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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Dashcam footage of the first fatal self-driving car crash involving a pedestrian shows the Uber vehicle operator appearing to be distracted, then gasping in horror seconds before the impact. The driver can be seen looking down at something for nearly five seconds before finally gazing up the instant before the car hit a woman in Tempe, in the US state of Arizona on Sunday. Police there released the footage […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN / with Rob Lever in Washington and Robin Millard in London Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg vowed Wednesday to “step up” to fix problems at the social media giant, as it fights a snowballing scandal over the hijacking of personal data from millions of its users. “We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can’t then we don’t deserve to serve […]
by Mark Henricks © Agence France-Presse AUSTIN, United States (AFP) — A man suspected of carrying out a series of parcel bombings in the Texas capital Austin blew himself up Wednesday as police closed in, easing tensions in a city that had been on edge for weeks. Police said they surrounded Mark Conditt, a 23-year-old white male, outside a hotel in city suburbs, where a series of bombings that began on March 2 killed two people […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump is poised to unveil sanctions against China for the “theft” of US intellectual property Thursday, a White House official said, teeing up a second potential trade war in as many months. Spokesman Raj Shah told AFP that Trump will announce actions following an “investigation into China’s state-led, market-distorting efforts to force, pressure, and steal US technologies and intellectual property.” Beijing has already warned the Trump administration against the move, urging […]
by Jim Watson, with Chris Lefkow in Washington Agence France Presse GREAT MILLS, United States (AFP) — A 17-year-old student armed with a handgun shot and critically wounded a female classmate at a Maryland high school on Tuesday, officials said, in an outburst of violence just days before a student-organized nationwide march for gun control. St. Mary’s County Sheriff Tim Cameron said the assailant, identified as Austin Rollins, died of a gunshot wound after a […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A sixth explosion was reported in the city of Austin, Texas late Tuesday, following a series of blasts that have so far killed two people, authorities said. Emergency officials said they were responding to a reported blast in the southern part of the state capital city. A man in his thirties was taken to hospital “with potentially serious, not expected to be life-threatening, injuries,” Austin’s medical services agency said on Twitter. […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince received an effusive welcome at the White House Tuesday from US President Donald Trump, who hailed a “great friendship” with the kingdom — but made no public mention of the sticking points in the burgeoning alliance. In front of the cameras, it was all back-slapping, handshakes, smiles and warm words between Trump and the heir to the Saudi throne, Mohammed […]
by Suzanne Cordeiro with Nova Safo in Chicago © Agence France-Presse AUSTIN, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced a series of package bombings in Texas, calling those behind them “very, very sick,” following an explosion at a FedEx facility that officials said appeared to be linked to four others. Until now, the spate of blasts that began in early March had been contained to Austin, the state capital with a […]
by Anna Smolchenko / with Michael Mathes in Washington © Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — US President Donald Trump congratulated Vladimir Putin Tuesday on his re-election, as the leaders raised the prospect of a summit in the near future — while sidestepping both the issue of election meddling and a spy attack that has rocked Moscow’s relations with the West. Trump told reporters at the White House he had spoken with Putin, two […]
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gK0mLmrEEc[/embedyt] GREAT MILLS, MD (Eagle News) — A shooting erupted at Great Mills High School in Great Mills, Maryland, about a 90-minute drive southeast of the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. Three students were confirmed to have sustained injuries from the shooting. According to sources, the gunman and a resource officer exchanged fire in a hallway. The officer was not injured. St. Mary’s County Public Schools said on its website that the school was […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — An aerialist fell to his death while performing in a Cirque du Soleil show in Tampa, Florida, the Montreal-based company said Sunday. Yann Arnaud was suspended by straps above the stage during a performance of its VOLTA show on Saturday night when he fell, according to a statement. He was rushed to a hospital but died of his injuries. “The entire Cirque du Soleil family is in shock and devastated […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Monday made a controversial call for drug traffickers to face the death penalty, as part of his plan to combat America’s opioid epidemic — a move that appears to be as much about politics as policy. The Republican leader launched the proposal during a speech in Manchester, New Hampshire — a state hard hit by the opioid crisis — […]
