George Nyavor
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A Kentucky motel has been ordered to pay more than $2 million in damages to the family of a man who died from severe burns after taking a 150-degree shower. The Econo Lodge Motel in Erlanger, Kentucky, must compensate the estate of Alex Chronis, a 76-year-old man who sustained third-degree burns from scalding hot water…
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Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami on multiple charges, including one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud. According to CNN, The indictment, filed last week and announced on Friday by the US Attorney’s Office for the…
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A US appeals court has dismissed a challenge to Tennessee’s restrictive drag performance law, reversing a lower court’s decision that had blocked the law from taking effect. The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that the plaintiff, a theater organization named Friends of George’s (FOG), lacked standing to challenge the law’s constitutionality.…
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Pop star Katy Perry is scheduled to testify in court this month as part of a contentious legal battle involving a $15 million real estate transaction with 84-year-old Carl Westcott, the founder of 1-800-FLOWERS. The case centers on Perry’s claims for approximately $6 million in damages related to property repairs and lost rental income. The…
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Hip-hop artist Soulja Boy has filed a defamation lawsuit against controversial YouTube vlogger Tasha K and William The Baddest, following allegations made during an interview posted on Tasha K’s channel. This latest legal action adds to Tasha K’s mounting legal troubles, as she has faced similar lawsuits from Cardi B and Kevin Hart in the…
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been sentenced to 16 years in a Russian penal colony on charges of espionage. The verdict, delivered on Friday, marks a severe turn in the already tense U.S.-Russia relations. The Russian State Prosecutor’s Office had sought an 18-year sentence, but the court handed down a 16-year term instead.…
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An Illinois woman, Sonya Massey, 36, was fatally shot in her home by Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson after she called 911 for help. The tragic incident occurred on July 6, when Massey reported a possible intruder in her Springfield-area home. Attorney Ben Crump, representing Massey’s family, stated that deputies Grayson and another officer…
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A federal indictment unsealed on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, charges Abdul Karim Conteh, 42, a Sierra Leone national, with leading a human smuggling organization that allegedly brought thousands of migrants into the U.S. unlawfully. Conteh was arrested in Tijuana, Mexico, on July 11 at the request of the U.S. and faces extradition to stand trial…
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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has appealed to the US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging a federal injunction that blocks the enforcement of House Bill 4156, a controversial state immigration law. The preliminary injunction, issued last month, prevents Oklahoma from implementing the provisions of HB 4156. Attorney General Drummond stated that HB 4156 is…
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The US Navy has formally exonerated 256 Black sailors who were convicted of mutiny and disobeying orders following the catastrophic explosion at Port Chicago, California, nearly 80 years ago. The explosion, which occurred during World War II, claimed 320 lives, injured 390 others, and caused extensive damage across the San Francisco Bay Area. The exoneration…
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