Macias, a Southern C…
Sept 14, 2021 524 Los Angeles earthquake measured at 3.0

On the Richter scale the most common earthquake is magnitude between 2 and 3 and s the lowest normally perceptible to humans.
Sept 14, 2021 525 Twitter did not violate election laws when it throttled Hunter Biden article, FEC rules

Trump, who was banned from the major social media platforms after the Jan. 6 insurrection, escalated his war with Big Tech in July when he filed suit against Facebook, Google and Twitter and their CEOs, claiming the companies violated his F…
Sept 14, 2021 526 Taiwan scrambles jets against renewed Chinese military activity

Taiwan's air force scrambled on Sunday against renewed Chinese military activity, with its Defense Ministry reporting that 19 aircraft including nuclear-capable bombers had flown into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ).
Sept 14, 2021 527 More than $1 billion in aid pledged for Afghanistan as country faces 'most perilous hour'

More than $1 billion in aid has been pledged for Afghanistan to help ease one of the world's "worst humanitarian crises," as millions of people in the country could soon run out of food and the economy is on the verge of collapse, the Unite…
Sept 14, 2021 528 Here’s why Biden is sticking with the U.S. exit from Afghanistan

President Biden promised that the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan would not be a hasty rush to the exits. 1111r It would be responsible, deliberate and safe. But clearly he and his administration misjudged the speed with which the…
Sept 14, 2021 529 These are the 4 things I want from iPhone 13

Have I mentioned September is awesome? We're getting closer to fall, which means NFL football is back. Pumpkin spice has arrived. And the tech industry is booming. If you love video games, this month marks the beginning of the holiday seaso…
Sept 14, 2021 530 Dallas police say violent crime is down in the city as criminologists share analysis on new plan

DALLAS, Texas - Dallas Police Chief Eddie García voiced confidence in his crime-reduction plan on Monday as murders and robberies trended down across the city during the first half of the year while aggravated assaults were slightly higher …
Sept 13, 2021 531 9/11 families to President Biden: Don't come to our memorial events

Nearly 1,800 Americans directly affected by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are opposing President Joe Biden’s participation in any memorial events this year unless he upholds his pledge to declassify U.S. government evidence that the…
Sept 13, 2021 532 20 Years Later, 2 More 9/11 Victims Have Been Identified Using New Technology

Two more victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center have been identified in New York City — just days before the nation marks the 20th anniversary of the tragedy. Dorothy Morgan of Hempstead, N.Y., is the 1,646th victim…
Sept 13, 2021 533 Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson wants to drink tequila with his lookalike

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson wants to toss one back with his now famous doppelgänger. Last week, Alabama patrol lieutenant Eric Fields went viral after people noticed his uncanny resemblance to the "Jungle Cruise" star. 1111r The story made it…
Sept 13, 2021 534 Indiana health officials announce COVID-19 testing expansion

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana will increase free COVID-19 testing across the state through a partnership with Gravity Diagnostics. 1111r Under the partnership, the Kentucky-based company will provide staff and supplies needed to collect and a…
Sept 13, 2021 535 Allegations fly as recall vote looms for California’s Newsom

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a blitz of TV ads and a last-minute rally, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom urged voters Sunday to turn back a looming recall vote that could remove him from office, while leading Republican Larry Elder broadly …
Sept 13, 2021 536 UN health chief: World can start dreaming of pandemic's end

The U.N. health chief declared Friday that positive results from coronavirus vaccine trials mean the world “can begin to dream about the end of the pandemic,” but he said rich and powerful nations must not trample the poor and marginalized …
Sept 13, 2021 537 Delta puts Australia's Covid-19 reopening schedule in doubt

SYDNEY - Australia's federal government on Friday (Sept 3) will look to convince states and territories to follow its national Covid-19 reopening plan as a steady rise in infections in Sydney and Melbourne from the Delta variant stoked conc…
Sept 13, 2021 538 Peru: Abimael Guzmán, head of Shining Path insurgency, dies

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Abimael Guzmán, the leader of the brutal Shining Path insurgency in Peru who was captured in 1992, died on Saturday in a military hospital after an illness. He was 86. 1111r Guzmán died at 6:40 a.m. after suffering from an…
Sept 13, 2021 539 America mourns on 20th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

America is mourning the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington that killed nearly 3,000 people and helped shape the 21st century.
Sept 13, 2021 540 Covid-19 vaccines hold strong against Delta, protection waning in older adults

CHICAGO - Three US studies suggest Covid-19 vaccines offer strong protection against hospitalisation and death, even in the face of the highly transmissible Delta variant, but vaccine protection appears to be waning among older populations,…