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Year: 2021

John Hinckley Jr Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the life of John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to kill President Ronald Reagan in 1981, but was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Personal Birth date: May 29, 1955 Birth place: Ardmore, Oklahoma Birth name: John Warnock Hinckley Jr. Father: John W. Hinckley Sr., an oil executive Mother: Jo Ann

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Brooklyn man allegedly attempted to torch synagogue and Jewish school, court documents say

A Brooklyn man has been charged with arson after allegedly attempting to set a synagogue and Jewish school, or yeshiva, on fire Wednesday, according to court documents. Ali Alaheri, 29, was allegedly caught on camera “piling numerous garbage bags against the door” of the yeshiva and synagogue located in Brooklyn’s Borough Park neighborhood, and then

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Iran says international inspectors may no longer access images of nuclear sites

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s parliament speaker says international inspectors may no longer access surveillance images of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear sites. Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf made the comments Sunday, which were aired by state TV. The International Atomic Energy Agency had said its director-general would brief reporters later Sunday in Vienna. The

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Volcano eruption appears to subside in the Democratic Republic of Congo but residents evacuate as a precaution

Thousands of residents in Goma, a major city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, are spending the night outdoors following eruption of Mount Nyiragongo earlier Saturday, according to a spokesman for the Norwegian Refugee Council. “There has not been a massive panic movement, but people are really worried,” said Tom Peyre-Costa, the council’s spokesman

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OPINIÓN | Ted Cruz dice que ningún latino usa el término ‘latinx’. Algunos lo hacen, y las razones no son simples

Nota del editor: Ed Morales (@SpanglishKid) es periodista y conferencista en el Centro para el Estudio de Etnicidad y Raza de la Universidad de Columbia y en la Escuela de Periodismo Craig Newmark en CUNY. Es el autor del libro «Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture«. Las opiniones expresadas son suyas. Vea

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Rescuers in China say 21 people in mountain cross-country race die due to extreme weather, drop in temperature

BEIJING (AP) — Twenty-one people running a mountain marathon cross-country race have died in northwestern China after hail, freezing rain and gale winds hit the high-altitude track. The rescue headquarters quoted by the official Xinhua News Agency says the participants suffered from physical discomfort and the sudden drop in temperature. Some went missing around 1

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