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Kidnapping and escape from a Pennsylvania jail carries a sentence of 25 to 50 years in prison

6Jan

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Kidnapping and escape from a Pennsylvania jail carries a sentence of 25 to 50 years in prison

The state attorney general stated on Friday that a man who used tied-up bedsheets to escape from a Pennsylvania county jail last year has been found guilty of crimes related to both the escape and abduction and has been sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison. Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that Michael Burham, who entered a guilty plea to all counts in November of last year, was sentenced to three and a half to seven years in prison solely for his July escape from the Warren County Prison in northwest Pennsylvania. On July 6, Burham, who was being held at the jail in part due to accusations of kidnapping, reportedly climbed on exercise equipment to get to a roof and slid down a rope made of sheets to escape. Following his escape, Burham—whom the authorities said to possess ...

US claims Russia is using North Korean missiles in Ukraine. This Asia is unfortunate

6Jan

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US claims Russia is using North Korean missiles in Ukraine. This Asia is unfortunate

The White House said on Thursday that Russia had launched two short-range ballistic missiles into Ukraine using missiles provided by North Korea in the last week. This is a significant "escalation" of Pyongyang's backing for Moscow and could have far-reaching effects on the conflict in Europe as well as security on the Korean Peninsula. The National Security Council spokesperson, John Kirby, stated at a White House briefing that the missiles, which were manufactured in North Korea, were fired at Ukraine on December 30 and January 2. According to Kyiv, these were among the minimum of 500 missiles and drones launched at Ukraine during the New Year's holiday. According to him, Russia launched numerous missiles on January 2 in contrast to the single missile used in the strike on December...

Supreme Court consents to hear arguments over Trump’s eligibility for office bans

6Jan

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Supreme Court consents to hear arguments over Trump’s eligibility for office bans

The US Supreme Court said on Friday that it will examine the historic ruling made by the Colorado Supreme Court to exclude former President Donald Trump from running for office in that state. Oral arguments were slated by the court for February 8. Because the Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the lower court's disqualification of Trump, he is still included on the primary ballot. Any votes cast for Trump would be invalidated if the courts decide he is not qualified to hold public office. The Supreme Court's decision to take up the case places the nine justices squarely in the middle of the 2024 election, just as early primary voting is about to begin. This is the court's largest involvement in a presidential race since its landmark ruling in Bush v. Gore 23 years prior. The de...

Speaking out about his candidature for Congress on 6 January, a former Capitol Police officer

5Jan

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Speaking out about his candidature for Congress on 6 January, a former Capitol Police officer

Washington, DC Officer Harry Dunn of the Capitol Police met a violent throng of supporters of former President Donald Trump almost three years ago to the day. He now aspires to become one of the many MPs he has worked to defend both on that day and in the years afterward. Dunn began his candidature in Maryland's 3rd Congressional District on Friday, the eve of the anniversary of the January 6, 2021, Capitol assault. He entered a heated Democratic primary to succeed retiring Democratic Representative John Sarbanes. Before making his declaration on Thursday, Dunn stated over the phone that "it's evident how much of a threat the extinction of our democracy is—it's very present right now" because of what occurred on January 6 and all that followed. He stated, "I think that our democra...

Trump Frequently Relies On ‘Idiot’ Defence To Attack January 6 Defendants

5Jan

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Trump Frequently Relies On ‘Idiot’ Defence To Attack January 6 Defendants

Washington, DC Over the last three years, defence attorneys pleading for the mercy of the Jan. 6 rioters have frequently used a similar strategy when attempting to persuade federal judges and jurors in Washington that their clients were duped by extensively refuted claims regarding the 2020 presidential election. They contended that their customers were mentally ill or that they suffered from illnesses that rendered them susceptible to misinformation. Lawyers for the Jan. 6 rioters have claimed in court documents and sentencing notes that their clients were misled and controlled, that their IQs were low, that they lacked critical thinking abilities, and that they were inadequately educated. Attorneys contended that they believed they were "following presidential orders" and sought th...

Opal Lee’s house was burned by a racist mob eighty years ago. “Grandmother of Juneteenth” is currently taking back the property her family once owned.

5Jan

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Opal Lee’s house was burned by a racist mob eighty years ago. “Grandmother of Juneteenth” is currently taking back the property her family once owned.

Opal Lee, 97, stated she could still clearly recall the White mob that drove her family from their Fort Worth, Texas, home more than 80 years after they were destroyed by a racist mob. "Our parents put in a lot of labor. then after that they purchased this house on Annie Street," Lee recalled of the place she grew up in. "My mother had it beautifully fixed up." However, Lee said that soon after they moved in, a group of White individuals gathered because they were upset that a Black family had bought a home in the area. Would you believe that people began to assemble on June 19? Additionally, there were police present, but they did nothing, Lee Our parents dropped us off at a friend's house a few blocks away. Then, when night fell, they departed. "Those individuals disposed of...

A French court has imposed a $49,000 fine and ban on Argentina’s famous player Youssef Atul for the Israel-Gaza match

5Jan

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A French court has imposed a $49,000 fine and ban on Argentina’s famous player Youssef Atul for the Israel-Gaza match

Youcef Atal, an Algerian international player for the French club OGC Nice, was fined €45,000 ($49,000) and given a suspended sentence after posting something on social media on the situation in Israel and Gaza. In a statement that was able to get on Wednesday, the court declared that "Mr. Atal was found guilty and sentenced to an 8-month suspended prison sentence, a 45,000 euro fine." According to Reuters, a Nice judge declared that the repost incited hate based on religious beliefs. The court ordered that the 27-year-old Atal pay for the publication of information about the conviction in the French publications Nice Matin and Le Monde. According to Reuters, Nice-Matin, a French daily, Atal posted a 35-second video in which a Palestinian preacher called for God to cast "a blac...

The US Mint issued coins in Harriet Tubman’s honor

5Jan

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The US Mint issued coins in Harriet Tubman’s honor

Commemorative coins honouring abolitionist Harriet Tubman were distributed by the US Mint on Thursday. To mark the bicentennial of her birth, there are $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar coins. According to the agency, this is the first time the US Mint has honoured Tubman with coins. Ventris Gibson, the first Black director of the US Mint, said, "We all owe Harriet Tubman a huge debt of gratitude because I, and so many others, would not be where we would not be now if it weren't for her bravery, her love of freedom for her people, and her devotion to our nation." "The Harriet Tubman coins are genuinely magnificent pieces of art, and we at the Mint like to think of coins as little canvases of art." Ventris went on, "These coins represent her spirit, her tenacity, h...

Although a wider Middle East conflict would be disastrous, it is yet preventable

5Jan

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Although a wider Middle East conflict would be disastrous, it is yet preventable

Every day there is more fear that the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza might spark a full-scale Middle East war. Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib We feel and we're afraid of it." "We want to prevent the war from getting worse. A regional battle is undesirable because it puts everyone in danger. perilous for Israel, Lebanon, and the nations that around Israel," he declared, emphasising that "a regional conflict is terrible for all." A wider-ranging battle could not be in the critical national interests of any of the big nations in the region, though, and that is the one factor that could prevent such a catastrophe. Even if extremist organisations and important governments seem to be approaching the edge, there is still optimism that the political, military, and economic fa...

The deadliest year on record for the world’s largest polluter recently ended, with very scorching temperatures

5Jan

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The deadliest year on record for the world’s largest polluter recently ended, with very scorching temperatures

According to official media this week, China had its warmest year on record in 2023 as the world's largest polluter dealt with a string of unrelenting heat waves and other extreme weather phenomena brought on by the climate disaster caused by human activity. As the year went on, the nation struggled with intense heat waves that, according to officials, had arrived earlier and been more widespread and harsh than in previous years. As a result, daily and monthly temperature records were regularly broken. China's unusual temperature coincided with worldwide trends; experts have confirmed that 2023 will officially be the warmest year on record due to El Niño and climate change coupled. According to the National Climate Centre, China's average temperature for the previous year was 10.7...