Bills receiver Diggs agrees to 4-year contract extension
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills receiver Stefon Diggs agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $96 million.
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How to investigate alleged chemical attacks
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Ukraine said Tuesday it is investigating a claim that a poisonous substance was dropped on the besieged city of Mariupol. Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said it was possible that phosphorus munitions – which cause horrendous burns but are not classed as chemical weapons – had been used.
A letter from the past
As a student of history, I’ve always found it fascinating to look back at our past, even our recent past, as a way of explaining current events. While often I play an outsider — simply the storyteller — sometimes that history is personal in nature and hits closer to home.
Yellen calls for unity in sanctions
WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning that countries that undermine the sanctions the United States and its allies have imposed on Russia will face consequences for their actions. “The unified coalition of sanctioning countries will not be indifferent to actions that undermine the sanctions we’ve put in place,” Yellen wrote in prepared remarks to be delivered at the Atlantic Council on Wednesday.
UK’s Johnson rejects calls to resign
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to resign after being fined for breaking his government’s pandemic lockdown rules, saying he would instead redouble efforts to strengthen the economy and combat Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Southwest pilots: Fatigue is a hazard
DALLAS – Union officials say pilots of Southwest Airlines are suffering an epidemic of fatigue due to poor scheduling practices by the airline, and that it is raising safety concerns. Union leaders said in an open letter Tuesday to Southwest CEO Robert Jordan and other executives that problems started last summer when the number of travelers neared pre-pandemic levels, and have worsened.
Community discusses future of VA hospital
Downplaying the word closure and emphasizing the notion of realignment representatives from the Veterans Administration met with local leaders and community members Tuesday night to discuss the future of the VA hospital in Bonham.
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COVID cases and deaths fall for 3rd consecutive week GENEVA – The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported to the World Health Organization fell for a third consecutive week, a trend likely helped by the dismantling of testing and surveillance programs. In its latest weekly report on the pandemic, issued late Tuesday, the U.N.
Many Black female justices have shattered barriers
WASHINGTON – Shirley Troutman, a judge on New York’s highest court, was working last week when her daughter texted messages that included a clapping hands emoji. Soon, her phone was buzzing with other celebratory messages. The applause and the excitement was for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who last week was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court and will become its first Black female justice.