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Russian hockey player arrested in Poland on espionage charges, authorities say

Russian hockey player arrested in Poland on espionage charges, authorities say

TO Russian hockey player in Poland's top league he was arrested earlier this month after authorities accused him of belonging to a spy ring paid to gather intelligence, authorities said Friday. Clubs and a puck photographed during a matchup between the New York Islanders and the New York Rangers on April 4, 2008, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)The player, uniquely identified as someone who plays in Polish First League and resident in the country since 2021, was arrested on June 11, reported the National Prosecutor's Office. "In the course of the investigation, it was…
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Ohio man charged with attempting to kill officer after chaos at airport ticket counter

Ohio man charged with attempting to kill officer after chaos at airport ticket counter

A man from Ohio putting a police officer in a chokehold - while also claiming that the law enforcement officer "could have killed me" - after a savage confrontation at the Spirit Airlines counter at Orlando International Airport, authorities said.Edward Hairston, 41, was arrested Tuesday night and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, assault on a law enforcement officer and attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, according to arrest records from the Orange County.The confrontation around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday occurred after officers encountered "a large group of individuals who were becoming aggressive toward and threatening Spirit personnel," according to…
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to Jim Crow-era Mississippi election law

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Jim Crow-era Mississippi election law

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a challenge to a constitutional amendment adopted by the state of Mississippi during the racist Jim Crow era aimed at preventing blacks from voting.The judges left in force a law that prohibits certain criminals from voting, which the state says is no longer tainted by the racist intentions of its original authors because it was subsequently updated twice.The court's decision not to hear the case drew a strong dissent from Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, along with fellow Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor.She compared Friday's decision to a court ruling a day earlier…
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Hunter Biden’s lawyer says WhatsApp message cited by Republicans is false

Hunter Biden’s lawyer says WhatsApp message cited by Republicans is false

A Hunter Biden lawyer says purported screenshots of a text message from Hunter Biden to a potential Chinese business partner referring to Joe Biden, a message that has come under intense scrutiny following remarks made by a IRS whistleblower, "they're not real." and they contain a myriad of problems.”Abbe Lowell, who is one of Hunter Biden's attorneys, made the statement in a letter to Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, who interviewed the whistleblowers. The letter was obtained by NBC News. IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley told the committee under oath that, as…
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