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Merkel Makes Farewell Plea for Germans to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday made what is likely her final appeal before leaving office next week for Germans to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Merkel gave what is expected to be her last weekly video message two days after federal and state leaders decided on a series of measures meant to break a wave…
Parents of Michigan Shooting Suspect Held on $1 Million Bond After Capture
James and Jennifer Crumbley were arrested in Detroit hours after going on the run
Parents of Teen Suspect in Michigan School Shooting Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter
(PONTIAC, Mich.) — A prosecutor in Michigan filed involuntary manslaughter charges Friday against the parents of a teenager who is accused of killing four students at Oxford High School, after saying earlier that their actions went “far beyond negligence.” Jennifer and James Crumbley were charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Under Michigan law, an…
Austria Gets Another Leader as Political Turmoil, COVID-19 Rage
Karl Nehammer was nominated as the country’s third chancellor in as many months
Lebanese Minister Resigns in Bid to Ease Crisis with Saudis
Lebanon’s information minister announce his resignation Friday, in a bid to ease an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. Minister George Kordahi made the announcement at a press conference in Beirut, weeks after televised comments he made that were critical of Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen sparked the crisis. In response,…
Food Delivery and Ride Hailing Apps Will Have to Shell Out Billions Under an E.U. Plan
As many as 4.1 million people working for the apps could be reclassified as employees, costing the sector billions more a year
Alec Baldwin Says ‘Someone is Responsible’ for the Rust Shooting, But ‘Not Me’
The actor told ABC he feels sadness over the shooting on set that killed a cinematographer, but not guilt
A U.K. Court Has Backed Meghan Markle in Her Dispute Over Privacy With a Publisher
The Duchess of Sussex said the Court of Appeal ruling was a victory of “right versus wrong"
WTA Says It Is Suspending Tournaments in China Over Lingering Concerns About Peng Shuai
It is the strongest public stand against China taken by a sports body — and one that could cost the WTA millions of dollars.
Alec Baldwin to ABC About the Rust Shooting: ‘I Didn’t Pull the Trigger’
“I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them," he told ABC's George Stephanopoulos
A Million Female Frontline COVID Workers In India Earn Just $40 a Month. Now They’re Planning to Strike
A million frontline female COVID workers in India make just $40 a month. They're stepping up their fight for better pay
Facebook Parent Meta Removes China-Based Network Pushing COVID-19 Misinformation
Meta said it removed a China-based network of more than 500 Facebook accounts