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Month: February 2023

Neo-Nazi leader and Maryland woman allegedly plotted to ‘completely destroy’ Baltimore, Justice Department says

By Holmes Lybrand and Tierney Sneed, CNN Two people charged with conspiracy to damage energy facilities — a neo-Nazi leader and a woman with whom he had a personal relationship — allegedly planned to attack electrical substations encircling Baltimore and “completely destroy” the entire city, according to federal court documents. The Justice Department has charged

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Bad Bunny Wins Best Música Urbana Album For ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ at 2023 Grammy Awards

LOS ANGELES, California– Bad Bunny won the GRAMMY for Best Música Urbana Album for ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ at the 2023 Grammy Awards. Rauw Alejandro, Daddy Yankee, Farruko, and Maluma were the other nominees in the prestigious category. He opened the Grammys stage performing a mash up of “El Apagon” and “Despues de la Playa”. Bad Bunny also made history with his album as the first Spanish-language record to be

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Georgia law enforcement conducts ‘clearing operation’ as construction begins on ‘Cop City’ facility

By Devon M. Sayers, Jamiel Lynch and Eric Levenson, CNN Law enforcement in Georgia carried out a “clearing operation” on Monday at the planned site of a $90 million police training facility — dubbed “Cop City” by opponents — nearly three weeks after a similar operation ended with officers fatally shooting a protester. “In an

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Alabama community rallies in support of a Black author after school district cancels Black History Month event

By Alaa Elassar, CNN A suburban Alabama community is rallying behind a Black author after the school district rescinded an invitation to have him speak and read his books at local elementary schools during Black History Month. Award-winning children’s book author Derrick Barnes, known for writing stories for and featuring Black children, will no longer

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‘He was one of these rockstars’: Former FBI agents shocked at the indictment of one of their own

By Katie Bo Lillis and Evan Perez, CNN The insular world of FBI counterintelligence agents was rocked last month when one of their own, Charles F. McGonigal, formerly the FBI’s top counterintelligence official in New York, was indicted for allegedly selling access to Russian and Albanian officials in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars

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A single ticket in Washington state matched all winning numbers for the Powerball jackpot of $754.6 million

By Hannah Sarisohn and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A single ticket in Washington state matched all winning numbers for Monday night’s Powerball jackpot of $754.6 million, the fifth-largest in its history, according to the game’s website. The winner’s ticket matched all the lucky numbers required to clench the grand prize: 5, 11, 22, 23, 69 and

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A man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting 90-year-old owner of famed New York City candy shop

By Celina Tebor and Alaa Elassar, CNN A man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting the 90-year-old owner of an iconic 24-hour candy shop in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood, according to the New York Police Department. Luis Peroza, 39, was arrested Friday on charges of assault for allegedly striking Ray Alvarez, the owner of Ray’s

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