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Biden Captures Electoral Votes From All States Trump Contested
First-time elector Alan Kennedy, an attorney and doctoral student at the University of Colorado-Denver, said he hoped Monday's nationwide vote brings acceptance of Biden's presidential victory. Four years ago, Clinton topped Trump by almost 3 million popular votes in the 2016 election, but she was narrowly edged by the then-GOP nominee in a bunch of crucial battleground states, giving Trump a larg... [Full Article...]
Peter Nygard arrested, accused of sexual assault, trafficking
The release was issued on behalf of Audrey Strauss, the acting USA attorney for the southern district of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., with the FBI's New York office and Dermot Shea, commissioner of the New York City police. Nygard has denied all allegations and blames a conspiracy caused by a feud with his billionaire neighbor in the Bahamas . U.S. authorities allege Mr Mygard used som... [Full Article...]
Vehicle bomb kills Kabul deputy governor, Mohammadi
They said a sticky bomb was attached to Mohebi's auto by unidentified assailants. "Mohibullah Mohammadi, deputy Governor of Kabul , and his secretary were killed in a blast from an IED placed on their vehicle in Macroryan 4 in Kabul's PD9 today, # Kabul police confirmed", tweeted TOLO News. [Full Article...]
Injured mother charged in stabbing deaths of 2 children in Georgia
The Crown Prosecution Service said last month the trial had been vacated due to the death of the defendant. Speaking outside of court, Rowan's father, Mark, claimed that more could have been done for the teen while staying in two mental health units prior to the attack. [Full Article...]
Undercover cops posing as Santa Claus and elf nab suspected auto thieves
The police were at the shopping centre as part of a program to crackdown on retail theft. In a Facebook post detailing the sting, the department said: "For several hours, detectives and officers worked directly with loss prevention specialists at the Target store in the Canyon Springs shopping center". [Full Article...]
Boko Haram claims responsibility for abduction of Nigerian students
The number of missing students remains unclear. Military spokesman General John Enenche spokesman told Channels TV on Monday that 333 pupils were unaccounted for after heavily armed gunmen raided the all-boys Government Science secondary school in Kankara. [Full Article...]
Iran’s missile programme is non-negotiable, says President Hassan Rouhani
While Rouhani insisted that the USA has to "make up for its past mistakes", he also signaled that reparations for sanctions damage wouldn't be a precondition for reviving the agreement. kidnapping from abroad". After Iranian state TV broadcast what it billed as an "interview" with Zam while detained in July, Bachelet also said his sentence was "emblematic of a pattern of forced confessions extra... [Full Article...]
Dutch leader announces tough new nationwide lockdown over Christmas period
Supermarkets, banks and pharmacies will stay open. The Netherlands is set to announce strict anti-coronavirus measures ahead of Christmas including possibly closing all non-essential shops, theatres, museums and amusement parks, reports said Monday. [Full Article...]