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[ad_1] Chris Timmons: So, there’s a couple of reasons.I think you’re going to find that, with regard to some of the individuals listed in the special purpose grand jury’s report, that they have cut deals with the state. In other words, they have flipped them. And as a part of being flipped, they were offered immunity.I think some of it also is, you have got a wide-ranging indictment. It’s about 98 pages’ long with 19 defendants in it. It’s not uncommon when you have got a massive criminal scheme to narrow it. I did a cocaine RICO conspiracy here in…

[ad_1] Lisa Lyon — a game changer in professional women’s bodybuilding — has died, TMZ has learned. A close friend who has been helping Lisa and her family tells us, Lisa died Friday at her home in the San Fernando Valley, where she was in hospice care. We’re told the cause of death was stomach cancer. Lisa famously posed for Playboy back in 1980, and the year before she won the first International Federation of Bodybuilders Woman’s World Pro Bodybuilding Championship. It was a huge achievement that really put women’s bodybuilding on the map. She became a staple on the…

[ad_1] World leaders attending the G20 summit in New Delhi which starts tomorrow must substantially increase international assistance and provide debt relief to vulnerable states to help deliver urgently needed climate justice and avoid a potentially catastrophic failure to safeguard human rights, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty International is calling on G20 leaders to deliver on previous climate finance pledges they have so far failed to honour, and to adopt new commitments, including comprehensive relief for countries in debt distress. The debt crisis threatens people’s rights to adequate food, clothing and housing, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,…

[ad_1] Women play a crucial role in peacebuilding as they focus on reconciliation, economic development, education, and transitional justice, according to the United States Institute of Peace. Studies have even found that when women are involved in peace agreements, peace is 35% more likely to last a minimum of 15 years. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, women have been fighting for peace in Europe’s second-largest country. One key way they’ve been doing so is through art and culture. The power of the sunflower Sunflowers are Ukraine’s national flower representing peace and resilience. They have a long history of…

[ad_1] We’re not quite to the point where retailers are putting bubblegum behind lock and key – but we’re getting close!Following Walgreens, Dollar Tree, and Whole Foods’ efforts to protect themselves, Giant Foods is locking up its Health and Beauty Care (HBC) items at a Washington D.C. location and putting private label items in their place in an effort to prevent theft, the company said.Giant reportedly plans to remove Tide laundry detergent, Schick razor blades, Dove soap, Degree deodorant, and Pantene shampoo from its Alabama Avenue store. In addition, it will also begin receipt-checking. “The retail theft that we are experiencing…

[ad_1] Cuban authorities said they arrested 17 people in connection to a human-trafficking ring that allegedly coaxed young Cuban men to fight for Russia against Ukraine. Earlier this week, the Cuban foreign ministry exposed a Russian trafficking operation used to entice Cubans into the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine. Cuba condemned the recruitment racket and the interior ministry said authorities were working to “neutralize and dismantle” the network. On Thursday evening, César Rodríguez,  a colonel with Cuba’s interior ministry, said 17 people had been arrested, including the “internal organizer” of the ring, reported Reuters. Rodriguez said the group leader relied on…

[ad_1] Now that she’s cleared of any potential charges, Cardi B is popping her ish over that Vegas mic-throwing incident, and she’s standing by her actions!!! Cardi popped up on “The Breakfast Club” Friday, and recalled the violent July incident with much detail … but admitted she was initially quiet because she thought the incident would land her in jail!!! 😬 TMZ Hip Hop broke the story, Cardi was cleared in August after the criminal investigation determined there was no reason to charge her. Play video content 7/29/23 SplashNews.com Cardi recalled the scorching Vegas temperatures playing a factor in her…

[ad_1] Latest Abduction in Pattern of Enforced Disappearances The Iraqi government should take steps to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a US-based scholar who was kidnapped in Iraq on March 21, 2023, four organizations including Amnesty International said today. Tsurkov, a dual Russian and Israeli citizen, is a doctoral student in the Politics Department at Princeton University in the US. New Lines Magazine reported that she was in Iraq conducting field research on Shia movements in Iraq when she was kidnapped in the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad. Her family said that she had emergency spinal surgery to treat a herniated disc eight…

[ad_1] Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is pulling out all the stops to win re-election. In the lead-up to Saturday’s polls, the 61-year-old has handed out deeds to plots of land that are yet to be reclaimed from shallow lagoons, promised a 40 percent wage rise for the country’s bloated public sector, and even waived all fees for parking violations accumulated over the past five years. Yet, a victory for Solih, who has sought closer ties with India, appears far from certain. The incumbent faces stiff competition from the pro-China mayor of the capital, Male, Mohamed Muiz, in a crowded…

[ad_1] The stylistic use of red in the film as it pertains to Heather’s coming-of-age journey and her relationship with Jonny is striking. Why was that visual motif important to incorporate for you?I come from a pretty visual background being a filmmaker, but also from being a music video director, and being a cinematographer on almost all of my projects. It was really important to me that there was this same kind of atmosphere and mood and feeling in the film.Early on, red really came to the fore as an important use of color in this film, and using it…