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Gunmen Threaten Lionel Messi and Attack His In-Laws’ Business
In Argentina, gunmen on motorbikes shot up a store owned by Lionel Messi’s in-laws and left a threatening note for the soccer star. “We’re waiting for you, Messi. Javkin is a drug dealer.” The message was written on a piece of cardboard and left in front of the Unico shop in Rosario, Argentina, early on…
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Mortgage Application Demand Sinks to 28-Year Low
According to a poll by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), demand for mortgage loan applications dropped 5.7% in the last week of February, and the industry body pointed the blame squarely at increased interest rates. “The 30-year fixed rate went up to 6.71 percent last week, which is the highest it has been since November…
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House Ethics Committee Investigates GOP’s George Santos
The House Ethics Committee said on Thursday that it would start an investigation into Republican Rep. George Santos, a New York congressman who has been in trouble because he has lied and exaggerated about his resume and personal life. The bipartisan committee leaders stated that the panel had decided unanimously to establish a subcommittee to…
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Squash Coach Claims Ritzy Country Club Allowed Pervasive Sexual Harassment
On Thursday, the squash coach filed a federal retaliation complaint against a $170,000-a-year New York country club that fired her after she reported about a “sexually hostile work environment for women.” Natalie Grainger said in her complaint that she was one of the most decorated squash pros in U.S. history. She said that she started…
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Amoeba Possibly Found in Drinking Water Killed a Man in Florida
According to health officials, a man in Florida died from a “brain-eating” amoeba he presumably acquired from tap water. The individual, whose identity has not been disclosed, died last week from an amoeba called Naegleria fowleri. But do not stop drinking from the tap just yet. It is suspected that he caught the condition by…
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Feds Claim 2 Kansas Guys Illegally Exported Aviation Tech to Russia
According to an indictment from the Justice Department, two individuals were arrested in Kansas City on Thursday for their alleged roles in a scheme to ship equipment to Russia unlawfully. Cyril Buyanovsky, 59, and Douglas Robertson, 55, allegedly circumvented U.S. export rules to provide Russian enterprises with “Western avionics equipment” for their aircraft. They repaired…
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Employee of Amtrak Dropped Work to Protest in the Capitol
The feds believe that a MAGA-fied Amtrak employee skipped work and went by train from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. to storm the U.S. Capitol with a mob of Trump fans. According to a criminal complaint unsealed on Thursday, Ronald Andrulonis shared a selfie he took during the Capitol riot with employees. The photograph was given…
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1983 Murder Suspect Kills Himself Following Interview With Detective
On Wednesday, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office disclosed that an Oregon man killed himself last month after being examined by police in connection with a 1983 homicide. 70-year-old Randal “Randy” McEvers was found dead on February 8. Detectives were looking into McEvers as a possible suspect in the demise of his wife, Nancy. Later that…
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Georgia Senate Rejects Attempt to Allow Atlanta’s Whitest Area to Secede
Two legislation that would have authorized the whitest and wealthiest part of Atlanta to secede and form its own city were defeated by the Georgia Senate on Thursday, a day after the administration of Governor Brian Kemp questioned the legitimacy of the proposal in a note to lawmakers. The legislation to establish Buckhead City failed…
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Ozy Media Closes After Founder’s Fraud Arrest
On Wednesday, the struggling media company Ozy Media said it is stopping operations “immediately” because of “present operational and legal issues.” The legal challenges undoubtedly allude to last week’s arrest of founder and CEO Carlos Watson in New York City on fraud allegations. A detention memo acquired by The Daily Beast accused Watson of deceiving…