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BBC Weather: Europe split as heatwave intensifying against thunderstorm showers

BBC Weather forecast Susan Powell said Europe is currently experiencing high temperatures in western Europe with wet thunderstorm weathers towards the east. She noted that as we move closer to the weekend these thunderstorms will strike west and central Europe as well. These thunderstorms in central and eastern Europe could be intense enough to cause […]

Paralympian Angela Madsen dies rowing across Pacific Ocean alone

Paralympic medalist Angela Madsen died during her quest to make history rowing alone across the Pacific Ocean, her wife said this week. Madsen, 60, a US Marine veteran, set sail in a 20-foot rowboat in April from Marina Del Ray, California to head to Honolulu, the Mercury News reported. She had been hoping to become […]

Venezuela criticizes U.S. 'provocation' after navy operation

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino on Wednesday called an incident this week in which a U.S. Navy ship navigated near the South American country’s coast an “act of provocation.” The U.S. military’s Southern Command on Tuesday said the missile destroyer Nitze conducted a “freedom of navigation” operation off Venezuela’s coast. The Southern […]

Pueblo police fatally shoot man they say pointed gun at officer, may have fired

Pueblo police fatally shot an armed man Tuesday evening after authorities say the 43-year-old suspect pointed a handgun at one officer and may have fired at other officers. The incident began around 5:30 p.m. when a woman living in the 1100 block of Jackson Street called police to report a man with a weapon. According […]

Wisconsin crowd pulls down statue of abolitionist who died fighting slavery

Crowds outside the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison tore down two statues and attacked a state senator amid protests following the arrest of a Black man who shouted at restaurant customers through a megaphone while carrying a baseball bat. Video released by the Madison Police Department shows the man talking through the megaphone Tuesday while walking around […]

Twitter bans pro-Trump meme creator Carpe Donktum for copyright infringement

Twitter has permanently suspended user Carpe Donktum, who made pro-Trump memes, due to repeated copyright violations. Carpe Donktum has risen to viral fame among conservatives after several of his videos have been shared by President Trump, most recently a satirical video mocking CNN, which was later disabled because of copyright complaints made by the content […]

Joe Biden wins New York primary, adds to insurmountable delegate lead

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, added a couple-hundred New York delegates to his already insurmountable primary lead Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race for Biden just after polls closed at 9 pm for the former vice president whose challengers have all bowed out of the race. However, officials and observers say it’s […]