Protests have erupted across Iran in recent days after a 22-year-old woman died while being held by the morality police for violating the country’s strictly enforced Islamic dress code.
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Fiona threatens to become Category 4 storm headed to Bermuda
Hurricane Fiona is blamed for causing at least four direct deaths in its march through the Caribbean.
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FDA concedes delays in response to baby formula shortage
A report from the agency says outdated data-sharing systems and inadequate staffing and training among its food inspectors were only some of the factors that led to the ongoing issue.
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Iran faces global criticism, protests over woman’s death
The U.N. human rights office says Iran’s morality police are targeting women for not properly wearing hijab.
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Trump rape accuser plans to sue him under New York’s new ‘survivors’ law
The civil suit would allege sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
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Canada likely to drop vaccine requirement to enter
It is not immediately known whether the U.S. will make a similar move by Sept. 30.
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In lawsuit, migrants say DeSantis flights ‘cruelty akin to what they fled in’ Venezuela
The lawsuit alleges that migrants were induced to cross state lines under false pretenses, a line that some Democratic officials are using to urge a federal investigation.
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Special master in Trump investigation prods lawyers to move quickly
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had set a Nov. 30 deadline for special master Raymond Dearie’s review but the Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to halt Cannon’s order.
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NTSB wants all new vehicles to check drivers for alcohol use
In 2020, 30% of all U.S. traffic deaths were alcohol-related .
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‘Our world is in peril’: At U.N., leaders push for solutions
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sounds a note of hope by showing a photo of the first U.N.-chartered ship carrying grain from Ukraine to the Horn of Africa, where millions are headed toward famine.