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Trapped Brazilians, whose fate hurt Israel-Brazil ties, leave Gaza

ReutersNovember 12, 20230

By Camila Moreira SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Nearly three dozen Brazilians who had been trapped inside Gaza for weeks, and whose predicament had driven a diplomatic wedge between Brasilia and Israel, crossed the border into Egypt on Sunday, the foreign ministry said. “The group of 32 Brazilians and families are already in Egyptian territory, where they were received by a team from the Brazilian embassy in Cairo, which is responsible for the final step of the repatriation operation,” the foreign ministry wrote on X, formerly Twitter. The Brazilians are due back in Brazil late on Monday evening, the ministry said,

Utility Company Whose Equipment May Have Sparked Maui Fire Possibly Removed Potential Evidence: REPORT

The Daily CallerAugust 24, 20230

Utility Company Whose Equipment May Have Sparked Maui Fire Possibly Removed Potential Evidence: REPORT Nick Pope on August 24, 2023 Hawaiian Electric, whose equipment reportedly sparked the Maui blazes, may have cleared damaged power poles and other infrastructure from a key fire scene before investigators were able to assess the location, The Washington Post reported Thursday. The utility company sought to quickly restore power on the island after the fires erupted on Aug. 8 and destroyed the town of Lahaina, killing at least 115 people, according to the Post. Work crews began clearing debris on Aug. 12 from the substation

Maui Crisis Manager Whose Agency Opted Against Sounding Sirens Resigns

The Daily CallerAugust 17, 20230

Maui Crisis Manager Whose Agency Opted Against Sounding Sirens Resigns Nick Pope on August 17, 2023 Herman Andaya, the administrator of Maui’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA), resigned Thursday after drawing immense criticism for his agency’s response to the tragic fires that killed more than 110 people in Maui, The Associated Press reported. Andaya’s agency opted against sounding the emergency siren system as fires began to engulf swaths of the island’s populated areas last week, a decision which appears to have led to his resignation, which is effective immediately, according to the AP. He strongly defended his agency’s decision during a

Phil Murphy Demands Equity, But Cut Funding to Students Whose Parents Didn’t Vote For Him

Conservative TimesAugust 17, 20230

TRENTON, NJ – State legislators are pointing to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s actions as hypocritical based on his calls for equity and equality in New Jersey. In recent years, the governor has slashed school funding to school districts in counties and towns that voted against him when he ran for office. Politicians stopped short of calling Murphy’s actions political payback but noted his blatant hypocrisy. Murphy has threatened to cut school funding further in three districts if they did not follow his administration’s policies. Senator Joe Pennacchio expressed concerns over recent decisions by the State Board of Education and

Maui’s Emergency Operation Chief Whose Agency Failed To Sound Wildfire Sirens Had No Relevant Experience

The Daily CallerAugust 16, 20230

Maui’s Emergency Operation Chief Whose Agency Failed To Sound Wildfire Sirens Had No Relevant Experience Nick Pope on August 16, 2023 Herman Andaya, the administrator of Maui’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA), had no prior experience in disaster response before taking on his role in the county government’s crisis response agency, according to CBS News. The EMA is reportedly the agency responsible for setting off emergency sirens which did not blare as devastating wildfires engulfed huge swaths of Maui and killed at least 110 people, CBS News reported. Andaya was reportedly hired for the job in 2017, beating out 40 other

Police identify man whose remains were found in the Arthur Kill

Charlie DwyerJune 15, 20230

ELIZABETH, NJ – On May 16, police discovered parts of a human body floating in the vicinity of the Arthur Kill and Elizabeth River. After multiple recoveries throughout May, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office and the Elizabeth Police Department confirmed the remains as those of Woldy Ventura-Cruz, a 34-year-old resident of Elizabeth. The Union County Medical Examiner’s Office declared the cause of death as homicide after examining the remains. The identity of Mr. Ventura-Cruz was further confirmed through subsequent testing. The joint investigation into Mr. Ventura-Cruz’s death continues. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Sergeant Filipe Afonso

Army Base To Be Renamed For Black WWI Hero Whose Bravery ‘Wasn’t Acknowledged’

The Daily CallerJune 13, 20230

Army Base To Be Renamed For Black WWI Hero Whose Bravery ‘Wasn’t Acknowledged’ Micaela Burrow on June 13, 2023 Fort Polk in Louisiana is being renamed Tuesday for a black U.S. soldier during World War I who received a Purple Heart and Medal of Honor posthumously and spoke openly about the racism he experienced throughout his military career, according to CNN. The redesignation of Fort Polk to Fort Johnson marks the seventh of nine Army bases that underwent a renaming process amid congressionally-driven push to scrub titles honoring the Confederacy from the Department of Defense (DOD). Sgt. Henry Johnson, the

Dem Rep Whose Trans Child Was Charged With Assaulting A Cop Denounces ‘Cruelty’ Against Trans People

The Daily CallerMarch 29, 20230

Dem Rep Whose Trans Child Was Charged With Assaulting A Cop Denounces ‘Cruelty’ Against Trans People Harold Hutchison on March 29, 2023 Democratic Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts attacked Republicans and “preachers” Wednesday, two days after a shooting at a private Christian school. “I rise in honor of trans joy that deserves to be celebrated, not eradicated. I rise with unconditional love for my trans daughter, Riley, and I rise in solidarity with every trans Americans seeking nothing less than their inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness,” Clark said in a speech on the floor of the House of

Ukraine buries boxing coach whose kitchen wall was torn off in Russian attack

ReutersJanuary 17, 20230

By Herbert Villarraga DNIPRO, Ukraine (Reuters) – Family, friends and colleagues on Tuesday laid to rest a Ukrainian boxing coach killed in a Russian missile attack that tore the outer wall off the apartment where he had recently celebrated his daughter’s fourth birthday. Hundreds of mourners attended the memorial service for Mykhailo Korenovskyi, one of at least 44 people killed in Saturday’s attack on Dnipro in east-central Ukraine. A recent family video showed his daughter smiling and blowing out candles on her birthday cake while Korenovskyi stood behind her in the kitchen, holding another child in his arms. The kitchen’s

Factbox-Sam Bankman-Fried: The crypto mogul whose empire came crashing down

ReutersNovember 11, 20220

(Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried on Friday resigned from his role as chief executive of FTX and the crypto exchange said it will initiate bankruptcy proceedings in the United States, capping off a tumultuous week for the industry. Following are some facts about the co-founder and former CEO: EDUCATION AND VENTURES BEFORE FTX Born in 1992, Sam Bankman-Fried grew up in California. As a high school student, he attended the Canada/USA Mathcamp, a summer program for mathematically proficient students that also counts his future business partner Gary Wang among its alumni. Bankman-Fried later graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Federal Jury Finds Pasco County Man, Whose Victims Included Children And Foreign Nationals, Guilty Of Human Trafficking Charges

DOJ PressNovember 8, 20220

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found David Alan Quarles (51, Odessa) guilty of conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, threats, fraud, and coercion; importation of an alien for the purpose of prostitution; transportation of an individual in interstate commerce for the purpose of prostitution; and using a facility of interstate commerce in aid of prostitution. Quarles faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years, and up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 24, 2023. Quarles was indicted on January 13, 2021. According to testimony and evidence

Glendive woman admits stealing more than $119,000 from man whose finances she managed

DOJ PressOctober 13, 20220

BILLINGS — A Glendive woman today admitted to defrauding a man of more than $119,000 in a scheme in which she managed his finances and used his money for her personal expenses, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Gina Larae Mann, aka Gina Larae Neva, 53, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Mann faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release on the wire fraud crime and a mandatory minimum two years in prison, consecutive to any other sentence, on the aggravated identity theft crime. U.S. Magistrate

John Kerry, Whose Family Owns A Private Jet, Cautions Impoverished African Nations Against Natural Gas Projects

The Daily CallerSeptember 17, 20220

John Kerry, Whose Family Owns A Private Jet, Cautions Impoverished African Nations Against Natural Gas Projects Jack McEvoy on September 17, 2022 CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Kerry himself owned a private jet. The jet belongs to his family. The story has been updated. John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s climate envoy who owned five mansions as recently as 2019 and whose family owns a private jet, warned developing African nations against investing in long-term natural gas projects which could expand their citizens’ access to electricity. Kerry said that African nations should be wary of natural

Factbox-Who is Alexander Dugin, Russian nationalist whose daughter died in car bomb attack?

ReutersAugust 21, 20220

(Reuters) – Darya Dugina, the daughter of ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin, was killed in a suspected car bomb attack outside Moscow on Saturday evening. Acquaintances of Dugina said the car she was driving belonged to her father and that he was probably the intended target. Who is Alexander Dugin? – Dugin, 60, has long advocated the unification of Russian-speaking and other territories in a vast new Russian empire, which he wants to include Ukraine. – In his 1997 book, “The Foundations of Geopolitics: The Geopolitical Future of Russia”, Dugin was fiercely critical of U.S. influence in Eurasia and called

New York man whose behavior caused flight to be diverted to St. Louis sentenced to 40 days in jail, $8,000 in restitution

DOJ PressAugust 2, 20220

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Tuesday sentenced a New York man to 40 days in jail for causing a Las Vegas-bound American Airlines flight to be diverted to St. Louis in 2020 and ordered him to pay $8,000 to the airline. James Patrick Maloney Jr., 37, of Honeoye, in upstate New York, pleaded guilty in April to one felony count of interference with crew members by assault. The incident on the Sept. 12, 2020 flight from Charlotte to Las Vegas began when a flight attendant spotted Maloney with his mask off, drinking a beer he

‘Where Is The FBI?’: Republican Rep Whose Home Was Vandalized Unloads On Democrats Over Delay Of Supreme Court Security Bill

The Daily CallerJune 14, 20220

‘Where Is The FBI?’: Republican Rep Whose Home Was Vandalized Unloads On Democrats Over Delay Of Supreme Court Security Bill Harold Hutchison on June 13, 2022 A Republican congresswoman whose home was vandalized criticized House Democrats over the delay on legislation to improve Supreme Court security in the wake of an attempted assassination of a Supreme Court Justice. “We just saw last weekend Justice Kavanaugh, someone was armed, very close to his home,” Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina told “Fox and Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt. “And it was the left that leaked the address, the home addresses of

Missouri Man Charged with Murdering a Woman Whose Body Was Discovered in Mayes County

DOJ PressMay 20, 20220

A federal grand jury this week indicted a Missouri man for the first degree murder of a woman whose body was found in rural Mayes County in 2020, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. In a fourth superseding indictment, Tre Robert Allen Ackerson, 28, was charged with first degree murder in Indian Country. Prosecutors allege that he took part in kidnapping Jolene Walker Campbell, murdered her, then conspired with others to tamper with witnesses in an effort to obstruct a federal investigation into the murder. The indictment charges Breanna Lynn Sloan, 22, and Ackerson with kidnapping Ms. Walker Campbell between July

Ex-eBay exec pleads guilty to harassing couple whose newsletter raised ire

ReutersApril 25, 20220

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A former eBay Inc security executive pleaded guilty on Monday to harassing a Massachusetts couple who authored a newsletter by arranging anonymous messages on Twitter and home deliveries that included a bloody pig mask and live insects. Jim Baugh, eBay’s former senior director of safety and security, pleaded guilty in Boston federal court to nine counts including conspiracy, stalking through interstate travel and witness tampering. Baugh is one of seven former eBay workers who were charged in 2020 with harassing the married couple in Natick, Massachusetts, behind the newsletter EcommerceBytes. They did so after two

Orange County Woman Found Guilty of Federal Charges in Murder of Man Shot on Boat and Whose Body Was Recovered in Ocean

DOJ PressApril 19, 20220

SANTA ANA, California – A San Juan Capistrano woman was found guilty by a federal jury today of criminal charges in connection with the October 2019 murder of a man whose body was found floating in the Pacific Ocean with bullet and blunt force trauma wounds. Sheila Marie Ritze, 42, was found guilty of two felonies: one count of second-degree murder within in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and one count of making false statements to federal investigators. At her sentencing hearing, which is expected in the coming months, Ritze will face

Tennis Star Whose Father Compared Him To Jesus Christ Wins Legal Battle Over Vaccine, Allowed To Compete

The Daily CallerJanuary 10, 20220

Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic will be allowed to participate in the Australian Open despite his visa being pulled earlier in relation to his vaccination status, multiple sources reported. Federal Circuit Court Judge Anthony Kelly reinstated Djokovic’s visa Monday after it was pulled when the tennis star arrived in Australia because officials said he didn’t qualify for an exemption rule that requires all non-citizens to be vaccinated, the Associated Press reported. Djokovic’s lawyers said he did not need to take the vaccine because he had previously recovered from the virus. Djokovic tweeted a photo with his team standing at the court

Tulsa Man Whose Children Died in a Hot Vehicle Sentenced for Child Neglect

DOJ PressNovember 9, 20210

A Tulsa man was sentenced Monday in federal court for leaving his two children unsupervised for more than four hours, at which time the children gained access to his parked vehicle and died due to extreme heat exposure, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced Dustin Lee Dennis, 33, to 48 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release. Dennis fell asleep on June 13, 2020, only to wake up and discover his two children deceased in the back seat of his pick-up truck. He pleaded guilty on July 13, 2021,