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Nine people killed as storms hit several U.S. states
Asa Hutchinson declared a state of emergency to assist crews working to restore power around the state. Dallas police said one person died when a vehicle flipped into Five Mile Creek, west of downtown Dallas at about 7pm local time. In Tennessee, damage was widespread throughout Shelby County, the state's most populous county, which includes Memphis. The Buffalo Niagara International Airpo... [Full Article...]
Pelosi Doesn't Regret Articles Delay
GOP Sen. Rick Scott of Florida said Sunday he wants to hear from the Bidens "and find out - get to the bottom of that". In response, the president mocked the speaker for her ineptitude as a leader of the House. "As I have said in terms of this president, all roads lead to Putin", she said. "I will be consulting with you at our Tuesday House Democratic Caucus meeting on how we proceed further". [Full Article...]
New Zealand volcano eruption toll rises after Australian dies in hospital
Families of victims of the White Island eruption embrace after arriving back to the Whakatane wharf following a blessing at sea. A man who died in an Australian hospital became the 20th casualty of a New Zealand volcano eruption more than a month ago, officials said on Monday. [Full Article...]
All 176 dead in Ukrainian jet crash: Iran media
All the 179 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 737 Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) on Wednesday morning were confirmed dead, Iran's Press TV reported. The accident was reported shortly after Iran said it fired missiles at Iraqi bases in revenge for the killing of one of the top military commanders - Qasem Soleimani - in a U.... [Full Article...]
Hundreds gather at U of T memorial for Iran crash victims
These came after the United States had killed IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in a January 3 airstrike in Baghdad. On Saturday, a group of protesters were hit with tear gas by the police after saying "death to the dictator", referring to the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. [Full Article...]
Severe storm sweeps south-east United States, killing at least seven
Officials say a police officer and a firefighter in Lubbock, Texas , have been killed Saturday and another is critically injured after being hit by a vehicle while working the scene of a traffic accident. On Alabama's Gulf Coast, Baldwin County canceled school activities including sporting events for Saturday. Many streams already are at or near flood levels because of earlier storms, and h... [Full Article...]
Instagram says it’s removing posts supporting Soleimani to comply with U.S. sanctions
Instagram is one of the few social media platforms available to Iranian citizens, with Twitter and Facebook blocked by the government. "These massive Big Tech corporations are Thought Police for the USA government: Facebook and Instagram are removing posts expressing support for Iran's top general Soleimani", tweeted journalist Ben Norton. [Full Article...]
Two World War II Bombs Defused in Germany After Mass Evacuation
Workers had detected anomalies during construction work, they announced on the city's official Twitter. Searches for another two suspected bombs turned up nothing. The city's train station had also been shut down and trains were rerouted. The unearthing of World War II era bombs is a common occurrence in Germany, but local media claimed this case could be the largest such evacuation ever seen ... [Full Article...]