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This weekend, a US drone strike in Afghanistan killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, who helped Osama bin Laden plan September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and helped al-Qaida survive and flourish in the years afterwards. On Monday, Vice President Joe Biden revealed that al-Zawahiri had been killed in Yemen, a landmark counterterrorism victory barely 11 months after American soldiers departed the nation. Take a look at the al-Qaida chief, who eluded US arrest for 21 years after 9/11's suicide aeroplane strikes, which fundamentally altered US foreign policy. In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, many Americans may not recall al-name, Zawahiri's but he remains a familiar face to them even after two decades: a slightly smirking guy with spectacles who was often photographed with Osama bin Laden...

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Remembering Daniel Villegas’ Unfair 25-Year Imprisonment

Agamapar ChadhaJuly 4, 20220

Daniel Villegas is a 44-year-old man who was wrongfully convicted by the El Paso Police Department ( E.P.P.D.) at the age of sixteen for the double murder of two teenagers, namely Armando Lazo and Bobby (Robert ) England. He spent 25 years in prison after being sentenced to life imprisonment before finally proving his innocence in a re-trial in 2018. This all began when on 10th April 1993, when four young men, Armando Lazo, Bobby(Robert), England, Jesse Hernandez, and Juan Medina, were shot after returning from a party. Jesse and Juan escaped, but Lazo and England were shot and died. The E.P.P.D. Officers Marquez, Graves, Arbogast and Laredo were investigating the murder case. They interrogated Micheal Johnston for eight hours, threatening him. The other suspect was David Rangel,...

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Passion Murder: Police Investigates Dombivli Murder, Suicide With A Different Angle

Sayani ChakrabortyJune 7, 20220

Anita Kale noticed that her sister Lalita, who had retired to her bedroom in Palava city in Dombivli the night before with her boyfriend Anil Salunke, had not come out even once on the morning of Tuesday, May 31, 2022, after their mother had left for work. This was after Anita Kale's mother had left for work. She rang the bell. When she did not get a response, she alerted her neighbors and they, one at a time, informed the local Manpada Police. She eventually got a response. A group of law enforcement officers arrived and forced open the door, where they saw Lalita Kale lying dead and Saluke hanging from a nylon rope. The police were skeptical that he had used the same rope to suffocate vegetables. As evidence of the crime, the police in Manpada filed a murder charge against Sal...