Six American oil executives held for three years in Venezuela were found guilty of corruption charges by a judge Thursday and immediately sentenced to prison, dashing hopes of a quick release that would send them home to their families in the United States.

Some relatives had been bracing for the disheartening outcome, which came on the evening of Thanksgiving Day.

Alirio Rafael Zambrano, brother to two of the men, said they were “undeniably innocent” and victims of “judicial terrorism.” No evidence in the case supports a guilty conviction, he said.

https://nypost.com/2020/11/27/six-american-oil-executives-sentenced-in-venezuela-for-corruption/

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3 dead after soldier opens fire at Russian airbase
Manhunt launched after Russian soldier opens fire at airbase, killing three.

Tags: Russia
Arutz Sheva Staff , 09/11/20 09:27 AM

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Police in southwestern Russia have launched a manhunt, after a soldier opened fire on other servicemen at an airbase near the city of Voronezh, killing at least three.

Sputnik News reported Monday morning that authorities in the Voronezh area are working with the Russian military to hunt down a soldier who opened fire at fellow servicemen, killing at least three before fleeing the scene. Other reports claim, however, that the gunman is holed up in a room at the airbase, with negotiations underway between the gunman and police…

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A man has admitted slitting the throats of his two young children during lockdown. Nadarajah Nithiyakumar, 41, attacked his daughter Pavinya, aged 19 months, and three-year-old son Nigash at the family home in Ilford, east London, on 26 April.

The children’s mother, named locally as Nisa, was in the shower at the time of the killings and alerted the police.

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A Michigan USPS whistleblower has provided Project Veritas with details of a directive he received from his superiors to back-date late mail-in-ballots as received November 3rd, 2020 so they are accepted.

“Separate them from standard letter mail so they can hand stamp them with yesterday’s date & put them through,” was the order he received.

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Madison Police continue to search for the suspect in the shooting of an 18-year-old male on the 4300 block of Kennedy Road Thursday night. 

An incident report from Madison Police said the victim met the male suspect with some of his friends on the 500 block of Northport Drive. The suspect then got into the victim’s vehicle and started to drive around the area. 

After an argument began in the vehicle, the suspect shot one of the occupants and left the scene on foot.

One of the victim’s friends called 911 and the victim was taken to a local hospital. He is now in stable condition.

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A student has been fined £6,600 after being caught breaching self-isolation rules by posting a picture of herself eating out on Instagram.

Carys Ann Ingram, 22, failed to quarantine on arrival to Jersey from Manchester, visiting a restaurant, a friend’s house, and shopping, a court heard.

She was seen in the seafront area of First Tower of the island and then at El Tico restaurant in St Ouen’s Bay, where she shared a picture on her social media.

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For progressives, it is the stuff that dreams are made of: Donald Trump could soon trade his orange tan for a prison-issued orange jumpsuit.

But first, Americans have to render their verdict on November 3 before a district attorney or two ask another kind of jury to render another kind of verdict on the defendant, not president, Trump.

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