1 killed when business jet encounters severe turbulence
Officials say one passenger died when a business jet experienced severe turbulence, forcing a landing at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut.
Day: March 4, 2023
Civilians flee embattled town as Ukrainian pullout looms
Pressure mounted Saturday on Ukrainian troops and civilians hunkering down in Bakhmut, as Kyiv’s forces tried to help residents flee amid what Western analysts say may be preparations for a Ukrainian withdrawal from the eastern city that Russian forces…
Iran daily Covid deaths rising, 11 killed in 24 hours
The daily death toll from Covid is rising in Iran, with the deadly disease having killed 11 people in the country over the past 24 hours, the health ministry announced on Saturday.
US adds China’s Inspur, one of the world’s largest server makers that has joint ventures with IBM and Cisco, to an Entity List, limiting its access to US tech (Yuan Gao/Bloomberg)
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US adds China’s Inspur, one of the world’s largest server makers that has joint ventures with IBM and Cisco, to an Entity List, limiting its access to US tech — The Biden administration’s blacklisting of China’…
Poisonings happen again at several schools in Iran
Poisoning incidents on Saturday continued at girl schools in parts of Iran.
Roald Dahl eBooks Reportedly Censored Remotely
“Owners of Roald Dahl ebooks are having their libraries automatically updated with the new censored versions containing hundreds of changes to language related to weight, mental health, violence, gender and race,” reports the British newspaper the Time…
Rafael Viñoly, architect of global landmarks and civic spaces, dies at 78
After designing a stadium for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, Mr. Viñoly fled during the military junta then ruling the country.
Can’t take statins? New pill cuts cholesterol, heart attacks
In a major study, a new kind of cholesterol-lowering drug helped people who can’t take the first choice, pills called statins.
Rangers, Bruins among winners at close of NHL trade deadline
The New York Rangers and Boston Bruins loaded up for a potential Stanley Cup run, making bold moves to add talented players in the days leading up to the NHL trade deadline.
Debate over WA nurse staffing ratios heads toward compromise
Controversial proposed legislation would have required hospitals to meet strict, standardized nurse-to-patient ratios.