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...
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Suspect Charge with Murder in the Killing of the Unitedhealthcare’s CEO Fights Extradition
The man charged with murder in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare made it clear he wasn’t going to make things easy on authorities, shouting unintelligibly and writhing in the grip of sheriff’s deputies as he was led into court and then objecting to being brought to New York to face trial.The displays of resistance Tuesday...
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Vice President Duterte Skips Hearing Into Threats She Made Against Philippine President and His Family
Vice President of Philippine, Sara Duterte on Wednesday skipped the first hearing into threats she made against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., saying she did not believe the investigation will be fair.Duterte was subpoenaed to appear before the National Bureau of Investigation but instead sent her lawyer, who submitted a letter saying their client vehemently “denies having made any...
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Court Sentences 31-Year-Old Man to Decades in Prison for Attacking a Nevada Judge in the Courtroom
Deobra Redden, who was captured on video attacking a judge in a Las Vegas courtroom after vaulting over her bench and desk has been sentenced to decades in prison.The local media reported that Redden was ordered on Tuesday to serve between 26 and 65 years in a Nevada prison for the attack on Clark County District Court...
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China Arrests Former Agriculture Minister Over Alleged Bribery
China’s former agriculture minister and party secretary Tang Renjian has been arrested for suspected bribery, the nation’s top prosecutor disclosed on Tuesday.“Recently, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate made an arrest decision on Tang Renjian on suspicion of taking bribes in accordance with the law,” the Supreme People’s Procuratorate said in a statement.The case, which has been concluded by the National...
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