Day: August 1, 2023

Russell Laffitte sentenced to seven years in prison after conviction in Alex Murdaugh’s corruption scheme

9:47 pm August 1, 2023

Former CEO of Palmetto State Bank Russell Laffitte was sentenced to 84 months in prison after being convicted of conspiring with Alex Murdaugh in a years-long scheme that totaled millions of dollars. Laffitte was convicted of conspiring to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud and three counts of misapplication of bank […]

Man spends $14K on realistic collie costume in viral video, lashes out at critics: ‘This is my hobby’

9:12 pm August 1, 2023

A Japanese man who spent thousands of dollars on a realistic collie costume to achieve his lifelong dream of being a dog is responding to critics who seemed disturbed by his hobby. Toco, a Japanese cosplayer, has gone viral on YouTube for videos of himself walking the streets near his home in a highly realistic […]

Pakistan’s PM calls on Afghan Taliban to act against cross-border militant attacks after deadly bombing

9:10 pm August 1, 2023

Pakistan’s prime minister on Tuesday asked neighboring Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to do more to prevent militants from crossing the border to stage attacks such as the massive suicide bombing earlier this week that killed dozens in a border region. The appeal came days after the bomber struck an election campaign rally of supporters of a […]

Poland says airspace violated by 2 Belarusian helicopters

9:07 pm August 1, 2023

Poland’s government said that two Belarusian helicopters entered Poland’s airspace on Tuesday, an incident that comes amid rising tensions along the NATO member’s border with the Russian ally. Warsaw authorities said they would increase Poland’s military presence along the border in response, and that they had summoned Belarus’ top diplomat in Warsaw in protest. NATO […]

Devon Archer ‘absolutely’ revealed a smoking gun about the Bidens, says Rep. Pat Fallon

9:00 pm August 1, 2023

During Devon Archer’s testimony Monday, the former business associate of Hunter Biden claimed that Hunter and Burisma executives “called D.C.” about Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin in 2015, who was ultimately fired. Although many Democratic lawmakers and pundits have defended President Biden, Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, argued Archer’s claims were “absolutely a smoking gun” in the […]