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What will Russian President Vladimir Putin speak on Tuesday in Tehran? If official statements from both countries are to be believed, handing over Iranian-made (combat) drones to Russia was not on the agenda. Last week, the United States said such deliveries were being prepared. According to Jake Sullivan, national security adviser to US President Joe Biden, the Iranian government is “preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred unmanned aerial vehicles,” including those capable of carrying weapons, “within a accelerated”. “No,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response to a reporter’s question. Drone delivery would not be discussed, he…
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Man dies after being set on fire outside Circle K in Glendale
The man who was set on fire at a bus stop outside a Circle K in Glendale in early July has died, police say. Blake Angerer, 30, died after a man doused him with gasoline and set him on fire with a blue butane torch on July 3. Jose Miguel Santiago, a Glendale police spokesman, said in an emailed statement that Angerer has died from his injuries. Luciano Simmons was arrested as a suspect in the case and booked into the Maricopa County Jail on aggravated assault charges. He pleaded not guilty on July 19, according to court documents. With…
Read More »I would slow down or “turn aside” – Pope Francis
Pope Francis said on Saturday that he had to slow down, telling reporters after a six-day trip to Canada that he could no longer maintain his hectic international travel schedule, although he acknowledged that he might also retire. “I don’t think I can go at the same pace as I used to travel,” the 85-year-old pope, who suffers from knee pain and was confined to a wheelchair during his visit to Canada, told reporters. “I think that at my age and with this limitation (of my knees), I have to save myself a little to be able to serve the…
Read More »Shawn Mendes postpones tour to focus on his mental health
‘I’ve reached a breaking point’: Shawn Mendes postpones tour to focus on mental health Updated: 6:31 am PDT July 10, 2022 Shawn Mendes has postponed his world tour to focus on his health. In an Instagram post on Friday, the Grammy-nominated singer, 23, said he will delay the next three weeks of his concert dates “until further notice.” I’ve been touring since I was 15, and to be honest, it’s always been hard being on the road away from friends and family,” Mendes wrote. “After a few years off the road, I felt I was ready to dive back in,…
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Ex-Georgia Mayor Gets 57 Months in Prison for COVID Relief Fraud Case
Rumors of financial wrongdoing and questionable contracts swirled around Lary, the now 60-year-old former mayor of the city of DeKalb, for weeks in the spring of 2021. A state senator called for his impeachment. An internal investigation commissioned by his City Council colleagues raised even more questions. In mid-April, Lary announced that he was taking medical leave. And in November, the US Department of Justice, the FBI and the IRS dropped their collective gavel. An artist’s sketch of former Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary (right) and attorney Dwight Thomas during Lary’s sentencing hearing Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in U.S. District Court…
Read More »2 dead, 3 injured after head-on crash in Fayette County – WPXI
GEORGES TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The two people killed in a head-on crash in Fayette County that also injured three others Thursday evening have been identified by Pennsylvania State Police. According to Fayette County 911, the crash happened at 5:23 pm in the 600 block of Walnut Hill Road in Georges Township. State police said one vehicle was traveling eastbound on Walnut Hill and collided head-on with the second vehicle traveling westbound. State police said the driver, Tyler Durst, 29, of Point Marion, and Mercedes Mecozzi, 27, of Uniontown, the passenger in the same vehicle, were pronounced dead at the scene….
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Breaking news: Disneyland’s Instagram account hacked
In the early hours of the morning, Disneyland’s official Instagram account was hacked and several offensive posts were made before being hastily deleted. The first post was made around 3:50am when the hacker posted a photo of himself. Disneyland Instagram account hacker photo “David Do” from Disneylands official Instagram page The self-proclaimed “super hacker” who went by the name “David Do” and declared that he wanted revenge on Disneyland. Revenge why, he didn’t say. He did, however, call Disneyland cast members a variety of colorful and extremely offensive names in his posts. In about an hour, the hacker made four…
Read More »Mega Millions reveals winning numbers for $1.28 billion jackpot
The drawing for the second largest Mega Millions jackpot in history took place on Friday night. The winning numbers were 67, 45, 57, 36 and 13 with a “Mega Ball” of 14. It is not yet clear if any winning tickets were sold. The Mega Millions website crashed immediately after the numbers were announced. The Mega Millions jackpot was loved reach $1.28 billion in Friday night’s drawing, the lottery game said in a press release. If a winner were to take the lump sum of cash, they would walk away with $747.2 million in pre-tax cash. According to the Associated…
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