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PG&E to cut power to parts of California amid wildfire threat
Pacific Gas & Electric says it's turning off the power to 1,600 Northern Californians and may consider shutting it down for tens of thousands more to help reduce the risk of sparking a wildfire as forecasters predict a hot, dry and windy weekend. [Full Article...]
Air stewardess and girlfriend beaten up on London bus
Five teenagers have been arrested in connection with a homophobic attack on two women on a London bus that prompted widespread condemnation in the UK. "I just hope that in June, Pride Month, stuff like this can be spoken out loudly so they stop happening!" she wrote. Asked if they will show less affection in public, Chris told the BBC: "I am not scared about being visibly queer". [Full Article...]
2 killed when small plane crashes on Long Island
Lt. Richard Perkins of the Southold Police Department confirmed both passengers died in the crash. The two occupants in the plane, a six-seat Beechcraft Bonanza A36, were reportedly pronounced dead at the scene. Police set up near Harbes Farm in Mattituck. The victims have not been identified. Investigators said the dog has been retrieved by a friend of the victims. [Full Article...]
Tommy Robinson punches England football fan
Robinson said he lashed out at a drunk England fan who had been "verbally threatening". A voice, thought to be Robinson's, can also be heard confronting the victim's friend, saying: "F** a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/tommy-robinson-punches-england-fan-16461112" *obtain by The Mirror , has been leaked after the behaviour of England fans was branded "an embarrassment" by the Fo... [Full Article...]
Administration nixes gay flag on USA embassy flagpoles
American embassies have had official guidelines for honoring LGBT "Pride" events since 2011, when the Obama administration directed US agencies involved in foreign policy to begin promoting LGBT rights. The report comes just over a week since President Trump tweeted his own recognition of Pride month and noted that the administration has launched a campaign to decriminalize homosexuality world... [Full Article...]
100 firefighters battle fire at London block of flats
Nearly two years ago, Grenfell Tower, a high-rise social housing block in west London, was engulfed by flames in the middle of the night, killing 71 people in the country's deadliest domestic fire since World War Two. Surrounding roads were closed off to the public after emergency services were called at 3.32pm to the flats at De Pass Gardens. "We sent two ambulance crews, two solo responders an... [Full Article...]
Maldives confers highest honour on PM Modi
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who received Modi at Colombo's airport, said the two discussed ways to combat attacks such as the assault on the three hotels and as many churches which left 258 dead and almost 500 injured on April 21. [Full Article...]
Most of Alabama's automakers want Trump to rethink emissions standards
Phillips writes for the Los Angeles Times . Under the Obama rules, though, California and the federal government were on the same page. "What works best for consumers, communities, and the millions of US employees that work in the auto industry is one national standard that is practical, achievable, and consistent across the 50 states", the automakers said in the letter Thursday. [Full Article...]