George Nyavor
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A man once revered as a trailblazer in cancer research, Dr. Cornelius Packard “Dusty” Rhoads, held a secret so dark it still casts a shadow over American medical history. In 1931, Rhoads — a celebrated pathologist and future director of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — was sent to Puerto Rico under the auspices of…
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In the ongoing federal trial against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, what was expected to be a landmark RICO case—one that might expose a sprawling criminal enterprise—seems to be steadily narrowing in scope. At this point in the proceedings, the prosecution appears to be leaning heavily into allegations of domestic violence, as evidenced by the…
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Homeland Security special agent Gerard Gannon took the stand this week in a highly scrutinized federal case involving Sean “Diddy” Combs, providing detailed testimony about the provocative and potentially incriminating items discovered during the March 2024 raid of Combs’ luxurious Star Island residence in Miami, Florida. Gannon, the tenth witness to testify, walked jurors through…
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Legal professionals and international watchdogs are sounding the alarm over a growing illegal organ trafficking industry in Africa. Human rights advocates are warning that impoverished individuals are being targeted and exploited to fuel a multi-billion-dollar underground market. According to a 2018 investigation by Deutsche Welle (DW), Nigerian human rights lawyer Frank Tietie described the trade…
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Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez has been named as a defendant in a new federal lawsuit alleging copyright infringement for posting unlicensed paparazzi photos of herself on social media platforms Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). The complaint, filed by professional photographer Edwin Blanco and Backgrid USA, Inc., accuses Lopez of unlawfully reproducing and displaying copyrighted…
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In a significant development in the ongoing federal investigation into Sean “Diddy” Combs, Regina Ventura, the mother of singer Cassie Ventura, took the stand Tuesday and testified that Combs allegedly threatened to release explicit videos of her daughter in 2011 unless he was paid$20,000. The testimony was delivered during federal proceedings scrutinizing alleged sexual misconduct,…
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Jarred Dwayne Shaw, a 34-year-old professional basketball player from Dallas, Texas, was arrested earlier this month in Indonesia after authorities allege he attempted to smuggle 132 cannabis-infused candies into the country. If convicted, Shaw could face the death penalty by firing squad under Indonesia’s notoriously strict drug laws. Shaw, who played college basketball at Oklahoma…
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American Airlines is facing growing scrutiny after an incident involving a Black first-class passenger who alleges she was the only traveler in the premium cabin denied a meal during a recent flight. The passenger, a social media influencer known as @johbidoo_official, has publicly questioned whether racial bias played a role in what she describes as…
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The federal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs entered the end of its first week with a contentious cross-examination of the prosecution’s central witness, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura. The defense sought to undermine her credibility by introducing audio evidence and scrutinizing her personal history, as both sides continue to battle over the narrative that will shape the…
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During a tense day of cross-examination, attorneys representing Sean “Diddy” Combs introduced a series of explicit emails and text messages exchanged between the music mogul and his former partner Cassie Ventura. The defense aimed to portray their long-term relationship as complex and emotionally entangled, countering Ventura’s claims of coercion and abuse. Cassie Ventura, who has…
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