8 h. ago Chilling messages reveal how mafia henchmen allegedly threatened and attacked victims of their rigged NBA poker games

The scheme involved professional athletes, including Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, being used as 'face cards' to attract victims to the table.

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12 h. ago Chauncey Billups is dumped by Portland Trail Blazers as chilling mafia messages are revealed in NBA gambling scandal: Live updates

Follow all the live updates from the FBI's press conference into the ongoing NBA gambling investigation, after Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier were arrested on Thursday morning.

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13 h. ago ‘Quarterbacks,’ ‘face cards’ and spy tech: How the Mafia allegedly teamed up with NBA stars to rip off high

Feds say star basketball players lured victims to rigged poker games enforced by New York mobsters

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40 h. ago The prime minister must take charge of the grooming gangs inquiry

Editorial: Neither removing Jess Phillips as safeguarding minister nor appointing Baroness Casey to an ill-defined advisory role is likely, on its own, to restore much confidence. For the sake of the hundreds of sexual abuse victims, it is imperative that the PM now finds the right person to lead the inquiry

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43 h. ago Prince Andrew will be summoned to give evidence on Jeffrey Epstein to US Congress committee as victim says shamed royal should 'do right' by Virginia Giuffre and testify

Prince Andrew will be asked to give evidence about his links to Jeffrey Epstein in front of a committee in the US which is 'extremely interested' in hearing from him.

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49 h. ago Prince Andrew will be summoned to give evidence on Jeffrey Epstein to US Congress committee as victim says shamed royal should 'do right' by Virginia Guiffre and testify

Prince Andrew will be asked to give evidence about his links to Jeffrey Epstein in front of a committee in the US which is 'extremely interested' in hearing from him.

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66 h. ago January 6 US Capitol rioter arrested for alleged threat to kill Hakeem Jeffries

Christopher Moynihan, pardoned by Trump for his role in Capitol attack, allegedly threatened House minority leaderA man who was pardoned by Donald Trump for his conviction in the US Capitol attack carried out by the Republican president’s supporters in early 2021 has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill the Democratic House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, according to authorities and the New York representative himself.Christopher Moynihan, 34, was arrested by New York state police on a felony count of making terroristic threats, the agency announced. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Woman 'tested poison on dogs to get dose right before lacing victim's stew'

A woman has admitted to killing 10 dogs as she went through the process of testing out a poison, which she would later put in a bean stew and use to murder a 65-year-old man

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6 d. ago I'm a cardiologist, here are four ways to prevent a heart attack

A heart attack is a serious and potentially life-threatening event, but there are steps you can take to reduce your risk

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7 d. ago Lag brutally attacked fellow inmate who 'threatened his family' in Scots jail

John Callaghan has appeared in court over the assault.

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7 d. ago Evil killer shouts 'little rat' and 'little tramp' as he's jailed for life for murdering ex

Evil Michael Ormandy burst into Rebekah Campbell's flat wearing a bulletproof vest and knifed her 27 times in a brutal attack before threatening her relatives when he was found guilty of her murder

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8 d. ago Russia's Doomsday Radio comes online again to deliver two chilling mysterious messages

The mysterious shortwave radio has been broadcasting a low-frequency signal since the 1970s and experts believe Putin's government is almost certainly behind the transmissions

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8 d. ago Millionaires' row at war in 'bitter' battle over country lane: Pensioner, 84, claims she was 'attacked by her crippled neighbour' and 'threatened with a shotgun' in nine

Wealthy pensioners living on a leafy 'millionaires' row' in Hampshire are locked in a nine-year feud featuring allegations of assault, harassment and even gunfire across a quiet country lane.

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1 week ago Man shouted 'I will boot the baby out of you' as he attacked pregnant girlfriend

Brandon Fitzgerald, 23, of Grimsby, made his partner's life a 'living nightmare'. He repeatedly attacked her during her pregnancy and threatened to 'boot' the baby 'out' of her

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1 week ago Boy, 14, 'fighting for his life' after being mauled by shark

The 14-year-old boy was left with a life-threatening bite wound to the chest after he was attacked by a shark in the waters off the coast of Queensland, Australia

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1 week ago Cyclist horrifically 'threatens to stab mum pushing pram' in 'unprovoked attack'

Police Scotland is investigating a report that a woman was threatened by a man on an e-bike, as well as verbally assaulted, in Edinburgh's Wardieburn Place West area on Friday

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1 week ago Ronnie Kray's intimate message to killer as victim's family suspect chilling link

Notorious East End villain Ronnie Kray called Nizamodeen Hosein 'the sweetest' in a prison card as the pair served life sentences in HMP Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight in the 1970s

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2 w. ago Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee Business live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of leading AI tech companies.Policymakers said there were also threats of a “sharp repricing of US dollar assets” if the Federal Reserve lost credibility in the eyes of global investors. It comes as Donald Trump’s continues to attack the US central bank and threaten its independence. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump sets sights on liberal megadonor George Soros: ‘A chilling message to other donors’

Billionaire ticks all the boxes on the antisemitic score card as Trump attacks Democratic contributors before midtermsPam Bondi, the US attorney general, said “everything is on the table” and left it there. But Donald Trump threw discretion to the wind and was far more specific about his choice of enemy to go after.“If you look at Soros, he’s at the top of everything,” the US president said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Victims of synagogue attack will be first to benefit from new support service

The Independent Public Advocate will ensure victims understand their rights and can access emotional and practical support.

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