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A Road Rage Guy Bashes Somebody's Windshield With His Fist
Tuesday in the area of State College Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue when she noticed a white Jeep Liberty or Cherokee following her and driving erratically. Cellphone video shows the driver getting out, jumping on the hood of the vehicle and smashing the windshield with his fist before driving off. The hood of their Nissan Cube was dented after he climbed on top, and his two punches compromised th... [Full Article...]
M50 Crash: Gardai Urge People Not To Share Images
The collision between a truck and a vehicle took place on the slip road at Junction 5 Finglas (northbound). His condition is not thought to be life threatening. They also confirmed that the road will be closed at the M50 Finglas exit for a "number of hours", however those passing the junction are asked to "remain focused" on driving. [Full Article...]
U.S. warns Sudan to free protesters, probe deaths
Hundreds participated in a rally that attempted to reach the presidential palace and demand the step down of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who held talks with Qatari officials on Thursday. That two deaths, confirmed in a government statement released late on Thursday, took the official death toll from unrest since December 19 to 30. Thursday's protests will begin at 1300 local time (1100 GMT... [Full Article...]
Kurd-led forces overrun last IS-held village in Syria AFP, Beirut
If the reports hold firm, it would mean the end to "Operation Roundup", the offensive launched last April to roust ISIS from the array of towns and cities it held east of the Euphrates River. The jihadists put up a strong resistance, launching deadly counter attacks, with the Kurdish-led fighters finally pushing through in December to take Hajin near the Iraqi border. [Full Article...]
Witness at trial says El Chapo shooting victim was buried alive
He faces trafficking, firearms and money laundering charges that could see him jailed for life in the United States. Isaias Valdez Rios told a NY jury that, while a member of the Sinaloa cartel security detail around 2006, he witnessed Guzman order his men to dig a grave before he shot a victim in a fit of rage. [Full Article...]
Former U.S. diplomat Abrams to lead efforts on Venezuela
Abrams previously served in the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. The veteran Republican foreign policy hand took charge of Latin America policy under Reagan, clashing with human rights groups as he channeled generous United States support to anti-communist forces in Nicaragua and El Salvador. [Full Article...]
Florida Secretary of State resigns after blackface photos emerge
Florida Secretary of State Michael Ertel resigned Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' office confirmed, on the same day that photos of him in blackface at a party almost 15 years ago were publicly revealed. DeSantis did not explain why the photos were not caught during vetting, before December 28, 2018, when Ertel was appointed. Ertel was appointed Seminole elections supervisor by then-Go... [Full Article...]
YouTube to cut down on conspiracy theories in recommendations
The changes will start small in the USA, but YouTube plans to roll the new recommendations out globally as its systems get smarter. It's important to note that YouTube will not completely remove the conspiracy videos and that the platform will still recommend these videos for subscribers who watch this sort of content. [Full Article...]