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A New Jersey imam was fatally shot outside a Newark mosque early Wednesday morning. The authorities have not identified a suspect or determined a motive for the attack, as indicated by local prosecutors. At an afternoon briefing, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin mentioned that, based on the evidence gathered thus far, there is no indication that the shooting was motivated by bias or constituted an act of domestic terrorism. Platkin’s office typically wouldn’t disclose such information at this early stage, but he cited the recent increase in bias incidents against various faiths, particularly the Muslim community, as the reason…

US prosecutors unveiled new criminal charges against Senator Robert Menendez on Tuesday, alleging he took bribes to help a businessman secure investment from a fund with ties to Qatar’s government. Menendez already faces corruption-related charges in the same case, which he has denied, including conspiring to act as an agent of Egypt and taking bribes and influence peddling for Cairo. Menendez has rejected calls for his resignation, but in September relinquished his chairmanship of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Menendez allegedly received bribes to assist a businessman, Fred Daibes, who was “seeking millions of dollars in investment from a…

President Joe Biden stated that the United States is prepared to offer any required aid to Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit the country’s center on Monday. “As strong allies, the deep friendship between the United States and Japan connects our people. Our sympathies are with the Japanese people as they navigate through this challenging period,” he expressed. As of Monday night, the Japanese government had issued evacuation orders for over 97,000 people in nine prefectures along the western coast of the main island Honshu. These individuals sought refuge in sports halls and school gymnasiums, commonly designated…

Thousands of revelers in New York City welcomed the New Year on Sunday night with the traditional ceremony of the descending crystal-clad ball in Times Square. After standing in the square for over a dozen hours, many celebrants had arrived early in the morning to secure a spot in barricaded pens set up by the New York Police Department. The festivities included musical performances by Megan Thee Stallion and LL Cool J before the final countdown to midnight. Nadja Sjostrom, 44, expressed her excitement, saying, “This is my first time celebrating the New Year in Times Square.” She had traveled…

On Thursday, a large number of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through the streets of New York, organizing a symbolic funeral to protest against Israel’s ongoing intense bombardment of the blockaded Gaza Strip. Carrying signs calling for an urgent ceasefire, the activists assembled in Bryant Park in Manhattan, and a few briefly positioned themselves in the midst of the bustling Sixth Avenue in the heart of New York’s Midtown district. Numerous women veiled in black attire carried baby dolls wrapped in white cloths to symbolize the impact of the conflict on children in the besieged coastal area. The simulated funeral procession proceeded…

The New York Times has initiated legal action against OpenAI and Microsoft, filing a copyright infringement lawsuit in a Manhattan federal court. The lawsuit alleges that the companies, while compiling information from various sources to train their generative AI and large-language model systems, disproportionately used content from The New York Times. The lawsuit contends that this “unlawful use” of the paper’s copyrighted materials, including news articles, investigations, opinion pieces, reviews, and guides, jeopardizes The Times’s ability to provide its services by enabling the creation of competing products without permission or compensation. Damages sought in the lawsuit could amount to billions…

Apple announced on Tuesday that it plans to challenge a US ban on its latest smartwatch models after the Biden administration chose not to intervene in a ruling on patent infringements. The ban on Apple’s newest smartwatches, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, went into effect on Tuesday, making them unavailable for purchase in stores or online. This prohibition is the latest legal dispute involving major technology companies over valuable patents, with Google also engaged in a court battle against Sonos over speaker technology. The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) decided in October to prohibit…

The United States expressed profound concern on Monday regarding the detention of prominent Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who has been moved to an Arctic prison, and urged Moscow to cease its “escalating repression” of dissidents. The State Department welcomed reports confirming Navalny’s location after over two weeks of uncertainty but continued to express deep apprehension for his well-being and the unjust conditions of his detention. The US officials condemned the “malicious targeting” of the 47-year-old. Washington joined Navalny’s family and supporters in demanding his immediate release without conditions and called on the Russian government to halt its increasing repression…

An Indian-flagged crude oil tanker in the Red Sea reported that it was hit by an attack drone fired by Huthi militants, sending out a distress call to a US warship in the area, the US military said Saturday. The Gabon-owned tanker MV Saibaba reported no injuries from the strike, Central Command said in a social media post. According to the US military, two ships in the Southern Red Sea reported being under attack. The USS Laboon received distress signals from a Norwegian-operated chemical/oil tanker, Blaamanen, and a Gabon-owned, Indian-flagged crude oil tanker, Saibaba. The Norwegian tanker reported a near…

Conspiracy theorists, who subscribe to the idea of a clandestine group involved in child sex trafficking, have directed their attention toward another online marketplace: Etsy, a platform recognized for selling handmade goods. Some social media users claim to identify “suspicious listings” on Etsy, such as high-priced downloadable images of pizza, using them as supposed evidence that the platform is engaged in the trafficking of children for abuse. Amid the holiday shopping season, a QAnon supporter shared screenshots from the website on X (formerly known as Twitter), urging others not to be deceived by misinformation. These rumors are rooted in the…