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NEW: Danville City Council member Larry Campbell tells me that 60% of Councilman Vogler's body was burned in yesterday's attack

31.07.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Virginia city councilman doused in gasoline and lit on fire in attack at his office Police said that a man confronted Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler before dousing him in flammable liquid and setting him on fire.

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30.07.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

BREAKING: Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler was doused in gasoline and set on fire, according to police.

30.07.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Connecticut's child welfare agency defends itself in alleged stepmom captivity case On Feb. 17, a 32-year-old man escaped his home after setting it on fire. He claims his stepmom held him captive for more than 20 years.

Amid withering criticism that it failed to intervene, Connecticut’s child welfare agency fired back that it simply did not have β€œsufficient evidence” at the time to remove a 32-year-old man who claims his stepmom held him captive for decades.

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30.07.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Illinois man who stabbed 6-year-old Palestinian boy to death dies in prison Joseph Czuba, 73, was serving a 53-year sentence for a 2023 hate crime that shocked the nation in the days after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel.

Joseph Czuba, who stabbed a 6 year old Palestinian American boy to death in the days after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, has died in prison, according to authorities.

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26.07.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: A federal judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from custody. A second judge’s order blocks ICE from detaining him in Tennessee.

23.07.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Astronomer CEO resigns after Coldplay 'kiss cam' scandal When a "kiss cam" displayed a blond woman and a silver-haired man at a Coldplay concert on Wednesday, the woman ran off and the man ducked out of the frame setting off a viral frenzy.

BREAKING: Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigns, days after Coldplay "kiss cam" moment

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Diddy supporters and critics clashing outside the courthouse. The

02.07.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Diddy supporters are spraying baby oil on each other shortly after today’s verdict was reached.

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Met by his wife and AOC, Mahmoud Khalil has returned to the NYC metropolitan area

21.06.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Slurs, 911 calls and a crossbow: Records detail neighborhood disputes before Jonathan Joss’ killing Joss, the voice actor best known as John Redcorn from β€œKing of the Hill,” was fatally shot in front of his home on Sunday.

The husband Jonathan Joss believes the actor was killed because he was gay.

But police dispute the killing was motivated by hate.

Conversations with Joss' husband, neighbors and police reports paint a complicated picture of what led to Joss' tragic death.

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04.06.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Todd and Julie Chrisley's pardons came after intervention by their daughter Attorney Alex Little said he supplied President Donald Trump with a binder filled with court documents and testimonials to convince him to release the couple.

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28.05.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Mother of murdered son in gay bar slayings finds long-awaited peace in sentencing Linda Clary's son, John Umbeger, was one of two men murdered in a drug-induced robbery scheme that plagued New York City's gay bars in 2021 and 2022.

Linda Clary spent three years relentlessly pressing the NYPD, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, the mayor's office, the media and anyone who would listen, determined to ensure that her son's case was not forgotten.

She can now finally rest.

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24.05.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Three men sentenced to decades in prison for murder in NYC gay bar drugging scheme Two men β€” 25-year-old Julio Ramirez and 33-year-old John Umberger β€” were murdered in connection with the scheme.

BREAKING: Three men are sentenced to decades in prison for murder in NYC gay bar drugging scheme www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-c...

21.05.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Three men sentenced to decades in prison for murder in NYC gay bar drugging scheme Two men β€” 25-year-old Julio Ramirez and 33-year-old John Umberger β€” were murdered in connection with the scheme.

BREAKING: Three men are sentenced to decades in prison for facilitating a years-long drug-induced robbery scheme at New York City gay bars that killed two men.

21.05.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

I would love for someone to research how much time the average person spends per year having to go through two-factor authentication

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Newark mayor arrested at ICE detention facility in New Jersey for alleged trespassing Ras Baraka is one of six major Democratic candidates competing in the gubernatorial primary on June 10.

Newark mayor arrested at ICE detention facility in New Jersey for alleged trespassing

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09.05.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal workers spoke to reporters after DOGE fired them. Now they face investigation. At least half a dozen USAID employees are facing threats of "disciplinary action" for speaking to reporters after they thought they had been fired.

Federal workers were told they were fired. They talked to the press about it. Then the Trump admin said they're being investigated for talking to the press without authorization and might be fired now.

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09.05.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Massachusetts police hold girl's face to the ground as ICE arrests her mother, video shows In Massachusetts, where the incident occurred, local police are generally prohibited from assisting ICE with immigration enforcement.

Police in Worcester, Massachusetts, held a young girl's face to the ground as ICE agents detained her mother on Thursday, video shows.

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09.05.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 'R-word,' embraced by Joe Rogan and Elon Musk, inches back into the mainstream Many still consider the word a disability slur, and while its use has percolated in the comedy world for years, only recently has it β€” and discussion of its return β€” become more common.

A great read on a disturbing trend by @pilarmelendez.bsky.social for @nbcnews.com

Can we all agree to just not say it?

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08.05.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happening at Columbia University right now

07.05.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. deporting group of migrants to Libya on military plane, officials say Libya’s provisional government denied in a post on social media that any coordination of deportations with the U.S. had taken place.

BREAKING: The Trump administration is planning to send a group of undocumented immigrants to Libya as early as this week

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07.05.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Supreme Court allows Trump to implement transgender military ban The blanket ban, expanding on a similar policy Trump proposed in his first term, has been blocked nationwide by lower courts.

BREAKING: Supreme Court allows President Trump to implement a ban on transgender people serving in the military

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06.05.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Simone Biles, Jenna Ortega and Lisa Hit Met Gala After-Parties

Mayor Eric Adams was at Casa Cipriani last night for a Met Gala after-party www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/s...

06.05.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Attorney accused of rape and torture built what appears to be a false persona of wealth and power Prosecutors allege Ryan Hemphill tortured and raped at least six women inside his midtown Manhattan apartment over five months.

Ryan Hemphill flashed a JD, an MBA, ownership of a private equity firm and a role at the UN to prey on the women he tortured and raped at his NYC apartment, prosecutors said last week.

His prestige appears to be fiction.

Exclusive for @nbcnews.com

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30.04.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Columbia protesters are a no-show after plans for new encampments were revealed A group was expected to demonstrate against the war in Gaza by setting up the first campus encampment since students took over a university building last spring.

Columbia protesters were a no-show today after NBC News reported activists’ plans for new encampments this week

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24.04.2025 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Columbia University students plan to build tent encampments this week, sources say Plans were discussed in a meeting Tuesday night in Brooklyn, where participants wore masks and only identified themselves by their Signal handles.

Scoop: Columbia University students plan to build tent encampments this week to protest the war in Gaza, according to a recording of a meeting to plan the action shared with @NBCNews

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Columbia signed on after our original story was published

22.04.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Supreme Court appears poised to rule for parents who objected to LGBTQ content in elementary schools Some parents in Montgomery County, Md. say they have a religious right to ensure their children aren't exposed to LGBTQ books in the classroom.

BREAKING: Supreme Court appears poised to rule for parents who objected to books with LGBTQ content in elementary schools

from @lawrencehurley.bsky.social

www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

22.04.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Over 150 college presidents sign letter rebuking 'government overreach' Presidents from each Ivy League school β€” except for Columbia and Dartmouth β€” signed onto the letter.

Over 150 colleges sign letter accusing the Trump administration of "government overreach."

Notably absent from the signatories? Columbia University

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22.04.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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