United State authorities revealed that a former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture after being arrested in July for visa fraud charges, authorities said Thursday, December 12.Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who oversaw Syria’s infamous Adra Prison from 2005 to 2008...
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U.S Detectives Find 51 Truckloads of Unclaimed Marijuana, Worth $100 Million
The US cops has found $100 million worth of the drug, neatly bagged up, but without an owner in sight.Detectives were called to a property in Oak Hills, California, by neighbors who noted a strong smell coming from a newly built warehouse. Once they got inside, they found the whole 4,800-square-foot (450-square-meter) structure stuffed with...
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Unitedhealthcare Group Reveal Suspect in CEO’s Killing Wasn’t Insured By the Company
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the ambush killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, was not insured by the company, the overarching business that owns it said.There is no record that Mangione was ever insured by the company, UnitedHealth Group said.Mangione is the suspect in the fatal shooting of CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City street on the morning...
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FBI Director Wray Plans to Resign Before Trump Takes Office in January
FBI Director Christopher Wray told bureau workers Wednesday that he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s term in January, an announcement that came a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the job.Wray said at a town hall meeting that he would be stepping...
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Dubai Police Jailed 18-Year-Old over Sexual Relationship with 17-Year-Old Girl
An 18-year-old British man who had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old British girl in Dubai while the pair were on holiday with their families has been sentenced to one year in prison, a campaign group has said.Marcus Fakana, of Tottenham, north London, began the secretive holiday romance in September with another Londoner, who is...
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American Man Found in Syria, after Being Imprisoned for Months Says He’s Not Austin Tice
A Missouri man found in Syria told NBC News on Thursday he spent months in a Syrian prison after crossing into the country on a “pilgrimage” to Damascus. It was not widely known that the man, who identified himself as Travis Timmerman and went missing in Hungary in May, was in Syria.His discovery came as a...
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Federal Court Delays Hearing For 44-Year-Old Oklahoma Death Row Inmate To Make Late Plea For Mercy
A federal appeals court has delayed a hearing in which an Oklahoma death row inmate is expected to make a final plea for mercy before his scheduled execution.The three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit delayed Monday’s scheduled hearing of the Pardon and Parole Board. The panel was set to...
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Nigerian Army Rescue Four Kidnap Victims from a Forest in Delta State
The Nigerian Army troops has rescued four kidnapped victims during a raid on a kidnappers’ hideout in Ugbolu Forest, Delta State.This was released in a statement by its Public Relations Officer Emmanuel Onoja who stated that the troop of 63 Brigade had acted on the Intel given to rescue victims that has been held captive...
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Ex-Convict Anthony Weiner, Jailed For Sexting Child, Files to Run For a Seat in New York City Council
Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner has filed to run for a seat on the New York City Council, launching a potential political comeback after his once-promising career was destroyed by sexting scandals and later a criminal conviction for having illicit online contact with a child.Campaign finance records list a campaign committee that was set up on Friday for Weiner...