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He organized a rogue Vietnam War rescue mission, and saved hundreds of lives
Lionel Rosenblatt, a lifelong refugee advocate, has died at the age of 82. He is best known for defying orders as a U.S. Foreign Service agent in 1975 to organize an unauthorized rescue mission, which saved the lives of hundreds of Vietnamese citizens ahead of the Fall of Saigon. Source link
Fact check: Usha Vance is not in 2017 video with Cole Allen
No, Usha Vance does not appear in a 2017 video with White House correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen. CBC’s Fact Check team debunks the false claim. Source link
Former FBI director James Comey indicted again — this time over '86 47' seashell post
Former FBI director James Comey was indicted again on Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter. Source link
U.S. special forces soldier pleads not guilty to using classified information to win big on prediction market
A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 US on the prediction market Polymarket. Source link
U.S. Justice Department files motion that some legal critics say reads like a Trump social media post
The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit that has impeded President Donald Trump’s plans for a White House ballroom, saying its opponents “suffer from Trump derangement syndrome” and that an alleged assassination attempt on the president showed the project was necessary. Source link
Man pleads guilty in 2002 killing of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay
Several decades after rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot to death, a man named Jay Bryant pleaded guilty to a federal murder charge, telling a judge he helped other people get into a recording studio to ambush the DJ. Source link
Austrian citizen pleads guilty to Taylor Swift concert attack plot
A man accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday, Austria media reported. Source link
Train collision in Indonesia kills 14, injures dozens as rescuers recover last victims
The crash occurred Monday when a long-distance train crashed into the rear car of a stopped commuter train at Bekasi Timur Station outside Jakarta. The car was one designated for women only, a common accommodation to stop harassment. Source link
Colleagues describe Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil's final hours as Israeli bombs rained down
An Israeli airstrike killed Amal Khalil on Wednesday and injured her colleague in the south of Lebanon. The journalist’s colleagues accuse Israel of targeting her deliberately and obstructing first responders from reaching her in time to save her life, which Israel denies. Source link