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Iranian protesters have demanded “justice” for a woman who was assaulted by anti-riot police, with one officer forcibly grabbing her bottom and then pushing her on the ground. The video, captured on a security camera at the Argentina Square in Tehran on Wednesday, shows police surrounding the woman. When they start to cart her away, one officer grabs the woman’s bottom before she drops to her knees. Another woman can be heard saying that the officers were pulling the victim’s hair as she knelt on the ground. Tehran’s Police Public Relations office has said the incident will be investigated, the BBC reported, but…

A smartphone with the Starlink logo displayed on the screen.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesElon Musk said in a tweet Saturday that his company SpaceX would continue to fund Starlink satellite internet terminals for the Ukrainian government as it battles invading Russian forces.”The hell with it,” the billionaire tweeted, “even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we’ll just keep funding Ukraine govt for free.”It was not immediately clear whether Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla, was being sarcastic. In response to a tweet about the move, Musk said, “we…

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor, the NBA announced Saturday.Mutombo has been one of the NBA’s global ambassadors for years, and recently appeared at Hall of Fame enshrinement events in Springfield, Massachusetts and a pair of preseason games in Saitama, Japan.He also appeared with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at an event in the Congo, Mutombo’s native country, in August.“He is receiving the best care possible from a collaborative team of specialists in Atlanta and is in great spirits as he begins treatment,” Mutombo’s family said in a statement distributed…

CNN  —  Rudy Giuliani’s attorneys plan to rely on several prominent former advisers to Donald Trump as witnesses in an upcoming attorney discipline hearing in Washington, DC, for the onetime Trump lawyer. Giuliani’s list of witnesses includes the former New York City mayor himself, along with other notable names related to the former President’s attempt to challenge his 2020 election loss in court. Those include Peter Navarro, Corey Lewandowski, Jenna Ellis and Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano, according to a filing on Friday in the proceeding. The DC bar’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel, which has brought an ethics case…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas waved away criticism from lawmakers calling for his impeachment on Friday, saying that his critics’ rhetoric about the border being “open” was inspiring further illegal immigration.A group of Republican lawmakers — led by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas — demanded Mayorkas resign after Fox News reported he was alerted to an article stating that no Haitian migrants were “whipped” by Border Patrol agents on Sept. 19, 2021.”I’ve got a lot of work to do, and I intend to continue to do it. That’s my response,” Mayorkas told the Dallas Morning News editorial board Friday.MAYORKAS ALERTED…

Follow the La Liga live Football match between Athletic Club and Atlético Madrid with Eurosport. The match starts at 8:00 PM on October 15th, 2022.Catch the latest Athletic Club and Atlético Madrid news and find up to date La Liga standings, results, top scorers and previous winners.Football fans can read breaking Football news headlines, interviews, expert commentary and watch replays. Keep up with what’s happening in the Premier League, Champions League and other competitions.Make Eurosport your go-to source for sports online from football to tennis, cycling, snooker and more. Enjoy the best of this season’s top sports competitions. Source: Euro…

Hear son’s colorful reaction after a whale interrupted fishing trip with his father Zach Piller and his dad were fishing off the Jersey Shore near Belmar when a humpback whale decided to pay them a visit that felt a little too close for comfort. 00:49 – Source: CNN Source: CNN

Russian military forces are expected to continue with pre-planned nuclear testing at the same time as similar NATO drills are expected.NATO announced Friday the launch of its annual “Steadfast Noon” exercise Monday. The drill involving 14 countries is expected to mobilize about 60 aircraft in regions near the United Kingdom, Belgium and the North Sea. NATO does not plan to use live bombs.”The exercise, which runs until (Oct. 30), is a routine, recurring training activity, and it is not linked to any current world events,” NATO said of the exercises. TWITTER GOES NUCLEAR IN RESPONSE TO BIDEN’S ‘ARMAGEDDON’ WARNINGS The aircraft…

BMW has confirmed it will stop building the electric version of the Mini in the UK next year, in a move that leaves its Oxford plant entirely reliant on petrol models for much of the coming decade.The German carmaker launched its first battery version of the historic Mini Cooper in 2019 as part of a wave of models released by manufacturers to help them meet tightened European emissions rules.The model has proved more successful than expected, picking up numerous awards and growing to account for a third of the vehicles produced at BMW’s Oxford facility.The German carmaker announced in 2019…

Megan Thee Stallion spoke out about a burglary at her L.A. home on Friday as she gears up to host Saturday Night Live.The burglary, first reported by TMZ, happened Thursday night when two men broke a glass door in the back of the 27-year-old rapper’s L.A. home, making off with cash, jewelry and electronics.The rapper wasn’t home when this happened, according to TMZ.The “Savage” rapper is currently in New York City where she’s set to host SNL and perform as the musical guest on Oct. 15. Requests for comment from Thee Stallion’s team were not immediately returned, but the star…