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2 former UN employees charged in conspiracy to sell military equipment in Libya

Two former United Nations employees in Montreal have been charged with participating in a conspiracy to sell Chinese-made drones and other military equipment in Libya, Canadian police said Tuesday. RCMP spokesman Sgt. Charles Poirier said the alleged offenses occurred between 2018 and 2021, when the two men were working at the International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency headquartered in …

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Texas boy confesses to killing sleeping stranger at age 7, won't face charges: sheriff

A 10-year-old Texas boy admitted to shooting a man he did not know more than two years ago while the victim slept, authorities said Friday – and he will not face charges. The boy was days away from his 8th birthday on Jan. 18, 2022 when Brandon O’Quinn Rasberry, 32, was shot in the head one time while he slept …

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Chicago Mayor Johnson faces fury after fatal shooting of off-duty officer: 'We've lost our city'

A Chicago alderman tore into Mayor Brandon Johnson, Monday, accusing him and city officials of “demonizing” law enforcement in recent years. The criticism came after an off-duty police officer was fatally shot and killed over the weekend. Alderman and former police officer Anthony Napolitano said on “Fox & Friends” that they’ve “lost” the city under Johnson’s leadership after 30-year-old Luis …

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Medical director of Virginia hospital goes on trial for alleged sexual abuse of former patients

The former longtime medical director of a Virginia hospital that serves vulnerable children used physical examinations as a “ruse” to sexually abuse two teenage patients, a prosecutor said Monday, while the physician’s attorney “adamantly” denied any inappropriate conduct. The trial of Daniel N. Davidow of Richmond, who for decades served as the medical director of the Cumberland Hospital for Children …

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4 Iranians indicted for alleged malicious multi-year cyber campaign targeting US government and defense firms

Four Iranian nationals were indicted Tuesday for allegedly being part of a multi-year “malicious cyber ops” campaign targeting the U.S. State and Treasury departments, defense contractors and two companies in New York. The Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed the indictment in a Manhattan federal court, charging Hossein Harooni, Reza Kazemifar, Komeil Baradaran Salmani, and Alireza Shafie Nasab with computer fraud, …

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DOJ settles with Larry Nassar victims for $138.7M over FBI's mishandling of sex assault allegations

The Justice Department agreed on Tuesday to pay $138.7 million to settle 139 claims of those who accused the FBI of mishandling sexual assault allegations against disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nasar in 2015 and 2016. Nassar worked at Michigan State University and was the team doctor at USA Gymnastics in Indianapolis. Several current and former athletes, including Simone Biles, …

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Los Angeles authorities arrest suspect in shooting of deputy at traffic light

The person who allegedly shot a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department motorcycle deputy in the back while he was stopped at a red light has been arrested, Los Angeles police say. Raymundo Duran, 47, was arrested in San Diego County, according to officials. He was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and possession of illegal weapons. At a press conference …

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Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly defense says 'lone holdout' juror blocked acquittal, state weighs 2nd trial

Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly’s defense confirmed to Fox News Digital that there was “one, lone holdout” who wanted to convict, while the remaining jurors sought an acquittal. Arizona Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink declared that the case ended in a mistrial on Monday, as the jurors were unable to reach a unanimous decision to convict Kelly of second-degree murder …

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Oregon police arrest suspect after woman's kidnapping caught on doorbell camera

Police in Oregon have arrested a suspect after he allegedly was captured on a doorbell camera kidnapping a woman at a home outside of Portland. The Hillsboro Police Department, which released images of the struggle, said the woman was “caught on doorbell cam crying for help before she was picked up and carried away” by a male individual in the …

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Haiti's health system pushed to the brink of collapse by rampant gang violence

On a recent morning at a hospital in the heart of gang territory in Haiti’s capital, a woman began convulsing before her body went limp as a doctor and two nurses raced to save her. They stuck electrodes to her chest and flipped on an oxygen machine while keeping their eyes on a computer screen that reflected a dangerously low …

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