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US authorities probe text messages invoking enslavement of Black people

Authorities in the United States are investigating reports of Black people across the country receiving text messages invoking slavery following Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. The racist text messages have been reported by people in more than a dozen US states, including California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, North Carolina, Virginia and Alabama. The…

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Georgia authorities investigating a dock gangway collapse that killed 7 on a historic island

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia authorities said Sunday they are investigating the “catastrophic failure” of a dock gangway that collapsed and killed seven people on an island off the state’s Atlantic seacoast, where crowds gathered for a celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants. “It is a structural failure. There should…

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Tennessee authorities trying to dispose of large box with dynamite that prompted evacuations

Tennessee authorities on Friday were investigating a box containing large amounts of dynamite at a metal recycling business that prompted evacuations of people living near the site.  An explosive ordnance robot was deployed to get a sample of the explosives found inside a box Thursday at CMC Recycling, the Knoxville Police Department said. The sample tested…

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Russian authorities failed to act on warnings before Ukrainian attack, documents show

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on 21 September that Ukrainian forces achieved operational surprise during their incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast in August 2024, despite Russian authorities’ prior awareness of the possibility of such an attack. Ukraine’s forces started its incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast on 6 August. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…

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Greek authorities seize cocaine

Greek coast guard seizes over one million euros worth of cocaine. #Greece #Athens #Shorts SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8…

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