Nigerian renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s toddler twins has died, her family has confirmed. An official family statement said her 21-month-old boy Nkanu Nnamdi died on Wednesday after a brief illness. President Bola Tinubu extended condolences towards the grieving parent in a post on X: “With a deep sense of grief, I condole with Ms...
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Border Patrol Agents Shoot Suspected Gang Members In Portland Traffic Stop
Around 2:19 p.m. Thursday in the Hazelwood neighborhood, U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped a car carrying a Venezuelan national targeted for ties to the Tren de Aragua gang’s prostitution ring and a recent shooting. The driver, believed to be another gang member, reportedly accelerated toward the agents after they identified themselves, prompting one agent to...
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Trump Administration To Create A New Assistant Attorney General Position to combat Nationwide Jurisdiction Over The Issue Of Fraud — Focusing First Primarily In Minnesota.
The Trump administration targets welfare fraud with new justice role, Vice President JD Vance made the announcement on Thursday, declaring a new assistant attorney general position to combat nationwide fraud, starting with Minnesota’s massive welfare schemes allegedly run by Somali immigrants through fake child care operations. Federal probes revealed suitcases of cash—up to $350 million—seized...
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Former Catholic Priest Sentenced To 24 Years In Prison For Underage Rape Case In Brazil
A Brazilian court sentenced former priest Bernardino Batista dos Santos to 24 years and nine months in prison for the rape of an underage person, a document obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday showed. The ruling was issued earlier this week, though the case remains sealed. In a 22-page document, the court in the...
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ICE Officer Who Shot Renee Good In Minneapolis Has Served Decades In Military And Law Enforcement
The federal agent who shot and killed a driver in Minneapolis is an Iraq War veteran who has served for nearly two decades in the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed Renee Good on Wednesday, has served as...
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Syria Announces Ceasefire After Days Of Clashes With Kurdish Fighters In Aleppo
Syria’s Defense Ministry announced a ceasefire on Friday after three days of clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters in the northern city of Aleppo that displaced tens of thousands of people. The statement said the ceasefire was effective at 3 a.m. in the neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Achrafieh and Bani Zaid and gave armed...
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Mound Of Garbage Collapses At Philippine Landfill, Burying And Trapping 38 People And Killing 1
An avalanche of garbage and debris buried or trapped workers in low-slung buildings at a landfill in the Philippines, killing one person, injuring a dozen and leaving 38 others missing, officials said Friday. Dozens of rescuers retrieved 13 people alive overnight and were searching for the missing still trapped after the mountain of garbage, earth...
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Luigi Mangione Heads To Court As He Fights To Block Death Penalty, Murder Charge And Key Evidence
Luigi Mangione is due in federal court Friday for a pivotal hearing in his fight to bar the government from seeking the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione’s lawyers contend that authorities prejudiced his case by turning his December 2024 arrest into a “Marvel movie” spectacle and by...