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Slovak PM shooting suspect named as 71-year-old writer
A suspect detained for shooting Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico is a 71-year-old writer from the centre of the European nation, the interior minister said Wednesday, after media identified the man."I think I can confirm this, yes," Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok told reporters when asked about reports identifying the man detained at the scene of the shooting in the town of Handlova.
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Barge Slams Into Bridge In Galveston, Texas, Causing Oil Spill
Two workers were rescued and more may still need to be evacuated from Pelican Island. For now, bridge access to and from the island is shut down.
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Canadian self-proclaimed 'Crypto King' and associate charged with fraud
A self-proclaimed Canadian "Crypto King" and an associate who received more than C$40 million ($29.4 million) from investors have been arrested and charged with fraud, police said on Wednesday. Aiden Pleterski, 25, was charged with fraud over C$5,000 and laundering the proceeds of crime on May 2, Durham Regional Police said in a statement. Pleterski's associate, Colin Murphy, 27, was also charged with fraud and released on an undertaking, the statement added.
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Israeli Ambassador Blasts U.S. Lawmakers Who Questioned Limits On Aid For Gaza
HuffPost obtained a May 8 letter that congressional aides described as “stunning,” “embarrassing” and “verging on offensive.”
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Cisco forecasts upbeat fourth-quarter revenue on enterprise demand
Cisco has been benefiting from an increase in spending, with companies trying to boost their growing artificial intelligence and cloud computing needs. The company has also been trying to reduce its reliance on its massive networking equipment business, which has suffered in recent years from supply chain issues and a post-pandemic slowdown in demand. Last year, the Cisco agreed to buy Splunk, to enhance its cybersecurity capabilities and broaden its market reach.
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'Ready to rumble' - Biden, Trump agree to two election debates
US President Joe Biden and Donald Trump agreed Wednesday to hold election debates in June and September, with the rivals trading barbs about their first on-stage meetings in nearly four years.Trump, 77, quickly responded that he was "ready to rumble" -- and within hours CNN announced it would host the first debate in Atlanta on June 27 and ABC said it would stage the second on September 10.
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Guatemala court opens door to freeing journalist from jail
A Guatemalan court on Wednesday granted a prominent journalist and corruption critic a conditional release in an impugned graft case, though he must clear another legal hurdle before being freed from prison.However, he will not be freed from the military barracks in Guatemala City until a separate obstruction of justice case against him is resolved.
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