Ben-Gvir’s adviser suspected in recent weapons distribution incident – Israel Politics

Ben-Gvir’s adviser suspected in recent weapons distribution incident – Israel Politics

Attorney David Bavli, a legislative adviser to National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, is one of four employees in his office who was questioned on Monday by the crime-fighting organization Lahav 433 on suspicion of issuing more than 1,100 firearm licenses illegally to civilians, Ynet reported on Tuesday. Bavli, as well as other suspected employees … Read more

Govinda REACTS after misfire accident: “I was hit by a bullet, but it has been extracted” : Bollywood News

Govinda REACTS after misfire accident: “I was hit by a bullet, but it has been extracted” : Bollywood News

Veteran Bollywood actor Govinda was rushed to a Mumbai hospital after suffering a bullet wound early this morning. The 60-year-old actor sustained the injury below his knee when his licensed revolver was accidentally discharged. The incident occurred around 4:45 am at his Juhu residence as he was preparing to leave for the airport to catch … Read more

Judge drops charges against Alec Baldwin in Rust case, citing ‘wilful’ withholding of evidence

Judge drops charges against Alec Baldwin in Rust case, citing ‘wilful’ withholding of evidence

A New Mexico judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin on Friday, agreeing with Baldwin’s lawyers that prosecutors and police withheld evidence on the source of the live round that killed Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. Three days after Baldwin’s trial began, New Mexico district court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled after hearing evidence … Read more

Fears Liberals may have ‘abandoned’ assault-style gun control efforts: advocacy group

Fears Liberals may have ‘abandoned’ assault-style gun control efforts: advocacy group

A prominent gun control group fears the Liberal government has abandoned its commitment to enact a comprehensive ban on assault-style firearms, citing “no tangible progress” on key steps to fulfil the pledge. In an open letter to Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, PolySeSouvient spokesperson Nathalie Provost expresses concern that “we won’t see these measures materialize in … Read more

Jury selection complete for Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial

Jury selection complete for Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial

Sixteen jurors were seated Tuesday for Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico, where opening statements are set to start Wednesday. Five men and 11 women were chosen by Santa Fe County special prosecutors and the actor’s team of defence attorneys. Twelve will be designated as the jury and four as alternates by the … Read more

Paramount announces $28B US merger with Skydance, a new era for famed Hollywood studio

Paramount announces B US merger with Skydance, a new era for famed Hollywood studio

Entertainment giant Paramount will merge with production company Skydance, closing out a decades-long run by the Redstone family in Hollywood and injecting desperately needed cash into a legacy studio that has struggled to adapt to a shifting entertainment landscape. It also signals the rise of a new power player, David Ellison, the founder of Skydance and … Read more

Ex-gang leader charged in Tupac killing could get house arrest ahead of trial

Ex-gang leader charged in Tupac killing could get house arrest ahead of trial

A Nevada judge is being asked to decide Tuesday if a former Los Angeles-area gang leader will be freed from jail to house arrest ahead of his murder trial in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music legend Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Duane (Keffe D) Davis, now 61, has sought to be released since shortly after … Read more

Could Donald Trump’s Revenge Fantasies Come Back to Bite Him?

Could Donald Trump’s Revenge Fantasies Come Back to Bite Him?

Is Donald Trump rooting for Hunter Biden to be acquitted on charges of illegal gun possession, even after years of ranting that the “Biden crime family” belongs in jail? It would make a certain twisted sense: “See, the fix was in all along!” the former president could claim if Hunter is exonerated. “Just like my … Read more

Canadians remember Punjabi rapper two years after killing as ‘bigger than just music’

Canadians remember Punjabi rapper two years after killing as ‘bigger than just music’

Shub Karman was out for a recent walk in Calgary, when he passed a car full of kids singing along to the music of his favourite Punjabi rapper. “The car was buzzing, the bass was on and there were all sorts of people sitting inside who were jamming to Sidhu Moose Wala,” said Karman, a … Read more

With Bill 20, Danielle Smith sows fear and loathing (and confusion) in Alberta councils, big and small

With Bill 20, Danielle Smith sows fear and loathing (and confusion) in Alberta councils, big and small

It’s hard to get 260 Alberta municipal governments to agree on much, which is why their blanket organization seldom has anything provocative to say. What advocacy points can members as disparate as Calgary, Lethbridge, the town of Two Hills and the villages of Czar, Barons and Bawlf agree on? Safer fare, typically — suggestions that … Read more