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Hialeah, Florida, Senator Marco Rubio said a campaign volunteer was brutally beaten -A Republican campaign volunteer was brutally beaten by people who said Republicans weren’t allowed in their area, Florida GOP Senator Marco Rubio said on Monday morning. The canvasser was clad in Rubio’s campaign gear and that of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the senator, said.’Last night one of our canvassers wearing my T-shirt and a Desantis hat was brutally attacked by 4 animals who told him Republicans weren’t allowed in their neighborhood,’ Rubio wrote on

October 24, 2022

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Student test scores declined across the country particularly in math and not one state saw an increase according to the most comprehensive look at the impact of the pandemic on student achievement -to date.Declines were seen among high and lower performing students alike, for both fourth and eighth graders in math and reading. Overall, scores fell to levels not seen in two decades.The results, released Monday, provide the “clearest picture yet” of the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on learning, said Peggy G. Carr

October 24, 2022

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Trump Organization tax evasion trial -Jury selection begins- Over the years, former President Donald Trump’s family company has been involved in thousands of business disputes that landed it in civil court, both as plaintiff and as respondent. But The Trump Organization has never been tried in a court of law for crimes, until now.On Monday in New York State Court in Lower Manhattan, jury selection began in the trial of the Trump Organization, which is accused of evading taxes by compensating employees through

October 24, 2022

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How coyotes and scammers use TikTok to sell migrants the American dream -The TikTok video starts like most other travel snaps on the platform do, with selfie shots showing the user* and his companions sitting on a plane and walking through the airport. But unlike the highly curated images of hotels and tourist attractions typical of this genre on TikTok, the video quickly takes an uncharacteristic turn, showing the user sleeping in camps, at one point traveling by horseback and ultimately scaling what he calls

October 24, 2022

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Students at the prestigious US university Penn State are outraged that Gavin McInnes, founder of the far-right group the Proud Boys, is coming to speak at their Pennsylvania college on Monday. The Proud Boys, an often violent US extremist group, have been labeled a terrorist organization by New Zealand and Canada. Many of its members align with white supremacist, antisemitic or Islamophobic ideologies. And five of its members were charged for their actions during the January 6 attack on the US Capitol

October 24, 2022

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Sunday had telephone calls with his French, British and Turkish counterparts in which he made unfounded claims that Ukraine might be preparing to use a “dirty bomb,” according to Russian readouts of the conversations. The conversations took place after Russian President Vladimir Putin recently raised the prospect of using nuclear weapons in the war he launched against Ukraine. And after Shoigu faced intensifying political pressure over a series of disorderly retreats in Ukraine

October 24, 2022

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North and South Korea exchanged warning shots over disputed sea territory – South Korea’s military says its Navy fired warning shots to repel a North Korean merchant ship that it claims violated the sea boundary. North Korea’s military said it responded by firing 10 rounds of artillery shells as a warning to South Korea. There were no reports of clashes between the Koreas. The incident comes amid heightened tensions over North Korea’s recent barrage of missile tests, which in turn led

October 24, 2022

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Miami Dolphins held on to clinch a 16-10 victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers -Tua Tagovailoa got the Dolphins off to a fast start in his return from a concussion, and Miami held on throughout a scoreless second half to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 16-10 on Sunday night. The Dolphins (4-3) snapped a three-game skid that began on Sept. 29, when Tagovailoa was concussed in a loss at Cincinnati. He also took a hard hit four days earlier in a win over Buffalo that led to changes in the NFL

October 24, 2022

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Former U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak took a major step toward becoming Britain’s next prime minister after his main rival for the job, Boris Johnson, pulled out of the race late Sunday, averting a contest between the two men that threatened to split the ruling Conservative Party and further roil financial markets.The decision by Mr. Johnson—forced to step down as prime minister and party leader over the summer after a series of scandals—leaves Mr. Sunak as the heavy favorite

October 24, 2022

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Boris Johnson has abandoned his bid to return as U.K. prime minister, saying it is “not the right time” for him to make another bid for Downing Street.Despite having flown home from a Caribbean holiday to gauge support for a leadership run following Liz Truss’ shock resignation, Johnson said in a statement Sunday evening that he will not be running to succeed her.It leaves his fierce rival and former chancellor, Rishi Sunak, in pole position to take over as U.K. prime minister

October 23, 2022

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Brad Pitt, Ed Sheeran, Shaquille O’Neal, and Apple CEO Tim Cook were all trackside for the F1 race -The stars were out in force in Austin on Sunday as thousands of Formula One fans descended on the Circuit of the Americas for a high-octane United States Grand Prix. Brad Pitt, Ed Sheeran, Shaquille O’Neal and Apple CEO Tim Cook were all trackside for the F1 race, to watch the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen go toe-to-toe around the circuit. It was a complete sell

October 23, 2022

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Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand after he was repeatedly stabbed during a literary event in upstate New York two months ago, his agent said. The 75-year-old author, whose 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses” forced him into hiding amid calls for his death, was stabbed in the neck and torso as he walked on stage to deliver a speech at the Chautauqua Institution on Aug. 12. But the full extent of his injuries wasn’t revealed until Saturday when his agent

October 23, 2022

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US Army’s Fort Belvoir -FBI, military police responding to reported ‘barricade’ situation – The FBI’s National Capital Response Squad based out of the Washington field office has responded to the scene, along with a military SWAT team and military police, according to a report from WUSA9. The nature of the barricade incident remains unclear, and authorities have not released details on how many people may be involved.”Fort Belvoir law enforcement officials & the FBI Washington Field

October 23, 2022

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New Yorkers Ordered Cocaine From the Same Delivery Service. All Died From Fentanyl. – Ross Mtangi, a trading executive at Credit Suisse Group AG, left his Manhattan penthouse in March 2021 with his laptop and told his pregnant partner he was going to work. He checked into a nearby hotel and tuned in to work calls. Later, he texted for cocaine from a drug delivery service. A man wearing a baseball cap, cross-body bag, and face mask appeared on hotel surveillance

October 23, 2022

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A Russian warplane crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk Sunday, killing both crewmembers — the second incident in less than a week in which a combat jet has crashed in a residential area. The accidents appeared to reflect the growing strain that the fighting in Ukraine has put on the Russian air force. Irkutsk Gov. Igor Kobzev said the Su-30 fighter jet came down on a private, two-story building housing two families. There were no casualties on the ground. Irkutsk,

October 23, 2022

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Texas Judge dismisses voter fraud charges against Hervis Rogers-waited seven hours to vote -A Texas judge has dismissed voter fraud charges against Hervis Rogers, the Houston man who drew national attention – and praise – for waiting seven hours in line to vote in the March 2020 presidential primary. Rogers, who is Black, became a symbol of tenacity when news of the circumstances surrounding his voting experience surfaced. He stuck around – despite

October 23, 2022

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Saudi investment conference, Jared Kushner and Steven Mnuchin to give speeches -despite White House tensions -The two men will be speaking on panels at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh on October 25 and 26. Kushner will be sitting down with former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to discuss ‘peace and prosperity,’ while Mnuchin will be discussing global macro-finances with several others from Saudi, Bahrain, and India. Mnuchin has been to

October 23, 2022

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Boris Johnson will enter the race to replace Liz Truss as British prime minister, according to Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris. Mr. Heaton-Harris says the former leader has enough support from Conservative Party politicians to pass the crucial 100-vote threshold. Asked if Mr. Johnson would run, Mr. Heaton-Harris said: “Yes, I think so.” We do have the numbers … that’s not an issue,” he told Sky News UK on Sunday. Ms Truss resigned last week after a chaotic

October 23, 2022

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Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz the co-founder of energy drink company Red Bull and founder and owner of the Red Bull Formula One racing team, has died. He was 78.Officials with the Red Bull racing team at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, announced Mateschitz’s death Saturday. There was no immediate word where he died or a cause of death.Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of the motorsports governing body FIA, said Mateschitz was “a towering figure

October 23, 2022

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Iran protests crowds marched in Berlin, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles on Saturday -Mahsa Amini – Chanting crowds marched in the streets of Berlin, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles on Saturday in a show of international support for demonstrators facing a violent government crackdown in Iran, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of that country’s morality police. On the U.S. National Mall, thousands of women and men of all ages — wearing green, white, and red,

October 23, 2022

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The German fitness studio tycoon who owns Gold’s Gym is among those feared dead after a small plane crashed off of Costa Rica. Businessman Rainer Schaller, who owns Gold’s and other chains, was listed as one of six people onboard a private jet that went down while traveling from Mexico to Limon, local reports said. Schaller’s partner, Christiane Schikorsky, their children, and a fitness trainer were also passengers on the flight, piloted by a Swiss national, reports said

October 23, 2022

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Fifteen minutes after rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol building’s west side on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court testimony, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sent a brief message to an encrypted chat group that included Proud Boys leader Henry ‘Enrique’ Tarrio.“The back door of the Capitol,” Rhodes wrote.He then called Florida Oath Keepers leader Kelly Meggs, who immediately began leading a group toward the doors on the Capitol’s east side.The third week of the government’s

October 23, 2022

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The Trump Organization is set to face criminal tax fraud charges on Monday in New York in a trial that could start to tease out the many allegations against the company and, by extension, its patriarch, Donald J Trump.It comes as the former US president faces a maze of legal troubles and mounting costs – by some estimates running at close to $4m a month to his leadership PAC – over his attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss, the removal of government documents from the White

October 23, 2022

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The first group of Venezuelan migrants sponsored by U.S.-based individuals under a new Biden administration policy designed to deter illegal border crossings arrived in the U.S. over the weekend, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. Four Venezuelans approved to come to the U.S. under the private sponsorship program arrived Saturday on flights originating from Mexico, Guatemala, and Peru, DHS officials said. The arrivals show the

October 23, 2022

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Xi Jinping, China’s most powerful leader in decades, stamped his authority by claiming a third five-year term as Communist Party chief and declining to elevate a clear potential successor.Mr. Xi emerged first as China’s new seven-man leadership strode onto a red-carpeted dais inside Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Sunday, following a closed-door conclave of roughly 370 senior officials that finalized the membership of the party’s top decision

October 23, 2022

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This is the moment China’s former president Hu Jintao is forcibly removed from his seat next to his successor Xi Jinping at the televised Communist Party Congress.Hu Jintao was taken off stage shortly after foreign media came into the Great Hall of the People.The 79-year-old appeared slightly disorientated as two assistants came to speak to him and reluctant to move in part of the clip. Hu seemed downcast as he was dragged away, leaning down

October 22, 2022

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Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Italy’s first woman prime minister on Saturday alongside her cabinet team, giving the country its most right-wing government since World War II.Meloni, head of the nationalist Brothers of Italy, swept to victory in an election last month as part of a coalition that included Forza Italia, led by former premier Silvio Berlusconi, and Matteo Salvini’s League.“I swear to be faithful to the republic,” the 45-year-old Meloni said under

October 22, 2022

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Republican Senate candidates -Dark money groups have spent nearly $1 billion – More than $1.6 billion has been spent or booked on TV ads in a dozen Senate races, with $3 out of every $4 being spent in six states — Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Ohio, according to an NPR analysis of data provided by the ad-tracking firm AdImpact.Most of that money is coming from dark money outside groups with little-to-no

October 22, 2022

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The Texas Department of Public Safety fired an officer Friday who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre and becomes the first member of the state police force to lose their job in the fallout over the hesitant response to the May attack.The department served Sgt. Juan Maldonado with termination papers, spokeswoman Ericka Miller said. No details were offered about his role at the scene of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School or

October 22, 2022

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China’s president, Xi Jinping, has strengthened his power as a leader and elevated his status within Communist party history, with major political resolutions announced on the final day of a key political meeting.On Saturday the Communist party (CCP) congress approved amendments to its constitution, including the so-called “Two Establishes” and “Two Safeguards”, aimed at enshrining Xi as being at the core of the party and his political thought

October 22, 2022

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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ popularity among Latinos in Miami Dade County – Florida Democrats are fretting over Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ popularity among Latinos, saying they are boosting his chances of becoming the first Republican governor in 20 years to win traditionally blue Miami-Dade County and therefore propelling his chances of a successful presidential run in 2024.Miami-Dade, the state’s most populous county, is 70% Hispanic. The last time a

October 22, 2022

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A Federal Court of Appeals has put in place a temporary block on President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness program after granting a stay Friday evening.The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with six Republican-led states that sued the administration. The court temporarily halted the program, which would have forgiven up to up $10,000 in debt for eligible non-Pell Grant recipients, until consideration of an injunction is completed

October 22, 2022

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A plane crashed into an apartment building in Keene, New Hampshire, Friday night, causing a large fire and killing the people on board the aircraft. The FAA said a single-engine Beechcraft Sierra crashed into the building north of Dillant/Hopkins Airport around 6:55 p.m.”There were no injuries at the multifamily building. Unfortunately, those on the plane have perished,” the City of Keene said in a statement on Facebook. Keene Police said it is unclear

October 22, 2022

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is placing a nationwide freeze on the sale, purchase and transfer of handguns, effective immediately.The handgun freeze is the latest in an ongoing battle among Canadian lawmakers over gun control measures. In parliament, legislators are still debating the passage of a bill, introduced in May, that would be one of the strongest pieces of gun control legislation in decades. The new handgun freeze is an “immediate

October 21, 2022

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Austin John Durre, Charlie Crist’s campaign manager, was arrested in a domestic violence case, a day before he resigned-The manager of Charlie Crist’s Florida gubernatorial campaign was arrested in a domestic violence case a day before he resigned from the campaign, NBC News has learned. Austin John Durrer, 43, was arrested early Tuesday on a second-degree misdemeanor assault charge following a dispute at a Cambridge, Maryland, home,

October 21, 2022

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The House select committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot issued a subpoena to Donald Trump on Friday, setting the stage for a tense standoff between lawmakers and the former president. The subpoena requested that Mr. Trump appears on Nov. 14 for deposition testimony in Washington and for the production of documents by Nov. 4. In a letter to Mr. Trump, the committee said its investigation showed that “you personally orchestrated and oversaw

October 21, 2022

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The Newsmax cable news outlet has severed ties with Lara Logan after the former “60 Minutes” correspondent went on a bizarre rant alleging that world leaders “dine on the blood of children.”Logan, an award-winning former war correspondent – was interviewed Wednesday by Newsmax host Eric Bolling, who anchors a show called “The Balance.”Bolling invited Logan to his program to discuss global elites and their favoritism toward leftist policies

October 21, 2022

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Liz Truss lasted a brief six weeks as prime minister -$130,000 a year in expenses for Life -Liz Truss lasted a brief six weeks as prime minister. But even with that short period in office, she may have won a lifetime of financial perks offered to former British leaders.In rules instituted in 1991, after Truss idol Margaret Thatcher’s resignation, former prime ministers are able to claim up to almost $130,000 a year in expenses under what is known as a

October 21, 2022

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A federal judge on Friday sentenced Steve Bannon to four months in prison for defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, and said the former Trump strategist can remain free pending appeals of his conviction.“The sentence I am imposing reflects the fact that there can be more culpable ways to be in contempt of Congress than Mr. Bannon’s conduct,” U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said

October 21, 2022

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A Miami judge on Friday dismissed one of the 19 voter fraud prosecutions loudly trumpeted by Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, a significant development that comes as the cases draw scrutiny.The case on Friday involved Robert Lee Wood, a 56-year-old Miami man who registered to vote in 2020 and voted in the presidential election last year. State prosecutors indicted Wood, saying he registered and voted knowing he was ineligible. He was ineligible

October 21, 2022

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Lauderhill, Florida, well-dressed man knocking on doors with a machete -Residents of a Florida neighborhood have captured chilling surveillance footage of a well-dressed man knocking on doors with a machete. The video shows a bald, clean-shaven man with glasses, a tucked-in collared shirt complete with a tie, and dress pants walking up to one Lauderhill home around 5.30 am Monday morning. He uses the machete’s handle to knock on the door before immediately walking away

October 21, 2022

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Hurricane Ian – brings flesh-eating bacteria to Florida and killed James Hewitt from Michigan -A Michigan man has died from a flesh-eating bacteria after he rushed to Florida after Hurricane Ian to help with relief efforts. James Hewitt, 54, of Jenison, passed away on October 11 after contracting Vibrio Vulnificus – which lives in warm saltwater – after he fell into a canal while working on his friend’s damaged boat in Naples, Florida, following Hurricane Ian. The scrape on his

October 21, 2022

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The Dominican Republic to export diesel to Haiti Hospitals -The Dominican Republic has approved a request by a trading firm to export 20,500 gallons of diesel to Haiti for use principally in hospitals, according to letters seen by Reuters, as gangs continue blocking a key fuel terminal in Haiti.Fuel shortages created by the gang blockade have left Haitian hospitals without diesel to power their generators, which are the only way they can ensure consistent electricity due to chronic outages

October 21, 2022

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Colombia has posted a sharp rise in coca cultivation, the United Nations said on Thursday, raising concerns among U.S. antinarcotics officials about how the country’s new government will bring drug trafficking under control.The U.N.’s Office on Drugs and Crime said the amount of land used to grow coca—the main ingredient in cocaine—had expanded 43% from 2020 to 2021 to 504,000 acres spread out across several rural states.Candice Welsch, the UNODC’s regional

October 21, 2022

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Taylor Swift revealed very little about her 10th studio album, “Midnights,” before it was released Friday– she didn’t sit for any interviews and just gave her usual cryptic hints about what fans could expect. However, in the last few weeks, the pop megastar did post a few short Instagram videos with brief explanations about select songs. One of them was “Anti-Hero,” written by Swift and her co-producer and longtime collaborator, Jack Antonoff.“Track 3, ‘Anti-Hero,’ is one of my favorite

October 21, 2022

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11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals – rules Georgia prosecutors can force Lindsey Graham to testify- Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating Donald Trump’s effort to subvert the 2020 election can force Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify before a grand jury investigating his phone calls with top Georgia election officials, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.A three-judge panel of the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected the South Carolina Republican’s claim

October 21, 2022

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Twitter’s motivations for selling the company — and Elon Musk’s plans to transform it- Twitter’s workforce is likely to be hit with massive cuts in the coming months, no matter who owns the company, interviews, and documents obtained by The Washington Post show, a change likely to have a major impact on its ability to control harmful content and prevent data security crises. Elon Musk told prospective investors in his deal to buy the company that he planned to get rid of nearly 75

October 21, 2022

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday declined to block President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt in a challenge to the policy’s legality by a Wisconsin taxpayers organization represented by a conservative legal group. Barrett denied without explanation an emergency request to put on hold the debt forgiveness plan for people who had taken out loans to pay for college announced by Biden in August in the challenge brought by

October 20, 2022

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The jury in Kevin Spacey’s sexual abuse trial found that the Oscar-winning actor is not liable for battery against “Star Trek: Discovery star” Anthony Rapp. The jury of five men and six women deliberated for just under 90 minutes on Thursday afternoon. Rapp appeared stoic as the verdict was read, and his lawyers seemed dejected as they left the courthouse in downtown Manhattan. Spacey could be seen hugging one of his lawyers after the verdict was announced.“I’m very grateful to the

October 20, 2022

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Ukraine faced widespread power outages Thursday as the country’s energy system struggled to cope with the damage from a wave of Russian attacks.Civilians across the country were warned to brace for planned power cuts of up to four hours at a time as Ukraine’s national energy company, Ukrenergo, urged people to charge all their devices and stock up on warm socks, blankets and flashlights.Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces have launched intensified missile strikes and

October 20, 2022

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Missing Princeton student Misrach Ewunetie was found dead Thursday law enforcement sources told NBC News York.Her body was found near the edge of the Ivy League campus, NBC reported adding that there were no initial signs of trauma.The 20-year-old was last seen on Oct. 14 and her disappearance sparked an intense statewide manhunt in New Jersey. Authorities searched for Ewunetie in recent days using drones and watercraft,

October 20, 2022

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The University of Wisconsin volleyball team’s private photos and video -shared on the internet – The University of Wisconsin said in a statement that the UW-Madison Police Department is investigating “multiple crimes” after private photos and video of members of the women’s volleyball team were shared on the internet.“We are aware that private photos and video of UW volleyball student-athletes that were never intended to be shared publicly are being circulated digitally,

October 20, 2022

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Drumming protesters crashed another town hall event hosted by far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wednesday night, with the “Squad” member eventually bopping along to their rhythmic chants. Video of the protest in Queens showed demonstrators chanting “AOC has got to go” and holding up signs denouncing the 33-year-old – congresswoman while a man with a hand drum pounds out a beat. The loud jeering and chanting left Ocasio-Cortez with nothing better to do

October 20, 2022

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Russians – flying drones and taking pictures near sensitive areas in Norway – Norwegian officials warned Thursday that there could be more arrests after at least seven Russians — including the son of a close associate of President Vladimir Putin — were detained in recent weeks for flying drones or taking pictures near sensitive areas, prompting an investigation by the domestic intelligence service.Norway and other countries are moving to secure critical infrastructure in the wake of

October 20, 2022

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