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Written by Thomas Mackintoshbbc newsApril 20, 2024, 07:21 BSTUpdated 30 minutes agoTo play this content, please enable JavaScript or try a different browservideo caption, Someone yelled ‘stop’ before man self-immolates – BBC reporterA man who self-immolated outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial is being held has died.Maxwell Azzarello, 37, doused himself in the liquid before throwing a conspiracy theory pamphlet into the air.The incident occurred just as jury selection for Trump’s trial was completed.He was taken to hospital in critical condition on Friday and later died, the BBC’s US partner CBS News confirmed.Trump was…

NEW YORK — For more than 60 years, the Mets have been defined by two colors. Dodgers blue and Giants orange. Almost every uniform they’ve worn since their founding has featured a combination of these hues. They’re looking to add two more colors to their regular rotation. Gray for the concrete jungle of New York City, purple for his Route 7 route to Citi Field. These are the colors featured on the Mets’ City Connect uniforms, which they unveiled on Friday. Starting April 27, the Mets will wear City Connect uniforms on Saturdays against City. “It’s all about connecting to…

SPOKANE — Republican lawmakers in Washington gathered at their state convention this week to spar over endorsements in key races, with party leaders seizing an opportunity to consolidate the frontrunners early in a big election year. It was advertised.But in Washington’s closely watched gubernatorial race, the plan quickly derailed with a chorus of boos and backbiting. Former Congressman and King County Sheriff Dave Reichardt, the party’s most polled supporter and best-known candidate, called the endorsement process “deceptive and fraudulent.” Denied. That’s dishonest. ”State Republican Party officials announced Friday that they have disqualified former Richland City Schools Commissioner Semi Byrd from…

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed a historic vote to join the United Auto Workers union, the union announced Friday. This makes it the first auto plant in the South to recognize a union through elections since the 1940s.Unofficial union vote counts, which must be verified by federal labor officials who conduct the vote, showed 73% of workers voted yes by 10 p.m. ET Friday night. A simple majority is required for a vote to pass.The vote marks a victory for the UAW and organized labor, which has faced years of difficulties organizing factories in southern states. The UAW has…

CNN — At least three people were injured in five explosions at a military base belonging to an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq, a local security official told CNN on Saturday. Muhanad al-Anazi, a member of the security committee in Babylon province, south of the capital Baghdad, said the explosion occurred at a facility belonging to the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU). The cause was not immediately known. A day after a military attack on Iran blamed on Israel, Israeli and U.S. officials said neither country was involved in the explosion. The PMU, also known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, is a…

It had been 24 days since Dau Mabil vanished while on a walk in Jackson, Mississippi. And in the last few of those days, his family and a growing number of supporters began to think the unthinkable, that a body fished from the Pearl River over the weekend was his. And worse, that he was murdered. On Thursday, they got confirmation of the former, while the latter worry still looms.“He was always my little brother,” Bul Mabil, Mabil’s older brother, told NBC News. “To just think that my brother is no longer here. It’s just very devastating to me. But…

Opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial are scheduled to begin next week after the last juror was seated on Friday, but after a dramatic day that left two prospective jurors in tears, an appeal is pending. A judge has denied President Trump’s request to halt the trial. The man then immolated himself in front of the courthouse.”We will have opening statements Monday morning. This trial will begin,” Judge Juan Melchán said near the end of the day after safely seating the remaining five required alternate jurors. . The case, the first ever criminal trial against a former president,…

Gospel singer Mandisa Hundley, who was praised for her powerful vocals on “American Idol” and later won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, was found dead in her Nashville home on Thursday. She was 47 years old.The Media Collective, which represents Hundley, confirmed her death and said in a statement that the cause of death was unknown.Mr. Hundley performed and produced music with Christian themes. She was a fan favorite on “American Idol” in 2006, but she was eliminated fourth out of 12 finalists.As a soul singer, she spoke openly about her love for God, and her…

Tesla has agreed to recall about 4,000 Cybertruck pickup trucks to fix a stuck gas pedal that increases the risk of crashes, the Federal Safety Agency announced Friday.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a notice posted on its website that the defect could cause vehicles to accelerate unintentionally. After numerous delays, Tesla began selling its first pickup truck, the Cybertruck, in November.The recall is another setback for Tesla, the largest electric car maker in the United States. The company has been losing market share to emerging competitors, and this month reported a year-on-year decline in sales for the…

11 Mins AgoRegional banks are a rare pocket of stock market strength this weekIn an otherwise miserable week for stocks (S&P 500 Technology Index down 6%; Meta lower by 5.6%; Microsoft off 5.3%), one surprising standout is regional banks.The S&P Composite 1500 Regional Bank Index has gained almost 1.4% this week. Even the S&P 500 Financials Index, which includes all manner of insurance companies, asset managers and fintech and payments companies, is ahead almlst 0.7% this week.”Higher Treasury yields, a resilient U.S. economy, and relatively low valuations are three reasons why we now think that the future for U.S. banks…