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Month: October 2023

A nurse is named as the prime suspect in the mysterious death of the Nigerian Afrobeat star Mohbad

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria have identified a nurse as the “principal suspect” in the mysterious death of a Nigerian Afrobeat star which triggered dayslong protests demanding justice. The Lagos police chief told reporters on Friday that investigations into the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba who is better known

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Lawyers say election denier and ‘MyPillow Guy’ Mike Lindell is out of money, can’t pay legal bills

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys who’ve been defending MyPillow chief executive and election denier Mike Lindell against defamation lawsuits by voting machine companies are seeking court permission to quit, saying he owes them unspecified millions of dollars and can’t pay the millions more that he’ll owe in legal expenses going forward.

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Iowa Democrats plan January caucus with delayed results to comply with new party primary calendar

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa’s Democratic Party says it will hold a caucus on Jan. 15 but won’t release the results until early March. Friday’s announcement is the state party’s attempt to retain Iowa’s leadoff spot on the presidential nominating calendar without violating a new national party lineup endorsed by President

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US expels 2 Russian diplomats after Moscow expelled American diplomats last month

By Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Two Russian diplomats have been expelled from Moscow’s embassy in Washington, the US State Department confirmed Friday. The expulsion is in response to Russia’s “specious expulsion of two US Embassy Moscow diplomats” last month, a spokesperson said, adding that “the State Department reciprocated by declaring persona non grata two

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