Month: January 2023
6th Memphis Police Officer Suspended in Tyre Nichols Death
It was not immediately clear what role the officer, Preston Hemphill, had played in the incident that led to murder charges against five fellow officers fired from the police force.
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6th Memphis Police Officer Suspended in Tyre Nichols Death The New York Times Tyre Nichols’ arrest video reignites call for police reform CBS News Opinion | Tyre Nichols’ death shows a change in policing is still needed The Washington Post Grizzlies want to
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6th Memphis Police Officer Suspended in Tyre Nichols Death The New York Times Tyre Nichols’ arrest video reignites call for police reform CBS News Opinion | Tyre Nichols’ death shows a change in policing is still needed The Washington Post Grizzlies want to
Read MoreCardinal accused of sex assault retires from Vatican job
Canadian cardinal Marc Ouellet, who has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman, has stepped down from a top Holy See position due to his age, the Vatican said Monday. Ouellet, 78, who has strongly denied the claims against him,
Read MoreKnesset law committee chair rejects his own legal adviser as ‘biased’
In stormy debate on controversial plans to overhaul judiciary, MK Simcha Rothman calls on Gur Bligh to retract opinion, sparking outcry from opposition lawmakers
Read MoreIsrael clears a hurdle for visa-free U.S. travel — but there are strings attached
The State Department has announced Israeli tourists may qualify for visa-free travel to the U.S., but only if Israel stops discriminating against Arab Americans. (Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreWall Street Is Counting on a Debt Limit Trick That Could Entail Trouble
If the debt limit is breached, investors expect Treasury to put bond payments first. It’d be politically and practically fraught.
Read MoreCOVID-19 pandemic has improved, but still a global health emergency, WHO says
A key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower deaths related to the virus.
Read More‘War is clearly back on the agenda’: US says Israel was behind the drone attack on Iran
Unnamed U.S. officials on Sunday confirmed suspicions that Israel was behind the weekend drone attack on a purported military facility in the Iranian city of Isfahan, heightening concerns that the far-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is gearing up
Read MoreIsraeli forces kill man in West Bank, Palestinian officials say
Monday’s death was the latest bloodshed in spiraling violence that comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits the region.
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