Tag: violence
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Ten members of the Gambino crime family are set to be arraigned TODAY on racketeering charges: ‘Mobsters’ including Vinny Slick, Uncle Ciccio and the Twin are accused of brutal violence and arson to ‘dominate New York carting and demolition industries’
[ad_1] Ten members and associates of the Gambino crime family were arrested on racketeering charges on Wednesday – after a years-long international operation to bring the alleged criminals to justice. The defendants will be arraigned in Brooklyn Federal Court today – and a scathing 16-count federal indictment and detention documents have now laid bare what…
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Anthony Albanese condemns ‘scourge’ of domestic violence, urges Australians to speak out
[ad_1] Key PointsAlbanese cited figures showing that on average one woman a week is being killed at the hands of someone they know.Advocates and politicians have been calling for urgent action amid an “epidemic” of violence against women. The federal government on Friday announced extra funding to support services for young men to tackle the…
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Violence erupts during Maratha quota stir, homes of 2 MLAs torched
[ad_1] The ongoing agitation seeking reservation for the Maratha community descended into violence and arson on Monday as quota protesters torched, vandalised homes or offices of three MLAs, targeted a municipal council building and disrupted road traffic in Maharashtra, police said. Homes of two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs were set ablaze, while…
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Israel Must “Rein In” Settler Violence, Distinguish Between Hamas and Palestinian People: National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
[ad_1] Israel needs to “distinguish between terrorists and innocent civilians and to protect the lives of innocent civilians,” U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas. Sullivan’s comments to CBS News’s Margaret Brennan came as the war reached a new stage this weekend, as Israel expanded its ground forces…
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Inside the occupied West Bank as violence soars – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] While the eyes of the world are on what’s happening in Gaza, violence has been flaring in the occupied West Bank. Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces had already been intensifying. Now there are fears it will become a new front. Our foreign affairs correspondent Secunder Kermani has been to the Nur Shams refugee…
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From ‘Goodfellas’ to ‘Flower Moon’: How Scorsese Has Rethought Violence
[ad_1] Of all the haunting images and disturbing sounds that permeate Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” none is more upsetting than the guttural cry from Mollie Burkhart (Lily Gladstone), a tortured wail of rage and grief that escapes her reserved visage when tragedy strikes. And it often does: “Killers” tells the true story,…
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U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Condemning Violence Against Civilians In Israel-Hamas War
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday to condemn all violence against civilians in the Israel-Hamas war and to urge humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, saying it was too early to craft an appropriate Security Council response to the crisis. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the council needs to…
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Palestinian Militants: Three Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in fresh West Bank violence
[ad_1] JERUSALEM: Israeli troopskilled three Palestinian gunmen in West Bank violence on Friday, Palestinian health officials said, in the latest deaths in a months long surge of violence in the occupied territory. In a video circulated on social media, a lone gunman opened fire at an Israeli car in broad daylight on a busy street…
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Opinion: More action needed on campus gender-based violence
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Columnists Published Oct 03, 2023 • 3 minute read Rajan Sawhney, Advanced Education Minister, file photo. Photo by Gavin Young /Postmedia Article content Across Alberta, untold stories of pain, fear, and injustice persist on our campuses. These are the stories of students whose lives have been deeply affected by sexual and…
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U.N. approves sending international force to Haiti to help quell gang violence
[ad_1] United Nations — The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to approve sending a multinational force to Haiti with the goal of combatting extreme gang violence that has spiraled in recent years. With 13 votes in favor, the Security Council approved sending a one-year, non-U.N. force that will be led by Kenya, which has committed to…
