Safety agency opens probe of rail operator Norfolk Southern
Federal investigators on Tuesday announced a special investigation into rail operator Norfolk Southern.
Day: March 8, 2023
Ex-Minister Matt Hancock’s Leaked Texts Lift the Veil on U.K. Covid Policy
A trove of more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages exchanged between Matt Hancock, then the British health secretary, and other government figures revealed the scramble to coordinate the virus response.
Roman altar under British cathedral shows pagans were there first
The sunken room was probably built in the second century, when Leicester was the Roman town Ratae Corieltavorum.
Toni Morrison honored with new stamp, unveiled at Princeton
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison is now forever immortalized on a stamp honoring the prolific writer, editor, scholar and mentor.
XXXTentacion’s alleged killers were ‘predators’, prosecutor tells trial
Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams and Trayvon Newsome are accused of first-degree murder and face mandatory life sentences if convicted.
UK draft law amounts to ‘an asylum ban’, UN says
A British draft law unveiled Tuesday aimed at stopping migrants entering illegally on small boats will amount to an asylum ban, the UN warned, calling for “more humane” solutions instead.
US senators unveil the bipartisan RESTRICT Act to let the US ban foreign-linked makers of apps and electronics the Commerce Dept. deems a national security risk (Brian Fung/CNN)
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US senators unveil the bipartisan RESTRICT Act to let the US ban foreign-linked makers of apps and electronics the Commerce Dept. deems a national security risk — A dozen US senators unveiled bipartisan legislation…
I went to public school in Britain but now I’m back in Ukraine fighting the Russians alongside my dad
A FORMER public school girl has gone back to her native Ukraine to fight Russian invaders alongside her dad.
As millions fled the nation, Anna Reznik, 25, returned to hometown Kharkiv — a long-time target of Vladimir Putin’s thugs.
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King County should redevelop downtown campus, Constantine proposes
The county’s downtown Seattle campus, which includes the courthouse and jail, could be transformed into a mix of government, residential and commercial buildings.