Abbott, in a post on Twitter, said he will pardon Daniel Perry, 37, a US Army sergeant, as soon as a request from the parole board “hits my desk.”The Republican governor noted that he can grant pardons only on the recommendation of the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles, but that he is allowed to request pardons.The case hinged on whether the shooting was in self-defense. A jury found on Friday that Perry, who is white, shot and killed Garrett Foster, a 28-year-old white man, who was carrying an AK-47, according to the Austin American-Statesman newspaper.Perry was driving in the…
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By AFP  April 8, 2023 | 10:10 p.m. GMT+7 At least four people were killed in a shooting in southern Thailand on Saturday, police said, with local media reporting that officers were still searching for the suspect. The attack started at about 5 pm (1100 GMT), in Khiri Rat Nikhom district in Surat Thani province — roughly 600 km (370 miles) south of the capital Bangkok.”Four people died,” local head of police Kriangkrai Kraikaew told AFPdeclining to give further details.The shooting happened near the home of a former village head, local media reported.Thailand has high rates of gun ownership and…
April 8, 2023 | 07:21pm GMT+7 Dear Doctor, I have been purposefully limiting my meat intake and switching to consuming more vegetables, hopefully to feel healthier. May I ask for your opinion on this? (Trung, 34, Ho Chi Minh City) Answer:A healthy diet requires nutrients from various food sources, including animal fat and protein, as long as you don’t consume more energy than needed.Adults are recommended to consume between 100 and 150 grams of fruits, and between 400 and 500 grams of vegetables a day, which is equivalent to one serving. Adults also need at least between 130 and 150…
April 8, 2023 | 07:21pm GMT+7 Dear Doctor, I have been purposefully limiting my meat intake and switching to consuming more vegetables, hopefully to feel healthier. May I ask for your opinion on this? (Trung, 34, Ho Chi Minh City) Answer:A healthy diet requires nutrients from various food sources, including animal fat and protein, as long as you don’t consume more energy than needed.Adults are recommended to consume between 100 and 150 grams of fruits, and between 400 and 500 grams of vegetables a day, which is equivalent to one serving. Adults also need at least between 130 and 150…
She’s long known that finding love is extremely hard for transgender people, and finding support getting married legally is even more difficult.But she got all three.On March 26, more than 300 guests attended Ngoc’s wedding to her husband Dan. The applause and cheers of congratulations rang loud throughout the venue as the 43-year-old bride Ngoc walked across the stage abreast with her 32-year-old groom Dan, surrounded by white flowers.”I have always dreamed about a fairy tale-like wedding. Today, that dream came true,” Ngoc said. The “White Wedding” ceremony on March 26, all decked out in Ngoc’s favorite flowers. Photo courtesy…
China will hold “combat readiness patrols” and exercises around in the Taiwan Strait and to the north, south and east of Taiwan “as planned”, it added in a brief statement without offering other details. Tsai met US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy while in Los Angeles in Wednesday, angering Beijing which views Taiwan as its own territory. There was no immediate response from Taiwan’s government. . Source: Internet
The rights of the teacher, John Kluge, to exercise his religious beliefs were outweighed by the potential disruption that his conduct could have on the learning environment at Brownsburg High School in the Indianapolis suburbs, the Chicago-based 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals said. Kluge said his Christian religious beliefs barred him from complying with a school policy requiring faculty to use students’ preferred names and pronouns. The school initially allowed Kluge to call students by their last names but reneged after receiving complaints from students and faculty, according to court filings. He said he resigned in 2018 after he…
The 67-page ruling by US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas, will not take effect for one week, in order to give the Biden administration a chance to file an emergency appeal. A White House official said they are reviewing the abortion ruling. Kacsmaryk’s ruling is a preliminary injunction that would essentially ban sales of mifepristone while the case before him continues. The judge, who was appointed to the bench by former Republican President Donald Trump, has not yet made a final ruling on the merits of the challenge. However, in his ruling he found that the challenge is…
By Mai Nhat  April 8, 2023 | 07:18am GMT+7 A collection of previously unseen photos featuring legendary composer Trinh Cong Son spending time with diva Hong Nhung for 30 years is on show in HCMC. Trinh Cong Son – dubbed the “Bob Dylan of Vietnam” by American folk singer Joan Baez – and Hong Nhung talk with each other before lunch sometime in 1993.They were discussing the song “Bong Bong Oi,” which was one of three songs specifically written for the singer by the late veteran composer.Although there are a lot of scratches on the photo, photographer Duong Minh Long…
Mỹ Tâm đạp xe lên thảm đỏ ra mắt phim Fans chant for My Tam when she appeared on the red carpet with her bicycle on April 6, 2023. Video by Tam Giao The documentary, which will be screened from April 8, chronicles the singer’s preparations for her live show “Tri Am,” (Soulmate), which took place in Ho Chi Minh City in 2021 and Hanoi in 2022.Challenges and hardships encountered during the preparation made her feel like collapsing several times. But, eventually, she encouraged herself and the whole production crew to complete the project.In many of the film’s candid scenes,…