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France24.com (en) 

Bows at the ready, Chad villagers battle kidnappings

Breaking up into small groups, some crouch behind eucalyptus tree trunks while others crawl on through the undergrowth in the early morning sunlight. Another signal is given and everyone stops in their tracks -- the strings of the bows and the elastic of slingshots are drawn back in the direction of an imaginary target. A chorus of raised voices orders the hostages be released and that weapons be put down. For more than 20 years, isolated villages in the densely populated Mayo-Kebbi Ouest region have been a hunting ground for kidnappers. Читать дальше...

Top Stories (us) - Google News (ru) 

Donald Trump distances himself from right-wing 'Project 2025' policy blueprint - Financial Times

  1. Donald Trump distances himself from right-wing 'Project 2025' policy blueprint  Financial Times
  2. Trump seeks to distance himself from pro-Trump Project 2025  CNN
  3. Trump slams Heritage Foundation's transition plan, claims parts are ‘ridiculous’ and ‘abysmal’  Fox News
  4. Trump Claims Project 2025 Nothing to Do With Him: 'Abysmal'  The Daily Beast
  5. Trump denies knowing about Project 2025, his allies' sweeping plan to transform the US government  The Associated Press

Voice of America 

Former reporter gets $235,000, part of lawsuit over police raid on newspaper

TOPEKA, Kansas — A former reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper has agreed to accept $235,000 to settle part of her federal lawsuit over a police raid on the paper that made a small community the focus of a national debate over press freedoms.   The settlement removed the former police chief in Marion from the lawsuit filed by former Marion County Record reporter Deb Gruver, but it doesn't apply to two other officials she sued over the raid: the Marion County sheriff and the county's prosecutor. Читать дальше...

TheHill.com 

Arkansas group collects enough signatures for ballot measure blocking abortion bans

An Arkansas organization announced Friday it has collected more than enough signatures to place a measure on the ballot this year that would ensure abortion access up to 18 weeks in the state. Arkansans for Limited Government said it will be delivering over 100,000 signatures, surpassing the 90,704 needed for placing the amendment to the...

Times Union 

New panel charged with helping Massachusetts meet its renewable energy goals

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced the formation this week of a new panel charged with guiding the state’s transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The Energy Transformation Advisory Board includes representatives of labor, business, finance and environmental justice advocacy organizations as well as utilities, building owners and developers. The board will advise the newly established Office of Energy Transformation, which has been given the task of affordably and responsibly accelerating... Читать дальше...

Google.com 

Franz Wagner signs five-year, $224 million contract extension with Orlando Magic - Yahoo Sports

  1. Franz Wagner signs five-year, $224 million contract extension with Orlando Magic  Yahoo Sports
  2. Sources - Magic, Franz Wagner agree on $224M rookie extension  ESPN
  3. Franz Wagner agrees to record $224 million Magic extension  New York Post
  4. Franz Wagner agrees to five-year, $224 million rookie max contract extension with Orlando Magic  Yahoo Sports
  5. Reports: Franz Wagner to sign max extension with Magic  NBA.com

Times Union 

Judge says Nashville school shooter's writings can't be released as victims' families have copyright

A Nashville judge has ruled that the writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville last year cannot be released to the public. Chancery Court Judge I’Ashea Myles ruled Thursday that The Covenant School children and parents hold a copyright to the documents, which were given to them by the shooter's parents. The March 2023 shooting was carried out by a former student who was shot and killed by police. The withholding of the... Читать дальше...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Police: Person hit by car, killed along Las Vegas freeway ramp

Nevada State Police say they are looking for the driver of a car that hit and killed a person fueling a vehicle along a Las Vegas freeway ramp. The incident was reported about 2:10 a.m. today on a ramp from ...