At least 100 were killed, and the toll was expected to rise.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Biden’s State of the Union to tout policy wins on economy
‘Jobs are up, wages are up, inflation is down, and COVID no longer controls our lives,’ Biden told the Democratic National Committee on Friday.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Beyoncé breaks Grammys record, now most-decorated artist
Viola Davis also emerged from Sunday’s show an EGOT – a term for those who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
Posted inNew England
Internet evidence key, but not enough in Massachusetts no-body murder case
Prosecutors say Brian Walshe, whose wife is presumed dead but whose body has not been found, searched ‘how long before a body starts to smell,’ ‘hacksaw best tool to dismember’ and ’10 ways to dispose of a dead body if you really need to.’
Posted inNation & World
Palestinians: Israeli forces kill 9, deadliest incident in West Bank in two decades
Thursday’s action increases the risk of a major flare-up in Israeli-Palestinian fighting and casts a shadow on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s expected trip to the region next week.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. infiltrates big ransomware gang: ‘We hacked the hackers’
The targeted syndicate, known as Hive, is among the world’s top five ransomware networks
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Yellen says Africa to shape world economy as U.S. reengages
The U.S. treasury secretary visited a Ford plant in South Africa on Thursday.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
FDA declines to regulate CBD products, calls on Congress for fix
New rules could include clear labels, regulations regarding contaminants, limits on CBD levels and requirements, such as a minimum purchase age.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Republican action on mail ballot timelines angers military families
Ohio’s tightened window for receiving mailed ballots is likely to affect just several hundred of the thousands of military and overseas ballots received in any election. Critics say any number is too great.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. spies lag rivals in seizing on data hiding in plain sight
Intelligence officials are increasingly warning that the $90 billion U.S. spy apparatus is falling behind because it has not embraced collecting open-source intelligence.