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Mounted police officers patrol around the edge of Sydney Harbor on Friday as the Australian city has been locked down amid a new surge in coronavirus infections.

Australian Troops Will Help Enforce A Coronavirus Lockdown In Sydney

About 300 unarmed soldiers are joining local police in the city of 6 million to enforce coronavirus restrictions as authorities try to quell a new outbreak linked to the delta variant.

Pro-Trump extremists attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The acting U.S. Capitol Police chief apologized to Congress Tuesday for the department's failure to secure the building.

New Capitol Police Chief Offers 'Sincerest Apologies' To Congress

Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman told a House committee that the department expects to answer "for our failings on Jan. 6."

Investigators will focus on the period from 2016, when Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took office, through March 2019, after which the Philippines was deemed to have withdrawn from the International Criminal Court in a bid to avert its jurisdiction.

International Criminal Court Backs Probe Of Duterte's War On Drugs In The Philippines

Officially, at least 6,000 Filipinos, mostly poor drug peddlers and addicts, have been killed in the anti-drug police operations. But rights groups say the number of victims could be four times that.

A young girl and her mother visit a temporary art installation, called Bear the Truth, on June 28, 2020, at the Los Angeles City Hall. The installation honors Black children who have lost their lives to racial injustice and senseless violence.

Black Kids In California More Likely To Be Hospitalized For Police-Related Injuries

Black boys and girls ages 10-14 are injured at 5.3 and 6.7 times, respectively, the rate for white boys and girls, the study says., a new study shows.

April Jobs Report: 211,000 Jobs Added; Unemployment At 4.4 Percent

The unemployment rate for black workers has now dropped below 8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says. Some of April's biggest job gains came in hospitality, health care and social assistance.

A sign reading "Your Life Mattered" hangs on a lectern outside J.J. Hill Montessori School in St. Paul, Minn., on July 14, following a funeral service for Philando Castile at the Cathedral of St. Paul. Castile, who was a cafeteria manager at the school, was shot and killed by police on July 6.

Outside Attorney Joining Prosecutors On Philando Castile Shooting Case

Ramsey County Attorney John Choi says he won't step aside but will incorporate a "special prosecutor" into his team. Castile was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop July 6.

Guatemala's President Jimmy Morales addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 19, 2017, at the United Nations headquarters.

Guatemala Follows U.S. Lead, Will Move Its Israel Embassy To Jerusalem

President Jimmy Morales announced on Christmas Eve that Guatemala would move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. On Dec. 6, President Trump announced he was recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

This image provided by the New York City Police Department shows a missing tabernacle and damaged angel statue in St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood in New York, which was stolen between Thursday and Saturday.

A tabernacle was stolen and an angel statue was beheaded at a Brooklyn church

The incident happened between 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, known as the "Notre Dame" of Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood.

Ohio and other states with high execution rates sentencing fewer inmates to death, and travelers in Columbus and other Ohio cities can get traffic and weather updates from Twitter. These stories and more in Friday's noon newscast.

By LetiziaColumbus, OH – Stories include:Gov. Strickland accepts resignation of State Prisons Director effective end of January. :00Ohio and other states…

Federal district judge denies Ohio inmate's request to delay March 9 execution, and Mayor Coleman's State of the City speech addresses need domestic partner benefits and more recycling. These stories and more in Thursday's morning newscast.

By LetiziaColumbus, OH – Stories include:Federal district judge denies Ohio inmate's request to delay March 9 execution. :00Former Mahoning County judge…

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