Amazon creates team to deplatform ‘offending’ content from its web hosting service

Amazon is creating a team dedicated to actively locating content that violates its policies and removing it from its cloud hosting platform, Reuters reported. The company’s cloud services division, Amazon Web Services…

Business News·US and World News

Firefly “Dream Mission” ends in nightmare explosion before reaching space

The company that recently announced it will be the premier supplier of rocket engines and spaceflight components for the emerging rocket industry saw one of those rockets explode shortly after takeoff, due…

California News·Tech and Gaming

Rochester Woman Pleads Guilty to Accessory After the Fact to St. Paul Arsons

MINNEAPOLIS – A Rochester woman pleaded guilty today to being an accessory after the fact to arson of multiple St. Paul businesses, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According to court…

Cotton Takes Charge Of GOP’s Push To Get Answers On Afghanistan

Sen. Tom Cotton from Arkansas is taking the lead in the GOP’s push to get President Joe Biden to clarify the number of Americans and allies that remain in Afghanistan after U.S.…

Politics·US and World News

Former Columbia University scholar fears Texas abortion law will lead to more babies with Down Syndrome

A former Columbia University scholar suggested late Wednesday night that Texas’ Heartbeat Act will lead to the birth of more babies with Down syndrome, increasing negative stereotypes about red states. “You can’t…

Health and Wellness·US and World News

Native Mob Gang Members Sentenced to Prison for Assault in Aid of Racketeering, Methamphetamine Distribution

MINNEAPOLIS – Three Native Mob gang members have been sentenced to prison for methamphetamine distribution and assault. According to court documents, Robin Lee Lussier, a/k/a Ratchet, 32, Willard Duane Reed, III, a/k/a…

Essex County School Bus Company Owners Charged for Unqualified Drivers, Unsafe Conditions

EAST HANOVER, NJ – Acting Attorney Andrew J. Bruck announced that the owners of an Essex County-based school bus company were indicted today for allegedly providing false information to school districts to cover…

New Jersey News·North Jersey News·Police Blotter·School and Education News

New York Man Sentenced to 4 Years For Exporting Night-Vision and Thermal-Imaging Devices Worth $100k+ to Russia

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Anton Perevoznikov, 34, of Brooklyn, NY, was sentenced to 4 years in prison, and 3 years of supervised release. by United…

Serial robber sentenced for string of North Georgia robberies

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Giovanni Annucci-Romero has been sentenced for a string of armed robberies in the cities of Gainesville and Cleveland, Georgia. “The excellent coordination of federal and local law enforcement officers…

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Burnsville Felon Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Burnsville man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm as a felon. According to court…

North Carolina Man Ran Lucrative Fraud Scheme Selling Unapproved Substances that Mimic the Health Benefits of Legal Drugs

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of North Carolina pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.…

Minneapolis Man Pleads Guilty to Possession, Distribution of Fentanyl Pills

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According to court documents, on June 1, 2019,…

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

CONCORD – Gianno Koeiman, 31, of Lawrence, Massachusetts pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to possession of fentanyl and cocaine with intent to distribute, Acting…

90 retired U.S. generals call for the resignation of Defense Secretary, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

In the fallout of one of America’s largest military blunders after the botched withdrawal of American civilians and troops in Afghanistan, a group of nearly 90 retired military generals are calling for…

Politics·US and World News

Faribault Man Sentenced to 75 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms

MINNEAPOLIS – A Faribault man was sentenced today to 75 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for possessing a firearm as a felon. According to court documents, on…

Philadelphia Woman Charged With Straw-Purchasing Nearly 20 Handguns in Bucks County

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Sharon Jones, 44, of Philadelphia, PA, was arrested and charged by Indictment with one count of dealing in firearms without a…

Violent felon charged with using stolen ID to purchase guns recovered from crimes scenes in multiple states

ATLANTA – Dawuan Na’jee Williams has been indicted on federal charges of making false statements to federally licensed firearms dealers, aggravated identity theft, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. “Convicted…

Huge whale, larger than a transit bus washed up on the beach at the Jersey Shore

BARNEGAT LIGHT, NJ – A 54-foot long fin whale washed up on the beach along Long Beach Island this weekend. The whale was pronounced dead and it appears it was struck by…

Jersey Shore News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News

Michael Gonzalez Indicted for Stealing Five Tesla Vehicles Worth Over $600,000 – Including a Tesla that Burned on Lake Champlain

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Michael A. Gonzalez, 32, of Colchester, Vermont appeared today in federal court after being charged with five counts…

Is forcing private schools to mask children a veiled threat to religious liberty?

What was the point of Virginia’s Aug. 13 public health emergency declaration on masks in schools if, as Gov. Ralph Northam asserted a week earlier, school districts were already required by existing law to follow…

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