The pandemic has also created “a perfect storm” for domestic and “gender-based” violence, according to researchers from universities in Texas and Kentucky, who have teamed up with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence to assess the effects of Covid over the past year. Nearly 40% of respondents to their survey …
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As Germany prepares for a string of state elections this weekend, with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) sitting on a one-year low of 30 percent in the opinion polls, the dead-cat strategy has been invoked in an attempt to avoid disaster at the ballot box. The tactic, devised by …
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The fatal shooting happened near the town of Laytonsville in Montgomery County on Saturday morning, according to a police account of the events. The man that ended up being killed was driving erratically on the road to Olney, running one car off the road and into a telephone pole, and …
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Local media in the Baltic nation reported on Sunday that a new study by public pollster SKDS found a large proportion of those surveyed felt aggression towards those “who make life in the country what it is at the moment.” More than one in ten respondents said they often experienced …
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The highest level of restrictions on the UK government’s current menu is Tier 4, also known as ‘Stay at Home’. That did not stop many online from imagining what a hypothetical ‘Tier 5’ lockdown would look like amid growing speculation of even tougher new rules. Twitter exploded with memes about …
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President Trump has promised to veto a $2.3 trillion spending package that allocates $900 billion for coronavirus relief, and $1.4 trillion in other government spending. After Trump ordered Congress to increase direct aid to Americans from $600 to $2,000 and cut out a slew of cash bonuses for foreign countries, …
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Kaufman, a 26-year-old ICU nurse, was gunned down on December 3 as she was driving to St. Thomas West Hospital to work an evening shift. On Friday, Nashville police reported that they had taken into custody a suspect in the murder, 21-year-old Devaunte L. Hill. He had “implicated himself” during …
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READ MORE: Scuffles in Washington as thousands of Trump supporters face off against counter-protesters (VIDEOS) The Saturday’s event, dubbed the #MillionMAGAMarch and attended by thousands of people, passed relatively peacefully, only marred by sporadic scuffles between more radical right-wing Proud Boys and leftist Antifa that were swiftly quelled by DC …
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While no official proposal has been filed, the Miami Herald reported on the bill’s existence, citing documents obtained through a public records request. Under the reported proposal, Florida’s existing “stand your ground” doctrine justifying the use of force in self-defense would be expanded to people engaging in rioting – “interruption …
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A Canadian Twitter user posted video of the four-legged yellow robot ambling down the sidewalk on Thursday, though it’s not clear where it was actually filmed. The person taking the footage, though initially startled, opts for a friendly approach, addressing the quadruped with “Hello friend!” The dog-bot turns toward the …
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