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A Former Texas state trooper has been accused of sexual assault. Lee Ray Boykin Jr. has been arrested and charged... View Article
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He replaces Debretsion Gebremichael, whose immunity from prosecution was removed Thursday.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International said Thursday that scores of civilians were killed in a \"massacre\" in the Tigray region, that witnesses blamed on forces backing the local ruling party.
The \"massacre\" is the first reported incident of large-scale civilian fatalities in a week-old conflict between the regional ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize.
\"Amnesty International can today confirm... that scores, and likely hundreds, of people were stabbed or hacked to death in Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) town in the southwest of Ethiopia's Tigray Region on the night of 9 November,\" the rights group said in a report.
Amnesty said it had \"digitally verified gruesome photographs and videos of bodies strewn across the town or being carried away on stretchers.\"
The dead \"had gaping wounds that appear to have been inflicted by sharp weapons such as knives and machetes,\" Amnesty said, citing witness accounts.
Witnesses said the attack was carried out by TPLF-aligned forces after a defeat at the hands of the Ethiopian military, though Amnesty said it \"has not been able to confirm who was responsible for the killings\".
It nonetheless called on TPLF commanders and officials to \"make clear to their forces and their supporters that deliberate attacks on civilians are absolutely prohibited and constitute war crimes\".
Abiy ordered military operations in Tigray on November 4, saying they were prompted by a TPLF attack on federal military camps -- a claim the party denies.
The region has been under a communications blackout ever since, making it difficult to verify competing claims on the ground.
Abiy said Thursday his army had made major gains in western Tigray.
Thousands of Ethiopians have fled across the border into neighboring Sudan, and the UN is sounding the alarm about a humanitarian crisis in Tigray.
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery had previously used racial slurs in a text message and on social media, a prosecutor said Thursday as a judge weighed whether to grant bond for the defendant and his father. Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, have been jailed since their arrests in […]
Former president Barack Obama is set to release a memoir looking back on his life in the White House, according... View Article
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Saturday was a day of firsts as Kamala Devi Harris became the highest-ranking female U.S. official in the country’s 244-year history, after Joe Biden was projected to win the 2020 election. Harris is also the first African American woman to become vice president of the United States. In a post on Twitter […]
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With United States President-elect Joe Biden planning to sign a flurry of executive orders after being sworn into office on January 20 next year to reverse a number of Trump policies, Cuba could once again see a warming of relations with its...
Topline Twitter will make investments $100 million in group improvement monetary establishments, the New York Occasions DealBook first reported on Thursday, becoming a member of a handful of main tech…
AP reports that Texas is the first state to reach over one million confirmed cases of COVID-19 according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Texas has now surpassed California, the most populous state, and reportedly has the 10th most cases in the world.
A bitter war of words has developed between former President Jacob Zuma's lawyer and the State Capture Commission over his appearance.
After losing accreditation in 2002 over financial mismanagement, debt and embezzlement, Morris Brown, a historically Black college, is set to be the first HBCU to regain its accreditation after twenty years of it being revoked. Dr. Kevin James, president of Morris Brown College, recently made public the news of the new accreditation approval by the...
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Simone Biles shut naysayers down via her Twitter account after appearing in an UberEats commercial with Queer Eye actor Jonathan Van Ness. The athlete's appearance in the commercial sparked backlash from the conservative group One Million Moms, CBS News reported. Biles clapped back at everyone who criticized her and Van […]
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THOUSANDS OF refugees have fled to Sudan to escape clashes in Ethiopia. More than 11,000...
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[This Day] A global alliance, championed by the United States, has committed itself to assist Nigeria and other West African countries to combat terrorism.
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — After a 15-year effort by his family and members of Congress, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bill authorizing a posthumous Medal of Honor for U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Alwyn Cashe. Introduced by U.S. Reps. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) and Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), the bill waives a … Continued
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Brooklyn, NY - Carlos E. Moore, the attorney representing the family of Harvey Hill, is suing Madison County, Sheriff Randy Tucker, and others who are responsible for the beating death of inmate Mr. Hill in May of 2018. On May 5, 2018, 36-year-old Harvey Hill was in John Finnegan’s front yard, his former employer who … Continued
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Ludacris has teamed with Amazon Prime to bring the life of BMX icon John Buultjens to the small screen. The... View Article
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Tennis star Venus Willaims announced her new collaboration with apparel brand K-Swiss and will serve as their new brand ambassador.
In a recent interview, Debbie Allen shared the rejection she experienced from the North Carolina School of the Arts because she was told she had the wrong body type.
There appears to be consistent evidence that exposures to natural environments have a positive effect on pain, stress, anxiety, blood pressure and heart rate.
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Celebrating the renovations to the Hall of State, November 10, 2020 The Dallas Historical Society hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the renovations to the Hall of State on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. The event celebrated the renovations that took place thanks to the generous $1.4 million bond package awarded by the voters of the City of Dallas. Speakers […]
By Joyce Foreman Dallas ISD, District 6 It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is already fast approaching. And, despite the many challenges we’ve faced this year, we have much to be thankful for. I’m proud to have participated in the ribbon cutting held recently to celebrate the opening of the Charmaine and Robert Price Career Development […]
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New Delhi - The Indian government has amended its rules to bring streaming platforms and digital news outlets under the purview of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which already regulates television programs and movie, [...]