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In pictures: Ethiopia’s Oromos celebrate spring
Huge crowds turned out in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, as it hosted for the first time in more than a century the annual Irreecha thanksgiving festival of the Oromo, the country’s largest ethnic group. In one Irreecha tradition, freshly cut grass and flowers are placed to thank God for the end of the rainy season …
4 homeless men in NYC’s Chinatown fatally beaten in their sleep, suspect in custody: reports
Four homeless men are dead, another seriously injured, after police say they were all beaten in their sleep by a man wielding a large metal object in New York City early Saturday morning. Police received a 911 call at around 1:50 a.m. over reports of a man with “severe trauma to the head” discovered on …
New York homeless attack: 4 killed, apparently while they slept
A suspect — a 24-year-old man who investigators believe also is homeless — is in custody, New York police Detective Annette Shelton said. Investigators believe the victims, found early Saturday in at least three locations in or near Lower Manhattan, were hit with a metal object as they slept, Shelton said. Police were scouring the …
BREAKING: Sarvis Creek Trail closes due to public safety concern
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday evening the immediate closure of the Sarvis Creek Trail in Routt National Forest citing safety reasons due to a nearby 5-acre wildfire. The trail is closed from the intersection of Forest Service Road 100 extending west 6 miles along the trail. The order, which went into …
Yankees’ Aaron Boone pushes right buttons
By the end of this month, Aaron Boone might be more fried than a pizza delivery guy at a Cheech & Chong film festival. Could you keep up with the chess match occurring within this laser show? Fortunately for the Yankees, Boone could. The Yankees scored the opening blow of this American League Division Series, …
China Loves News About Trump’s Controversies. Not This Time.
BEIJING — Since a trade war broke out with the United States, China’s state-run media has not held back from commenting on the swirl of political controversies around President Trump. At least, not until now. After Mr. Trump openly urged China on Thursday to investigate former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his son …
Avinash Sable Qualifies for Olympics Breaking Own National Record in 3000m Steeplechase at Worlds
Doha: India’s Avinash Sable qualified for Tokyo Olympics in men’s 3000m steeplechase event by shattering his own national record for the second time in three days but finished 13th in the final of the World Championships here. In the men’s 20km race walk event, national record holder K T Irfan finished a disappointing 27th in …
‘Joker’ Sign at L.A. Theater Bars “Guys Who Look Like They’ve Never Had Sex”
The apparent gag continues, explicitly, “We will not admit any person who look like their balls are backed up with cum. Our staff will have to inspect your weird balls to make sure that you have unloaded ropes into another human in the last year.” In response to an initial tweet on Friday, Arclight Cinemas …
Hong Kong’s ban on masks at protests sparks night of violent protests
The city’s Mass Transit Railway (MTR) network suspended all of its operations after demonstrators vandalized multiple train stations, setting fire to entrances and smashing ticketing facilities. Numerous mainland Chinese-owned banks and stores were also targeted by protesters. All of the city’s 161 MTR stations remained closed Saturday, as did many major shopping malls, bank branches …
Braves fan faces felony after breaking glass panel in SunTrust Park
A Braves fan faces a felony charge after he broke a glass panel in SunTrust Park during Thursday’s playoff game against the St. Louis Cardinals, an incident which he said was an accident. Larry William Zimmerman, 51, of Athens, told Channel 2 Action News he was cheering on the Braves during Game 1 of the …
