Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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Ghislaine Maxwell could file for a mistrial after a juror revealed he used his own experience of childhood sexual abuse to sway deliberations, experts believe. Juror Scotty David told Reuters that he only opened up about his own abuse during deliberations when others questioned the credibility of two of the…
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has come under fire in his first week in office for saying "low-skilled workers" lack the academic skills to "sit in a corner office". During a press conference on Tuesday, January 4, the newly crowned mayor pushed for businesses - including those that can…
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A fiery blaze has killed 12 people including eight children after it engulfed a Philadelphia apartment block, The Guardian reports. The fire broke out at around 6.40 AM on Wednesday morning at a three-story rowhouse in Fairmont, Philadelphia. There were four working smoke alarms in the building, which had been…
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President Biden will honor the first anniversary of the Capitol riots by revealing "the truth of what happened" during the deadly attack, The Guardian reports. White House spokesperson Jen Psaki announced that the president will mark one year since rioters tore through the US Capitol this Thursday by addressing the…
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Kyle Rittenhouse is thinking about turning his recent experiences as a teenager into a coming-of-age book. The 19-year-old stood trial last year after fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, as well as injuring Gaige Grosskreutz, at a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He was acquitted of…
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George Floyd's four-year-old great-niece has been shot in her bed during what is being described by the family as a "targeted attack" on her their home. Suspects fired gunshots at the house just before 3:00AM on January 1. Arianna Delane was hit by bullets that punctured her lung and liver,…
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Candace Owens has responded to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's recent comments about "sexually frustrated" republicans being "mad" that they cannot date her. The 32-year-old New York congresswoman made the comments on Twitter earlier this week after she faced criticism for visiting Florida. AOC was photographed enjoying a cocktail alongside her boyfriend in…
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Ghislaine Maxwell's husband has reportedly ended their marriage during a phone call to her jail, according to Mail on Sunday. It emerged in court proceedings last year that socialite Maxwell - who was convicted of sex trafficking charges last week - was married. But while her husband's identity was not…
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A passenger heading home after Christmas has been arrested after she ran out onto the airport tarmac and in front of a plane in a desperate bid to get the pilot's attention because she was late for boarding. Vickie Meyers, 53, told police she was drunk and made a dash…
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An Amazon delivery driver has been hailed an "angel" after heroically saving a four-month-old boy and his parents from the raging Colorado wildfires. Over a thousand homes have been torched in what is being called the most destructive blaze in Colorado's history, with over 30,000 residents evacuated as a result…
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Ghislaine Maxwell's brother is convinced that she will not be ratting anyone out or trading any names in exchange for a lighter prison sentence. The 60-year-old, who was labeled "dangerous" by the prosecution, faces the rest of her life in jail for helping to entice vulnerable teenagers to Epstein's various…
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The US Marshals Service has revealed in a press release that five endangered and missing teenagers were rescued as part of a multiagency effort named "Operation Boo Dat 2021". As reported by CNN, the annual operation took place from mid-Octover to December 24 and saw the US Marshals Service New…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been served a permanent suspension on Twitter. The 47-year-old Republican Congresswoman has reportedly had her account suspended on the social media platform after continuing to share misinformation surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. [caption id="attachment_1263113243" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Credit: Alamy / REUTERS[/caption] In a statement to The Independent, a…
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Ghislaine Maxwell's brother has claimed that her sex trafficking trial was unfair. The convicted socialite's brother has argued that the verdict should not stand because she was jailed in such harsh conditions that she could not properly defend herself. The 60-year-old, who was labeled "dangerous" by the prosecution, faces the…
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Ghislaine Maxwell will appeal against her conviction for luring young girls for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to molest, her brother has said. The 60-year-old, who was labeled "dangerous" by the prosecution, faces the rest of her life in jail for helping to entice vulnerable teenagers to Epstein's various properties for…
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Truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos has had his 110-year prison sentence reduced to just 10 years after a major public outcry. Per CNN, the governor of Colorado commuted the sentence on Thursday, December 30, calling the lengthy penalty for a fatal roadway accident "unjust". The trucker accidentally killed four people when…
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Gabby Petito's mom Nichole Schmidt has filed a claim to get back her murdered daughter's belongings as part of a petition by Brian Laundrie's parents to gain access to his $20,000 estate. Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino has since confirmed the family will not contest Nichole Schmidt's claim. "This is…
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Prince Andrew's accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre has said "others must be held accountable" following Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction. Giuffre, nee Roberts, 38, claims that she was sexually assaulted by the Queen's second son three times: once in New York City, once in London at Maxwell's home, and once on Epstein's private…
