U.S. embassy staff evacuated from war-torn Sudan, country’s RSF says

Reuters 04/23/2023

KHARTOUM – The U.S. military evacuated American diplomats and their families from Sudan, the country’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said early on Sunday as fighting between rival commanders that has killed hundreds of civilians continued. The operation,…

Ed Sheeran faces U.S. copyright trial over Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’

Reuters 04/22/2023

Jury selection is set to begin on Monday in Manhattan federal court for a trial over claims that British pop superstar Ed Sheeran owes a share of profits from his hit “Thinking Out Loud” for copying Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s…

Russia warplane accidentally fires into city near Ukraine, injuring three – Tass

Reuters 04/21/2023

MOSCOW — A Russian Sukhoi-34 supersonic warplane accidentally fired a weapon into the city of Belgorod near Ukraine late on Thursday, April 20, causing an explosion and injuring three people. Video footage from the site showed piles…

Pope loses verified status on Twitter, US basketball star LeBron James remains

Reuters 04/21/2023

Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with famous people including pop icon Beyonce and Pope Francis losing their verified statuses. Some personalities such as basketball star LeBron James and author Stephen King…

Fire kills more than two dozen patients in Beijing hospital

Reuters 04/19/2023

BEIJING – The death toll rose to 29 on Wednesday from a fire at a Beijing hospital that was one of the Chinese capital’s deadliest in at least two decades, killing 26 patients and wounding dozens. Social…

Grizzlies seek bounce-back vs Lakers as Ja Morant status lingers

Reuters 04/19/2023

The Memphis Grizzlies won’t know until close to tipoff whether or not star point guard Ja Morant can play when they host the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night in a pivotal Game 2 of their Western…

Jayson Tatum, Celtics cruise past Hawks, lead series 2-0

Reuters 04/19/2023

Jayson Tatum led five scorers in double figures with 29 points as the Boston Celtics seized a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with Tuesday night’s 119-106 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks. Tatum…

NBA: De’Aaron Fox comes up big, Kings topple Warriors in Game 1

Reuters 04/16/2023

  De’Aaron Fox scored a game-high 38 points in his NBA postseason debut and teamed with Malik Monk for 28 fourth-quarter points as the Sacramento Kings edged the visiting Golden State Warriors 126-123 on Saturday night in…

As Germany ends nuclear era, activist says still more to do

Reuters 04/16/2023

BERLIN — Heinz Smital was a 24-year-old nuclear physics researcher when he first saw how far nuclear contamination could spread after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. A few days after it occurred he waved a damp cloth…

Spanish athlete emerges into daylight after 500 days in cave

Reuters 04/15/2023

MADRID — A 50-year-old Spanish extreme athlete emerged on Friday from a 500-day challenge living 70 meters (230 feet) deep in a cave outside Granada with minimal contact outside. Wearing dark glasses and smiling as she adjusted…

Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Take That to perform at King Charles’ coronation concert

Reuters 04/15/2023

LONDON  – Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Take That will star in an eclectic lineup at a concert to celebrate King Charles’ coronation next month, billed by organizers as a chance to celebrate a new chapter in…

Rodents beware: New York City hires first ‘rat czar’

Reuters 04/13/2023

NEW YORK CITY — New York City’s unending war on rats has a new commanding general. Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday announced that Kathleen Corradi, an education department employee, has been appointed New York’s first-ever “rat czar,”…

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