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Derek Johnson

Derek Johnson covers breaking news for the USA Herald.

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America April 21, 2026

Historic First: All Six 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Are Women — From Colombia’s Fracking Fighter To South Korea’s Youth Climate Litigator

For the first time in the 37-year history of the 'Green Nobel,' all six winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize…

By Derek Johnson

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Breaking News April 21, 2026

Japan Scraps Postwar Ban On Lethal Weapons Exports In Historic Policy Shift — Fighter Jets, Missiles And Destroyers Now Cleared For Sale Abroad

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet approved the most sweeping revision of Japan's arms export rules since 1967, ending a seven-decade…

By Derek Johnson

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Breaking News April 21, 2026

X Factor Finalist Gabrielle Carrington Charged With Attempted Murder After Mercedes Ploughs Into Influencer Klaudia Glam Outside London Soho Nightclub

Former X Factor contestant Gabrielle Carrington, 29, known online as RIELLEUK, faces attempted murder charges after her Mercedes ploughed into…

By Derek Johnson

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America April 11, 2026

Coachella 2026 Kicks Off As Sabrina Carpenter Makes Headlining Debut With Justin Bieber And History-Making Karol G To Follow

INDIO, Calif. — Sabrina Carpenter took the desert main stage just after 9 p.m. Friday night and officially opened the…

By Derek Johnson

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America April 11, 2026

Artemis II Astronauts Splash Down Safely In Pacific After Historic 10-Day Moon Mission Breaks Apollo Distance Record

OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO — After a 10-day, 620,000-mile journey that shattered records held since the Apollo era,…

By Derek Johnson

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Breaking News April 10, 2026

Congress Demands Federal Investigation Into Polymarket After Suspicious Iran Ceasefire Bets Net Traders Hundreds Of Thousands In Moments Before Trump Announcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional anger is rapidly boiling over at the prediction market platform Polymarket after anonymous traders appeared to…

By Derek Johnson

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America April 10, 2026

Emperor Penguins Officially Declared Endangered As Melting Antarctic Sea Ice Pushes Beloved Icon Toward Extinction

GLAND, Switzerland — The emperor penguin, the tuxedoed icon of Antarctica made famous by countless nature documentaries and Hollywood films,…

By Derek Johnson

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America April 10, 2026

Hip-Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa, Creator Of ‘Planet Rock’ And Founder Of Universal Zulu Nation, Dies At 68 After Battle With Prostate Cancer

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Afrika Bambaataa, the South Bronx DJ whose thunderous electro-funk anthem “Planet Rock” helped birth modern hip-hop…

By Derek Johnson

Kanye West Banned From UK Wireless Festival Canceled

America April 9, 2026

United Kingdom Bans Kanye West From Entering Country Over Antisemitism And Nazi Glorification — Wireless Festival Canceled

LONDON — The United Kingdom has officially barred Kanye West from entering the country, citing his history of antisemitic rhetoric…

By Derek Johnson

Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Rex Heuermann Pleads Guilty

America April 9, 2026

Justice After 17 Years: Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Rex Heuermann Pleads Guilty To Murdering Eight Women

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — Rex Heuermann, the 62-year-old former architect who terrorized Long Island for nearly two decades, pleaded guilty on…

By Derek Johnson

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