BOWIE, Md. (AP) — Maryland authorities are investigating an apparent “swatting” incident in which a caller made a hoax report that Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard G. Pitts Jr., may have committed a crime at his home. Pitts Jr. told The Miami Herald he was awoken Sunday morning by Bowie Police who said they’d received a […]
Read More TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A former aide to former Gov. Chris Christie wants to be released from prison following a major development in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing case. Bill Baroni’s lawyer filed a motion Monday seeking to have him released on bail. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear an appeal in the […]
Read More RAYMOND, Miss. (AP) — A U.S. Department of Justice report called a Mississippi jail unsafe and violent only hours before brawling inmates sent six more people to a hospital. The Clarion Ledger says jail monitor Elizabeth Simpson’s report Thursday blamed staff shortages for a series of assaults, escapes and riots at the Hinds County Detention […]
Read More LONDON (AP) — British rock icon Cliff Richard called Monday for people suspected of sex crimes to be granted anonymity until charged, saying his life was thrown into turmoil by false allegations splashed across the media. Richard was interviewed in 2014 by police investigating an alleged sex assault. He was never arrested or charged, but […]
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Published on 01.07.2019 at 13h54 by AFP Sudan’s protest leaders blamed ruling generals Monday for deadly new violence as three blood-stained bodies were found a day after the first mass rallies since a June crackdown on demonstrators. State media reported that seven people were killed as tens of thousands rallied to demand a civilian government, […]
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Published on 01.07.2019 at 13h54 by AFP Officials in northern Cyprus said Monday that a suspected stray Russian missile had exploded overnight just outside the divided island’s capital during an Israeli air raid in Syria. “According to preliminary findings, a Russian-made missile — part of an air defence system triggered during an air raid against […]
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Published on 01.07.2019 at 13h54 by AFP The mother of a Frenchman in a vegetative state for over a decade pleaded for UN help Monday to stop her son’s “murder”, after a court ruled his life-support could be turned off. “They want to murder Vincent,” Viviane Lambert told an event on the sidelines of the […]
Read More NEW YORK (AP) — Apple Music is taking its “Up Next” program and playlist on the road. The streaming service announced Monday that a live series featuring artists from its playlist and program for breakthrough acts, from Bad Bunny to Khalid, will perform on the “Up Next Live” tour. Seven artists will each perform one […]
Read More PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence has released a list of clergy, religious order priests and deacons who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing children. The list of roughly 50 names posted on the diocese website Monday includes 17 men who are still alive, although all have been removed from […]
Read More LONDON (AP) — U.K. Treasury chief Philip Hammond has warned the two contenders to become the next prime minister that their expensive spending promises will be impossible to deliver if Britain leaves the European Union without a divorce deal. Hammond said Monday that unless there is an orderly Brexit, the government’s “fiscal firepower . will […]
Read More DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — International port operator DP World has acquired a major oil and gas marine logistics provider for nearly $1.1 billion. Dubai-based DP World announced on Monday that it had acquired 100% of Topaz from the Oman-listed Renaissance Services, furthering the port operator’s expansion in the global logistics and marine services […]
Read More COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Baltic region’s main news agency says NATO fighter jets were scrambled six times last week after Russian military aircraft violated Lithuania’s airspace. The Baltic News Service says NATO jets identified and escorted the Russian planes to international airspace over the Baltic Sea. The report says the Russian aircraft flying in […]
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