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Ricky DNL's Blog – November 2021 Archive (6)

US teen gunman's lawyers seek mistrial

Lawyers for a teenager charged with shooting three people amid civil unrest in Wisconsin last year have called for a mistrial.

Kyle Rittenhouse's defence asked that the case be dismissed after the judge angrily rebuked prosecutors for airing apparently inadmissible evidence.

Mr Rittenhouse, 18, sobbed earlier in court as he took the stand.

He testified that he killed two men and injured a third on 25 August 2020 on the streets of Kenosha in self-defence.

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Added by Ricky DNL on November 10, 2021 at 11:17pm — No Comments

Family and friends have been paying tribute to those who died following a crowd surge at rapper Travis Scott's Astroworld festival in Houston, Texas. At least eight people were killed and hundreds h…

Family and friends have been paying tribute to those who died following a crowd surge at rapper Travis Scott's Astroworld festival in Houston, Texas.



At least eight people were killed and hundreds hurt at the music event, which is now under investigation by police.



Scott has said he is working to help victims' families, but several concert-goers are suing him and the promoters for damages.



Most of the victims were young people, with the youngest said to be just… Continue

Added by Ricky DNL on November 8, 2021 at 3:46am — No Comments

US lawmakers approve $1tn in infrastructure spending

The US Congress has passed a landmark $1tn (£741bn) infrastructure spending package, delivering a major domestic win to President Joe Biden.

Negotiations over the sweeping public works bill - which passed the House of Representatives with 228-206 vote - created a bitter split among Democrats.

Meanwhile the House is moving forward with a more ambitious social spending bill favoured by liberal lawmakers.

The infrastructure package now heads to Mr Biden's desk to be signed…

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Added by Ricky DNL on November 6, 2021 at 2:30am — No Comments

Covid-19 deaths pass five million worldwide

More than five million people are known to have died of Covid-19 worldwide, 19 months since the pandemic began, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Vaccines have slowed the death rate, but some health experts say the true toll could be far higher.

The milestone comes amid warnings from health officials that cases and deaths in some places are rising for the first time in months.

Nearly 250 million cases of the virus have been recorded worldwide.

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Added by Ricky DNL on November 1, 2021 at 11:30am — No Comments

French president says Australian PM lied over submarine deal

French President Emmanuel Macron has said Australia's PM Scott Morrison lied to him about a scrapped submarine deal.

Asked whether he thinks Mr Morrison was untruthful, the president replied: "I don't think, I know."

Mr Macron was furious after Australia cancelled a $37bn (£27bn) deal to build 12 submarines, and instead negotiated a new defence pact with the US and the UK - the so-called Aukus.

Mr Morrison denies that he was dishonest.

The pair met at the G20…

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Added by Ricky DNL on November 1, 2021 at 5:00am — No Comments

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