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Memphis man gets 80 years in prison for raping a woman a year before jogger’s killing
Cleotha Abston, whose history of criminal charges dates back to the 1990s when he was a juvenile, received 40 years in prison for aggravated rape, 20 years for aggravated kidnapping and another 20 years for being a felon in possession of a weapon. The sentences will run consecutively, or one after the other, Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee ruled. Abston, 40, was convicted April 12 of raping a woman while holding her at gunpoint in September 2021.
3 min read - WorldThe Independent
Migrant chaos as hundreds of asylum seekers leave Bibby Stockholm and RAF base
Exclusive: Hundreds of asylum seekers have left or been moved out of RAF Wethersfield and the ‘Bibby Stockholm’ already this year as costs spiral
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The US secretly sent communist-friendly Coca-Cola to a Soviet general in a bid to maintain good ties across the Iron Curtain
Soviet Gen. Georgy Zhukov couldn't get Coca-Cola behind the Iron Curtain, so he asked the US to come up with an alternative solution: "white Coke."
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah this week struck a military post in northern Israel using a drone that fired two missiles. The attack wounded three soldiers, one of them seriously, according to the Israeli military. Hezbollah has regularly fired missiles across the border with Israel over the past seven months, but the one on Thursday appears to have been the first successful missile airstrike it has launched from within Israeli airspace.
5 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
A top NATO general says Russian troops don't have the numbers or the skills to mount a strategic breakthrough in Kharkiv
"The Russians don't have the numbers necessary to do a strategic breakthrough," said Gen. Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
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Trans middle school athlete whose presence stirred protests is accused of sexual harassment
A West Virginia trans athlete at the center of controversy after middle school girls protested her competing with them is now accused of sexually explicit comments to a female teammate.
5 min read - USAssociated Press
California's water tunnel to cost $20 billion. State officials say the benefits are worth it
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration said Thursday it will now cost more than $20 billion to build a giant tunnel aimed at catching more water when it rains and storing it to better prepare for longer droughts caused by climate change. State regulators have been trying to build some version of a water tunnel system for decades. The latest form championed by the Democratic governor is a single giant tunnel, down from two tunnels proposed by his predecessor, Jerry Brown.
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