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Belarus frees prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut in a 10-person prisoner swap

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut has been released from jail in Belarus in a swap with Poland that saw a total of 10 people freed as the authoritarian leader of Belarus seeks improved relations with the West, officials in both countries said Tuesday.

Poczobut, a correspondent for the influential Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza and a leading figure among Belarus’ Polish minority, was serving eight years in prison in a case condemned as politically motivated.

His 2021 arrest after covering pro-democracy rallies in Belarus drew widespread He... Read More

Suspect in killing of 2 Florida graduate students from Bangladesh held without bond

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A man accused of killing two University of South Florida students from Bangladesh will be kept in jail without bond, a judge ordered Tuesday, just days after a SWAT team descended on his parents’ house to arrest him.

Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, also is prohibited from having any contact with witnesses or the victims' relatives, Hillsborough County Judge Logan Murphy ordered during a brief hearing in a Tampa courtroom.

Abugharbieh faces two counts of first-degree murder with a weapon as well as other charges, according to state court records... Read More

Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters, clearing way for Chilean company to seek permits

President Donald Trump has lifted a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for a South American company eyeing the region's precious metals to begin applying for permits.

Environmentalists fear the move will create a precedent for wiping out other protections for public lands across the country. Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, a subsidiary of Chile-based Antofagasta Minerals, has been looking to dig for copper, nickel and other precious metals in the Superior National Forest since 2019.

The canoe area lies in the... Read More

Robot dogs with Musk and Zuckerberg heads roam around Berlin museum in Beeple's new exhibit

BERLIN (AP) — Robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads modeled after world-renowned figures — including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso — can be seen roaming around a Berlin museum, occasionally “pooing” printed images of their surroundings which they've previously captured with integrated cameras.

The animals are part of an interactive installation by American artist Beeple (Mike Winkelmann) currently showing at Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie.

Each printed image shows a snippet of reality transformed by AI to... Read More

Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is 1st to plead guilty in gambling sweep that led to over 30 arrests

NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones became the first person to plead guilty Tuesday in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball figures.

Jones, 49, entered a guilty plea to a single count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud during the first of back-to-back plea-change hearings in Brooklyn federal court.

Reading a prepared statement to the court, he acknowledged that he conspired with others to defraud sports betting companies by using “insider information that I... Read More

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Belarus frees prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut in a 10-person prisoner swap

Suspect in killing of 2 Florida graduate students from Bangladesh held without bond

Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters, clearing way for Chilean company to seek permits

Robot dogs with Musk and Zuckerberg heads roam around Berlin museum in Beeple's new exhibit

Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is 1st to plead guilty in gambling sweep that led to over 30 arrests

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