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Anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot designated an extremist group by Russian court
The Russian anti-Kremlin feminist punk band and art collective known as Pussy Riot was designated an extremist organization by a Moscow court on Monday, banning its activities inside Russia as part of a wider crackdown on dissenting voices. Source link
4 charged with plotting 'multiple' New Year’s Eve bombing attacks in Southern California
Federal authorities on Monday announced the arrests of four alleged members of an extremist group who are suspected of planning co-ordinated bombing attacks on New Year’s Eve across Southern California. Source link
Rob Reiner's son in custody in connection with his parents' killing
Nick Reiner, the son of director-actor Rob Reiner and Michele Singer, is in custody after the couple was found dead at their Brentwood neighbourhood home, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said early on Monday. Source link
What we know about the victims in the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack
Among the 15 victims of a mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach during an event for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Sunday were a rabbi, a Holocaust survivor and a 10-year-old girl, according to interviews, officials and local media reports. Source link
What we know about Ahmed al-Ahmed, the bystander hailed as a hero for disarming Bondi gunman
The family of Ahmed al-Ahmed, a Muslim father of two who tackled one of the alleged attackers during a mass shooting on Sunday at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, has spoken out, hailing their son as a “hero.” Source link
Authorities renew search for Brown University shooter after releasing person of interest
Police renewed their search Monday for the gunman who killed two Brown University students and wounded nine others, a day after they released a person of interest after determining the evidence pointed “in a different direction.” Source link
Authorities to release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting
A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there was no basis to keep the individual in custody, officials said Sunday night. Source link
Liberal, NDP MPs to visit West Bank, connect with Palestinians
A group of five Liberal MPs and a lone NDP parliamentarian are planning to spend three days in Israel and the Occupied West Bank, at a time of heightened tensions between Ottawa and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Source link
2 people found dead in Los Angeles home of actor-director Rob Reiner: source
Two people were found dead at a Los Angeles home owned by director-actor Rob Reiner on Sunday, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation. Source link