A former New York City police officer has been acquitted of murder in the shooting of his childhood friend during a confrontation on Long Island. A jury on Thursday convicted Errick Allen, 30, only of menacing in the May 12, 2020, shooting of Christopher Curro, Newsday reported. Allen was off duty when he shot Curro, his friend from elementary school …
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29 March
UNC official says concerns standardized tests are racially discriminatory are not 'supported by the evidence'
A member of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Board of Governors addressed concerns about requiring standardized tests in the admissions process, citing a lack of evidence that they discriminate on the “basis of race” and other orientations. During a virtual meeting held by the UNC Board of Governors on Wednesday, they discussed the next steps in the college admission …
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29 March
Biden campaign reaches out to Nikki Haley voters in new ad: ‘Donald Trump doesn’t want your vote’
President Biden appealed to supporters of Nikki Haley in a new campaign ad on Friday. “If you voted for Nikki Haley, Donald Trump doesn’t want your vote,” the ad begins, showing clips of the presumptive Republican nominee Trump calling the former South Carolina governor Haley “bird brain” and claiming she made an “unholy alliance with RINOs, Never Trumpers, [and] Americans …
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29 March
A tropical cyclone makes landfall in northern Madagascar, killing 18 people
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A tropical cyclone that swept across Madagascar has killed 18 people and left four missing after making landfall on the north of the Indian Ocean island nation earlier this week, authorities said on Friday. The storm has also caused severe flooding that partly submerged entire villages, displaced or affected some 47,000 people and set off landslides …
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29 March
Top UK health official urges against eating whole Easter egg in 'one go' hit with backlash: 'Life too short'
After a top England’s National Health Service (NHS) director warned people “not to eat the whole Easter egg in one go,” doctors hit back, saying that “life is too short” to cut back this holiday season. In a blog post, Dr Andrew Kelso, a NHS medical director, advised people to watch their waistline and show constraint when it comes to …
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29 March
Raptors' RJ Barrett opens up following 19-year-old brother's death: 'I'm always missing him'
Sixth-year NBA guard RJ Barrett broke his silence on the death of his 19-year-old brother Nathan Barrett. The younger brother of the Toronto Raptors star died earlier this month. Barrett says he still calls and sends messages to his brother, whom he described as his best friend. “You know, he was my best friend,” Barrett said of his late brother …
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29 March
Polish leader warns of 'prewar era,' urges European nations to invest in defense
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged European nations to step up investment in their defense, saying the continent isn’t ready for the current “prewar era.” Tusk made the remarks during a recent interview with various European newspapers. “I don’t want to scare anyone, but war is no longer a concept from the past,” he said before referring to Russia’s invasion …
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29 March
US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law
HONG KONG (AP) — The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said on Friday that its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening worries about the city’s media freedoms. Bay Fang, the president of RFA, said in a statement that it will no longer have full-time staff in Hong Kong, …
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29 March
Doris Kearns Goodwin and Laurie Anderson to receive medals from American Academy of Arts and Letters
NEW YORK (AP) — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Laurie Anderson and the president of the Harlem School of the Arts, James C. Horton, are being honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Laurie Anderson poses during a photo call for the movie “Heart of a Dog,” in Milan, Italy on Sept. 11, 2016, left, and Doris Kearns Goodwin arrives …
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29 March
Tensions boil in Mets-Brewers opening day game after Rhys Hoskins' slide into Jeff McNeil
Tensions were already high in the first game of the season between the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers Friday afternoon. Brewers shortstop Willy Adames was at bat against Mets pitcher Michael Tonkin in the eighth inning with Rhys Hoskins on first base. Adames hit a grounder to third baseman Brett Baty, who threw it over to second baseman …
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