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Police investigate bomb threat at the home of Pope Leo’s brother

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The Illinois home of one of Pope Leo XIV’s brothers was the target of a bomb threat, which was found to be unsubstantiated, police said Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The report came in at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. New Lenox police said they … Read more

2 men plead not guilty in alleged Islamic State-inspired bomb attempt outside New York mayor’s home

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NEW YORK — Two men pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges they brought homemade bombs to an anti-Islam protest outside the New York City’s mayor’s home in a failed attempt at a terror attack inspired by the Islamic State group. Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, entered the pleas during a brief appearance in … Read more

Alycia ‘The Bomb’ Baumgardner is fighting for gender equality for women in the ring

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When Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner steps into the ring at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, she won’t be fighting only South Korean boxer Bo Mi Re Shin for the women’s super featherweight belt. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. It will also be another round … Read more

Brian Cole Jr., D.C. pipe bomb suspect, hit with 2 new charges

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Washington — The man accused of planting pipe bombs outside of the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot now faces two additional felony charges, according to a superseding indictment made public Wednesday.  Brian Cole Jr. was arrested and charged in December with transporting and planting the … Read more

Justice Dept. argues D.C. pipe bomb defendant not covered by Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons

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The Justice Department pushed back on claims by the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside of the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters on the eve of the 2021 Jan. 6 Capitol riot, arguing that the charges against Brian Cole Jr. should not be dismissed and that his actions were not covered by President Trump’s … Read more

French police foil apparent bomb attack outside of Bank of America building in Paris

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French police stopped an apparent bomb attack outside a Bank of America building in Paris early Saturday, sources told the Agence France-Presse. A man was arrested as he was about to set off a homemade explosive device. Police grabbed the man just after he placed a device, made of nine pints of liquid, believed to … Read more

Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor who was embraced by Obama, dies at 88

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Shigeaki Mori, a Japanese atomic bomb survivor in Hiroshima and a historian but best known for a big hug he was given by then U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to the city a decade ago, has died. He was 88. Born in 1937, Mori was 8 years old when he survived the … Read more