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Month: May 2024

An apartment block collapses in a Russian border city after heavy shelling, injuring over a dozen

By The Associated Press An apartment block partially collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod on Sunday, leaving at least 19 injured. Officials blamed Ukrainian shelling and said there were also likely deaths. Online footage showed rescuers searching for survivors among the remnants of the building’s stairwell, then fleeing the scene as part of

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Clear and warm Mother’s Day ahead

Blue skies and warmer-than-average temperatures are expected for Sunday. Today is a great opportunity to spend Mother’s Day poolside as daytime highs reach the low 100s! Luckily, occasionally breezy winds will help cool us down throughout the day. Stronger breezes are expected later this evening. Temperatures will take a slight dip for the beginning of

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Thousands of civilians evacuated from northeast Ukraine as Russia presses renewed border assault

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands more civilians have fled Russia’s renewed ground offensive in Ukraine’s northeast that has targeted towns and villages with a barrage of artillery and mortar fire, officials said Sunday. The intense battles have forced at least one Ukrainian unit to withdraw in the Kharkiv region, capitulating

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An apartment block collapses in a Russian border city after heavy shelling, with deaths reported

By The Associated Press An apartment block has partially collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod. Officials on Sunday blamed Ukrainian shelling and said there were deaths. Online footage showed rescuers searching for survivors among the remnants of the building’s stairwell, then fleeing the scene as part of the roof crashed to the ground.

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Canadian police announce the arrest of a fourth Indian suspect in the killing of a Sikh activist

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A fourth Indian national living in Canada has been charged in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that became the center of a diplomatic spat with India. British Columbia’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team say that 22-year-old Amandeep Singh was already in the custody of Peel Regional Police

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With Oscar Pistorius released on parole after serving nine years for murdering Reeva Steenkamp, her family still want answers

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — On May 12, the CNN series “How it Really Happened” will explore the life of Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Paralympic and Olympic sprinter who was convicted in the murder of his girlfriend, South African model Reeva Steenkamp, more than a decade ago. Known as the “Blade Runner” for his

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A police officer was killed in Pakistan-held Kashmir during protests against price hikes

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A protest against rising costs of food, fuel and utility bills has turned violent in Pakistani-controlled portion of Kashmir, leaving a police officer dead and dozens of people injured. Traders in some of the cities in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir pulled their shutters down on Saturday while protesters burned tires to express their anger.

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