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U.S. 11/16/21, 17:15

The 9-year-old child who was on life support after being trampled at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival in Houston has passed away. Ezra Blount died of his injuries on Sunday on Nov.15, reported the New York Post. The death of the young kid brings the total number of people killed at the ...

Trending 11/16/21, 16:55

The judge presiding over Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin, dropped one allegation of a person under the age of 18 possessing a deadly weapon on Monday, Nov 15. The misdemeanor offense, which carries a maximum sentence of nine months in jail, was considered one of the most likely charges ...

U.S. 11/16/21, 16:54

Jury members should not listen to anyone when deciding the future of an accused shooter, a Wisconsin judge said on Nov. 16. Judge Bruce Schroeder ordered every juror to ignore Donald Trump and his successor while delivering their verdict at the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. "You will pay no heed to the opinions ...

U.S. 11/16/21, 16:53

Mihrigul Tursun is a Muslim woman from the Uighur minority. She currently resides in the United States, after escaping from the Chinese regime in 2018 where she was repeatedly imprisoned simply for practicing her religion. During an interview, she recounted in detail her ordeal in concentration camps where she was ...

U.S. 11/16/21, 16:42

American actor and film producer George Clooney referred to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, shot on stage by actor Alec Baldwin, and lashed out at the production of the film Rust. The official version is that Rust assistant director David Halls handed the gun to Baldwin and announced "cold gun," indicating ...

U.S. 11/16/21, 15:52

Faced with high gasoline prices, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) urged the Biden administration to sell the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). This temporary measure does not address the lack of price controls.  "We're here today because we need immediate relief at the gas pump and the place to look is ...

U.S. 11/16/21, 15:50

Federal GOP representatives want to decriminalize and tax cannabis at a national level on Nov. 15. At least six Republicans, including Rep. Nancy Mace (S.C.) sponsored the States Reform Act to remove federal restrictions on the controversial plant. Mace revealed the decision will not compel states to remove their own regulations to ...

U.S. 11/16/21, 15:42

On Monday, Nov. 15, U.S. President Joe Biden had a virtual meeting with the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping, to discuss various issues pertinent to the tense relationship between the two nations. Surprisingly, one Chinese state media reported that Xi threatened to literally 'burn' Biden if he ...

Washington 11/16/21, 15:29

Steve Bannon, the former adviser to Donald Trump, appeared in court on Monday, Nov. 15, after being indicted by the judiciary on Friday for failing to appear to testify before the House committee investigating the January 6 incidents on Capitol Hill. As he left court, Bannon blamed the president and ...

U.S. 11/16/21, 03:59

J.P. Morgan is filing a legal challenge against Tesla for allegedly violating a contract related to stock warrants after its share value increased. Filing the complaint in a Manhattan federal court, the bank accused Tesla of default and demanded $162.2 million. According to the document, J.P. Morgan bought warrants from Tesla that ...

U.S. 11/16/21, 03:33

According to recent research published in the Royal Society Open Science, honeybees "scream" to one another in the moments before murder hornets slay them. The sound is produced when the bees vibrate their wings and release a particular pheromone from their abdomen, reported NY Post. The Royal Society research called the previously unknown ...

D.C. 11/15/21, 21:26

President Joe Biden signed a Democrat-drafted $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law on Monday, Nov. 15, sealing one of the most expensive measures in U.S. history. The hard-fought bill was signed after it passed the House in a 228-206 vote, in which 13 Republicans bucked their party to support the measure and six Democrats also ...

U.S. 11/15/21, 21:22

The lobsterman, Bill Coppersmith, caught this rare variety on Nov. 5 in Casco Bay. Lobsters with this type of colouring are more visible to predators, so, the fishing firm has opted to donate it to the Seacoast Science Center instead of releasing it. What exactly is a cotton candy lobster? Cotton candy ...

U.S. 11/15/21, 20:12

An iconic bank robber from the United States of America has been recognized more than 50 years after his crime, despite the fact that he has already died and was never apprehended. At the age of 20, while working as a bank teller at the Society National Bank in Cleveland, Ohio, ...

D.C. 11/15/21, 18:21

A Uighur woman who survived Chinese concentration camps, where the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) imprisons and subjects ethnic and religious minorities to forced labor, called on the NBA to stop prioritizing its business with China and condemn these human rights violations. She also warned player LeBron James not to continue ...

D.C. 11/15/21, 18:10

The tension between Russia and the West reached a new point this Monday, Nov. 15, as the United Kingdom announced it was ready to send troops to defend Ukraine from a possible Russian invasion. Also, Poland received U.S. support in its conflict against Belarus, and the European Union extended economic ...

New York 11/15/21, 17:54

Accused of child sex trafficking, perjury, and seduction of minors, Ghislaine Maxwell, the ex-girlfriend of millionaire molester Jeffrey Epstein, will finally be tried starting Monday, Nov. 15, by a court in New York City. Days before the trial began, she gave her first interview in 15 months since she had ...

U.S. 11/15/21, 16:54

A Democrat declared his intention to replace the Texas governor on Nov. 15. Beto O'Rourke wants to govern the Lone Star State. "I am running for governor," he said on Twitter. "Together, we can push past the small and divisive politics that we see in Texas today–and get back to the big, ...

U.S. 11/15/21, 16:30

Two weeks after disappearing while on vacation, a Georgia elementary school teacher was discovered dead on Nov. 9 on a roadside in Mexico. Alexandra Morales, 24, was found on the side of the road in Guadalajara about a week ago, WSB-TV reported.Family members said Morales left for a vacation in ...

D.C. 11/15/21, 16:25

After traveling to space, Amazon's billionaire owner Jeff Bezos predicts billions of humans will be "working in space" colonies and come to Earth only to visit. "The way you visit Yellowstone National Park," Bezos told participants at a panel discussion at the Ignatius Forum in Washington, DC, according to the Nov. 13 Independent.  For ...