Month: October 2021

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A Massachusetts man who tried to scam a Covid-19 business aid scheme and faked his own death to evade authorities has been sentenced to 56 months in prison, after David Staveley falsely claimed to co-own four large businesses in need of nearly $544,000 (£399,000) in support from a federal government program. Following the charge last year, Staveley staged a suicide and fled using false identities and stolen license plates.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58847999

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3…………> Afghan National Slammed: Indicted In Fed Court

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A federal grand jury in New York unsealed a superseding indictment today charging an Afghanistan national with federal terrorism-related offenses spanning approximately 2007 to 2009 and stemming from his role as a Taliban commander in Afghanistan.

 Haji Najibullah, aka Najibullah Naim, Abu Tayeb, Atiqullah and Nesar Ahmad Mohammad, 45, of Afghanistan, was previously charged with crimes related to the 2008 kidnapping of an American journalist and two Afghan nationals. In addition to those charges, the superseding indictment charges Najibullah with attacks on U.S. troops conducted by Najibullah and the Taliban fighters under his command, including a June 26, 2008, attack on an American military convoy that killed three U.S. Army servicemembers – Sergeants First Class Matthew L. Hilton and Joseph A. McKay, and Sergeant Mark Palmateer – and their Afghan interpreter, as well as an Oct. 27, 2008, attack that resulted in the shooting down of a U.S. military helicopter. 

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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-taliban-commander-charged-killing-american-troops-2008

On September 29 and 30, 1941, more than 33,000 Jews were executed in the Babi Yar ravine near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv – one of the largest mass murders in the Holocaust. FRANCE 24 looks back at this unspeakable event 80 years on, as plans are finally underway for an official museum honoring the victims’ memory.

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https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210929-the-first-major-massacre-in-the-holocaust-by-bullets-babi-yar-80-years-on

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5………….> China vs Taiwan: Relentless Training?

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A contingent of around 20 special operations and conventional forces has been conducting the training for less than a year, the official, who declined to be identified, as some of the trainers have rotated in and out. The official largely confirmed a Wall Street Journal report which said the training has been going on for at least a year, amid China’s rising verbal threats against the island ally of the United States.

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https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20211008-us-special-operations-forces-secretly-training-taiwan-s-military-says-official

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