Category: U.S. News
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Hakeem Jeffries, House Dems’ new leader, said Tara Reade’s Biden accusation should be ‘investigated seriously’
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, who was elected Wednesday by House Democrats to succeed Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said during the 2020 presidential election that Tara Reade’s sexual assault allegation against President Biden “needs to be investigated seriously.” Jeffries made headlines in April 2020 after he broke with his party to lend credibility to the…
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Man convicted of killing Dickson Sergeant sentenced in federal court
The United States District Court has sentenced Steven Wiggins to life in prison, plus ten years. The 33-year-old has been convicted for the killing Dickson County Sergeant Daniel Baker. It happened almost four years ago on May 30, 2018. Wiggins faced carjacking and firearms violations that resulted in death on a federal level. He pleaded…
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U.S. military members, Afghans killed in suicide bombings outside Kabul airport
Two suicide bombers and gunmen killed several Marines and injured other American military as well Afghan civilians, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the first attack occurred outside the Abbey Gate in the Kabul…
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College Student Charged With Child Porn Possession
A nearly year-long investigation by the Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) ends with the arrest of a 19-year-old college student on 20 felony counts of child pornography possession. Ethan Edlund – a student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) – surrendered to the Fugitive Apprehension Unit of the Chicago (IL) Police Department on Wednesday afternoon (August 4,…
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Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse
Apple unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused, including by governments looking to surveil their citizens. The tool designed to detected known images of child sexual abuse, called “neuralMatch,” will scan…
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Snapchat is crashing for a lot of people
Snapchat is experiencing a massive issue as of Thursday evening, with more than 125,000 users reporting problems on Downdetector. “I tried logging into the app on my iPhone 12, and now the app just crashes every time I try and open the app.” -Karley from TN Snap acknowledged that there’s a problem in a tweet…
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Woman jumps out of Uber window after alleged kidnapping attempt
The rider told police in Tallahassee, Florida, that she began to worry after her driver refused to let her out of the car. A 19-year-old Florida woman said she was almost kidnapped Wednesday night by her Uber driver as she was heading home from a night out with friends. The alleged victim, Brooke Adkins, said…
Trenton Curtis 