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Sept 21, 2021 541 Body found in Wyoming is 'consistent' with missing Gabby Petito

WASHINGTON - Crews searching a national park in Wyoming for missing Gabby Petito found a body “consistent” with the 22-year-old woman in a remote area on Sunday (Sept 19) but have not yet made a formal identification, the FBI said. 1111r Pe…
Sept 21, 2021 542 Australia has lost one-third of its koalas in the past three years

MELBOURNE - Australia has lost about 30 per cent of its koalas over the past three years, hit by drought, bushfires and developers cutting down trees, the Australian Koala Foundation said, urging the government to do more to protect the cre…
Sept 21, 2021 543 Britney Spears back on Instagram after break to celebrate engagement

Britney Spears is back on Instagram. The 39-year-old songstress took a brief break from the photo-sharing platform after it was revealed that boyfriend Sam Asghari had asked her to marry him.
Sept 21, 2021 544 Funerals held for 9 victims of Russian school attack

MOSCOW (AP) — Relatives wept and hugged as the nine people killed in a school shooting in the Russian city of Kazan were buried Wednesday, which was declared a day of mourning in the predominantly Muslim republic of Tatarstan. 3333l A huge …
Sept 21, 2021 545 American astronauts get date to launch from U.S. soil for the first time in almost 10 years

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It's official: NASA astronauts will once again launch to space from U.S. soil. Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced the launch date on Twitter: May 27 from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. 1111r Thi…
Sept 21, 2021 546 Thousands flee as lava spewing from volcano on Spain's La Palma island destroys houses

LA PALMA, SPAIN - Authorities have evacuated about 5,000 people from villages in the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma as lava spews from an erupting volcano, local officials said.
Sept 20, 2021 547 “Another World Is Possible”: How Occupy Wall Street Reshaped Politics, Kicked Off New Era of Protest

On the 10th anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, we examine the legacy of the historic protests with three veterans of the movement: Nelini Stamp, now the director of strategy and partnerships at the Working Families Party; Jillian Johnson, a…
Sept 20, 2021 548 SpaceX gets ready to launch first all-civilian crew to orbit

LOS ANGELES - Yet another billionaire entrepreneur is set to ride into space this week, strapped inside the capsule of a SpaceX rocketship, as part of an astro-tourist team poised to make history as the first all-civilian crew launched into…
Sept 20, 2021 549 Pfizer recalls all lots of anti-smoking drug over carcinogen presence

WASHINGTON - Pfizer Inc said on Thursday (Sept 16) it was recalling all lots of its anti-smoking treatment, Chantix, due to high levels of cancer-causing agents called nitrosamines in the pills.
Sept 20, 2021 550 UN chief warns China, US to avoid Cold War

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Warning of a potential new Cold War, the head of the United Nations implored China and the United States to repair their “completely dysfunctional” relationship before problems between the two large and deeply influent…
Sept 20, 2021 551 TikTok faces EU probe over personal data transfers to China

TikTok’s lead data privacy regulator in the European Union has opened two inquiries into the Chinese-owned short-video platform related to the processing of children’s personal data and transfers of personal data to China.
Sept 20, 2021 552 Richard Buckley, 72, spouse of designer Tom Ford and a fashion editor, passes away.

The US mistakenly targeted and killed an innocent aid worker for an American company in a drone strike in Afghanistan, the New York Times suggested in an investigation into the country’s final military action of the recently concluded 20-ye…
Sept 20, 2021 553 Jackie Mason, who went from rabbi to stand-up comedy star, dies at 93

Stand-up comedian Jackie Mason, who followed a path from rabbi to borscht-belt comedian, died in a New York City hospital on Saturday. He was 93. 1111r Mason's longtime friend Raoul Felder confirmed his death to NPR. He said Mason was admit…
Sept 20, 2021 554 SpaceX landing: Inspiration crew of 'non-astronauts' splashes down in Atlantic Ocean off Florida

On Sept. 15, Netflix livestreamed the launch as part of its docuseries,
Sept 20, 2021 555 Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11

Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters. The vaccine made by Pfizer and its German pa…
Sept 19, 2021 556 The Strange Disappearance of Gabrielle 'Gabby' Petito

he FBI and North Port Police said they are searching an expansive nature reserve for the 23-year-old Brian Laundrie, with the Laundrie family claiming that they have not seen Brian since Tuesday.
Sept 19, 2021 557 Hundreds rally in Nepalese capital for women’s rights

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of women’s right activists and their supporters rallied in Nepal’s capital on Friday to call for an end to violence and discrimination against women and the scrapping of a proposed law that would restrict tr…
Sept 18, 2021 558 Dozens killed in Mideast conflict that recalls 2014 Gaza war

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel killed a string of senior Hamas military figures Wednesday and pounded three multistory towers as it hammered the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and militants in the territory fired rocket barrages.
Sept 18, 2021 559 Far-right groups tell supporters planned Washington rally is a government ‘trap’

Rightwing forums and prominent figures claim event is ‘false flag’ but police brace for violence
Sept 18, 2021 560 A Town Near Rome is Selling Old Homes for $1, a Trend Across Italy in Many Beautiful Villages

Pignone is the sight of corn, legume, and potato cultivation, the former of which is very important as it goes towards the production of polenta, a regional staple.
Sept 18, 2021 561 Indonesian authorities to brief relatives before releasing Sriwijaya Air crash preliminary report

JAKARTA - Indonesia's air accident investigator will brief relatives of the 62 victims of last month's Sriwijaya Air crash in Jakarta on Wednesday morning (Feb 10) ahead of the release of a preliminary report in the afternoon, a family memb…
Sept 18, 2021 562 Relatives of victims mark 5th anniversary of MH17 downing

VIJFHUIZEN, Netherlands (AP) — With songs, speeches and solemn silence, relatives and friends on Wednesday commemorated the 298 passengers and crew killed five years ago when a missile blew Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 out of the sky above w…
Sept 17, 2021 563 Families of Malaysian Airlines MH17 crash victims share their feelings in murder trial

A 5-year-old boy who had been trapped 32 meters underground in a well in Morocco for four days was found dead on Saturday following a lengthy rescue attempt that had captivated the Arab world. 1111R In an official statement carried by state…
Sept 17, 2021 564 ‘Fascist and tyrannical’: US vaccine mandates induce rightwing hysteria

Joe Biden has been criticized for his Covid prevention measures by the right but the public appears to be on his side
Sept 17, 2021 565 Afghan killed by drone praised by co-workers in US aid group

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan man who was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month was an enthusiastic and beloved longtime employee at an American humanitarian organization, his colleagues say, painting a stark contrast to the Penta…
Sept 17, 2021 566 The murder of Fikile: the woman who took on a coal mine

Fikile Ntshangase was involved in a legal dispute over the extension of an opencast mine when she was shot dead in her home. Her daughter Malungelo Kakaza tells her story to Rachel Humphreys
Sept 17, 2021 567 Oxygen Therapy May Slow the Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s According to New Study

A team of investigators has succeeded in restoring brain trauma by hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Sept 17, 2021 568 Facebook steps up fight against climate misinformation – but critics say effort falls short

Facebook has announced new efforts to combat climate crisis misinformation on its platform
Sept 16, 2021 569 Afghan women soccer players enter Pakistan

SLAMABAD - Members of Afghanistan’s women soccer team and their families arrived in Pakistan after fleeing their country in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover, local media said Wednesday. It was unclear how many Afghan women players and the…
Sept 15, 2021 570 Biden administration revokes Trump rule on student loan oversight, paves way for investigations

A group of Democratic lawmakers led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown is pushing for increased oversight of the industry as a result of the revised interpretation of federal policy. The Biden administration has revoked a Trump-era…