The Detroit Lions made a significant move to bolster their defense just before the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday. Former Pro Bowl defensive lineman Za’Darius Smith has been traded from the Cleveland Browns to Detroit, according to multiple reports. The Browns are also including a seventh-round draft pick in the deal and will get back a fifth-round pick and a sixth-round pick. The Browns acquired Smith in a trade with the Minnesota Vikings ahead of the 2023 season. They then signed him to a two-year, $23.5 million extension this offseason. Smith made his third Pro Bowl in his lone season…
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A fresh political storm has engulfed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the arrest of a number of people in connection with an alleged leak of classified documents from his office. The documents in question are alleged to be Hamas military strategy documents, found by Israeli military intelligence in Gaza and subsequently manipulated by suspects within, or close to, the prime minister’s office and defence establishment. The documents are then said to have been leaked to the German newspaper, Bild, and the UK’s Jewish Chronicle, just as a potential ceasefire deal for Gaza, which ultimately failed, was being hammered out…
Election Day in the United States is now often considered Election Week, as each state follows its own rules and practices for counting ballots — not to mention the legal challenges — that can delay the results. But the truth is, nobody knows how long it will take for the winner to be announced this time. While it is not unusual for results to take time in a presidential race, 2024 will see some changes that could delay answers for voters. Changes to voter ID laws and the early voting process in North Carolina could slow vote counts. Meanwhile, laws…
By Caribbean News Global USA / THE CARIBBEAN – On October 31, the United States and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) co-hosted a high-level interagency coordination meeting to strengthen US-Caribbean cooperation to counter firearms trafficking through the CARICOM Crime Gun Intelligence Unit (CGIU). “Convened under the auspices of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) in Washington DC, the US delegation included representatives from the National Security Council, Office of the Vice President, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, and Department of Commerce. Caribbean participants included the leadership of the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS)…
Reason (Sizwe Alakine) Celebrates His First SAMA In 20 Years. After two decades of relentless passion, lyrical mastery, and unwavering perseverance, Sizwe Alakine, known to fans as Reason, finally clinched his first South African Music Award (SAMA). Reason (Sizwe Alakine) Celebrates His First SAMA In 20 Years His long journey to this pinnacle of recognition has been nothing short of extraordinary, filled with dedication and an unyielding drive that’s earned him respect across the South African music landscape. Reflecting on this milestone, Reason shared his excitement with fans, expressing both gratitude and disbelief. “My first ever SAMA award after 20…
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Jameson Williams is poised to make his return to the Detroit Lions after serving a two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing substances policy. While the specifics of what the league found remain unclear, Williams has used this time away from the field to focus on his conditioning and prepare for his comeback.Head coach Dan Campbell expressed optimism about Williams’ readiness to rejoin the team, stating, “He couldn’t be out there in practice, but he was here training. We had him running, he’s in the meetings, all of that. He’s really been here, and honestly, we’re throwing him back in…
Prosecutors say Saxonian Separatists group sought to target ‘unwanted groups of people by means of ethnic cleansing’.Eight suspected members of a right-wing hardline group have been arrested in Germany and Poland on charges of promoting conspiracy theories and militarily training for the collapse of state order, prosecutors said. More than 450 police and security officers conducted raids in 20 locations linked to the so-called group of Saxonian Separatists in eastern Germany and neighbouring Poland, with locations also searched in Austria, German federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. “Our security authorities have thus thwarted at an early stage militant coup plans by…
An amendment to New York’s constitution that would bar discrimination based on things including “gender identity” and “pregnancy outcomes” is up for a final vote Tuesday amid debate over how much it might affect future abortion and transgender rights. Supporters and opponents disagree sharply about the potential legal impact of the Equal Rights Amendment, also known as Proposition 1. New York’s constitution currently forbids discrimination based on race, creed or religion. The amendment would add language that says someone cannot be denied civil rights because of their national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes or “reproductive healthcare and…
DOMINICA / GENEVA – The human rights record of Dominica will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Thursday, 7 November 2024, in a meeting in Geneva that will be webcast live. Dominica is one of 14 States to be reviewed by the UPR Working Group during its upcoming session from 4 to 15 November 2024. The first, second and third UPR reviews of Dominica took place in December 2009, May 2014, and May 2019, respectively. The UPR Working Group is comprised of the 47 Member States of the Human Rights…