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[ad_1] Two female Secret Service staff in Obama's duty were seen engaged in a brawl as one of them arrived late. In a bizarre video that is doing the rounds on social media, two female Secret Service agents engaged in a fistfight outside former president Barack Obama's DC mansion. Both of them are part of Obama's security detail and they got in a brawl apparently after the replacement came in late. The brawl took place on May 21 at around 2.30am. Both agents were on duty, but it is not known whether the Obamas were the home. One of the Secret Service agents was reportedly heard calling for a supervisor as she threatened to attack her colleague. "Can I get a supervisor down to Delta two immediately before I whoop this girl's a**,' the agent in the audio said.The Secret […]

[ad_1] An Italian crypto millionaire was caught on camera escaping from the luxury SoHo townhouse after allegedly being tortured for his cryptocurrency password. Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan, a well-known bitcoin trader, was seen barefoot and visibly shaken as he approached an NYPD traffic officer on Friday, according to exclusive footage obtained by NBC New York. Police say the video was taken just moments after he fled the Prince Street property, where he had been held against his will. According to investigators, Carturan endured brutal treatment at the hands of his captors, who were trying to force him to hand over access to his digital fortune. John Woeltz, a Kentucky-based crypto investor often called the “crypto king,” has been arrested and charged with kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, assault, and weapons possession in connection with the incident. William Duplessie, another bitcoin trader, turned […]

[ad_1] Justin Trudeau's choice of shoes at the opening of parliament was questioned on social media. Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was spotted at the opening session of the parliament Tuesday but it was his shoes that raised a storm as many royal fans deemed his choice of shoes disrespectful for an event where King Charles delivered a speech. Trudeau wore a blue suit with green and orange Adidas sneakers, causing X users to complain. “Always the narcissist seeking attention, Trudeau wore green and orange runners,” one user wrote. “What the hell kind of shoes does Trudeau have on?” another reacted."Totally disrespectful - Trudeau is a clown," one comment read."Retirement runners perhaps...? He'll be seated in the front row close to where the King and Queen will be sitting," one wrote, highlighting the impropriety of his shoe selection.His shoes […]

[ad_1] A woman in Louisiana has been charged with manslaughter after she allegedly attacked a man with a bat and left him in the street, where he was fatally struck by two passing cars moments later.The 43 year old Tonnisha Mitchell, is accused of repeatedly hitting Gene Hill, 42, in the head and body with a bat following a heated argument that broke out in her car and continued onto the street just after midnight on Friday, as per the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office.Witnesses told investigators that Hill collapsed to the ground after the violent assault. As Mitchell fled the scene, the severely injured man was unable to get up and was subsequently run over by two vehicles, leading to his death.Authorities quoted by the New York Post said that Mitchell also attempted to destroy evidence in multiple locations after […]

[ad_1] A Republican leader posted a warning for India's economy amid the ongoing H-1B row. Republican leader Virgil Bierschwale who has emerged as a prominent voice against the H-1B visa program that allows US companies to hire skilled people from foreign countries, has sounded a dire warning for the Indian economy. Reacting to the news that India is set to emerge as the 4th largest world economy, the Republican leader said India's economy is built by American corporations. The Republican leader said it is India's mistake that they did not hire Americans to work in America. "India’s mistake. By not hiring Americans to work in America, they have woken a sleeping giant," he said. "Now they are bragging that their economy will soon surpass others not realizing that there (sic) economy is built by American corporations whose executive officers are […]

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he is “playing with fire” as frustration grows over stalled peace talks and Russia’s attacks on Ukraine.In a post on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday, Trump wrote, “What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He’s playing with fire!”Though he did not detail what the really bad things would be, reports from both The Wall Street Journal and CNN suggest the White House is considering fresh sanctions on Moscow as early as this week.Trump’s latest comments come just days after he slammed Putin as “CRAZY” following Russia’s record-breaking drone assault on Kyiv over the weekend, which killed at least 13 people."I've always had a […]

[ad_1] An undated video of the crowd visiting Niagara Falls goes viral. A purported video of the crowd of visitors at Niagara Falls went viral on X as social media users concluded that most of the tourists were from India. The authenticity of the undated video is not verified but it opened a viral debate on South Asians milling around everywhere in America. The viral post, however, did not indicate anything but posted another video claiming that Niagara used to look like this earlier -- with a diversity of tourists."Just incase you haven't visited Niagara Falls lately," the user, a woman, wrote sharing the video. "no way was it Indian day?" one user asked. "That's everyday," the original poster of the video said. "Canada had the second highest Indian population. India is the first," the woman wrote"That's all of America […]

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred. The justices left in place lower court decisions allowing the transfer of the Tonto National Forest land, known as Oak Flat, to Resolution Copper, which plans to mine what it says is the second-largest known copper deposit in the world. The Trump administration has said it will push to complete the transfer. A group known as Apache Stronghold, representing the interests of certain members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, has argued that the land transfer will result in the destruction of the site in violation of its members' religious rights. Apache tribes in Arizona consider Oak Flat, which is dotted with ancient oak groves and traditional plants, essential […]

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI) THE HAGUE: A previously unknown Russian hacking group known as "Laundry Bear" was behind attacks last year on Dutch police, intelligence services in the Netherlands said Tuesday, with sensitive work-related data stolen.The attack last September was part of a wider campaign by the Russian hackers against Western and Nato targets, according to an investigation by Dutch security and intelligence services AIVD and MIVD."We have seen that this hacker group successfully gains access to sensitive information from a large number of (government) organisations and companies worldwide," said MIVD director Peter Reesink."They have a specific interest in countries of the European Union and Nato," he added.Laundry Bear hackers have targeted armed forces, governments and defence contractors as well as IT and service providers in several countries, the Dutch authorities said.They have also tried to hit Dutch high-tech firms […]

[ad_1] France's National Assembly to vote on long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options (Photo: AP) France's lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, is voting Tuesday on a bill to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow across Europe for legal end-of-life options. Tuesday's vote, expected in the late afternoon, is a key legislative step on the contentious and long-debated issue. If approved by a majority of lawmakers, the bill will be sent to the Senate for further debate. The proposed measure defines assisted dying as allowing people to use a lethal substance under certain conditions so that they may take it themselves. Only those whose physical condition doesn't allow them to do it alone would be able to get help from a doctor or a nurse. The bill provides for strict conditions To benefit […]