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TV presenter cleared of assault
TV presenter Chris Packham has said he has been cleared of assault as he filmed a documentary on illegal bird trapping on the island of Gozo. Packham, 55, appeared in a Maltese court on Thursday […]
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Russia preparing to increase its war on blocked sites
Russia is planning to ban VPNs and Proxies that unblock blocked sites in its war on blocked sites. The Russian government is preparing to scale-up its war on blocked sites by hitting services that provide […]
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‘Facebook killer’ Steve Stephens found dead after car chase
Police say a man suspected of randomly shooting a grandfather on an Ohio street and posting video of the killing to Facebook has taken his own life. Pennsylvania State Police tweeted that Steve Stephens was […]
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Two Arkansas executions stayed but other execution stays are lifted
The Arkansas’ Supreme Court has halted two executions hours before they were scheduled to take place on Monday. In a 4-3 decision, Arkansas’ highest court stayed the executions of Don Davis and Bruce Ward, who […]
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Manhunt for ‘Serial’ killer who posted killing footage on Facebook
Police in Cleveland are searching for a man who fatally shot a “random” victim and posted the footage on Facebook. The suspect, Steve Stephens, later said in a separate video post that he had killed […]
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Arkansas judge blocks lethal injection drug ahead of executions
A judge has blocked Arkansas from using one of three lethal injection drugs the US state planned to use in a series of executions next week. The Supreme Court of Arkansas has also granted an […]
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Trump manifesto man arrested after 10-day manhunt
A fugitive accused of stealing more than a dozen guns and mailing a manifesto to the US president has been arrested after 10 days on the run. Joseph Jakubowski, 32, was found camping on a […]
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Drink driver pleads guilty – but says she was sleepwalking
A woman has blamed sleep-walking after she crashed her car while more than two-and-a-half times the drink-drive limit. Karissa McGarley had downed half a bottle of vodka the night before the early-morning smash in Southwick […]
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‘Black widow’ loses final appeal against death sentence
A Japanese woman who murdered three lovers in a so-called “black widow” case faces execution after the Supreme Court rejected her final appeal. Kanae Kijima, now 42, met the three men, aged 41, 53 and […]
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Doctor faces life in prison for performing female genital mutilation
A doctor in the US city of Detroit has been charged with carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM) on young girls in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the […]