Cigarette Ring Tied to Hezbollah Funding Case
Two brothers are accused in Charlotte of running a cigarette smuggling ring to evade taxes and fund Hezbollah. Mohamad Hammoud, 28, faces multiple charges including providing material support to a terrorist organization. His brother Chawki, 37, faces immigration fraud and related counts. Jury selection begins today. trial expected to last weeks.
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Middle East
U.S
Tom Sanderson
Washington
Center For Strategic and International Studies
Mohamad Youssef Hammoud
Hezbollah
U.S. State Department
Chawki Youssef Hammoud
U.S. District Court
Deke Falls
Mohamad Hammoud
Soldier Killed on Patrol in Afghanistan Firefight
A U S special forces soldier, Sgt Arden Vance Jr., 38, of Morgantown West Virginia, died after his unit came under heavy fire on patrol in eastern Afghanistan near Khost. The incident followed a broader coalition sweep Operation Condor in the region with no confirmed enemy casualties.
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Bagram
Afghanistan
U.S
al-Qaida
Steven O'Connor
Bagram Air Base
Arden Vance
National Guard
Mike Cadle
Khost
Nationwide crackdown targets teen seat belt use ahead of Memorial Day
More than 11 000 law enforcement agencies across all 50 states join a semiannual traffic enforcement campaign starting Monday and running through May 27. The drive emphasizes child passenger safety seat belts and drunk driving as teen drivers face higher crash risks. Transportation Secretary Norman Y Mineta cites teens death rates and urges belt use to curb fatalities.
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Washington
Norman Y. Mineta
Paroled Monitoring of Seattle Cleric Sparks Debate
Rev John Cornelius, accused of molestation by multiple men, has not been convicted but is under monitored contact with a state parole officer hired by the Archdiocese of Seattle. The arrangement, aimed at child safety, is publicly unique in the United States and draws criticism amid the church's sex abuse crisis.
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Seattle
John Cornelius
Washington State
Archdiocese of
United States
Cornelius
Uhlman
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