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Who is Kumanjayi Little Baby and why has her death caused outrage?

Warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers: our coverage contains references to and images of someone who has died The case of a five-year-old girl who was allegedly murdered in Australia’s Outback has caused outrage across the country. The…

Brothers impersonating royalty, corrupt city official sentenced in $19M fraud case

Three Ohio men — two brothers who impersonated foreign royalty to defraud victims out of millions of dollars and a city official they corrupted — were sentenced to federal prison May 5 in Cleveland, capping a sprawling bribery and fraud…

Rwandan singer dies as he was being released from prison

In 2021 – following the arrest of Karasira and others like him – Human Rights Watch called on Rwandan authorities to investigate the “suspicious deaths and disappearances of critics, opposition members, civil society actors, and journalists, and prosecute those responsible”….

Retired B-1 bomber brought back to life

A B-1B Lancer has returned to active service after the bomber was sent to the Arizona desert in 2021 to be cannibalized for spare parts, U.S. Air Force officials said this week. The jet had been in storage at David-Monthan…

Race to trace passengers who left hantavirus cruise ship at island

A 69-year-old woman who later died in South Africa is among those who left MV Hondius at St Helena. Source link

Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Epstein’s first suspected suicide attempt

NEW YORK — A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the financier’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was made public Wednesday after it had been sealed and locked in a courthouse vault for nearly five years as…

DR Congo president hints at extending his term and delaying polls

“If the people want me to have a third term, I will accept,” Tshisekedi says, with him due to step down in 2028. Source link

Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia’s Fulton County, judge rules

ATLANTA — The federal government can keep the 2020 election ballots from Georgia’s Fulton County that were seized by the FBI from a warehouse near Atlanta, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee’s decision came after lawyers for…

Shell profits rise as Iran war pushes oil prices higher

The energy giant reports profits of $6.92bn for the first three months of the year. Source link

Electrical fire will keep the Broadway theater that hosts ‘The Book of Mormon’ closed through May 17

NEW YORK — The long-running Broadway hit “The Book of Mormon” will close its doors through May 17 as its theater undergoes repairs after a fire shut down the musical. Performances are canceled through Sunday, May 17. Ticket holders for…