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China is grappling with a series of murders of girls committed by boys as young as 12 years old. But the communist country’s treatment of juvenile killers is almost as shocking, often sparing them prison time and instead sending them to psychiatric hospitals for short periods. In some cases, juvenile offenders are allowed to return to school immediately after committing their crimes, according to a New York Post report.While China tries to address the issue of holding children accountable for these notoriously heinous acts perpetrated against other children, victims’ parents are left waiting for justice that may never come. For…
Local officials said the first attack was carried out by a woman.June 30, 2024 at 10:45 PM ET• 2 min readMultiple suicide bombings occurred across Nigeria over the weekend, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 100, sources said on Sunday.The Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Mohammed Shehu Timuta, told reporters that the first attack on Saturday was carried out by a woman.”The first suicide attack was carried out by an unidentified woman who took her two children and sneaked into a popular youth wedding party in Gwoza and detonated an improvised explosive device (IED), killing herself and many…
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Former President Evo Morales on Sunday accused his political ally-turned-rival Luis Arce of misleading Bolivians by staging a “suicide coup” last week to gain voter support, sparking a sharp deterioration in already tense relations between the two countries. Morales was initially one of the most influential voices in the country, but was later replaced by around 200 members of the military. On Wednesday, they marched with armored vehicles to the Bolivian government palace. He claimed they were plotting a “coup” and called for “the arrest and trial of all those involved in this unrest.”But on…
Shortly after President Biden walked off the stage in the early hours of Friday morning following his disastrous debate performance, his campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon acknowledged in a series of private calls with prominent allies that the night’s debate hadn’t gone well but urged them not to overreact.Senior White House aides were on the phone late Friday, with Biden’s chief of staff, Jeff Zients, calling Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to check in, a person familiar with the call said. And by the afternoon, the Biden campaign had turned its weekly all-staff call into a virtual pep rally to…
While The New York Times now has a ton of word games for everyone to enjoy, including Wordle, Connections, Strands, and Mini Crosswords, their standard crossword puzzles remain the best. The Daily Crossword is packed with interesting trivia that will help you improve your brain’s flexibility, and of course, earn you bragging rights if you solve it every day. NYT puzzles can feel like an impossible task at times, but solving crosswords is a skill and takes practice, so don’t be discouraged if you can’t solve all the words in the puzzle. If you are having trouble solving today’s NYT…
A screenshot comparison of the photo in the misleading post (left) and the original photo on Riaz’s Instagram account (right)Riaz posted various pictures from his Umrah pilgrimage on Instagram.Indian media outlets Hindustan Times and ANI have reported on Riaz and Goni’s Umrah pilgrimage, planned for 2023 (archive links here and here).Meanwhile, another edited photo shared on social media, appearing to show the brothers standing in front of the Kaaba, also originally featured reality TV star Riaz.He posted the photo on Instagram on April 9, 2023, with the caption, “Alhamdulilha (Praise God) Umrah with my brother” (archive link).An image of the…
London: Britain is holding a general election on Thursday, with the main opposition Labour Party expected to return to power for the first time in 14 years.The main candidates on the national ballot are:Keir Starmer Labour leader Keir Starmer, a former human rights lawyer and chief prosecutor, is polled as likely to win the election and become prime minister.Starmer, 61, has been credited with moving the party back to the centre and rooting out anti-Semitism since succeeding left-winger Jeremy Corbyn as leader in April 2020.His supporters see him as pragmatic and trustworthy, ideally suited to steer Britain out of economic…
In September 2019, I walked into 14 Plimpton Street for my first meeting with the Sports Committee. I was giddy with excitement. Of all the things I wanted to do while at Harvard, becoming a member of the Crimson was at the top of my list. As the former sports editor of my high school newspaper and a former high school athlete looking for a place to be active, I hoped Crimson Sports would be a place I could call home.On the day of the conference, my excitement turned to anxiety, but my fears quickly disappeared as I got to…
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party has taken the lead in the first round of France’s parliamentary elections, dropping President Emmanuel Macron’s party to third place, CNN reported. Initial Ipsos estimates show the far-right coalition led by the National Rally (RN) coming in first with 34% of the vote, ahead of the second-placed Left Coalition (28.1%), while Macron’s party came a distant third with 20.3% of the vote. Moreover, as CNN reported, projections suggest the RN will win between 230 and 280 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly after the second round of voting next Sunday, but fall…
A truck carrying an Afghan family drives towards the border crossing at Torkham, Pakistan. File image/APAmid rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Islamabad has reportedly begun the second phase of its controversial plan to force Afghan refugees back to their home country.according to Al JazeeraPakistan on Sunday launched the second phase of its deportation drive, in which authorities are expected to expel more than 800,000 Afghans. About 541,000 Afghan refugees were forced to leave the country in the first phase of the plan, implemented last November.What makes the plan controversial is the fact that if these people do not leave…