New York mayor confers with White House ahead of expected Tyre Nichols protests

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams said Friday he has been in contact with the White House and mayors across the country as the nation prepares for Tennessee officials to release video footage showing the traffic stop that turned deadly for Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who was beaten by Memphis police. “As a human being, I am devastated. As a mayor, I am outraged. And as...

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Mr. Musk goes to Washington to stump for Twitter and Tesla

Elon Musk continued his tour of Washington, D.C. Friday with visits to the White House and Capitol Hill — including several powerful Republicans who are investigating the Biden administration’s efforts to influence the major social media platforms, as well as Big Tech’s alleged censorship of conservatives. Musk met with House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), according...

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Palestinian gunman kills 6 near Jerusalem synagogue

JERUSALEM — A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing six people and wounding four before police shot him, officials said. It was the deadliest attack on Israelis in years and raised the likelihood of further bloodshed. The attack, which took place as worshippers were celebrating the Jewish Sabbath, came a day after an Israeli...

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Capitol Police boost security preparations ahead of Tyre Nichols footage release

Capitol Police officials are beefing up security on the Hill amid heightened concerns over Friday's expected release of reportedly brutal police footage from a traffic stop that led to the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn. The Capitol's law enforcement entity is expected to increase its security posture as departments around the country gird for protests...

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Opinion | Russia’s Bloody Sledgehammer

Last November, a snuff film began to circulate online depicting the gruesome murder by sledgehammer of a former member of the Wagner Group, a private military outfit closely linked to the Russian state. If such execution videos bring to mind the grisly tactics of ISIS, the similarities don’t stop there: Like ISIS before it, Wagner engages in extreme violence and is now actively...

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Three men indicted in plot to kill Iranian-American journalist on U.S. soil

Three members of an Eastern European criminal group with ties to Iran have been indicted for plotting to murder a U.S. journalist and human rights activist who was critical of the Iranian regime, the Justice Department announced Friday. “The victim in this case was targeted for exercising the rights to which every American citizen is entitled,” Attorney General Merrick Garland...

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Capitol Police boost security preparations ahead of Tyre Nichols footage release

Capitol Police officials are beefing up security on the Hill amid heightened concerns over Friday's expected release of reportedly brutal police footage from a traffic stop that led to the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn. The Capitol's law enforcement entity is expected to increase its security posture as departments around the country gird for protests...

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