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Afghanistan’s deputy minister of intelligence bragged on national television about his role in a 2018 suicide bombing in Kabul that killed over 100 people. During an appearance on TOLONews Jan. 28, Taj Mir Jawad took credit for directing the attack, along with other attacks, including car and suicide bombings. The 2018 attack involved an ambulance full of explosives traveling to an intersection in Kabul, where it detonated and killed over 100 civilians, including women and children. Two U.S. intelligence officials, who wish to remain anonymous, told the Long War Journal Taj Mir Jawad went by the name of Jawad Sargar during his time…

Investors expect certain “sacred rights” when they lend money to a company: they agree on when they will get paid, for example, and how much.To change any “sacred” parts of the contract, all affected investors have to approve, while other parts can be changed with a sign-off from just a majority.But corporate borrowers have been losing their debt religion for decades. Now even “sacred rights” aren’t looking all that sacred anymore, according to Covenant Review.In a Wednesday note, the analysts highlight a couple of companies that are challenging investors’ ability to punish them for any missed interest payments with a…

Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi. Shutterstock (2) A major legal setback. Erika Jayne‘s estranged husband, Tom Girardi, was indicted for allegedly embezzling more than $15 million from his clients. The Justice Department announced the news in a press release on Wednesday, February 1. Tom, 83, was charged with five counts of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The indictment alleges that the former lawyer and his colleague Christopher Kazuo Kamon fraudulently obtained millions of dollars that belonged to Girardi Keese clients from 2010 to December 2020. “Mr. Girardi and Mr. Kamon stand accused of…

A sheriff in Illinois is reversing course and says he will enforce a state assault weapons ban if the law is implemented, after calling the bill unconstitutional.DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick said in a Jan. 13 statement that he believes the assault weapons ban signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker is unconstitutional.”I, among many others, believe that HB 5471 is a clear violation of the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution,” Mendrick said.”Therefore, as the custodian of the jail and chief law enforcement official for DuPage County, that neither myself nor my office will be checking to ensure that lawful gun…

An investigation is underway after a 28-year-old Ohio man died Tuesday, one day after he was shot by police who believed he was a burglary suspect, as his family says he was cleaning out his late grandmother’s home. Joe Frasure was shot at early Monday in Wyoming, a city of about 9,000 located 12 miles north of downtown Cincinnati. He was hospitalized and died the following day, according to the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office. His cause and manner of death have not yet been released.Wyoming police said officers responded to an apartment building in the 300 block of Durrell Avenue at…

Seven people have been injured and two flight attendants are in hospital after a QantasLink flight from Brisbane to Hervey Bay struck turbulence.It’s understood the flight was around 100 kilometres from its destination when the pilots opted to turn back. Source: Sky News

Commercial content 21+. How’s that for a bounce-back performance? We swept the board on a light Tuesday night NBA slate, cashing on the favored Nuggets and underdog Hornets to finish 2-0 against the spread and erase the taste of our 1-2 night to open the week. We feel similarly strong about the board on Wednesday, which initially featured four games we loved before the Wizards-Pistons game was postponed. Nonetheless, we’re still riding with three home favorites who aren’t getting enough respect against suspect road opponents. Here are our favorite bets to make at BetMGM ahead of Wednesday’s action: Get a…

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The U.S. has seized thousands of rifles and nearly two dozen anti-tank missiles originating from Iran and transported via shipping routes.U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported Tuesday that CENTCOM officials — in cooperation with international naval partners — successfully intercepted the transport of over 3,000 rifles from Iran to Yemen. Alongside the rifles, authorities recovered nearly 600,000 rounds of ammunition and 23 anti-tank guided missiles.The Jan. 15 interdiction took place in the Gulf of Oman, where CENTCOM and its naval partners seized the ship’s cargo.POMPEO SAYS BIDEN’S IRAN TALKS ‘SQUANDERED’ MIDDLE EAST STABILITY: ‘PUTTING US ALL AT RISK’The area in which…

A cluster of rockets targeted a Turkish military base in northern Iraq on Wednesday, officials from northern Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region said. An Iranian-backed militia promptly claimed responsibility for the attack.A Turkish defense ministry official said there was no damage or injury at the base but did not provide further details. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.According to a statement from the Iraqi Kurdish region’s anti-terrorism department, at least eight rockets were fired at Turkey’s Zilkan military base in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province, with two hitting the base itself.IRAQI PRIME MINISTER DEFENDS US TROOP PRESENCE,…