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Cars, people plunge into water; Baltimore bridge collapse aftermath
The collision between the cargo ship Dali and the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland, which precipitated its disintegration into the Patapsco River, has left six individuals unaccounted for. The incident has been labelled a "developing mass casualty event" by authorities. A significant bridge in the U.S. city of Baltimore has collapsed following a collision with a cargo ship.
Trump to make billions in stock market deal
It appears that Donald Trump is in a financial bind, scrambling to pay a $464 million (£365 million) fraud sanction. Might the stock market be able to save him? Trump Media, the operator of the social media platform Truth Social, is on the verge of becoming a publicly traded organisation following Friday's majority vote of Digital World Acquisition Corp shareholders to acquire it.
US sanctions Nicaragua’s attorney general for rights abuses
The United States has sanctioned the attorney general of Nicaragua because she allegedly participated in the "unjust persecution of political prisoners and civil society" by the government. The attorney general since 2019, Wendy Carolina Morales Urbina, "has exploited her office to facilitate a coordinated campaign to suppress dissent by unlawfully seizing property from government political opponents," according to a statement released on Thursday by Brian Nelson, the undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the US Department of the Treasury.
New York may repeal adultery laws
Critics who advocate for its repeal assert that despite the legislation's inception in 1907, the number of charges levied against individuals in the last half-century has stayed within twelve. A state in the United States may soon repeal a law that has been in effect for a century and criminalizes the act of deception. Since 1907, adultery has been classified as a misdemeanor, which is a low-level criminal offense, in the state of New York.
Mother seeks Biden’s help to find daughter missing in USVI
Although Ms. Heslop remains officially missing three years after disappearing from the catamaran of her beau, her mother now believes she was murdered. The family has enlisted the aid of a former Metropolitan Police homicide commander in the ongoing search. The family of a British woman who has been missing in the US Virgin Islands for three years is appealing to President Biden for assistance in locating her.
Israel Hamas military leader Marwan Issa dies in Gaza, US says
Marwan Issa, the commander of Hamas, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, according to White House spokesman Jake Sullivan. Mr. Issa, in his capacity as deputy military commander, would become the highest-ranking leader of Hamas to perish since the commencement of hostilities on October 7. The Palestinian organisation in charge of Gaza has not commented officially on allegations of his demise.
Miami Open tennis player Arthur Cazaux collapses mid-match
Social media footage depicts Arthur Cazaux on the ground, where he is seen preparing to be served by Harold Mayot, who leads 2-1 in the third set. At the Miami Open, a French tennis player collapsed in the middle of a match. Arthur Cazaux was compelled to withdraw from his Monday qualifier against Harold Mayot in the third set subsequent to a fall to the ground.
Spokesman: Niger suspends US military cooperation
The decision was made public on Saturday, following a visit by senior U.S. officials to the West African nation earlier this week to discuss democratic transition. US Africa Command head General Michael Langley and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee headed the visit.
US gunman kills three in Pennsylvania, ending New Jersey siege
According to US police, a suspect in a series of fatal shootings in Pennsylvania has been apprehended alive in neighbouring New Jersey. Saturday in Levittown, the suspect allegedly fatally shot three individuals before fleeing across state lines to a residence in neighbouring Trenton, according to the police.
After Gaza war, many Irish Americans vote against Biden
John Francis Mulligan, an Irish national born in the United States, was in the West Bank one evening in 2004 when a stranger requested his company as she attended a memorial. In Nablus, it was after curfew, and Palestinians were prohibited from entering the city. Mulligan recollects that earlier that day, a young man had been murdered, and his family was obligated to bury him within twenty-four hours due to religious tenets. However, the Israeli armed forces "would open fire on them for violating curfew" if they ventured outside.
US sends $300m military aid to Ukraine amid blocks
During his visit to the White House, Polish President Andrzej Duda exerted pressure on Washington, DC, to resolve the impasse and provide Ukraine with billions of dollars in funding during a critical period in the conflict. The United States will provide Ukraine approximately $300 million in military aid while Republicans continue to obstruct a $60 billion funding package for Kyiv.
Paul Alexander dies, lived 70 years in iron lung
Paul Alexander, commonly referred to as "Polio Paul," was rendered incapacitated below the neck after contracting the viral disease in the summer of 1952 at the age of six. He was hurried to the hospital in Texas, where he would spend the remainder of his life after awakening inside the metal cylinder.