In The News

Nov
19
2021
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By Troy Warren
FBI searches old New Jersey landfill for Jimmy Hoffa’s remains

FBI searches old New Jersey landfill for Jimmy Hoffa’s remains

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By Ed White, The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle Years after Teamsters boss vanished, a man who worked at the site in 1975 told his son that mobsters buried body in a steel drum The decades-long odyssey to find the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, who vanished without a trace in 1975, has turned to a former New Jersey landfill that sits below an elevated highway. The FBI obtained a search warrant to “conduct a site survey underneath the Pulaski Skyway,” said Mara Schneider, a spokeswoman for the Detroit field office. “On October 25th & 26th, FBI personnel from…
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Nov
19
2021
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Judge sentences N.Y. man to probation for sexual assaults on 4 teens

Judge sentences N.Y. man to probation for sexual assaults on 4 teens

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By Ed Shanahan, The New York Times Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks Christopher Belter pleaded guilty but won’t serve jailtime The girl was 16 when Christopher Belter raped her, according to court documents. He was a teenager, too, a student at an elite private boys school whose family’s western New York home was known as a party house where teens gathered to consume liquor, marijuana and Adderall. It was August 2018, and the girl, identified in court filings as M.M., was at Belter’s house to spend the night with his sister before going to Chicago the next day. He asked her…
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Nov
19
2021
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Chinese tennis star vanishes after accusing Communist party leader of sex abuse

Chinese tennis star vanishes after accusing Communist party leader of sex abuse

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By The Associated PressAlice Su - Los Angeles Times Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks Where is Peng Shuai? What began as a confrontation between feminism and authoritarianism within China has evolved into a wider sports and human rights showdown as the tennis world takes a stand for Peng Shuai, a Chinese player who accused a Communist Party leader of sexual abuse and has since vanished from public view.   Her inexplicable disappearance has fellow tennis stars, like Serena Williams, expressing concern on social media and calling for her safe return. It is a case that touches on the most sensitive topic in…
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Nov
19
2021
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Pfizer agrees to let other companies make its COVID-19 pill

Pfizer agrees to let other companies make its COVID-19 pill

COVID-19, In The News,
By MARIA CHENG, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #COVID-19 LONDON — Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill, a move that could make the treatment available to more than half the world’s population. In a statement issued Tuesday, Pfizer said it would grant a license for the antiviral pill to the Geneva-based Medicines Patent Pool, which would let generic drug companies produce the pill for use in 95 countries, making up about 53% of the world’s population. The deal excludes some large countries that have suffered…
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Nov
18
2021
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By Troy Warren
Supply chain issues, climate change lead to shortage of Christmas trees

Supply chain issues, climate change lead to shortage of Christmas trees

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By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks Supply chain issues and climate change have combined to create a shortage of Christmas trees that is sure cause headaches this year for those who get a late start on decorating. Consumers should start shopping for trees as soon as possible because natural and artificial trees will be in short supply as the holiday season gets into full swing, according to a report by CNBC, citing economic forecasts by national tree sellers.     “People definitely shouldn’t wait,” said Chris Butler, CEO of National Tree Company, which deals in artificial Christmas…
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Nov
18
2021
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Black man stomped by South Carolina officer gets $650K settlement

Black man stomped by South Carolina officer gets $650K settlement

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By Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle Cop fired 2 days after July 26 incident and charged with felony first-degree assault and battery A South Carolina city is paying $650,000 to a Black man who was stomped in the head by a white police officer upset that the man could not quickly lie flat on his stomach because of rods and pins in his leg. Orangeburg officials also have apologized to Clarence Gailyard and are reviewing the police department’s use of force policies, City Administrator Sidney Evering said in a statement released by Gailyard’s lawyer Justin Bamberg.…
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Nov
18
2021
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A stunning lunar eclipse will turn the moon red overnight

A stunning lunar eclipse will turn the moon red overnight

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By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks Either stay up late or wake up early to see the moon pass into Earth’s shadow If you’re an early riser, tomorrow is a day you definitely want to step outside with your morning coffee. An epic lunar eclipse will be visible in the night sky and last into the early morning hours of Friday. Known as a Beaver Moon eclipse, the rare celestial event could last up to six hours as the moon passes into the Earth’s shadow, with the sun’s rays turning the color of our closest neighbor…
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Nov
17
2021
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2 men to be cleared in 1965 assassination of Malcolm X

2 men to be cleared in 1965 assassination of Malcolm X

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks NEW YORK — Two of the three men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are set to be cleared Thursday after insisting on their innocence since the 1965 killing of one of the United States’ most formidable fighters for civil rights, Manhattan’s top prosecutor said Wednesday. Prosecutors now say authorities withheld evidence that favored the defense in the trial of Muhammad Aziz, now 83, and the late Khalil Islam, according to The New York Times.   Aziz and Islam spent decades in prison for the crime, but a recent documentary sparked a…
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Nov
17
2021
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Actor Heath Freeman dead at 41 — set to appear in 2 upcoming films

Actor Heath Freeman dead at 41 — set to appear in 2 upcoming films

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By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment 41-year-old was known for roles on TV shows including ‘Bones’ and ‘NCIS’ Actor Heath Freeman, known for playing villainous TV roles on “Bones” and “NCIS” in the early 2000s, and who will appear in the upcoming frontier drama “Terror on the Prairie,” has died at age 41, according to reports. Officials have not yet revealed the circumstances that caused his death, but at least one friend of the actor said he “passed away in his sleep.” Freeman’s manager, Joe S. Montifiore, confirmed Tuesday morning that the actor had died, NBC News…
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Nov
16
2021
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Mexico arrests wife of Jalisco New Generation cartel leader

Mexico arrests wife of Jalisco New Generation cartel leader

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By MARÍA VERZA, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks MEXICO CITY — Mexican soldiers have captured the wife of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, authorities said Tuesday. In a joint statement, the Attorney General’s Office, Defense Department and National Intelligence Center said that Rosalinda “N” was captured Monday in Zapopan, Jalisco. It said she was allegedly involved in the illicit finances of organized crime in Jalisco. A federal official, commenting about the case on condition of anonymity, said the woman arrested was Rosalinda González Valencia, the wife of Jalisco cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera. The government…
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