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  • French police official fatally stabbed, probably terrorism

    French anti-terrorism authorities are investigating the fatal stabbing of a police official that occurred outside Paris. Based on witness accounts, it may have been a terrorist attack. The Associated Press has the story: Anti-terrorism French prosecutors investigating death of police official RAMBOUILLET, France (AP) — French prosecutors opened a terrorism investigation into the fatal stabbing…

  • Russian opposition leader Navalny ends hunger strike

    Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader who was imprisoned earlier this year, has ended his hunger strike after obtaining medical treatment. Additionally, part of the reason he ended the hunger strike was because others were not eating along with him to support him. The Associated Press has the story: Alexei Navalny, imprisoned enemy of Vladimir…

  • News Headlines for the day. April 22, 2021

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  • Tons of plastic out of remote Hawaii atolls

    Tons of plastic out of remote Hawaii atolls HONOLULU (AP) — A crew returned from the northernmost islands in the Hawaiian archipelago this week with a boatload of marine plastic and abandoned fishing nets that threaten to entangle endangered Hawaiian monk seals and other animals on the uninhabited beaches stretching more than 1,300 miles north…

  • Afghanistan to receive stolen relics found in NYC

    Valuable artifacts have been seized from a prolific antiquities smuggler located in New York City. A collection of 33 of them came from Afghanistan, and will be returned to the country this week. The Associated Press has the story: New York-based art dealer nabbed with 33 smuggled artifacts from Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) — Precious relics…

  • SCOTUS reduces FTC authority on ill-gotten gains

    In a unanimous decision that made acting FTC chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter furious, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a provision the FTC has been relying on to recover ill-gotten gains does not actually give the agency that authority. This reversed a nearly $1.3 billion award against a professional race car driver. The Associated Press…

  • US jobless claims drop to pandemic low

    The economy continues to rebound as the pandemic recedes, with the number of Americans applying for unemployment falling to the lowest since the pandemic started. So many jobs have been added that employers are complaining they can’t find enough workers. The Associated Press has the story: Number of Americans applying for unemployment aid falls to…

  • King of Jordan releases 16 alleged plotters

    After an alleged coup was thwarted attempting to remove King Abdullah II of Jordan, the king has decided to offer some of those detained leniency. Some of the tribal leaders, former senior officials and others arrested have been released for the holidays, although they have yet to receive pardons. The Associated Press has the story:…

  • Spain last supporter of ill-fated Super League

    Soccer, known as football in Europe, probably will not be transforming to a closed league style system like the U.S. After a noisy backlash, especially in England, the only supporters left are Real Madrid’s Florentino Pérez, who hatched the plan, and Barcelona president Joan Laporta. The Associated Press has the story: Supporters of soccer Super…

  • US troops preparing to leave Afghanistan

    Concrete steps have begun to remove the final U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Although they will not leave by the original May 1 deadline negotiated with the Taliban, the departure will likely be completed well before September 1, the anniversary of 9-11. The Associated Press has the story: US wrapping up final steps for removing remaining…