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Revised chronology of police response to the Texas shooting confirms what parents already feared

Residents of Uvalde, Texas, say they don’t know what to do with the impressive police admission Friday that they waited more than an hour outside the closed door of two Robb Elementary School classrooms while the children they were inside with the gunman who shot 19. of his classmates and two teachers. “With the benefit …

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Iran seizes two Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise

Photo: The Canadian Press Greek-flagged oil tanker Prudent Warrior in the background is seen sailing through Istanbul, Turkey on April 19, 2019. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers on Friday, May 27, 2022 in helicopter raids on the Persian Gulf, according to officials. The actions were an apparent retaliation because Athens helped …

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Canadians Fernandez, Auger-Aliassime advance to the 4th round of the French Open

Canadians Leylah Fernandez and Felix Auger-Aliassime have advanced to the fourth round of the French Open. Fernandez, a 19-year-old from Montreal, beat Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic of Switzerland by 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 on the Roland Garros main track on Friday. This is the first time Fernandez, the runner-up at the 2021 U.S. Open, has …

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Toronto lawyer says she is “shocked” after arrest in front of Doug Ford rally near Hamilton airport

Hamilton police arrested and fined a Toronto lawyer for entering near a Conservative progressive campaign stop on Thursday evening, but Caryma Sa’d says she was attacked for criticizing party leader Doug Ford. Police say Ford was at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to make a campaign stop around 5:30 p.m., when protesters showed up. …

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That’s what happened during Boeing’s “biting your nails” spacecraft docking

Boeing managed to dock a spacecraft at the International Space Station late last week, but was not without several minor inconveniences. The mission began Thursday evening with a Florida launch, and the Starliner, which is designed to carry astronauts but flies unmanned for this test, docked at the ISS on Friday night at 8:28 p.m. …

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Ukrainian fighters defending Mariupol, now in Russian hands, are registered as prisoners of war

Updates from the 85th day of the invasion The Red Cross records hundreds of Ukrainian fighters captured as prisoners of war. The EU is exploring ways to use the oligarchs’ frozen assets to help rebuild Ukraine. G7, UN officials met separately, with the release of Ukrainian food exports. The U.S. Senate is sending a $ …

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Boeing’s Starliner space capsule was launched on a key test flight into orbit

Route links Author of the article: Date Posted: May 19, 2022 • 39 minutes ago • 3 minutes reading • Join the conversation Content of the article CAP CAÑAVERAL – Boeing’s new Starliner capsule was launched on Thursday in an unmanned test flight bound for the International Space Station, with the aim of offering the …

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Montreal has 17 suspected cases of smallpox; officials say “it’s not highly contagious” or serious

Montreal Public Health said it is urging health workers to be alert for monkeypox after seeing 17 suspicious cases in the area over the past week. The head of public health, Dr. Mylene Drouin, said on Thursday, however, that the disease is not extremely contagious and is the mildest of two strains. The virus is …

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