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A Minnesota man was sentenced to 14 months in prison for spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar with vinegar at a town hall. The report notes the assault occurred amid an immigration crackdown and that Omar has been a target of Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric, while the attacker had criticized Democrats and praised Trump online.
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President Trump directed the Justice Department not to appeal a Texas court ruling that struck down many National Firearms Act restrictions on short-barreled rifles, shotguns, and silencers, according to sources. The decision lets the ruling stand for members of gun-rights groups that sued, conflicts with DOJ lawyers' recommendations and the duty to defend, and has begun affecting federal firearms prosecutions.
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Anthony Kazmierczak was sentenced to 14 months in prison after spraying Ilhan Omar with vinegar at a Minneapolis town hall in January. The article notes the attack occurred during an immigration crackdown and that Kazmierczak had criticized Democrats while praising Trump.
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ICE officer Christian Castro made his first Minnesota court appearance on state charges tied to the January shooting of Venezuelan immigrant Julio Sosa-Celis. Castro signed an extradition waiver as Minnesota ended a months-long dispute with Texas; he also faces federal charges for lying to investigators.
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Anthony Kazmierczak was sentenced to 14 months in prison for spraying apple cider vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar during a January town hall. The judge cited premeditation and Kazmierczak's prior record, and the article notes Trump claimed without evidence that the incident was staged.
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An Oregon grand jury indicted Jesse Calhoun on first-degree manslaughter in the death of Elizabeth “Libby” Gibson, the sixth woman linked to him. Calhoun already faces charges in the killings of five other women and has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors plan to try him for all the murders in one trial.
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A Minnesota man who sprayed apple cider vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall was sentenced to 14 months in prison. The article notes his shouted claim that Omar was “splitting Minnesota apart,” his brother’s description of him as a right-wing extremist, and Omar’s account that he was upset about Somali deportations.
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A Ukrainian man pleaded guilty to racially and religiously aggravated criminal damage after spraying abusive graffiti on mosques and Islamic sites in east London. The case is linked to a Russia-linked network that also orchestrated arson attacks connected to Sir Keir Starmer, according to a BBC and Hope not Hate investigation. Sentencing is set for 19 October.
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Elizabeth Siders, an Ohio mother whose 16 children were removed from what authorities called deplorable conditions, pleaded not guilty to child endangerment and neglect charges. A judge raised her bond and deemed her a flight risk, while her attorney raised competency concerns tied to her early marriage, repeated pregnancies, and lack of medical care. Separate sexual battery and unlawful sexual conduct charges are also pending against Siders and her husband.
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A 67-year-old American Airlines passenger, Layne Lundeen, was duct-taped to his seat after an alleged in-flight outburst and later told a court he did not remember the incident; he faces assault and disorderly conduct charges. The article recounts passenger accounts, official statements, and his former employer ending its affiliation with him.
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A viral video shows a Belgian police officer slapping a handcuffed woman and shoving her into a police van in Nivelles, prompting online outrage and an internal investigation. The article includes both condemnations of abuse of power and some defenses of the officer, plus a related French police-brutality case.
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Two anonymous women filed a lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, alleging he possessed child sexual abuse material of them and countless other children. They seek monetary damages and a court-supervised program to identify and notify potential victims depicted in Epstein’s seized collections. The complaint also alleges law enforcement failed to act on contemporaneous reports.