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BREAKING: Officer Convicted Of Killing Daunte Wright Released From Prison After Serving 16 Months Of 2-Year Sentence
The former Brooklyn Center police officer convicted of killing 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright during a traffic stop has been released from prison. Kim Potter was released from the Minnesota Correctional Facility at 5 a.m. Monday morning, ABC News reports. Potter reportedly served 16 months of her two-year prison sentence. Furthermore, Potter will serve the remainder of her two-year sentence under supervised release in Wisconsin, as…
Doug Ford’s campaign manager allowed to sue controversial evangelist for $3M
A judge has given the green light for a $3- million libel action by Premier Doug Ford’s campaign manager to proceed against controversial evangelist Charles McVety. In a 13-page ruling released Monday, Ontario Superior Court Justice Edward Morgan rejected McVety’s bid to have Kory Teneycke’s defamation suit thrown out as a “strategic lawsuit against public participation” or SLAPP action. Teneycke, president of Rubicon Strategy, sued…
Government unveils tough new rules to protect airline passenger rights
You’re guilty until proven innocent. That’s the message the federal government is sending to airlines as it unveils new legislation to deal with passenger complaints. In a news conference Monday, federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said the government had a simple goal as it put together changes to the Transportation Act: give airlines less wiggle room for getting out of compensating passengers. “It’s clear there…
Capitals to be warmer for Dawn Service – except one
People rising early for today’s Anzac Day dawn service can expect warmer than average temperatures around the country, except in Perth. Weatherzone has forecast warm and dry conditions across most of the country due to a high pressure system across central and eastern Australia. However, a low-pressure system, front and trough will be moving across the west, bringing a winter chill to Perth. READ MORE:…
‘We gather not to glorify war, but to remember’
Tens of thousands of Australians have packed central squares in some of the country’s biggest cities to pay tribute to fallen defence personnel as the sun rose on Anzac Day. The first of a series of solemn services began at 4.20am at The Cenotaph in Sydney’s Martin Place, followed minutes later by the Brisbane ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance in Anzac Square. Rear Admiral…
Why I got Turkish citizenship, adopted Muhammed as name – Jay Jay Okocha
Nigerian legend, Jay Jay Okocha, has relived his glory days with Fenerbahce explaining the reasons behind him getting Turkish citizenship and a unique adopted name, Muhammed Yavuz, while playing for the club in the past. Okocha stated this while hailing a member of Fenerbahce’s coaching staff as an inspiration behind his adopted Turkish name. The former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder represented Fenerbahce for two seasons from…
EPL: Man Utd sweat on Bruno Fernandes’ fitness ahead of Tottenham clash
Manchester United are sweating on Bruno Fernandes’ fitness ahead of their crucial Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday, ESPN reports. Fernandes picked up an ankle injury during the first half of their FA Cup semi-final against Brighton on Sunday. Red Devils boss, Erik ten Hag, contemplated taking the midfielder off, but he insisted on playing on. He was eventually replaced during the first…
Mum of missing X Factor star Levi Davis breaks silence on new drowning theory and slams ‘slow’ Spanish cops
IT is the heartbeat of Barcelona – a bustling boulevard that captivates tourists and locals alike. But for Julie Davis, La Ramblas was just a street in a foreign city that she desperately hoped would hold a clue to what had happened to her missing son. Missing X Factor star Levi Davis was last seen in Barcelona in October 2022Solent Paul Tonge Levis’ mum Julie…
Shocking moment women workers at ‘Russia’s Amazon’ are forced to strip to their UNDERWEAR in humiliating searches
THIS is the shocking moment women working at “Russia’s Amazon” are forced to strip to their underwear and undergo humiliating searches. A leaked video shows how women are forced to undress and endure searches to ensure they are not taking banned items in or out of their Wildberries workplace. Workers at Wildberries, Russia’s equivalent to Amazon, are said to be strip searched twice a day…
The layoffs are here for those who chose to ‘learn to code’
Recruiters were overrepresented in layoffs last fall. Now software engineers are making up the majority of layoffs. DragonImages/Getty Images Software engineers have overwhelmingly faced layoffs this year, per data from Revelio Labs. Coders made up 14% of employees at tech companies, but represented 20% of layoffs in 2023. It’s a big shift from data from late last year, which showed recruiters were overwhelmingly cut. Coding…
The Best No-penalty CDs of April 2023
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Inter’s Problems Deepen As Caldirola’s Header Secures 1-0 Win For Monza
April 16, (THEWILL) – Monza secured a dramatic 1-0 victory against Inter Milan at San Siro, with Luca Caldirola’s late header claiming all three points for the visitors. Caldirola, who started his career at Inter but failed to establish himself as a first-team regular, returned to haunt his former club with a powerful header in […] The post Inter’s Problems Deepen As Caldirola’s Header Secures…
Nacho, Asensio Propel Real Madrid To 2-0 Defeat Of Cadiz
April 16, (THEWILL) – Real Madrid secured a 2-0 La Liga victory against Cadiz on Saturday, with two goals in the space of four minutes from Nacho and Marco Asensio. Los Blancos dominated the game at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla, but they were wasteful until Nacho opened the scoring with his first goal of the […] The post Nacho, Asensio Propel Real Madrid To 2-0…
Rubio accuses Biden administration of downplaying Pentagon leaks: ‘It is a big deal’
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) accused the Biden administration on Saturday of downplaying the recent leak of classified intelligence and military documents, saying “it is a big deal.” Rubio criticized comments that Biden reportedly made on Thursday saying that the leak contained nothing “of great consequence,” telling Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade in an interview that Biden cannot communicate effectively with the world. Rubio said the leak…
SpaceX plans test flight for Starship rocket that could take people to moon, Mars
SpaceX is planning a test flight of its Starship rocket early next week that could eventually take civilians to the moon and Mars. The company said in a post on its website that it is planning Monday for the first test launch of its “fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket” from its Starbase in Texas. “Starship is a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry…
Jeymi Accuses Kris of Calling Her Only Three Times in THREE MONTH Stay in Alabama
Marriage doesn’t always mean happily ever after. There’s a whole spinoff about that. 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way viewers watched the beautiful moment when Kris Foster and Jeymi Noguera married. But Kris soon had to return to Alabama, leaving fans to wonder if she’ll ever return to Colombia. Jeymi wonders, too. As we can see here, Jeymi accuses Kris of only calling her three…
Andrew Lewis, Jenelle Evans Baby Daddy, Begs Reality Star to Let Him See His Son
Just about a month ago, Jenelle Evans celebrated some amazing personal news: She now has full custody of her son, Jace. Almost since he was born, the 13-year old had been residing with the former reality star’s mother, Barbara, due to his mother’s history of substance abuse and irresponsible behavior. Now that Jenelle is in charge of her oldest, however, she’s hearing from someone both…
(Exclusive) Lil Durk Donates $350,000 In Grants And Scholarships To Howard University
Lil Durk has announced the development of the Durk Banks Endowment Fund in collaboration with Amazon Music. Additionally, the rapper is providing two students from Chicago with $50,000 scholarships to attend Howard University. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Durk Banks Endowment Fund Photo Credit: Courtesy of Durk Banks Endowment Fund Photo Credit: Courtesy of Durk Banks Endowment Fund The first two recipients of this scholarship…
(EXCLUSIVE DETAILS) OKC Man Accused Of Knowingly Spreading HIV To Multiple People From 2019-2022, Faces Seven Counts
Earnest Lacour of Oklahoma City now faces seven counts of knowingly spreading HIV to multiple people after being arrested in October, according to court documents exclusively obtained by The Shade Room. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HIV.gov (@hivgov) Lacour, 30, was charged with three felony counts of spreading the infectious disease in October 2022. Court documents show he is…
DeMar DeRozan addresses report daughter Diar was escorted out after Raptors game due to online threats
DeMar DeRozan has addressed a report that his nine-year-old daughter was escorted out of Scotiabank Arena by team security after her shrieks during Raptors free-throw attempts went viral at Wednesday’s play-in game. DeRozan told NBC Sports Chicago that the measure to escort Diar DeRozan was precautionary after she allegedly received several online threats, according to a report from Chris Haynes of TNT. “I was with…
Inside the trail of offences that allegedly ended in an ‘unprovoked’ killing on the TTC
Fifteen days before 16-year-old Gabriel Magalhaes was stabbed to death at Keele Station, the man allegedly responsible spoke in court. “I want to straighten out my life,” 22-year-old Jordan O’Brien-Tobin told Judge Cidalia Faria on March 10, reading from a letter he had written during his sentencing hearing. He was appearing in courtroom 308 of the one-floor North York courthouse at 1000 Finch Ave., joining…
How Taiwan could thwart an invasion by China – with America’s help
When Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen defied warnings from China to meet with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California earlier this month, Beijing’s aggressive military response reverberated around the world. In actions that only fuelled fears that communist-ruled China may be preparing to invade its democratically ruled neighbour, the People’s Liberation Army simulated a blockade of the island, sending an aircraft carrier and 12 naval…
Gunmen kill seven, including young child, at public swimming pool in Mexico
At least seven people were killed, including a child, when gunmen opened fire at a public swimming pool in Mexico on Saturday, according to local authorities. An eyewitness to the attacks told local authorities the armed men had arrived at the pool and opened fire around 4:30 pm local time on Saturday, then damaged a shop, security cameras and a monitor before leaving. Social media…
Zamfara: INEC declares PDP candidate, Gummi winner of Bukkuyum/Gummi supplementary election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate for Bukkuyum/Gummi Federal Constituency in Zamfara, Sulaiman Gummi, was on Saturday, declared the winner of the supplementary election conducted in the constituency. Recall that INEC declared the House of Representative election for the constituency inconclusive due to the cancellation of election results from overvoting and violence at some polling units. The INEC Collation Officer for the supplementary elections, Dr….
I’m not buying it for you – Why Ronaldo refused girlfriend, Georgina’s demand
Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez has revealed how the football superstar refused to buy her a particular gift she requested for, Miss Rodriguez, who has two kids for the superstar footballer, said the former Real Madrid and Juventus highest earner refused to buy her a bag despite her request. The reason behind the former Manchester United’s denial was that he believed his girlfriend already had…
Horrifying moment man plunges down ravine while being spun around in ‘astronaut training chair’ after it falls apart
THIS is the terrifying moment a man plunged down a ravine while being spun around on a rickety “‘astronaut training chair”. The squeals of excitement from onlookers soon turned to screams of terror as the bloke tumbled off the cliff edge in Ayacucho, Peru. CEN The man was seen grimacing as two operators sent him into a stomach-churning spin[/caption] CEN The contraption suddenly buckles and…
Ukrainian apartment block collapses and leaves eleven dead after missile strike
A BATTERED and bloodied man makes a call after a missile strike on a Ukrainian apartment block in which at least 11 died. Rescue teams were yesterday hunting for survivors in Sloviansk — with officials saying one of the dead was a two-year-old. AFP Rescuers and volunteers look for survivors on the top of a partially destroyed residential building after intense shelling in Sloviansk[/caption] AFP…
Leaked Pentagon docs show the shot-down Chinese spy balloon may have had a feature known as ‘synthetic aperture radar’ that...
Photo provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory 15 April 1994 in Pasadena, Ca, shows false-color composite image of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines taken by Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C and X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on orbit 78 13 April 1994. IMAGING RADAR / JPL / AFP The shot-down Chinese spy balloon may have had synthetic aperture radar, the Washington Post reports. …
Discord users say Jack Teixeira only leaked documents to show off. That’s a problem for the US military, which uses...
A man plays a round of “Call of Duty 4” in the computer area of the U.S. Army Experience center at the Franklin Mills mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 7, 2009. Tim Shaffer/Reuters Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old airman, was accused of leaking US intelligence documents on Discord. The US military uses Discord to recruit young people who are enthusiastic about video games. SOCOM previously…
National Sports Institute Gets New Registrar
April 14, (THEWILL) – The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has approved the appointment of Belmond Benson, as the new Registrar of the National Institute for Sports. A letter of appointment signed by the Director-General of the Institute, Professor Olawale Moronkola, said Benson, from Adamawa State University, Mubi, succeeds Musibau Adeneye, who […] The post National Sports Institute Gets New Registrar appeared…