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Mexico freezes almost 2,000 accounts linked to powerful cartel

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit, a part of the finance ministry tasked with combating and preventing money laundering, said Tuesday it had asked banks to freeze nearly 2,000 accounts allegedly linked to the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel. It is the latest sign of Mexico’s commitment to step up its fight against […]

Footage ‘shows restaurateur David McAtee, 53, firing FIRST before being shot dead by cops with bodycams off’, police say – The Sun

DAVID McAtee, the chef who was shot and killed by National Guard troops in Kentucky on Monday, fired a gun first, police officers claim. Louisville Metro Police officers released video footage they say shows the popular barbecue chef and local "community pillar" shooting at law enforcement before they fatally opened fire. "Mr McAtee appears to […]

Eurosceptic MEP caught wearing no trousers on webcam during European Parliament debate

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Irish MEP was spotted almost naked from the waist down on his webcam during the virtual sitting of the institution’s agriculture committee. They were discussing the European Commission’s new budget proposal […]

Matt Hancock says 'black lives matter' amid criticism over BAME report

‘Black lives matter’: Matt Hancock says he ‘shares anger about racial injustice’ after Keir Starmer accused him of hiding study that revealed higher BAME deaths from coronavirus to avoid inflaming racial tensions Matt Hancock denied delaying BAME coronavirus report over racial tension fears Health Secretary told the daily Downing Street briefing that ‘black lives matter’  […]

Kremlin says Trump's possible G7 invitation raises more questions than answers

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to invite Russia to an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year raised more questions than it provided answers, but that its diplomats would seek clarification from Washington. Trump said on Saturday he wanted to expand the list of invitees […]

‘Hundreds’ of looters rush into Macy’s Herald Square store despite curfew

Disturbing footage shows swarms of looters rushing into one of the world’s most famous stores — Macy’s flagship on Herald Square — as Midtown descended into chaos overnight. One overhead video showed looters racing into one of the entrances Monday night — with only a small unexplained explosion seeming to halt the rush. “NYC curfew […]

Crime Beat podcast: Daniel, silenced at 26 days

In this episode of the Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares a story of a child whose life was silenced, snuffed out and stolen — so young he never had a chance. In the summer of 2010, EMS were called to a Calgary home where an 18-year-old single mom, Shelby Herchak, […]