Colombian death squad massacre in Cimitarra shock locals
Residents recall a sweltering July day when four gunmen entered La Ruiz restaurant, dragged five men to police HQ, and killed them. Witnesses say 180 people were on a list for execution. authorities report army ties to death squads and ongoing violence despite attacks on 163 alleged members.
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Tom Wells
Associated Press
Imitarra
Colombia
la Ruiz
Carare
Colombian Human Rights Commission
Attorney General’s Office
Belisario Betancur
Cimitarra
Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces
Survival Shop thrives in West Virginia as end-times craze grows
In Princeton James Hunsucker and Mike Pratt run The Survival Shop selling $25,000 worth of knives guns and survival gear monthly to customers who fear societal collapse. They promote preparedness through fortified homes and underground shelters as fans quote war films and magazines like Survive Soldier of Fortune and Gung Ho.
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Steve le Vine
Associated Press
Princeton
W.va
James Hunsucker
Mike Pratt
Hunsucker
Pratt
West Virginia
Survive
Hunsuker
Sharkey
Border gangs prey on Mexican illegals along river
Patrick McDonnell reports from Ciudad Juarez that gangs of young men near the Rio Grande threaten migrants crossing into El Paso. Violent crime, including robbery and rape, has risen as Mexicans seek work in the United States, with the Black Bridge area most affected.
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Patrick McDonnell
Yallas Times Herald
Cuidad Juarez
Mexico
Rio Grande
United States
U.S. Border Patrol
Pgndileros
el Paso
Juarez
Black Bridge
Stokes Used Campaign Funds for Defense in DWI Case
Rep. Louis Stokes admitted using 4000 dollars in campaign contributions to cover legal fees for his Montgomery County Maryland DWI defense. He says such payments are permitted under ethics rules and precedents from 1979, noting prior use in Koreagate and Abscam cases. A Montgomery jury acquitted him of driving while intoxicated but convicted him of driving under the influence and running a red light.
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Washington Post Service
Washington
Louis Stokes
D-Ohio
House Ethics Committee
Montgomery County
Federal Election Commission
Stokes
FEC
R. Kenneth Mundy
Rockville
Thomas Lweeney
Youngstown, Ohio
House of Representatives
Congress
Ethics Committee
Abscam
Maryland
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