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Suspect in fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C. faces new terrorism charges
A man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, D.C. last year was indicted on four additional counts of terrorism, according to a new indictment that was unsealed on Wednesday. Source link
How the Epstein files unravelled a senior British politician's career — and now threaten PM Starmer's job
As the U.K.’s ambassador, Peter Mandelson lasted eight months until Prime Minister Keir Starmer sacked him over his resurfaced connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Now, the prime minister’s judgment is under close scrutiny, after the U.S. Department of Justice released three million more files related to the convicted sex offender on Friday. The latest drop revealed […]
Civil rights lawyer says Trump officials couldn’t break her spirit, so they doctored her photo instead
Minnesota civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong says she was shocked when she learned the White House had posted an altered photo of her appearing to sob during her arrest when, in fact, she was calm and poised. Source link
120 unidentified bodies released by Israel, Red Cross officials in Gaza say
In an unexpected move Wednesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it received 120 unidentified bodies of Palestinians from Israel believed to have been killed during the two-year war. Health officials in Gaza say they are beginning work to identify the remains. Source link
U.S. Supreme Court green lights California pro-Democrat redistricting voting map
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed California on Wednesday to use a new electoral map designed to give Democrats five more congressional seats, improving the party’s chances of regaining control of the U.S. House of Representatives from President Donald Trump’s Republicans in the November midterm elections. Source link
Man convicted of trying to kill Donald Trump on his Florida golf course gets life in prison
The man convicted of trying to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison, after a federal prosecutor said his crime was unacceptable “in this country or anywhere.” Source link
Mickey Lolich, hero of the 1968 World Series for the Detroit Tigers, dies at 85
The Tigers said Lolich’s wife told them that he died after a short stay in hospice care. An exact cause of death was not provided. Source link
Washington Post staff laid off while in Milan still hope to find beauty in the Olympics
In the last hours before these Olympics begin, and the flame is lit, and the cheering starts, a smaller, sad drama played out in a little white box of an office in the Main Media Centre in Milan. A sign on the door read: The Washington Post. Source link
U.S. border czar says about 700 federal immigration officers to leave Minnesota
Donald Trump’s administration is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota, where two local residents were fatally shot last month by federal officers, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday. Source link
Attack on civilians in Nigeria kills at least 170, lawmaker says
At least 170 people have been killed in an attack by armed men on a remote village in central Nigeria’s Kwara state, a local lawmaker tells Reuters, as authorities and soldiers continue to comb nearby bushland for survivors. Source link