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Anton Sokolenko’s website, Signmyrocket.com, says he has raised more than $200,000 for charity by selling custom shells.Credit…Signmyrocket.com Artem Poliukhovych, a 32-year-old Ukrainian, had been thinking about how to propose to his girlfriend for a year. He considered getting down on one knee on a tropical island beach or asking her to marry him on a hot air balloon ride. In the end, he decided to write the proposal on a Soviet-era shell aimed at the Russian military. “It can be considered in some ways an aggressive proposal,” he said. She said yes.” Her enthusiasm is matched by others around the…
Read More »UPDATE: ISU releases additional information about students in crash | breaking up
Update Monday at 11:35: ISU this morning released the following statement: Indiana State University mourns the tragic loss of students Christian Eubanks, Jayden Musili and Caleb VanHooser, who were killed in a one-car accident Sunday morning. The Vigo County Sheriff released the names Musili, 19, a sophomore from Fort Wayne, Ind., was part of the Pathway to Blue program and became an ISU freshman this year. Eubanks, 18, a freshman from Waukegan, Ill., and VanHooser, 19, a freshman from Liberty Township, Ohio, were football players for the Sycamores. “There are no words to express the depth of our sadness at…
Read More »Anthony Fauci steps down in December
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. Please come back for updates. Anthony Fauci, MD, an adviser to seven presidents and a key figure in the US’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic, announced Monday that he will step down in December. “I’m announcing today that I will be stepping down as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and head of the NIAID Immunoregulation Laboratory, as well as the position of chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden,” he said Fauci. he said in a statement. “I will be leaving these positions in December this year to…
Read More »Bernie Ecclestone denies fraud allegation | Entertainment news
Bernie Ecclestone has appeared in court to deny a fraud charge over allegations he failed to declare £400m of overseas assets. The 91-year-old former Formula 1 boss appeared at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday (22.08.22) and pleaded not guilty to a charge of fraud by false representation between July 13 of 2013 and October 5, 2016 related to claims. did not declare a trust to have been established in Singapore. During the hearing, prosecutor Robert Simpson told the court: “This charge arises out of an investigation by HMRC into Mr Ecclestone’s finances. “This would have allowed him to enter…
Read More »Biden returns to Washington this week with an eye on the upcoming midterm elections
The two sides have clashed in several increasingly acrimonious races. … But tomorrow’s Democratic primary in New York shows that when it comes to opposing sides of the Israel lobby, what will lead to a showdown in the primaries is more complicated than meets the eye. J Street Action runs digital ads supporting Rep. Jerry Nadler (DN.Y.) in his three-way primary battle with Rep. Carolyn Maloney (DN.Y.) and Suraj Patel, a lawyer and former Obama aide in the White House, in what could be the most Jewish district in the country. Nadler is a longtime advocate of a two-state solution…
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Florida judge formally rejects government bid to keep entire Mar-a-Lago affidavit under settlement
Florida judge REJECTS bid by Biden administration to keep entire Mar-a-Lago sealed and calls Trump’s attack “unprecedented,” but says full release could lead to obstruction and intimidation of witnesses. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart issued an order on the government’s motion to dismiss The media wants to reveal the affidavit that provides the reasons for the order On Thursday, the judge told the DOJ to prepare a redacted version of the affidavit The document contains information about Mar-a-Lago The government argues that it could impede the investigation and reveal witnesses By Geoff Earle, Dailymail.com Deputy US Political Editor Published: Aug…
Read More »A St. Petersburg woman turns herself in and is charged with murder, police say
St. PETERSBURG – A woman was arrested on a murder charge after she turned herself in to police Sunday evening. Rhiannon Spicer, 24, faces a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Larry Jarrell, 29, according to a news release from the St. Petersburg Police Department that was issued Sunday around 9 at night Friday at 4:45 p.m., police responded to an apartment at Casa Grande Apartments, 4725 39th Ave. N., in St. Petersburg. When officers arrived, they found Jarrell dead, according to the release. Jarrell’s death was “suspicious,” according to police. After an autopsy report and further investigation,…
Read More »Greg Abbott appoints Austin indicted officer Justin Berry to TCOLE
For the latest criminal justice news, sign up for our weekly Law & Order newsletter. Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed an Austin police officer accused of using excessive force during the 2020 protests to the Texas law enforcement agency. Justin Berry was among 19 Austin police officers indicted earlier this year over the protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Berry is charged with two counts of aggravated assault by a public servant. He also ran as a Republican in Texas House District 19, but lost in that year’s primary election. Abbott had endorsed…
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