DA says search for suspects continues
UPDATE: A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of Jason Raiford over the weekend in New Kensington. Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli said Friday that Avian Molter was arrested by Jeanette police after a traffic violation led to a brief chase. Molter was a passenger in the vehicle. Two others, Elijah Gray and Da’Montae Brooks, remain at large. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the New Kensington Police Department. UPDATE: A fourth person was arrested Thursday as police continued to investigate the death of Jason Raiford in New…
Read More »Biden signs executive order on abortion access two weeks after Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
President Biden signed an executive order on Friday aimed at protecting access the abortion, as he faces mounting pressure from his fellow Democrats to be more forceful on the issue after the Supreme Court ended a constitutional right to the procedure two weeks ago. The president criticized the court decisionand urged Americans to vote for candidates in November who support abortion rights legislation. “This was not a decision driven by the Constitution, and despite what the justices in the majority said, this was not a decision driven by history,” Mr. Biden said Friday at the White House, flanked by Vice…
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Breaking News – Development Update: Wednesday 20th July
[07/20/22 – 11:44 PM]Development Update: Wednesday July 20thBy The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) — The latest development news, taken from recent reports: Want to keep track of all the different projects in development? Click here to visit our signature “Devwatch” section. There, visitors can view our listings by network, genre, studio, and even stage of development (sorted by pilot, cast, script, etc.). Updated every day! ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (ABC) – William Stanford Davis, who was once again Mr. Johnson last season, is being promoted to series regular for the show’s second season. (Deadline.com) BLACK CAKE (Hulu) – Lashay…
Read More »Rocky Hill man gets 5 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking – Hartford Courant
A Rocky Hill man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl, according to federal authorities. Sean Thomas, 32, was also sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 4 years of supervised release, according to federal authorities. Federal authorities, citing court documents and statements made in court, said Hartford police were investigating Thomas and others for distributing fentanyl and marijuana in 2020. “As part of the investigation, an undercover agent purchased marijuana from an employee from Puff Paradise, a smoke shop on New Britain Avenue owned by Thomas,” federal authorities said in a…
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“Killer robots”: will they be banned? | World | Breaking news and perspectives from around the world | DW
These are not the drones that deliver your online order. Loaded with cameras, sensors and explosives, their mission is to drive themselves to a target with an algorithm in the driver’s seat. They destroy themselves along with the target, leaving only a pile of electronic debris behind. Increasingly, these types of weapons are a manufacturer’s promotional material rather than science fiction movies. Starting today, a United Nations conference of 80 countries is meeting in Geneva to debate whether to ban them or at least regulate them more strictly. Machines that kill humans Autonomous weapons are, as the name suggests, capable…
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Shinzo Abe Assassination News July 9, 2022
Pedestrians watch a news report about the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on July 8. (Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg/Getty Images) Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died after being shot during a campaign speech in Nara on Friday. He was 67 years old. Abe served two separate terms as Japan’s right-wing leader Liberal Democratic Party (LDP): first from 2006 to 2007, then again from 2012 to 2020. His second term was the longest consecutive term for a Japanese head of government. He came from a family of Japanese prime ministers: Abe was born on September 21, 1954…
Read More »Alex Jones’ media company files for bankruptcy amid defamation lawsuit
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company, Free Speech Systems, filed for bankruptcy on Friday, but his lawyer said it should not disrupt the judgment for damages for defamation underway in Texas that seeks to force Jones to pay $150 million or more to the family of one of the children killed in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The trial in Austin, where Jones lives and Free Speech Systems is based, concluded its first week of testimony Friday and is expected to conclude next week. The bankruptcy filing was announced by Jones’ attorney, Andino Reynal, later in the…
Read More »15 dead in mass shooting at South African bar, police say
A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg’s Soweto township has killed 15 people and left others in critical condition, South African police say. Police say they are investigating reports that a group of men arrived in a minibus taxi and opened fire on some of the bar’s patrons shortly after midnight on Sunday. The number of cartridges found at the site indicates that a group of people opened fire on the bar, said Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, police commissioner for Gauteng province. “The primary investigation suggests that these people were enjoying themselves here, in a licensed tavern operating at…
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