Suspect Ryan Routh faces several charges, including attempted assassination of a major US presidential candidate.The man charged with attempting to assassinate Republican presidential candidate and former United States President Donald Trump earlier this month has pleaded not guilty to federal charges. Ryan Routh, 58, entered the plea to charges that include attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate during a hearing before US Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart on Monday. Wearing a beige prison uniform and shackles on his wrists and ankles, Routh answered “yes, your honour” when the judge asked him if he was aware of the charges against him.…
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Broadway is mourning the loss of a beloved and accomplished theater performer. Gavin Creel, known for his acclaimed stage work in “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” “Hair,” and “Hello Dolly!”, died at the age of 48. Publicist Matt Polk said Creel died at his home in Manhattan of metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma. The actor and singer was nominated for a Tony Award for each of the aforementioned works, the latter of which finally earned him the Best Featured Actor prize in 2017. Three years earlier, he had picked up an Olivier Award for his work in “The Book of Mormon”…
By Government of the British Virgin Islands TORTOLA, BVI – Caribbean Territories have received strong backing from governments across the Caribbean to deepen collaboration with the United Nations (UN) system on sustainable development ahead of the 40th Session of the UN Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Lima, Peru where representatives of the countries and territories of the region will gather from 9-11 October to discuss their priorities and assess progress and development made since their last session in 2022. In preparation for the upcoming meeting, the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), a subsidiary body…
Prolonged conflict, serious human rights abuses and flagrant violations of international humanitarian law are unleashing grave suffering on internally displaced Congolese and refugees, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned today. The warning follows a humanitarian assessment visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including the capital, Kinshasa, and eastern provinces, by the agency’s top refugee protection official, Ms. Ruven Menikdiwela – UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection. In the first half of 2024 alone, more than 940,000 people were forced to flee the violence perpetrated by a multitude of non-state armed groups. Many of those forced to flee…
Carlo Ancelotti has included Real Madrid’s forward player, Kylian Mbappe in the team list for the UEFA Champions League game against Ligue 1 side, Lille despite being on the club’s injury list.Kylian Mbappe sustained an injury on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, in their La Liga win over Alaves, but he was unavailable for Sunday’s 1-1 derby draw at Atletico Madrid. According to reports, he was initially expected to be out for at least three weeks which is until after the upcoming international break.The Frenchman already has five La Liga goals to his name and has scored in each of his…
A football fanatic who used compensation money from a tragic accident to buy his local football club is set to hit the limelight.‘The House That George Built’ will premier on channel TNT Sports and will feature the story of how Dowell took over as well as documenting his life at the Vanarama National League south club.George Dowell was an ordinary teen whose life changed forever when a terrible car accident left him paralysed from the chest down at the age of just 17.Just before his accident, Dowell, who played right-back, was on the brink of breaking into the Worthing FC…
The Cleveland Browns (1-3) suffered their second straight loss and third of the season on Sunday, falling 20-16 to the Las Vegas Raiders (2-2).It’s not the start the Browns likely imagined as their first four opponents currently have a combined record of 5-11, but it’s the position they are in, nonetheless.Cleveland must now find a way to turn its season around before it’s too late. Quarterback Deshaun Watson claims it starts with him. “We’re not doing enough,” Watson said, via Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal. “So it starts with me. If I’m going to be the quarterback of…
Some of the biggest names in cricket will take centre stage when the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 begins in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, October 3. Australia are the holders and record six-time winners, but Alyssa Healy’s team will be wary of the threat posed by former champions England and West Indies, as well as South Asian powerhouse India. The tournament will be played in a simple two-stage format and will see the winner walk away with a hefty cheque. Here’s what you need to know about the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Which teams will participate…
Verizon cellular customers were taking to the internet and social media Monday morning to report service issues. Starting around 9:30 a.m. Monday, Verizon outage reports began to spike on Downdetector.com. By noon, more than 100,000 reports had been submitted on the site with the reports coming from across the country, including New York, California and Michigan. Searches related to Verizon on Google also spiked around the same time. Some customers were complaining their phone was going into “SOS” mode, which Apple says means your phone is not connected to a cellular network. Is there a Verizon network outage? Verizon released…
As the end of summer winds and rains move through, so does the sunrise and sunsets. Long Beach, California doesn’t play around; they bring the best out of our reggae rock culture. Meet one of the new fave bands dropping cool waves and sweet tunes — South Swell Syndicate! As a surfer myself, this music will have you running down the line, catching every wave with that perma grin for days. So let’s talk music. South Swell Syndicate brings beautiful musical content that blends perfectly together. “On The Low” is one of the band’s most recent singles: a mellow, beachy,…