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New FBI corruption probe targets Inkster Mayor Patrick Wimberly
Detroit news 03 Oct 2023
Detroit — Federal prosecutors are preparing to charge Inkster Mayor Patrick Wimberly with a crime following a months-long public corruption investigation, according to sources familiar with the probe and a sealed federal court filing obtained by The Detroit News ... The order, marked "United States of America v ... Georgalis ... In the Nov ... “It’s a wrap.” ... X.
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Kremlin says Russia has not abandoned moratorium on nuclear testing
Reuters 03 Oct 2023
MOSCOW, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia had not abandoned a moratorium on nuclear testing, and dismissed a suggestion by the editor of a state television channel that Moscow should detonate a thermonuclear device in Siberia as a warning to the West ... The Soviet Union's last nuclear test took place in 1990 ... NUCLEAR ERA ... ....
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Armenia’s parliament votes to join the International Criminal Court, straining ties with ally Russia
The Seattle Times 03 Oct 2023
The Armenian parliament has voted to join International Criminal Court, which earlier this year indicted Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes connected to the deportation of children from Ukraine ... .
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2 Army soldiers killed, 12 injured in crash of military transport vehicle in Alaska
Stars and Stripes 03 Oct 2023
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two U.S. Army soldiers were killed and 12 others injured after a military transport vehicle flipped on a dirt road leading to a training area in Alaska, officials said ... There were 17 soldiers in the vehicle at the time. First responders extracted soldiers from the vehicle and provided on-scene treatment ... related stories ... .
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US House Speaker McCarthy removed from role in unprecedented vote
Al Jazeera 04 Oct 2023
The United States House of Representatives has voted to remove Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his position, the result of infighting within his own party and persistent challenges from its rightward flank ... list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Republican Matt Gaetz files motion to oust US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ... end of list ... Bring it on ... .
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21 dead, 18 injured after bus falls off overpass near Venice, Italy
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White House vows Ukraine aid will continue
ABC7 03 Oct 2023
The White House on Tuesday expressed confidence that regardless of developments on Capitol Hill, the U.S. would ultimately provide more assistance for Ukraine -- but warned, absent progress, current funding could run out in "a couple of months." ... But without additional aid from Congress, the U.S ... support," Kirby said.
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Mali in meltdown as militants advance and U.N. withdraws
Straits Times 03 Oct 2023
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Trial begins for disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
WPTV 03 Oct 2023
Jury selection begins Tuesday in New York in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried, marking the start of a criminal trial that could put the 31-year-old disgraced crypto mogul behind bars for an extended period of time ... Prosecutors have compared him to the likes of Bernie Madoff, with U.S ... SEE MORE ... SEE MORE. Scripps News investigation ... .
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Bernie Sanders: Are You Really in Support of Another Endless War?
GlobalResearch 03 Oct 2023
“Let us wage a moral and political war against war itself, so that we can cut military spending and use that money for human needs.” – Bernie Sanders April 29, 2012. *. Dear Senator Sanders,. It is so good to see you standing in solidarity with UAW workers and their historic strike ... But don’t take our word for it – ... You were right ... Please, Sen ... *.
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Earthquake in Pakistan? Dutch scientist's prediction of a 'major quake' sparks debate
Khaleejtimes 03 Oct 2023
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has rejected the forecast made by a Dutch scientist, Frank Hoogerbeets, about a "major earthquake" set to hit the nation in the "next 48 hours." According to a report in Dawn, the experts at PMD have said that the prediction is "almost impossible" ... What is the prediction? ... This is correct ... ALSO READ.
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Japan’s Miyajima island imposes ‘fair’ tourist tax after G7 leaders’ visit sparks travel rush
South China Morning Post 04 Oct 2023
The tax of 100 yen (67 US cents) will be added to each visitor’s ferry fare to the island that is home to Unesco-listed Itsukushima Shrine ... .
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The UN Security Council voted to deploy a multinational force to Haiti amid escalating gang violence
RTE 03 Oct 2023
The United Nations Security Council voted yesterday to send troops to quell the brutal gang violence that has engulfed the Caribbean nation of Haiti. Jeffrey DeLaurentis, the envoy from the United States, which co-sponsored the resolution, said that the Council "had made history" by approving this new kind of multinational force ... .
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Biden-Xi have historic chance to reset troubled ties
Asiatimes 03 Oct 2023
The Biden administration’s China strategy has centered on building “situations of strength” with a “latticework of alliances and partnerships” to dictate the terms of competition to China ... Washington’s network of alliances, partnerships and minilateral ...
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Lampedusa’s tragedies remind us we need urgent action from the EU
Al Jazeera 03 Oct 2023
On October 3, 2013, one of the Mediterranean’s worst shipwrecks occurred off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vessel carrying almost 500 people, sank, resulting in the loss of at least 368 lives. I was working in the humanitarian field in Rome at the time and was horrified to have something so tragic happen so close to home ... .