🔎A Los Angeles federal judge threw out an indictment Friday charging a dive boat captain with manslaughter in the deaths of 34 people in a 2019 fire aboard a vessel anchored off the Southern California coast. The ruling came on the third anniversary of one of the deadliest maritime disasters in recent U.S. history.
Captain Jerry Boylan, 68, failed to follow safety rules, federal prosecutors said. He was accused of “misconduct, negligence, and inattention” by failing to train his crew, conduct fire drills, and have a roving night watchman on the boat when the fire ignited.
But the indictment failed to specify that Boylan acted with gross negligence, which U.S. District Judge George Wu said was a required element to prove the crime of seaman’s manslaughter and must be listed in the indictment. Boylan originally was indicted on 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter, with each carrying a possible prison term of 10 years if he was convicted.
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Captain Jerry Boylan, 68, failed to follow safety rules, federal prosecutors said. He was accused of “misconduct, negligence, and inattention” by failing to train his crew, conduct fire drills, and have a roving night watchman on the boat when the fire ignited.
But the indictment failed to specify that Boylan acted with gross negligence, which U.S. District Judge George Wu said was a required element to prove the crime of seaman’s manslaughter and must be listed in the indictment. Boylan originally was indicted on 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter, with each carrying a possible prison term of 10 years if he was convicted.
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An explosives attack on a police vehicle in southwestern Colombia leaves eight officers dead, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Friday.
"I condemn the explosive attack that killed eight police officers in Huila [Department]... These actions indicate clear sabotage of peace," Petro said on Twitter.
Local broadcaster BLU Radio cited the police as saying that the explosives detonated when the police car carrying the said officers was driving by. It is unknown who was behind the attacks, but local media report that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army, a guerrilla group, is operating in the region.
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"I condemn the explosive attack that killed eight police officers in Huila [Department]... These actions indicate clear sabotage of peace," Petro said on Twitter.
Local broadcaster BLU Radio cited the police as saying that the explosives detonated when the police car carrying the said officers was driving by. It is unknown who was behind the attacks, but local media report that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army, a guerrilla group, is operating in the region.
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🇨🇳 The traffic of ships in the Bosphorus Strait has been suspended due to the breakdown of a vessel en route from Istanbul to Ukraine - Turkish Coast Guard
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🎾 Former world number one Serena Williams lost to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the US Open - 5:7, 7:6, 1:6.
❗️ For 40-year-old Williams, this was probably the last game of her career. She previously revealed that she plans to retire from tennis and the US Open could be her last tournament.
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❗️ For 40-year-old Williams, this was probably the last game of her career. She previously revealed that she plans to retire from tennis and the US Open could be her last tournament.
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🇨🇳 The traffic of ships in the Bosphorus Strait has been suspended due to the breakdown of a vessel en route from Istanbul to Ukraine - Turkish Coast Guard
⚡️ Vessel traffic across the Bosporus Strait has been restored after the breakdown of a dry cargo ship en route to Ukraine
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📌 LIVE UPDATES: Gazprom announces indefinite shutdown of Nord Stream due to engine malfunction
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😳 A fisherman was miraculously rescued after surviving 11 days adrift in a freezer, which he clambered into when his boat began to sink in the Atlantic.
▪️ Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues, 44, left Oiapoque, Amapa state, northern Brazil in late July in a wooden boat approximately seven meters (23 feet) long to go to Ilet la Mere.
▪️ According to Brazilian media, he planned to spend a few days fishing but his boat began to take on water during his trip and sank.
▪️ Desperate to survive, the 44-year-old climbed into a freezer which he had on board. Rodrigues spent his time adrift without food or water, and believes he lost around five kilograms during the 11 days.
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▪️ Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues, 44, left Oiapoque, Amapa state, northern Brazil in late July in a wooden boat approximately seven meters (23 feet) long to go to Ilet la Mere.
▪️ According to Brazilian media, he planned to spend a few days fishing but his boat began to take on water during his trip and sank.
▪️ Desperate to survive, the 44-year-old climbed into a freezer which he had on board. Rodrigues spent his time adrift without food or water, and believes he lost around five kilograms during the 11 days.
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📌 WATCH LIVE: Farewell ceremony for ex-USSR President Gorbachev held in Moscow
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📹 Western Military District engineering sapper units continue demining in liberated settlements of Kharkov region.
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🎾 Former world number one Serena Williams lost to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the US Open - 5:7, 7:6, 1:6. ❗️ For 40-year-old Williams, this was probably the last game of her career. She previously revealed that she plans to retire from tennis…
💭 World sport stars and celebrities reacted to the end of Serena Williams' career:
▪️ Tiger Woods and former first lady Michelle Obama hailed Serena Williams as "the greatest" on Friday;
▪️ NBA superstar LeBron James described Serena as a GOAT (Greatest Of All Time);
▪️ Fellow NBA legend Magic Johnson saluted Serena for inspiring other Black athletes;
▪️ Television personality and entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey described Williams as a "Shero. Legend forever" while US sprinter Allyson Felix said her achievements "will never be lost on me";
▪️ Andy Roddick, the last American man to win a Slam title in New York in 2003, said watching her play was the "pleasure of a lifetime."
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▪️ Tiger Woods and former first lady Michelle Obama hailed Serena Williams as "the greatest" on Friday;
▪️ NBA superstar LeBron James described Serena as a GOAT (Greatest Of All Time);
▪️ Fellow NBA legend Magic Johnson saluted Serena for inspiring other Black athletes;
▪️ Television personality and entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey described Williams as a "Shero. Legend forever" while US sprinter Allyson Felix said her achievements "will never be lost on me";
▪️ Andy Roddick, the last American man to win a Slam title in New York in 2003, said watching her play was the "pleasure of a lifetime."
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🇺🇸Here is a look at a Sputnik infographic showing the irreplaceable costs the US incurred in Afghanistan during its 20-year war. It appears that US Government spent more than $2,313 billion during the conflict, or $300 million per each day of war. More than 69,000 people died as a result of the US war in Afghanistan. The US invasion of Afghanistan has been widely condemned, as more than 60 percent of respondents around the world believe that the US failed in the mission it attempted when it sent troops to Afghanistan and failed to deliver on its promise to “build a stable, strong and prosperous Afghanistan."
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📌 Key points from the phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan:
▪️The Turkish leader expressed his condolences for the death of Gorbachev;
▪️Erdogan noted the constructive role of Russia in organizing the IAEA mission at the Zaporozhye NPP;
▪️The presidents discussed the implementation of the "grain deal" concluded in Istanbul and the expansion of joint economic ties.
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▪️The Turkish leader expressed his condolences for the death of Gorbachev;
▪️Erdogan noted the constructive role of Russia in organizing the IAEA mission at the Zaporozhye NPP;
▪️The presidents discussed the implementation of the "grain deal" concluded in Istanbul and the expansion of joint economic ties.
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📹🔥Footage showing how fireballs lit the streets of the town of Nejapa during the annual fireball festival. In the time of the festival participants pelt each other with rags drenched in gasoline that had been rolled into tight flaming balls.
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❗Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev discussed the situation in the South Caucasus in a phone call, Kremlin says.
▪️Both presidents stressed the importance of coordinated efforts to ensure stability and security on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border;
▪️President Aliyev informed Putin about his meeting with Armenian President Nikol Pashinyan and the president of the EU Council Charles Michel.
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▪️Both presidents stressed the importance of coordinated efforts to ensure stability and security on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border;
▪️President Aliyev informed Putin about his meeting with Armenian President Nikol Pashinyan and the president of the EU Council Charles Michel.
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📹 “It was the Russians who saved us”: A Ukrainian soldier who laid down his arms contacts his relatives and describes how he’d been abandoned by his command.
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😧 The UK’s soaring energy bills may result in the closure of at least 60% of all factories in the country, a new survey has revealed.
▪️ The report conducted by the lobby group MakeUK said that “the current crisis is leaving businesses facing a stark choice - cut production or shut up shop altogether if help does not come soon.”
▪️ The survey added that 13% of factories now have reduced hours of operation or are avoiding peak periods, while 7% are halting production for longer stretches.
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▪️ The report conducted by the lobby group MakeUK said that “the current crisis is leaving businesses facing a stark choice - cut production or shut up shop altogether if help does not come soon.”
▪️ The survey added that 13% of factories now have reduced hours of operation or are avoiding peak periods, while 7% are halting production for longer stretches.
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