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Longtime college football coach Mark Richt diagnosed with Parkinson's disease

Former Georgia and Miami (Fla.) football coach Mark Richt announced Thursday on Twitter that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease."I have been waddling around lately and people have asked me what's wrong," Richt, 61, wrote. "I have decided...

Attorney General Merrick Garland orders halt to federal executions

In the last two years, the DOJ made a series of changes to capital case policies and procedures.Garland: DOJ must ensure all in the federal criminal justice system "treated fairly and humanely."Garland has directed Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco...

Amber Heard reveals she quietly welcomed baby girl: 'The beginning of the rest of my life'

Surprise! Amber Heard has announced that she recently became a mother.The "Aquaman" actress took to Instagram on Thursday to reveal that she quietly welcomed a baby girl, Oonagh Paige Heard, on her "own terms" earlier this year on April 8."I’m so excited to...

Daily cases 10% higher in US this week; J&J vaccine may protect against delta variant: Today's COVID-19 updates

New cases of COVID-19 are on the rise compared to last week as the delta variant spreads throughout the U.S., health officials said Thursday.The weekly average of new daily cases was 10% higher, even though cases were down 95%...

Tropical Storm Elsa forms east of the Caribbean; South Florida may be in path next week

Tropical Storm Elsa, which formed Thursday morning over the Atlantic Ocean, is moving quickly toward the Caribbean, and South Florida is potentially in its path, according to the National Hurricane Center.Though it is too soon to determine what, if any, impacts could occur in...

Pelosi taps Democrats, Republican Rep. Liz Cheney for committee investigating Capitol riot

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tapped Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney to join the select committee.Rep. Bennie Johnson (D-Miss.) will chair the select committee.WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday her appointees to a select committee aimed at investigating the...

Bill Cosby may be out of prison, but we know who he is – and it's not 'America's dad'

Bill Cosby is now a free man. A debate about his guilt or innocence rages across America. Was Wednesday's Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling fair and impartial justice?Please allow Cosby to answer for himself."When you got the quaaludes, was it in your mind that...

Dramatic flash floods tore through Zion National Park. See photos of the massive cleanup.

Cleanup efforts began Wednesday on the widespread damage at Zion National Park in Utah after flash floods.Photographs from park officials showed roads flooded with mud and debris, with pieces of asphalt broken in some places and boulders lying in the...

Princes Harry, William reunite for late mother Diana's statue unveiling on her 60th birthday

Brothers Prince Harry and Prince William reunited Thursday for the unveiling of a Princess Diana statue.The statue, commissioned in 2017, was unveiled on what would have been the late Diana's 60th birthday.Kensington Palace's Sunken Garden was a favorite of...

Woman who falsely accused Black teen of stealing phone pleads not guilty to hate crime charges

A woman who falsely accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him at a New York City hotel in an incident captured on video was indicted on hate crimes charges Wednesday.Miya Ponsetto, 22, pleaded not guilty to...
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Sydney’s huge Gaza protest shows there’s now no stopping the tide of public opinion | Sarah Malik

The rain couldn’t stop us. At least 100,000 people took over the CBD and marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge...
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