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State police say man who died in DNA 2017

10Jan

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State police say man who died in DNA 2017

Six years after Alan W. Wilmer Sr., 63, passed away in December 2017, Virginia authorities were forced to identify him and collect a DNA sample. On Tuesday, they revealed that the genetic evidence connected him to the 1980s murders of three individuals. According to Virginia State Police spokesman Corinne Geller, Wilmer's genetic makeup matched that of the victims of a double shooting in 1987 and a lady who was strangled in the Hampton Roads area in 1989. "Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been declared the person responsible for the (killings) through forensic evidence analyzed and certified by the Virginia Department of Forensic Science," Geller informed reporters. The double killings known as the Colonial Parkway Murders included the 20-year-old David L. Knobling and the 14-year-old Rob...

As elections approach in Taiwan, young voters say China is not their biggest concern

10Jan

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As elections approach in Taiwan, young voters say China is not their biggest concern

When the 23 million people who live on the self-governing island of Taiwan cast their ballots on January 13, all eyes will be on Taiwan. Taiwan is an important flashpoint in Beijing and Washington's struggle for dominance in this area, so whoever wins the presidency on Saturday will have a significant impact on ties with both countries. Furthermore, it will have significant ramifications for allies like Japan who are concerned about Beijing's assertive actions in the South China Sea as well as the island's neighbours. Given that the People's Liberation Army of China has increased pressure on the island over the past year with a record number of invasions, most voters rank China as one of their top worries. Although Beijing has claimed the island for a long time, relations have ...

Appeals Court Hearing on Donald Trump’s Immunity Claims

10Jan

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Appeals Court Hearing on Donald Trump’s Immunity Claims

A federal appeals panel raised serious concerns about the potentially drastic ramifications of total presidential immunity on Tuesday, expressing strong scepticism towards Donald Trump's claim that he cannot be charged for attempting to rig the 2020 election. Due to his immunity from prosecution, Trump's attorneys contended that the federal election subversion accusation against him should be dropped. However, the three justices on the panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit questioned whether presidents would be able to sell pardons or even murder political opponents under the immunity premise that Trump's attorneys were promoting. The team led by special counsel Jack Smith contended that the president is subject to the law, stating that it would be "aw...

Historic Black Baptist Church sued by woman who says she was not hired as senior pastor

9Jan

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Historic Black Baptist Church sued by woman who says she was not hired as senior pastor

According to court filings, a woman who attended an interview for the senior pastor post at Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City is suing the church and the previous search committee chair for discrimination based on her gender. In a complaint filed on December 29, Eboni Marshall Turman, an associate professor of theology and African American religion at Yale Divinity School and a former assistant minister at Abyssinian, claims that gender discrimination was the driving force behind the decision to reject her for the senior pastor position. After longstanding head pastor Rev. Calvin O. Butts III passed away in 2022, a search committee examined Turman and several other contenders for the role, according to the Turman claimed to have been told in September that she was not sel...

Judges on the appeals court are dubious about Trump’s claim of immunity in the election meddling case

9Jan

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Judges on the appeals court are dubious about Trump’s claim of immunity in the election meddling case

Washington, DC Judges in a federal appeals court on Tuesday questioned former president Donald Trump's wide claim of immunity from prosecution for his attempts to rig the 2020 election, which set off a series of events that led to the attack on the Capitol building on January 6. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, a three-judge panel comprised entirely of women, mentioned several potential ruling scenarios but made no indication that they would accept Trump's immunity claim. The trial might go more swiftly if the court delivers a decision that addresses the immunity question, or it could decide to make a more limited decision that leaves certain questions unanswered. Alternatively, they might decide that Trump was not entitled to file an appeal at this poi...

Israel is facing a genocide case in an international court

9Jan

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Israel is facing a genocide case in an international court

This week, Israel is scheduled to appear before the International Court of Justice in a highly consequential dispute that might ultimately determine how the horrific conflict in Gaza plays out. This instance is unheard of. According to experts, the United Nations Genocide Convention, which was drafted in the wake of the Second World War in response to the crimes done against the Jewish people during the Holocaust, is being applied to the Jewish state for the first time. The South African government, which took over from the apartheid state that was declared unacceptable on the global scene thirty years ago, filed the lawsuit against Israel, claiming that Israel had violated the convention by attacking Hamas in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has categorically den...

British surgeon says Gaza ‘beyond the worst’

9Jan

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British surgeon says Gaza ‘beyond the worst’

Jordan's king warned that Israel's bombing was producing a "entire generation of orphans," while a British surgeon who oversaw an emergency medical team in central Gaza said the situation atHe said that the Al-Aqsa hospital was "beyond any doubt the worst thing" he had ever seen. Dr. Nick Maynard told CNN's Isa Soares on Monday, "There's been multiple traumatic amputations of children... horrific burns, the likes of which I've never seen before." His team was forced to leave the hospital due to an uptick in Israeli military action. He highlighted the terrible humanitarian situation and scarcity of medical supplies in the Palestinian enclave after more than three months of Israeli shelling when he remarked that frequently "there is nothing at all to relieve these individuals' agony." ...

Why Modi’s photos called for an Indian boycott of Maldives tourism?

9Jan

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Why Modi’s photos called for an Indian boycott of Maldives tourism?

One of the Maldives' main tourist revenue streams is boycotting the country after three of its officials made fun of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Indian celebrities and residents have been urging people to avoid the sun-kissed retreat in favour of their beaches. Modi uploaded pictures of himself snorkelling and strolling along a beach in Lakshadweep, a southern Indian island chain in the Laccadive Sea, off the coast of Kerala, on social media site X. This sparked a controversy. Though Modi did not specifically name the Maldives in his article, his gushing praise of the stunning landscape of the lesser-known islands may have been seen as a charm offensive to entice travellers there instead of the Maldives. In response to his tweet, three Maldivian officials called Modi a “t...

A covert sector assisting Chinese immigrants on their journey to the United State

8Jan

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A covert sector assisting Chinese immigrants on their journey to the United State

They arrive at the US-Mexico border weary from the strain of the trek north, carrying bags filled with a few extra changes of clothes, cash, and phones that they weren't stolen by robbers or cartels along the route. They are desperate to get away and start again, even though they don't know what lies on the other side, much like the hundreds of thousands of individuals who have travelled for weeks to get to the US. However, these refugees are escaping the second-biggest economy in the world, a rising powerhouse. Numerous Chinese nationals were waiting in several improvised camps outside San Diego, California, which is located just north of the Mexican border, on a recent winter's day. They crowded around fireplaces, bundled into sweatshirts and coats, counting the seconds until...

Trump wants the Georgia election to be dismissed

8Jan

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Trump wants the Georgia election to be dismissed

Donald Trump, the former president, is attempting to have the broad criminal conspiracy case against him dismissed in Georgia by claiming he is immune from prosecution due to presidential immunity. As part of a move to drop state-level criminal charges against the former president, Trump's immunity claims in the Georgia case were submitted on Monday. These arguments are identical to those made by his defence team in the federal election subversion case. "This indictment accuses President Trump of conducting acts that are essential to his official responsibilities as the head of state.According to the motion submitted by Trump's attorney in the Georgia case, "the indictment is barred by presidential immunity and should be dismissed with prejudice." The submission on Monday in the G...