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Month: August 2023

Drexel University men’s basketball player found dead inside on-campus apartment

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A member of Drexel University’s men’s basketball team died on Wednesday, school officials stated. According to the university, Terrence Butler, a rising junior in the College of Engineering and member of the men’s basketball team, passed away in his on-campus apartment. “On

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The Islamic State group says its leader was killed by militants in Syria and names his successor

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group has announced the death of its little-known leader, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurayshi, who headed the extremist organization since November. A new leader was named to replace him. Thursday’s announcement did not say when al-Qurayshi was killed. He was the fourth IS leader to

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Ukraine says density of Russian mines is ‘insane’ as it plays down counteroffensive expectations

By Tim Lister, Julia Kesaieva and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — A week after US officials said Ukraine was deploying extra troops to its counteroffensive, movement is limited on the southern front lines with fighting concentrated in two parts of Zaporizhzhia region, according to available videos and statements from official sources. At the same time,

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US military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels, American officials told The Associated

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Trump allies who ‘orchestrated’ plan to tamper with voting machines face charges in Michigan

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan attorney and supporter former President Donald Trump has been charged in connection with voting machines in Michigan following the 2020 election, according to court records. Stefanie Lambert is the third suspect to be charged in the case involving accessing and tampering with voting machines.

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Man is charged with cheating Home Depot stores out of $300,000 with door-return scam

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Connecticut man was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states, taking expensive doors and then returning them without a receipt, federal prosecutors allege. Alexandre Henrique Costa-Mota, 26, of West Hartford, Connecticut, was detained without bail after a judge entered not-guilty pleas on

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