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Month: September 2023

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann ‘categorically’ denies using vibrating sex toys to cheat in the sport

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — If Hans Niemann had hoped to put an alleged cheating scandal behind him, the chess grandmaster’s interview with Piers Morgan on Monday might have just scuttled that wish. Niemann has repeatedly denied cheating in over-the-board chess, but speaking on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” on Monday, the 20-year-old addressed specific accusations that he cheated using vibrating sex

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Moscow court upholds 19-year prison sentence for Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny

MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow has upheld a 19-year prison sentence for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was convicted on charges of extremism in August. Navalny was found guilty on charges related to the activities of his anti-corruption foundation and statements by his top associates. It was his fifth criminal conviction

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Donatella Versace slams Italian government’s anti-gay policies from La Scala stage

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Donatella Versace slammed the Italian government for what she described as anti-gay policies in a heartfelt and personal speech that referenced her late brother, Gianni Versace, while receiving a fashion award this weekend.  Versace said in the speech Sunday evening that “our government is trying to take

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El Instituto Nacional de Migración de México instala campamento para agilizar trámite de migrantes que piden refugio en la frontera sur

Valeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — Ante el aumento de la llegada de migrantes a la frontera sur de México, el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) instaló en Chiapas, en el parque ecológico de Tapachula, un campamento para que la Comisión Mexicana de Ayuda a Refugiados (Comar) pudiera agilizar la atención en la zona, según informó

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CBS New York Investigates: Push on to get xylazine, aka “Tranq,” on various controlled substances lists

By TIM MCNICHOLAS Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — There’s a dangerous new drug quickly becoming more prevalent in New York. It’s called xylazine, an animal tranquilizer mixed with fentanyl and other drugs. CBS New York investigative reporter Tim McNicholas dug deeper into how it’s quickly spreading, and how

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