BEIJING – A man admitted on Wednesday that he set a fire that spread through a bus in eastern China and injured 33, entering his plea from a hospital bed wheeled into a courtroom because of his own injuries in the blaze, a court said. Bao Laixu said he started …
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TOKYO – The Japanese government spokesman expressed “extreme indignation’ Sunday over a video purportedly from the Islamic State group that shows a militant beheading hostage Kenji Goto. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the Cabinet was convening an emergency meeting and was rushing to confirm the authenticity of the online …
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PARIS – A Paris court has convicted four members of a short-lived group of charges related to providing logistical support to Chechen jihadis in Syria. The youngest member of the group, Khamzat Ilyasov, 20, was sentenced to five years in prison. It was the harshest sentence in Thursday’s trial as …
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UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations says it is rushing aid to nearly 25,000 people fleeing Ramadi for the second time in a month after the Islamic State group seized the key Iraqi city. The deputy spokesman for the U.N. secretary-general, Farhan Haq, told reporters Tuesday that most of those …
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A former college track and field coach admitted on Tuesday to tricking women into sending him naked photos of themselves. Steve Waithe pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court to 12 counts of wire fraud, one count of cyberstalking, one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud, and one count …
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Matthew Stafford passed for 258 yards and hit Cooper Kupp and Demarcus Robinson for touchdowns, leading the Los Angeles Rams to a 28-20 victory over the freefalling Washington Commanders on Sunday. Kupp’s eight receptions for 111 yards were highlighted by a 62-yard TD catch right after halftime for the Rams …
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Throughout the majority of the 2010s, the New England Patriots were the odds on favorites to advance to and win the Super Bowl. New England ended the 2014 season with a 12-4 record behind another strong campaign from star quarterback Tom Brady. After picking up wins in the divisional and …
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Walt McGrory, a former men’s college basketball player at Wisconsin, died after a battle with bone cancer, his family said in a social media post on Monday. He was 24. McGrory played for the Badgers from 2017 to 2021, seeing action in 37 games. In April 2021, he planned to …
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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith showed support for Russell Wilson after the Denver Broncos decided to bench the quarterback for the final two weeks of the 2023 season. Smith backed up Wilson before the Broncos acquired Wilson in a trade with Seattle prior to the start of the 2022 season. …
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The Baltimore Ravens cruised to their sixth consecutive victory this past Sunday. The 56-19 blowout win over the Miami Dolphins clinched the AFC’s top seed. The Ravens locker room was in celebration mode after the game, with star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. offering some high praise. “It’s everything,” Beckham …
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