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Jun 25 2023
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Family ‘devastated’ after mementos removed from Brittanee Drexel memorial in Myrtle Beach
Mementos recently taken from a memorial honoring Brittanee Drexel has left members of the murder victim’s family “devastated.” That’s according to a June 24 Facebook post by Myrtle Beach officials, who said tokens were placed at the memorial in Grand Park were removed unintentionally through a local clean-up effort. “The removal of these items has devastated the Drexel family,” city leaders
The Sun NewsJun 27 2023
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Actor Julian Sands confirmed dead after going missing on winter hike in California
British actor Julian Sands, known for his roles in the 1985 costume drama A Room With a View and the Warlock horror movies, has been confirmed dead after going missing months ago while hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains outside of Los Angeles. He was 65. The news was confirmed Tuesday by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Coroner Department: "On Saturday, June 24, 2023, at about 10 a.m.,
Yahoo NewsMay 19 2023
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Two construction workers missing after five-alarm blaze in North Carolina
Two construction workers are missing after a massive five-alarm blaze broke out in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday, according to officials. “With the extensive structural damage, the search process can be lengthy,” the Charlotte Fire Department said in a statement on their official Twitter account. “We can not confirm a loss of life.” The Charlotte Fire Department received calls about a
NBC News DigitalJun 23 2023
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Celtics’ Brad Stevens gets emotional talking Marcus Smart trade
BOSTON — Marcus Smart no longer plays for the Boston Celtics. That’ll take some getting used to for those with an affinity or affiliation with the C’s considering Smart has been a fixture of the franchise since getting drafted in 2014. In a stunning move, the Celtics shipped Smart to the Grizzlies as part of the three-team deal that landed them Kristaps Porzingis from the Wizards. Smart
MassLive.comJun 27 2023
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DOJ Says Jeffrey Epstein Was Given Every ’Opportunity to Take His Own Life’
Much has already been disclosed about the Metropolitan Correctional Center’s embarrassing failures to keep Jeffrey Epstein alive while he was in federal custody in 2019 — obvious shortcomings like pulling him off suicide watch too early or the guards on watch the night of his death falling asleep on the job. But on Tuesday, as another round of Epstein reporting trickles in via unrelated court
New York MagazineJun 25 2023
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Top White House Officials React to Wagner Mercenary Uprising
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference at the Department of State in Washington on April 11, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times) Russia’s Wagner mercenary group headed back to their bases are withdrawing from the Russian city of Rostov on Sunday, while U.S. officials said that Wagner’s recent challenge represents an unprecedented threat to the Kremlin. In an
The Epoch TimesJun 27 2023
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Watchdog report shows negligence, misconduct at N.Y. prison where Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide
Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier accused of orchestrating a sex-trafficking ring involving girls, died by suicide and not foul play, according to a watchdog report released nearly four years after his death that highlighted negligence, misconduct and other failures at the New York jail. Epstein, 66, was able to kill himself amid lax oversight at the Metropolitan Correctional Center a
Los Angeles TimesJun 15 2023
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Massive hack of Oregon DMV system puts estimated 3.5 million driver license and ID card info at risk, officials say
The Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed Thursday that an estimated 3.5 million driver’s license and identification card files were compromised when the agency was hacked two weeks ago.
Agency spokesperson Michelle Godfrey said Thursday that the agency realized on Monday — four days ago — that the breach had extended to about 90% of the state’s driver’s license and ID card
The OregonianJun 27 2023
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New Justice Dept. Report Details 'Serious Failures' That Led to Jeffrey Epstein's Suicide
An extensive and detailed 128-page report from the U.S. Department of Justice details “numerous and serious failures” that allowed Jeffrey Epstein to die by suicide while in the care of New York’s Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in 2019. A timeline chronicling Epstein’s arrest on July 6, when federal prosecutors charged the financier who abused dozens of girls as young as 14 and 15 with
RollingStone.comMay 21 2023
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McGehee police capture escaped prisoner
McGEHEE, Ark. – Authorities from multiple agencies in southeast Arkansas captured a prisoner who escaped Friday night. McGehee Police Department said officers, with the help of the Drew and Desha County Sheriff’s Offices, captured 30-year-old Dwight Overbea after he escaped from the McGehee City Jail. Authorities said Overbea was captured at a residence in McGehee around 3:45 p.m. Saturday. He
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