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 | | | A monumental move | | A Confederate statue was taken down in Richmond, Virginia. And two more 9/11 victims were identified, nearly 20 years later. It's Wednesday's news. | | |
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| One of the largest Confederate statues in the country was taken down in Richmond, Virginia. The World Health Organization wants to hit pause on booster shots – for now. And nearly 20 years after Sept. 11, officials confirmed the identities of two more victims. |
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Confederate statue taken down |
| One of the largest and most recognizable symbols of Confederate history in the state of Virginia was removed Wednesday morning. Workers in Richmond harnessed the 131-year-old, 12-ton statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee and removed it from its 40-foot pedestal, eliciting cheers from hundreds watching. Some wore Black Lives Matter shirts and chanted, "Whose streets? Our streets!" and "Hey hey hey, goodbye." Gov. Ralph Northam watched the statue come down and said the removal was overdue because Confederate history does not represent what Virginia is. The centerpiece of Richmond's Monument Avenue was the road's last remaining Confederate memorial after a movement to take the statues down. The monument's presence became the focal point for demonstrators rallying for racial justice last summer. A time capsule placed near the monument will be replaced by a new one containing artifacts depicting the events that led to the statue's removal. The statue will probably be stored in a state-run storage facility until a decision is made on what to do with it. |
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Powerful earthquake rocks Mexico resort city |
| Acapulco residents swept glass and debris from their streets and homes Wednesday after a powerful earthquake centered near the Mexican resort city killed at least one person, damaged some buildings and sent others swaying. The magnitude 7 quake struck late Tuesday about 10 miles north of Acapulco, a coastal city of almost 700,000 people in the state of Guerrero on Mexico's southwest coast, leaving as many as 1.6 million in the dark, some as far away as Mexico City – 200 miles from the epicenter. More than 150 aftershocks rolled across the region in the hours that followed. Guerrero state Gov. Hector Astudillo said a motorcyclist was killed by a falling post in the nearby town of Coyuca de Benitez. "The seven regions of the state report that the damages have been mainly landslides and stones," Astudillo tweeted. |
 | | A taxi cab was damaged by falling debris after a strong earthquake in Acapulco, Mexico, on Sept. 7. The earthquake struck southern Mexico near the resort city, causing buildings to rock and sway in Mexico City nearly 200 miles away. | | Bernardino Hernandez/AP | |
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2 more 9/11 victims identified |
| Days away from the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the New York City chief medical examiner identified two more victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center. Chief Medical Examiner Barbara Sampson said Tuesday Dorothy Morgan and a man whose identity is being withheld at the request of his family are the 1,646th and 1,647th confirmed deaths from the 9/11 terror attacks. The two deaths were confirmed from DNA analyses of remains recovered from the site. Morgan's DNA came from remains recovered in 2001, and the unidentified man's DNA was confirmed from remains found in 2001, 2002 and 2006. Morgan worked for an insurance company on the 94th floor of the north tower, the first building hit in the attack. Morgan and the unnamed man are the first victims since October 2019 to be identified in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks that claimed 2,753 lives. There are 1,106 people, or 40% of the victims, who haven't been identified. The medical examiner's office hopes DNA technology developed by the U.S. military will result in more identities being found. |
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 | | Mourners place flowers and pictures on Kyung Hee (Casey) Cho's name at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum on Sept. 11, 2020, in New York. | | John Minchillo/AP | |
WHO chief: Hit pause on booster shots |
| Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization, called Wednesday for a moratorium on using coronavirus booster shots until the end of the year – or longer. He said low- and lower-middle-income countries cannot be "the second or third priority" for COVID-19 vaccines, adding their health workers, older people and other at-risk groups have the same right to be protected as those in wealthier countries. He acknowledged that third doses may be necessary for the most at-risk populations, where there's evidence of waning immunity – such as immunocompromised people who didn't respond sufficiently to their initial doses or no longer produce antibodies. "But for now, we do not want to see widespread use of boosters for healthy people who are fully vaccinated," Tedros said. |
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 | | The FDA determined people with suppressed immune systems may not have gotten adequate protection from initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. | | Getty | |
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Proud Boys rally again after quiet months since Jan. 6 |
| After lying low for months since the riot Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, members of the far-right street gang the Proud Boys have showed up at protests against mask mandates and coronavirus vaccine requirements. In recent weeks, Proud Boys have been spotted at rallies in at least five states. From Los Angeles to Columbus, Ohio, members have scrapped with counterprotesters after gathering for events branded as pro-freedom, pro-patriot or anti-COVID-19 restrictions. "They've been piggybacking on other people's events," said Jared Holt, a fellow at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab. "They go where they believe the culture war is being fought, because they see themselves as potentially violent enforcers in a broader culture war." |
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 | | Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan commission to study the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Partisanship was the reason Republicans gave to oppose it. | | Getty | |
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