Backhoes working to clear huge amounts of snow from roads in western Nebraska
Crews have worked over night to try and clear roads in western Nebraska, including using backhoes on March 15.
Crews have worked over night to try and clear roads in western Nebraska, including using backhoes on March 15.
Middle distance runner Nick Willis will become the first male New Zealander to compete on the track at five Olympics after being named in the country's athletics team for the Tokyo Games on Friday. He is joined in the 15-member squad by shot putter Valerie Adams, who will join former sailing gold medallist Barbara Kendall as the only two New Zealand women to compete at five Olympics.
An active shooter was shot and killed by an officer at San Antonio International Airport on April 15, police said.San Antonio police said the gunman stopped outside an airport terminal and started shooting towards the terminal and an officer there. The officer returned fire, hitting the suspect who was then taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said the officer involved in the incident “saved a lot of lives.” The shooter had a full box of ammunition and was shooting a 45 calibre shotgun “indiscriminately” at the terminal, McManus said.Footage uploaded to Instagram shows user Lee Ann Munson Yarbor seeking shelter in a restaurant as the airport was placed under lockdown.. San Antonio airport was operating as normal later on Thursday. Credit: Lee Ann Munson Yarbor via Storyful
Asian markets fluctuated on Friday as record Chinese economic growth figures struggled to add fuel to a Wall Street surge that came on the back of blockbuster reports on US consumer spending and jobless claims.
China's economy expanded at its fastest pace on record in the first quarter, data showed Friday, in a sharp turnaround from the historic contraction caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
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The series will feature the dating stories and misadventures of Arika – a 26-year-old, straight female marketing manager with a penchant for over drinking — and fellow millennials.
Australia is considering whether to prioritise athletes and support staff in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout with the Tokyo Olympics fast approaching. The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has asked the government to allow athletes to jump the queue as the country's national vaccine program struggles with roadblocks. "The government is in direct contact with the AOC over its proposal to priority vaccinate all Olympic team athletes and support staff," sports minister Richard Colbeck told state broadcaster ABC.
Japan's inability to contain the COVID-19 pandemic means that plans to hold the Olympics in Tokyo should be reconsidered, health experts wrote in a commentary. The 2020 Games, already delayed by one year, are due to begin in fewer than 100 days, even as Japan expands quasi-emergency measures to halt a fourth wave of infections. Japan has exhibited "poor performance" in containing virus transmission, along with limited testing capacity and a slow vaccination rollout, according to the commentary published in the British Medical Journal on Wednesday.
Seven of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy advocates, including 82-year-old veteran activist Martin Lee and pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, are expected to be sentenced Friday for organizing a march during the 2019 anti-government protests that triggered an overwhelming crackdown from Beijing. Under the new rules, Hong Kong residents can be held legally liable for any speech opposing China's government and the ruling Communist Part or perceived colluding with hostile foreign political groups or individuals.
Australia is considering whether to prioritise athletes and support staff in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout with the Tokyo Olympics fast approaching. The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has asked the government to allow athletes to jump the queue as the country's national vaccine program struggles with roadblocks. "The government is in direct contact with the AOC over its proposal to priority vaccinate all Olympic team athletes and support staff," sports minister Richard Colbeck told state broadcaster ABC.
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The WGA West has reached a big settlement with CBS over underpaid residuals for shows made available on the CBS All Access streaming platform from its inception in 2014. The guild disclosed in a letter to members Thursday that it has negotiated a settlement worth $3.4 million to cover 62 series featured on the subscription […]
Members of Daunte Wright's family, including his mother and 14-year-old sister, react to the manslaughter charges filed against former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter. The 20-year-old Black man was shot dead during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb.
KLANG, April 16 — For 30 years, Fruity Bakery & Cafe in Klang has held the crown for the best apple strudel. Their Apple Talk strudel is said to be based on a recipe from Perth, Australia. When...
Sean Hannity drew intense criticism Thursday when he described Adam Toledo, the 13-year-old killed March 29 by Chicago police despite being unarmed and with his hands up, as a “13 year old man.” Chicago police released graphic bodycam footage from the shooting on Thursday. The footage firmly proved that despite prosecutor’s claims otherwise, Toledo wasn’t armed and was in fact attempting to surrender and comply with police orders when he was shot and killed. Just ahead of the release of that footage, Hannity, speaking on the latest episode of his radio show, said: “We are awaiting the release this hour of Chicago Police bodycam footage that captured the fatal police shooting of a young 13 year old man by the name of Adam Toledo. And if social media is any indication, there’s a lot of chatter today about possible unrest. I hope it doesn’t happen but with Chicago’s track record, every weekend — you know, I guess, you’d have to go with the odds, considering there are dozens and dozens of shootings and killings every weekend in Chicago — that this might not be particularly good.” It turns out he was right — there was a lot of chatter following the reveal of the information. But it was less about unrest in Chicago, and more about Hannity’s disturbing characterization of a dead child as a “man.” “Mr. Hannity: Adam Toledo was not a ’13 year-old-man. He was a child. You make me ill,” actor George Takei tweeted. Also Read: Seth Meyers Called Ted Cruz an 'Asshole' on the Same Night Sean Hannity Called Seth an 'Asshole' (Video) “To be fair, Sean Hannity IS a 59 year old child,” snarked Keith Olbermann. Writer Paul Fischer was more direct: “Sean Hannity is a centuries-old pile of shite zipped into a 59 year old skin suit,” he tweeted. What makes Hannity’s description of Toledo even more baffling however, is that it runs contrary to Fox News’ Pam Bondi, who once called Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse “a little boy out there trying to protect his community.” As of this writing, Fox News has not clarified whether its official style guide holds that a 17-year-old, who crossed state lines with an assault rifle and shot and killed two people, is “a little boy,” but a 13-year-old who was unarmed and trying to surrender to police is a “man.” See more reactions below And Sean Hannity is a “59 year old Dick” https://t.co/kXmxFzQrHL — Guy Norman Bee (@guynormanbee) April 15, 2021 To be fair, Sean Hannity IS a 59-year old child. https://t.co/QAvIy58ZGN — Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) April 15, 2021 Mr. Hannity: Adam Toledo was not a “13-year old man.” He was a child. You make me ill. — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) April 15, 2021 As we're all reacting to Sean Hannity describing Adam Toledo as a "13 year old man", flashback to how Pam Bondi described then-17 year old Kyle Rittenhouse, who fatally shot two people, on Hannity's show: "You've got a little boy out there trying to protect his community…" pic.twitter.com/3m9o8pBwsR — Ethan Grey (@_EthanGrey) April 15, 2021 Sean Hannity is a centuries-old pile of shite zipped into a 59 year old skin suit https://t.co/BbuDcSNL6I — Paul Fischer (@tencents77) April 16, 2021 Hannity is a bad human being. Expect no better from him. — Bryan William Jones (@BWJones) April 16, 2021 Three years younger than Kyle Rittenhouse, who Pam Bondi called a little boy on Hannity's show. https://t.co/cXtzx53Q8J — Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) April 16, 2021 Read original story Sean Hannity Blasted for Calling Adam Toledo, Child Killed by Chicago Police, a ’13-Year-Old Man’ At TheWrap
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The NHL announced Thursday that the game between Vancouver and the Edmonton Oilers rescheduled for Friday has been postponed, handing the Canucks another setback in their attempt to return from the league's worst Covid-19 outbreak.
To manage her stress and fears, Andrea Bird -- who is suffering from terminal cancer -- uses psychedelics, which are seeing a sudden re-emergence in Canada as a possible treatment for mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression.
The tech giant has been embroiled in legal action in the country in recent months as the government mulled and later passed a law to make Google and Facebook pay media companies for content on their platforms. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said the court found Google wrongly claimed it could only collect information from the location history setting on user devices between January 2017 and December 2018.
Defending Olympic 100m freestyle champion Kyle Chalmers Friday said he was "hungry for more" after a dominating swim to clinch the Australian national title.