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After spending nearly half a century in prison for a murder he didn’t commit in Oklahoma, Glynn Simmons, a 71-year-old African-American, will receive $7.15 million in restitution Before he was exonerated last year, Glynn Simmons had become the longest-serving inmate in U.S. history, according to the U.S. National Registry of …

A three-year-old girl has been hospitalized in the United States after being attacked by a female black bear, CNN reported. Around 10 p.m., she was attacked and injured by a female black bear while she was in a tent at a private campsite south of the town of Red Lodge, …

The Ukrainian embassy in Mexico on Wednesday, August 8, asked the Mexican government to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), if he attends the inauguration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. “We trust the Mexican government to respect the international arrest warrant against …

The Sudanese government said on Friday it will send a delegation to Jeddah to consult with the United States regarding an invitation to ceasefire talks in Geneva to be held on August 14, Reuters reported. The talks aim to end a 15-month-old war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid …

The law banning most abortions or elective terminations of pregnancy from 6 weeks of pregnancy, well before the majority of women know they are pregnant, came into effect this Monday, July 29, in the state of Iowa, in the United States, US media reported. The legislation now prohibits most abortions …

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized in the Bellevue Hospital Correctional Facility on Wednesday night, CNN reports, according to spokesman Juda Engelmayer. “He tested positive for COVID and contracted double pneumonia in his lungs,” Engelmayer said, citing Craig Rothfeld, Harvey Weinstein’s authorized representative and corrections consultant. “Mr. Weinstein was …

Chris Brown, the American singer, is once again facing US justice as he is accused by four men of planning their assault during his tour in the US state of Texas. The singer is accused of physically assaulting four individuals during his 11:11 tour in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday …

Faced with the “plastic pollution crisis”, the American government announced a plan to gradually end the use of single-use plastics in federal activities by 2035. The US federal government, which includes hundreds of agencies linked to different departments such as the FBI, the weather service and the armed forces, is …

American President Joe Biden, Democratic candidate for re-election, announced this Sunday July 21 that he was withdrawing from the race for the White House. “I believe it is in the best interests of my party and in my best interests to step down and concentrate solely on carrying out my …

A 64-year-old American sentenced to death for killing the driver of a van in 1998 was executed by lethal injection this Thursday, July 18 in Alabama, prison authorities in this southern US state announced. “Keith Edmund Gavin was executed by lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:32 p.m. local …