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2-year-old boy dies after bounce house carried away by wind gusts

Authored by abcnews.go.com

A 2-year-old boy was killed and another child was injured when a strong gust of wind sent a bounce house they were playing in flying into the neighboring lot, according to police.

“That afternoon, several children were playing in a bounce house when a strong gust of wind sent it airborne into the neighboring lot,” Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said.

The boy, who currently remains unnamed, was transported to a local hospital where he died while the other child was found to have non-life-threatening injuries. »

US confirms that Russia used banned chemical weapons against Ukrainian Armed Forces

Authored by pravda.com.ua

The US State Department, in justifying the latest US sanctions against Russia, has indicated that Russian troops have used the banned chemical substance chloropicrin against the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Details: The US State Department states that Russia has used chloropicrin against Ukrainian troops and has also used riot control agents, violating the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Four companies involved in Russia's chemical weapons programme have also been sanctioned. »

United Methodist Church lifts bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings

Authored by npr.org

United Methodist Church lifts bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings.

The United Methodist Church, one of the largest Protestant denominations in the U.S., has voted to repeal its ban on LGBTQ clergy as well as prohibitions on its ministers from officiating at same-sex weddings.

Last week, the United Methodist Church voted on a "regionalization" plan that would allow various geographic regions of the church — North America, Europe, Africa, and elsewhere — to make their own rules regarding LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings. »

"Number of different devices" fail to keep Trump awake in court

Authored by salon.com

The former President can’t stop sleeping in court, per reporters at the trial.

Lisa Rubin, a legal correspondent for MSNBC, told Chris Jansing that Trump’s lawyers have gone to great lengths trying to keep him from snoozing during arguments.

Rubin told Jansing that attorneys have deployed “a number of different devices” to keep Trump alert, making efforts to distract or babysit him. »