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Calls for Free Palestine, Freed Hostages
In his “Saturday Night Live” monologue, Ramy Youssef called for a free Palestine and for the release of the hostages taken in the Israel-Hamas War. At the top of his monologue, Youssef joked, “This is an incredibly spiritual weekend. We’re in the holy month of Ramadan. Tomorrow is Easter. And yesterday, Beyoncé released a new …
California woman’s conviction for murdering her husband overturned after two decades in prison
Jane Dorotik has spent two decades fighting for her freedom. The California mother and wife was convicted of murdering her husband Bob in 2001, but always maintained her innocence.From prison, where she was serving a sentence of 25 years to life, Jane spent years filing motions pushing for a new examination of the evidence.Working with …
Several arrests made after large crowd temporarily shuts down I-676 in Center City, Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Over 50 arrests were made after a large demonstration temporarily shut down parts of Interstate 676 westbound in Center City on Saturday.Authorities say I-676 was shut down for roughly two hours between the New Jersey state line and the Broad Street exit.According to police, just before 4 p.m. about 350 members of …
UConn romps back into Final Four with blowout of Illinois at NCAA tournament
Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 30, 2024, 08:32 PM ETClose Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware.BOSTON — Late in the first half of Saturday’s East Regional final between UConn and Illinois, the Huskies’ dominant march toward back-to-back national championships seemed in danger. Not just their streak of double-digit wins, …
Chance Perdomo, “Gen V” and “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” actor, dies in motorcycle accident at 27
Chance Perdomo, an actor who starred in the television shows “Gen V” and “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” died Saturday in a motorcycle accident, his publicist confirmed to CBS News. Perdomo was 27. “On behalf of the family and his representatives, it is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Chance Perdomo’s untimely passing as …
Texas appeals court blocks state from investigating families seeking gender-affirming care for trans youth
CNN — A Texas appeals court upheld two injunctions in a pair of legal cases Friday, in an order blocking the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services from investigating families of transgender youth who are seeking gender-affirming medical care for their children. The legal battle began after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, ordered …
Baltimore engineers begin clearing bridge wreckage to reopen channel
The cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesEngineers in Maryland on Saturday began lifting a piece of Francis Scott Key Bridge out of the waterway in Baltimore, the first step in a long process …
Port of Baltimore workers were bracing for a busy summer season. Now thousands face an uncertain future.
DUNDALK, Md. — The livelihoods of thousands of workers who process goods passing through the Port of Baltimore hang in the balance as cargo shipments grind to a halt after a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge this week.“These longshore workers, if goods aren’t moving, they’re not working,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg …
Recommended Reading: Earth Is Spinning Faster Than Expected, And We May Have To Subtract A Whole Second From The World’s Clocks
Since the early 70’s, it has become standard operating procedure to add a leap second to account for the fact that astronomical time is 2.5ms slower than atomic time. In fact, between 1972 and 2016, a total of 27 seconds have been added as the rate of the earth’s rotation slowed. Over time, that rate …
Israel acknowledges troops killed 2 Palestinians after video captures shooting on a Gaza beach
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinians and wounded a third on Gaza’s beach, the military acknowledged Saturday, responding to a video that showed one man falling to the ground after walking in an open area and then a bulldozer pushing two bodies into the garbage-strewn sand.The military said troops opened fire after …
