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53 dead in West Cameroon bus crash

Fifty-three people are dead and 29 seriously injured following a collision Wednesday between a bus and a truck containing flammable liquid in West Cameroon. The accident occurred at around 3 a.m. at the Cliff of Dschang, near the city of the same name. “This unfortunate accident, which occurred during the night, highlights the problem of

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‘You’re already labeled as a white supremacist gun person:’ Police video of Kyle Rittenhouse after he shot, killed two people

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Newly released-video shows Antioch teen Kyle Rittenhouse being interviewed by police, hours after the teen was accused of shooting three people during the unrest in Kenosha over the summer. The video shows Rittenhouse asking officers to delete his social media. As CBS 2 Investigator Megan

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Students stage walkout in response to old racist social media posts allegedly made by police chief’s daughter

Click here for updates on this story     NAUGATUCK, Connecticut (WFSB) — Students at Naugatuck High School staged a walkout and march following the discovery of old racist social media posts supposedly made by the police chief’s daughter. Around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, students marched from the high school to the borough’s green for a 1

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Oklahoma state officials are trying to return the state’s $2 million stockpile of hydroxychloroquine

Oklahoma state officials are trying to return the state’s $2 million stockpile of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine — which had been touted by some as a treatment for Covid-19 — back to the medical distributer. In July, the US Food and Drug Administration revoked an emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to treat Covid-19.

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New restriction on international travelers could slow down recovery of Hawaii tourism

Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU (KITV) — Effective today, all air passengers entering the United States from a foreign country must show a negative COVID-19 test result or a medical record of recovery from the virus. President Joe Biden signed this executive order incorporating these CDC recommendations, including requiring airlines to stop

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Tibet Fast Facts

Here’s a look at Tibet, an autonomous region within China. About Tibet (from National Bureau of Statistics of China)Area: 1.22 million sq km (approximately 474,000 sq miles) Capital: Lhasa Language: Tibetan Government (China): Governed by the Chinese Communist Party; the head of state is President Xi Jinping. Government (Exiled): Centered in Dharamsala, India, includes a

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Tunisia Fast Facts

Here’s a look at Tunisia, a country in northern African. Tunisia borders Algeria, Libya and the Mediterranean Sea. About Tunisia (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 163,610 sq km, slightly larger than the US state of Georgia Population: 11,811,335 (July 2021 est.) Median age: 32.7 years Capital: Tunis Ethnic groups: Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish

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Sarah Palin Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the life of 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Personal Birth date: February 11, 1964 Birth place: Sandpoint, Idaho Birth name: Sarah Louise Heath Father: Charles Heath, a teacher Mother: Sarah (Sheeran) Heath Marriage: Todd Palin (August 29, 1988-present, divorce filed for in September 2019) Children:

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Firefighters respond to business fire

Click here for updates on this story     CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — UPDATE (7:30 a.m.) : The remains of the Kreamer Brothers Glass building has caught fire again. Fire crews have returned to the scene to put out the flames. The fire seems mostly contained to the Kreamer Brothers Glass building, with neighboring buildings only

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A tornado strikes Florida’s capital, forcing the closure of Tallahassee International Airport

A tornado-spawning storm tore across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, damaging Tallahassee International Airport. The city posted photos of a hangar ripped apart and a small plane flipped upside down “Due to impacts from the severe weather moving through the area, Tallahassee International Airport is temporarily closed for damage assessment,” the airport tweeted. “Currently, no

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