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For many non-academic staffers at Harvard Law School, 24-year-old Rehan Staton from Maryland, U.S.A, is their unsung hero. But like most heroes, Staton had a rough beginning. For many years, the young man and his family struggled with financial insecurity, illness and abandonment. Rehan Staton and his brother Reggie worked for Bates Trucking & Trash Removal periodically for several years to help their father pay the bills. “Things were pretty good until I was 8 years old,” said Staton, who grew up in Bowie, Md., and still lives there. “That’s when everything went south.” “My mom abandoned my dad, my…
The police has released a new mugshot of Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old man accused of shooting 16-year-old black teenager, Ralph Yarl. Lester turned himself in to authorities almost 20 hours after Kansas City prosecutors pressed felony charges against him for shooting the teenager twice on the head. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office announced that the 84-year-old had “surrendered” at a detention centre just before 2.30pm Tuesday – more than 20 hours after charges were filed. A mugshot has been released following Andrew Lester’s arrest. The photo was taken on Tuesday afternoon when he was booked into a Clay County detention…
An investigation has been launched to determine the circumstances surrounding how a deceased Nigerian stowaway got into a wheel well of a plane. The stowaway was found dead in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 (registered PH-BQM) flight from Lagos, South West Nigeria on Monday. The discovery of the deceased, according to reports, has raised questions about how and when the man was able to climb into the aircraft, which originated from Lagos, Nigeria. The discovery of this deceased stowaway highlights the need for increased security measures and thorough inspections of aircraft before departure to…
No fewer than 180 people have lost their lives and 1,800 injured in the ongoing clash between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the United Nations said. UN Special Representative in Sudan, Volker Perthes, said the situation in Sudan is “very fluid so it’s very difficult to say where the balance is shifting to.” The fight, which erupted on Saturday, has continued and is in its fourth day despite calls for temporary cease fire from different world leaders including the UN. Speaking to reporters in New York, Mr. Perthes said: “the two sides who are fighting…
The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has described a report by The Times of the United Kingdom insinuating terrorism financing in Nigeria by the Chinese Government as totally irresponsible. This was contained in a statement released on Monday, 17 April, 2023. The report dated April 15, 2023 and titled, ‘Chinese ‘bribed Nigerian militants for access to vast mineral reserves’ claimed that “Beijing could be indirectly funding terror” in Nigeria. However, the Chinese Embassy said the report is “based on unverified, unclear and unproven information, to which we have to express our strong dissatisfaction and objection”. “The Chinese government, as well as the…
The unemployment rate in the United Kingdom has increased in the three months to the end of February, official data showed on Tuesday, 18 April, 2023. As the economy continues to be impacted by high inflation, the rate increased to 3.8 percent from 3.7 percent in the three months to the end of January, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. The ONS said the increase “was driven by people unemployed for up to six months”. Darren Morgan, director of economic statistics, said the number of days lost to strikes picked up again in February. Public and private…
The shooting of a Black teenager who rang the wrong doorbell after mistaking the residence for one a block over has sparked outrage on social media, a weekend protest and calls for the shooter’s arrest. The 16-year-old, identified by the attorneys as Ralph Paul Yarl, was said to be stable at a hospital after he was shot just before 10 p.m. on Thursday, according to police and the lawyers. Nationally prominent civil rights attorneys Lee Merritt and Ben Crump announced on Sunday, that they were taking the case and promptly criticized authorities in Kansas City, Missouri, for releasing the man…
Taliban, Afghanistan’s de facto authorities are seeking political proximity to Russia amid international isolation. At a meeting with Russian Islamic scholars in the capital Kabul, a senior Taliban leader called on Moscow to officially recognize their government. The delegation was received by Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Kabir, according to an official statement. No country has so far officially recognized the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan following the chaotic departure of international troops led by the United States in the summer of 2021. Russia has kept its embassy in Kabul open following the regime change. Earlier this month, Russia resumed…
About eleven people have reportedly died from heatstroke, with many hospitalized after attending an awards ceremony in India’s Maharashtra state. India recorded its hottest February since 1901 this year, and the country’s weather department has also forecasted an “enhanced probability” of heatwaves between March and May. The event was organized at the Kharghar International Corporate Park grounds to confer an award on social worker Dattatreya Narayan Dharmadhikari, popularly known as Appasaheb Dharmadhikari. It was attended by top politicians, including India’s Home Minister Amit Shah and leaders from the state’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The government-sponsored event took place in…
Viewers and fans of Britain’s Got Talent were left shocked when one of the hopefuls set himself on fire as he attempted to complete a Rubik’s Cube. The talent show returned for its second episode of the 2023 series on Sunday night and viewers were treated to an abundance of entertaining acts as judges Simon Cowell, 63, Amanda Holden, 52, Alesha Dixon, 44, and newcomer Bruno Tonioli, 67, decided who to goes through to the next round of the competition. Mail Online reports that the second installment saw head judge Simon select his Golden Buzzer auditionee – choirboy Malakai Bayoh,…