The Independent

 Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician, has died following months of ill health, official media said Friday. He was 80.“General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party Nguyen Phu Trong passed away at 13:38 on July 19, 2024, at the 108 Central Military Hospital due to old age and serious illness,” the Nhan Dan newspaper said.Trong had dominated Vietnamese politics since 2011, when he was elected party chief. During his tenure, he worked to consolidate the Communist Party’s power in Vietnam’s single-party political system. In the decade before...

Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country's most powerful leader, dies at age 80

Las Vegas, NV

Police sources claim that President Joe Biden experienced an “emergency situation” in Las Vegas last week prior to the announcement that the president had contracted COVID-19. In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk cited a source close to the Las Vegas Metropolitan...

Biden had secret medical emergency, police sources say: Report

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

- Advertisement - Citing a South Korean government official, local cable channel TV Chosun reported on Thursday that the North Korean authorities publicly shot the middle school students last week for allegedly watching South Korean dramas stored on USBs. These USBs allegedly had been sent via balloons by North Korean...

North Korea executes 30 teens for watching South Korean TV shows

New York Post

North Korea has publicly executed a 22-year-old man for listening to and sharing K-pop as part of Pyongyang’s ruthless crackdown on outside information and culture, according to South Korea.

Details of the case were released in the 2024 Report on North Korean Human Rights by South Korea’s unification ministry on Thursday, which included testimonies from 649 North Korean defectors.

According to one of the testimonies from an unnamed source, the young man from South Hwanghae province was publicly executed in 2022 for listening to 70 South Korean songs, watching three films, and distributing them.



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North Korea publicly executed 22-year-old man for listening to K-pop

Business Insider

Local media reported that while Japanese authorities believe the ship made a mistake, its captain is still being questioned for the 20-minute incident.

Japan is scrambling to explain why its naval destroyer pushed into Chinese waters where Beijing was conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. A Uyghur filmmaker and entrepreneur serving a 15-year sentence in a Xinjiang prison labor camp for “inciting separatism” is suffering from a stomach ailment and has requested medical parole, an officer with knowledge of the situation said.

Uyghur filmmaker suffering from stomach ailment in Xinjiang prison

New Jersey State

Clifton, NJ

An explosion that officials say was caused by a collision involving a tractor-trailer and a transit bus in Clifton, New Jersey, left a truck driver dead and forced evacuations of homes in the surrounding area on Monday. According to Fox 5 New York, the Passaic County Prosecutor noted that the...

Video: Explosion leaves 1 dead, forces evacuations

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Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, warned of "gruesome" consequences for South Korean defectors who send balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang leaflets and other items across the border.

North Korean leader’s sister warns of ‘gruesome’ price for leaflets, balloons from South

Lancaster County, PA

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NewsByJoshua

Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

Butler, PA

A new video appears to show that the U.S. Secret Service had a “clear view” of the roof would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks used in his assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. Sharing the video on X, formerly Twitter, Breaking 911 wrote, “Video shows Secret Service perch...

Video: New video exposes Secret Service’s ‘clear view’ of Trump shooter’s position: Report

Pontotoc County, MS

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Police in Pontotoc made an arrest recently that led to the discover of multiple IED's according to a press release from the Pontotoc County Sheriff. The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Department reports that on Tuesday July 2nd, 2024 Jason Lambert 40 of Tupelo, Ms. was arrested and charged by the CID and charged withDomestic Violence-Aggravated Assault and Felony Malicious Mischief.

Man arrested on domestic violence charges found to have multiple Molotov cocktails

SEOUL, South Korea -- Trash from at least one North Korean balloon fell on the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, raising worries about the security of key South Korean facilities from North Korean provocations. The rubbish that fell on the ground at the compound in central Seoul contained no dangerous...

Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea’s presidential compound

A South Korean billionaire and tech mogul was arrested Tuesday for allegedly manipulating the stock price of a major K-pop agency during a deal last year. Kim Beom-su, who founded the technology company Kakao, has not been formally charged, the New York Times reported. The Seoul Southern District Court issued an arrest warrant for him to be brought into custody, with prosecutors fearing he might leave the country or bury evidence.

A South Korean billionaire was arrested in an alleged K-pop stock manipulation scheme

Pennsylvania State

Hancock, MI

An elderly supporter of former President Donald Trump is in critical condition after being run over by an ATV in a “politically motivated” attack in Michigan on Sunday, according to police officials. According to a press release issued by the Hancock Police Department, police officials responded to three...

Elderly Trump supporter attacked, in critical condition

The Standard

Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has warned of potential new rubbish-filled balloon launches towards South Korea in response to anti-Pyongyang leafleting campaigns.On Saturday, Kim Yo Jong criticised efforts to infiltrate the North Korean regime and said her government would send more rubbish-laden balloons southward.North Korea has already dispatched numerous balloons containing refuse such as cigarette butts, cloth scraps and manure across the border since May.In response, South Korea suspended a 2018 tension-reduction agreement with North Korea and resumed live-fire military drills in border areas.The escalating tensions highlight the fragile state of inter-Korean...

Kim Jong Un's sister says North Korea will send more rubbish balloons to South Korea

Los Angeles, CA

Two days after his twin brother died of a suspected overdose, a second 3-year-old boy died after also being exposed to deadly drugs, law enforcement officials said. The toddler twins were rushed to the hospital last week after they were found unresponsive at their Canoga Park home. Josiah James was...

Second LA toddler dies after exposure to deadly drugs, police say

A Singapore court has sentenced a Japanese man to jail and caning for the "brutal and cruel" rape of a university student in 2019. The 38-year-old hairdresser, Ikko Kita, is set to be the first Japanese national to be caned in the city state, the Japanese embassy in Singapore told BBC News.

Singapore to cane Japanese hairdresser for rape

Fernando Arroyos and his girlfriend were looking at homes in Florence-Firestone when they crossed paths with a group of men. Ernesto Cisneros, Jesse Contreras and Luis De La Rosa Rios were looking for someone to rob. They spotted the chain around the neck of Arroyos, an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer.

South LA gang members get decades-long sentences for killing off-duty LAPD officer

Washington, DC

The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project claimed on Monday that an individual who “regularly” visited the home and the workplace of former President Donald Trump’s would-be assassin also visited a building in the “same vicinity” of an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in Washington, D.C.

Pic: Trump shooter’s alleged connection with FBI office exposed: Report

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Facebookers fined, warned about posting information about Nguyen Phu Trong

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Three Facebook users in Ho Chi Minh City were fined or warned...

Facebookers fined, warned about posting information about Nguyen Phu Trong

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