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US embassy convoy attacked in Haiti, armed individuals fired shots; no injuries reported On Monday, a United States embassy convoy was targeted in Haiti, a senior US official and a State Department spokesperson informed. On Monday, a United States embassy convoy was targeted in Haiti, a senior US official and a State Department spokesperson informed. According to a CNN report citing officials, a Haitian driver was mildly harmed, but no embassy employees received any injuries. Further, a security source in Haiti, who spoke on condition of anonymity, noted that the…

California woman charged in killings of sister, 3-week-old niece A California woman and her boyfriend were charged Monday with the murder of her 18-year-old sister and 3-week-old niece who were shot to death in their Fresno home in September out of jealousy and sibling rivalry, authorities said. A California woman and her boyfriend were charged Monday with the murder of her 18-year-old sister and 3-week-old niece who were shot to death in their Fresno home in September out of jealousy and sibling rivalry, authorities said. Yarelly Solorio-Rivera, 22, and Martin…

Documents show big foreign gov’t spending at Trump hotel The Trump hotel in Washington took in more than $750,000 from six foreign governments at sensitive moments in their U.S. relations, with guests spending as much as $10,000 per room a night, according to documents from the Trump family company’s former accountants released Monday by a congressional committee. The Trump hotel in Washington took in more than $750,000 from six foreign governments at sensitive moments in their U.S. relations, with guests spending as much as $10,000 per room a night, according…

Suspected attacker of Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi pleads not guilty in US Court A man, 42-year-old David DePape, accused of attacking US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi with a hammer has pleaded not guilty. A man accused of attacking US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi with a hammer has pleaded not guilty. The attacker, David DePape, made his first court appearance on Tuesday. The 42-year-old suspect has been charged with elder abuse, burglary, assault with a dangerous weapon, and threatening a public official and was…

Florida govt has hired several anti-mask and anti-gay theorists for the purpose of banning books from the school curriculum & it has raised questions. Citing “curriculum transparency”, the Republican party-controlled state government of Florida has appointed MAGA (Make America Great Again) activists, who are anti-mask and anti-gay theorists, to ban books from children’s curricula. The staffing of the agency was suspicious, as the Education Department sidelined its own decision while hiring the activists for the censorship council, The Daily Beast reported. The said council is expected to re-train the public…