Defense secretary Austin positive for COVID for second time

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday he has tested positive for COVID-19, is experiencing mild symptoms and will quarantine at home. It’s the second time Austin has gotten the coronavirus. In a statement, Austin, 69, said he is fully vaccinated and has received two boosters. He said he’ll […]

Coroner: At least 1 dead after Missouri house explosion

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WYATT, Mo. — At least one person was killed Monday when a house exploded in southeast Missouri and a neighboring home erupted in flames, authorities said. Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker said the victim died at a Cape Girardeau hospital, KFVS-TV reported. The victim’s name wasn’t immediately released. According to […]

Person killed in alligator attack in South Carolina

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One person was killed in an apparent alligator attack in South Carolina on Monday, officials said. The large alligator was spotted “near the edge of a pond” in Sun City Hilton Head, an adult-only community, “guarding what was believed to be a person,” the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said. Responders […]

187 Cuban migrants arrested after landing in Florida

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MIAMI — U.S. immigration officials say 187 Cuban migrants have been arrested after landing in the Florida Keys on 10 separate boats over the weekend. Chief Patrol Agent Walter Slosar of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted images of the small boats without passengers on Twitter. The Miami Herald […]

Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more corruption charges

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BANGKOK — A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges on Monday, adding six years to her earlier 11-year prison sentence, a legal official said. The trial was held behind closed doors, with no access for media or the public, […]

Russian shells slam into eastern Ukraine, killing 3 people

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KYIV, Ukraine — At least three Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 20 others wounded in the latest artillery barrages from the Russian military, Ukrainian officials said Monday. The eastern region of Donetsk, one of the two provinces making up the country’s industrial heartland of Donbas that has been the […]