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Former MLB player convicted of murder in California home invasion
A former Major League Baseball pitcher has been found guilty of murdering his father-in-law in what prosecutors called a financially motivated attack. Daniel Serafini, 51, was convicted Monday of first-degree murder in the 2021 shooting death of Robert Gary Spohr, 70. The jury also found him guilty of attempted murder of Spohr’s wife, Wendy Wood, and first-degree burglary. According to…
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South Korea Canceling AH-64 Apache Order A Sign Of What’s To Come
News has emerged out of South Korea that the country’s plans for a follow-on buy of 36 AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters have been aborted. These aircraft would have joined 36 AH-64s already procured for Republic of Korea (ROK) service. The Korea Times reports that the $2.2B deal was cancelled after the funding was nearly zeroed out in a supplemental…
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Trump moves to toughen US policy on Cuba
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has instructed his top Cabinet officers to review U.S. policy toward Cuba, ordering them to examine current sanctions and come up with ways to toughen them within 30 days. In a memo Monday, Donald Trump said the reviews should focus on Cuba’s treatment of dissidents, its policies directed at dissidents and restricting financial transactions…
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Exclusive-Local Chinese governments promote ‘zero mileage’ used car exports, inflating sales, growth figures
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s auto industry has inflated car sales for years through a burgeoning government-backed grey market that registers new cars right off the assembly line and then ships them overseas as “used” vehicles. These so-called “zero-mileage” cars have never been driven but they are being exported as used to markets like Russia, Central Asia and the Middle East, allowing…
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This Unstoppable “Magnificent Seven” Member Will Be Wall Street’s First $5 Trillion Stock, and Billionaire Bill Ackman Just Bought the Dip
Amazon has witnessed a nearly threefold rise in valuation over the last few years, as AI has become more of a central part of the company. Amazon continues to invest in various areas of AI that can help accelerate revenue growth and profit margin expansion in the long run. While Amazon stock has recovered from a notable dip last month,…
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Israel Draws Outrage For Seizing Gaza-Bound Aid Boat And Detaining Activists
Israel is drawing fire from rights groups, activists and some politicians for seizing the Gaza-bound “Freedom Flotilla” that carried humanitarian assistance, and forcibly detaining the boat’s dozen civilians in international waters ― calling the move illegal and representative of the Israeli government’s commitmentto destroying the Palestinian territory. The Israeli military seized the “Madleen” in the middle of the night, about…
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This ETF Could Turn $500 Per Month Into a $851,000 Portfolio Paying $30,000 in Annual Dividend Income
Many investors aspire to build a portfolio that can pay them enough in dividends to fund their retirement goals. If you can find stocks that consistently raise their dividends, typically offsetting the impact of inflation and then some, you could find yourself in the enviable position where you can leave your principal investment untouched. Instead, you get to live off…
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Trump pardons former sheriff convicted of bribery
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump issued a pardon on Monday for a former Virginia sheriff who was convicted last year of federal bribery charges, averting prison time for the officer. “Sheriff Scott Jenkins, his wife Patricia, and their family have been dragged through HELL,” Trump posted online, issuing a full and unconditional pardon. “He will NOT be…
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Trump Goes Off Script And Says What He’s Really Thinking About Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis
President Donald Trump on Monday used former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis to question his ability to lead the country, departing from his compassionate sentiments a day earlier. In a rambling response to a reporter’s question at a law enforcement event at the White House, Trump suggested that Biden hid his cancer diagnosis while he was in office, playing into…
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Scientists in a race to discover why the Universe exists
Inside a laboratory nestled above the mist of the forests of south Dakota, scientists are searching for the answer to one of science’s biggest questions: why does the Universe exist? They are in a race for the answer with a separate team of Japanese scientists – who are several years ahead. The current theories of astronomy can’t explain why the…
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