Day: July 20, 2023

Memphis firefighter killed in arson fire, authorities seek suspect

11:10 pm July 20, 2023

Authorities searched on Thursday for the person who set a fire that killed a Memphis firefighter and sent three others to the hospital. The Memphis Fire Department said arson was to blame for a fire late Tuesday that killed Lt. Jeffrey Norman and injured three other firefighters when they were trapped inside a burning house. […]

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Former Venezuelan spy chief denies smuggling over 6 tons of cocaine into Mexico, US

11:08 pm July 20, 2023

A former Venezuelan spy chief and longtime adviser to the country’s late leader Hugo Chávez pleaded not guilty Thursday in a New York courtroom to decade-old drug trafficking charges, a day after his extradition from Spain. Retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal, 63, agreed during an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court to remain behind bars […]

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Wisconsin woman who killed husband dies in prison, commencing homicide investigation

11:06 pm July 20, 2023

The death of a 68-year-old inmate who was serving a life sentence at a central Wisconsin prison for the 2006 killing of her husband is being investigated as a homicide, police said. Guards found Cindy Schulz-Juedes unresponsive Wednesday in her cell at the Taycheedah Correctional Institution, and efforts to revive her were unsuccessful, the Wisconsin […]

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Broadway dodges massive strike as Hollywood’s writers, actors continue on

11:04 pm July 20, 2023

Broadway and the touring theater community seem to have avoided a labor disruption like the one that has silenced the film and television industry. ‘THE CHOSEN’ GETS WAIVER TO CONTINUE FILMING DURING HOLLYWOOD STRIKE The Broadway League and Disney Theatrical Productions, which represent producers, and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees announced Thursday they […]

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US ambassador to China among those hacked in Beijing-linked operation

11:04 pm July 20, 2023

U.S. ambassador to China Nicholas Burns was among those hacked in a cyber-espionage operation linked to Beijing, Fox News has confirmed.  The alleged spying operation, first disclosed last week, is believed to have compromised hundreds of thousands of U.S. government emails. Burns and Daniel Kritenbrink, the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia, are believed […]

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