Newspaper headlines: ‘Labour in turmoil’ as PM ‘eyes decade in power’
Saturday’s papers are dominated by the election results, as counting continues across the country. Source link
Coronavirus India Live Update: India reports over 4 lakh Covid-19 cases for third day in a row; Tamil Nadu announces 2-week lockdown from Monday
For the past 3 days, India has been reporting over 4 lakh new coronavirus infections. Coronavirus Cases in India Today, Coronavirus Statistics in India May 8: For the past 3 days, India has been reporting over 4 lakh new coronavirus infections. On Saturday, India reported 4,01,078 new Covid-19 cases and 4,187 deaths linked to coronavirus … Read more
Alabama Police Officer Is Convicted of Murdering a Suicidal Man
A police officer in Huntsville, Ala., was convicted of murder on Friday for fatally shooting a man who had called 911 to report that he was suicidal and who was holding a gun to his head when the police arrived, prosecutors said. The officer, William Darby, who had been strongly defended by the Police Department … Read more
Finding magic in mentorship: How one CNN Hero inspired thousands of young women to write their own success stories
Keren Taylor, who started WriteGirl, a creative writing and mentoring program for teenagers in Los Angeles, has seen it firsthand. “What we see is that young people have been slipping away. Many of them are not showing up at school, online,” said Taylor, a 2014 CNN Hero. When the pandemic hit, Taylor’s team moved all … Read more
Zulu queen’s will designates Prince Misuzulu as heir
Prince Misuzulu Zulu – the eldest son of South Africa’s late Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini and his more recently deceased regent queen – has been designated heir to the monarchy amid a turbulent succession battle. Misuzulu Zulu, 46, whose name means “strengthening the Zulus”, was named heir in the last will of his deceased mother … Read more
Paramount Plus: Shows, movies and free trials for CBS All Access’ replacement
Goodbye, CBS All Access. Sarah Tew/CNET Paramount Plus, which costs $10 a month ad-free or $6 a month with advertising, just launched in March as the replacement to CBS All Access, and it’s just weeks away from changes yet again. In June, Paramount Plus will ditch the $6 tier and swap in a $5-a-month one that includes … Read more
Al-Aqsa mosque: Dozens hurt in Jerusalem clashes
At least 163 Palestinians and six Israeli police are injured in protests over evictions in Jerusalem. Source link
Review: Going Home to Iowa With the Queen of Meth
I saw myself on television this week, in the modern sense of seeing someone with whom I identified. It was not a matter of color or gender, neither of which matched. But we were both from Iowa, both born in 1960, both got A’s and B’s, both had a parent with a problematic relationship to … Read more
Amazon employee dies at Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse, site of unionization drive
The Amazon fulfillment warehouse at the center of a unionization drive is seen on March 28, 2021 in Bessemer, Alabama. Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images News | Getty Images An Amazon employee died at the company’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse, the company confirmed to CNBC. The facility was the site of a unionization effort that took … Read more
Janet Yellen says US ‘will reach full employment next year’ despite poor jobs report – as it happened
The Guardian’s Alexandra Villarreal reports: Texas Republicans passed their bill restricting voting rights on Friday afternoon, after cutting a deal with Democrats in backroom negotiations overnight. “Nobody deserves to wake up and find out that their rights have been further restricted. But time and time again during this legislative session, that’s what Texans have experienced,” … Read more