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Police Searching Home Of Las Vegas County Official In Connection To Reporter’s Murder

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Police served search warrants in the 7200 block of Bronze Circle in connection with the slaying of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, police said. German spent months reporting on Robert Telles’ oversight of the office he oversaw and filed public records requests for emails and text messages between Telles and three other county officials. German, 69, was found dead outside his home on Sept. 3. Police believe he was fatally stabbed during an …

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Doomsday Glacier Melt Means Sea Levels Could Rise Dramatically

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Scientists say Antarctica’s so-called “doomsday glacier” could retreat rapidly in the coming years, amplifying concerns over the extreme sea level rise that would accompany its potential demise. Scientists found that the glacier’s base dislodged from the seabed and retreated at a rate of 1.3 miles per year. The Thwaites glacier could retreat rapidly in the near future once it recedes past a seabed ridge that is helping to keep it in check. The Thwaites Glacier, capable of …

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Body of Missing Teacher Found In Memphis

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A body was found behind a vacant duplex, and police said it was confirmed to be Eliza Fletcher, 34, who was abducted late last week. Cleotha Abston, 38, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and first-degree murder in perpetration of kidnapping. Abston appeared before a judge on Tuesday on charges of kidnapping, theft, identity theft, tampering with evidence, and fraudulent use of a credit card on Tuesday. He was issued a $510,000 bond. However, …

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Illegal Immigrant From Hondurus Gets 29 Years For Roll In Violent Crimes

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A Honduran national responsible for multiple violent home invasions in Texas was sentenced to 29 years in prison on Aug. 16. He will not face removal proceedings until after his lengthy 348-month total prison term. Denis Matute was sentenced to 29 years in prison for a home invasion that included a sadistic method. Matute was part of a robbery crew involved in several crimes, including two violent robberies during which they brandished firearms, prosecutors said. One occurred at the A1 Flea Market in Houston. There, the …

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Two Mexican Nationals Here Illegally Kill Sheriff’s Deputy

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ICE confirmed to Fox News on Friday that two Mexican nationals charged with murder were in the country illegally. Alder Alfonso Marin Sotelo, 25, and Arturo Marin Sotelo, 29, are charged with the murder of Wake County K9 Deputy Ned Byrd. Byrd left his dog inside his vehicle moments before he was shot and killed. A third brother Rolando Marin Sotelo, 22, is charged with illegally possessing a weapon. Ned Byrd, a K-9 deputy, was …

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Man Charged In Abduction Of Missing Memphis Teacher

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Police have charged the 38-year-old with abducting Tennessee schoolteacher Elise Fletcher, a granddaughter of billionaires, and they have been looking for her since Friday when she went for a run. Cleotha Abston was charged Sunday with particularly aggravated abduction and altering evidence, hours after police found him in the black SUV, used in connection with Fletcher’s disappearance. The 34-year-old wife and mother of two was out for a run Friday morning when he was forced …

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Child Dies After Father Intentionally Left Him In Hot Car; Police Say

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An Ohio father faces charges after intentionally leaving a child in his car with heat, according to police, killing his 1-year-old son. In a Facebook post, Michael Goodwin, chief of New Philadelphia Police, said the infant was initially taken to an emergency room without consciousness by the father, Landon Parrot, 19. “During an initial investigation, detectives found contradictory accounts provided by the father,” Chief Goodwin wrote. When detectives “told” Parrot about inconsistencies in his story, …

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Nurse That Gave 97-Year-Old Man Muscle Relaxer Charged With Murder

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A Lexington nurse accused of killing a patient was arraigned Friday morning. Eyvette Hunt is charged with killing James Morris when she was working as his nurse. Hunter appeared in jail to face charges at a circuit court hearing. The former nurse was charged with homicide, but defense lawyers withdrew their request to have her officially arraigned on Friday morning. A restraining order issued by Kentuckys nursing board details a day when Hunt would have …

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Woman Killed By Boyfriend For Refusing Abortion

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A day before she was shot dead, Emmanuel Coble took Raquiah King to an abortion clinic, but she refused the procedure, investigators said. Raquiah King, 20, was found dead in Hanover County from a gunshot wound. About a month later, investigators arrested Emmanuel Coble, 27, and charged him with murder, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. An affidavit by King’s mother, Rachel Pender, told investigators that her daughter sent a sonogram image on July 20 that showed a 12-week-old …

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Chairman of Lukoil ‘Falls’ From Moscow Hospital Window And Dies

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Ravil Maganov, the chairman of Russia’s second-largest oil producer Lukoil, died on Thursday after falling from a hospital window, sources said. The circumstances surrounding his death were ‘unclear,’ but it was reported by Russian media that he had suffered a heart attack and was also taking anti-depressants. Maganov had worked in Lukoil since 1993, shortly after the company’s inception, and had overseen its refining, production and exploration, becoming chairman in 2020. At least six other …

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