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FAA proposes $159,222 in combined fines against 2 unruly passengers

Friday, April 08, 2022

One of the passengers struck a flight attendant on the head and tried to open a cabin door. In a separate incident, a passenger tried to open a cabin door during a flight and bit another passenger.

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3 visitors heading to the space station are paying $55M each, all meals included

Friday, April 08, 2022

SpaceX launched three rich businessmen — American, Canadian and Israeli — and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station for more than a week's stay.

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50 people were killed in a Russian strike on a train station, Ukrainian officials say

Friday, April 08, 2022

A missile struck the station in Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region, which was a hub for people trying to evacuate. Russia denies any involvement.

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Canada's answer to a hot housing market: ban foreign buyers for 2 years

Friday, April 08, 2022

Canada's budget also includes billions for new housing and measures to help Canadians trying to get into the market.

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Appeals court OKs Biden federal employee vaccine mandate

Thursday, April 07, 2022

The ruling marks a rare win for the Biden administration at the New Orleans-based appellate court, where most of the active judges were nominated by Republican presidents.

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Alabama Legislature votes to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth

Thursday, April 07, 2022

State lawmakers also passed a separate measure prohibiting early classroom instruction on sexual and gender identity, a bill critics have dubbed "Don't Say Gay."

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Rapper Kidd Creole is convicted of manslaughter in a 2017 fatal stabbing

Thursday, April 07, 2022

The rapper, whose real name is Nathaniel Glover, was on trial over the death of John Jolly, who was stabbed twice in the chest with a steak knife in midtown Manhattan in August 2017.

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Puerto Rico is plunged into darkness after a fire at one of its largest power plants

Thursday, April 07, 2022

The outage was one of the biggest in recent months for the island's crumbling electrical grid, which has seen its periodic blackouts grow worse the last few years.

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Zoos across North America are moving birds indoors to protect them from avian flu

Thursday, April 07, 2022

Penguins may be the only birds visitors to many zoos can see right now, because they already are kept inside and usually protected behind glass, making it harder for the bird flu to reach them.

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Judge issues the first outright acquittal of a defendant charged over the Jan. 6 riot

Thursday, April 07, 2022

A federal judge on Wednesday acquitted a New Mexico man of misdemeanor charges that he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol and engaged in disorderly conduct during last year's riot.

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Lawmakers in Germany are weighing compulsory COVID shots for people over 60

Thursday, April 07, 2022

Chancellor Olaf Schmidt said the measure is necessary to prepare for a new rise in cases and a possible new variant later in the year.

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Turkish court rules that Khashoggi trial should be transferred to Saudi Arabia

Thursday, April 07, 2022

The ruling comes as human rights groups warn that turning the case of the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi over to the Kingdom would lead to a cover up.

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Staunch crackdown supporter says he will run for Hong Kong's top job

Thursday, April 07, 2022

John Lee, who has spent most of his civil service career in the police and overseeing security matters, has much less policy-making experience than previous chief executives.

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A wind energy company has pleaded guilty after killing at least 150 eagles

Wednesday, April 06, 2022

NextEra Energy subsidiary ESI Energy pleaded guilty to charges over the deaths of eagles at three of its wind farms in Wyoming and New Mexico.

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Ed Sheeran wins a copyright battle over 'Shape of You'

Wednesday, April 06, 2022

The songwriter slammed what he described as a "culture" of baseless lawsuits intended to squeeze money out of artists eager to avoid the expense of a trial.

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A #MeToo crisis is raging in the Japanese film industry

Wednesday, April 06, 2022

A #MeToo moment may be growing in a country where top movie directors have signed a petition expressing outrage over allegations of sexual violence in the film industry.

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Sri Lankan president revokes emergency amid growing protests

Wednesday, April 06, 2022

Anti-government public protests initially began over shortages of essentials such as cooking gas, petrol, electricity and milk powder and have spread to every part of the Indian Ocean island nation.

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Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. say they will develop hypersonic missiles

Wednesday, April 06, 2022

The announcement comes amid growing concern by the U.S. and its allies about China's growing military assertiveness and Washington's concern of Russia using the weapons in Ukraine.

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Bobby Rydell, a '60s teen idol and 'Bye Bye Birdie' star, dies

Tuesday, April 05, 2022

Rydell, along with James Darren, Fabian and Frankie Avalon, was part of a wave of wholesome teen idols who emerged after Elvis Presley and before the rise of the Beatles.

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With little discussion, Oklahoma passes a bill to make most abortions illegal

Tuesday, April 05, 2022

The state's Republican-controlled House gives final legislative approval to a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

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