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Violence and public safety crises dominate headlines across the U.S. and abroad
Louisiana mass shooting kills seven children and an eighth child
Officials say three boys and five girls, ages 3 to 11, were killed in a shooting in Louisiana on Sunday.
Rat Poison Found in Baby Food Sold in Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic
Officials are treating the contamination as a suspected case of tampering, not a manufacturing defect, after rat poison was found in baby food sold through SPAR stores in Austria and in parts of Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The affected products have been flagged as a cross-border food safety issue, and investigators are looking into how the contamination got there.
Mercedes-Benz Signs First EV Battery Supply Deal With Samsung SDI
Samsung SDI says it has reached its first agreement to supply electric vehicle batteries to Mercedes-Benz. The deal gives the South Korean battery maker a new customer in the EV market and adds another supply link for the German luxury automaker.
Hundreds Try to Storm Wisconsin Beagle Research Facility; Police Use Pepper Spray and Rubber Bullets
About 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to enter a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin, and officers responded with pepper spray and rubber bullets. Around 25 protesters were arrested.
Mother and Six Children Killed in Pennsylvania House Explosion and Fire
An explosion and fire in north-central Pennsylvania killed seven people over the weekend, including a mother and six children.
Amy Winehouse’s father loses court case over auctioned items
Mitch Winehouse accused two friends of profiting from items sold at auctions in the United States, but he lost the court case.
Police Search for Suspect After Fatal Daylight Stabbing in South Philadelphia
Police in Philadelphia are searching for a suspect after a man was fatally stabbed Saturday afternoon on the 400 block of Tasker Street near Ridley Avenue. Officers first responded to reports of a shooting around 2:30 p.m., and the killing in a busy neighborhood left nearby residents shaken.
Russia Says It Foiled Ukraine-Linked Bomb Plot, Arrests German Woman
Russia’s FSB says it stopped a bomb plot it blames on Ukraine and arrested a German woman who was reportedly found with a bomb in her backpack. No independent confirmation was provided in the supplied details.
Speed camera enforcement begins near five Philadelphia schools
Enforcement has started Monday near five Philadelphia schools as part of a five-year pilot program aimed at reducing dangerous driving in school speed zones.
Progressive Bulgaria tops the polls in Bulgaria’s eighth parliamentary election in five years
Bulgaria’s former president called the result a “victory of hope” after his Progressive Bulgaria coalition came first in Sunday’s election. It was the country’s eighth parliamentary vote in five years, underscoring just how often Bulgarian politics has been back at the ballot box lately.
Tesco becomes the first UK supermarket to switch an entire product range to QR codes
Tesco has become the first UK supermarket to replace traditional barcodes with QR codes across an entire product range, starting with 13 own-label sausage lines. The company says the change will give shoppers more product information, improve stock control, reduce food waste, and make recalls more precise, while checkout shopping stays the same.
Trump Administration Starts Refunds for Tariffs Struck Down by Court
The Trump administration is set to begin accepting refund requests for more than $166 billion collected from tariffs that were struck down in February. The government will start returning the money, along with interest, giving up a major source of revenue.
Several Injured as Fans Clash with Police at Paraguay’s Superclásico Match
The Olimpia-Cerro Porteño derby in Paraguay was abandoned after 29 minutes after clashes broke out between fans and police. Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at the crowd, leaving several people injured.
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