Archive for March 4, 2024
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira agrees to accept 16-year prison sentence
Former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira agreed Monday that he caused one of the most extraordinary leaks of national defense secrets in years and agreed to accept a prison sentence of 16 years. According to the signed plea agreement filed with the court, Teixeira, 22, agreed to plead guilty to all six counts charging…
Read MoreFrench police arrest activists after break-in at ‘forever chemicals’ plant
Around 300 people from the Extinction Rebellion and Youth for Climate groups cut through fences to reach the Arkema site at Pierre-Benite factory near Lyon in southeast France, a spokesman for the organisers said. Once inside they deployed banners and spray-painted graffiti including “PFAS tell the truth” and “Arkema is poisoning us”. Police counted around…
Read MoreFour arrested teenagers were planning terror attack on Brussels concert venue
The four teenagers (aged between 15 and 18) arrested on Sunday on suspicion of terrorism likely wanted to carry out an attack on an unnamed concert venue in Brussels and reportedly even had a concrete date for their plans. In two investigations by the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Dendermonde Prosecutor’s Office, four people…
Read MorePanel Investigating Maine’s Deadliest Mass Shooting To Hear Testimony From More Victims
An independent commission investigating the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history is about to hear from more family members of the victims of the tragedy. The commission, established by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, is reviewing the facts surrounding the Oct. 25 shootings that killed 18 people in a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston.…
Read MoreNewly Enlarged Nato Starts Drill In Finland, Norway And Sweden In Defense Of Its Nordic Turf
NATO kicked off an exercise on Monday to defend its newly expanded Nordic territory when more than 20,000 soldiers from 13 nations take part in drills lasting nearly two weeks in the northern regions of Finland, Norway and Sweden. With over 4,000 Finnish soldiers taking part, the Norway-led Nordic Response 2024 represents the NATO newcomer’s…
Read MoreMasked Shooters Kill 4 People And Injure 3 At An Outdoor Party In California, Police Say
A group of men in masks opened fire at an outdoor party in central California, killing four people and injuring three others Sunday evening, police said. Police responded to a reported shooting around 6 p.m. in King City and found three men with gunshot wounds who were pronounced dead in a front yard, the King…
Read MorePoland: Three children among 19 people injured after car hits crowd at tram stop
At least 19 people have been injured, including three children, after a car struck a crowd of people waiting at a tram stop in Poland. The car then collided with three other vehicles as the driver tried to flee, according to police. Two people were reportedly critically injured in the incident in the northwest city…
Read MoreHaiti declares state of emergency, imposes nighttime curfew amid surging violence
The Haitian government declared the 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday evening and imposed a curfew from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. in an effort “to restore the order and to take appropriate measures in order to regain control of the situation,” according to a press release. The government cited “the deterioration in security, particularly…
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