#retribution

#retribution

Nottingham remained a city in grief on Thursday, still yet to come to terms with a tragedy that shocked the country.Thousands turned out to pay tribute to two 19-year-old students and a school caretaker who were brutally killed in a knife and van rampage.A vigil at the city's Market Square heard the families of each victim take to the stage to pay tribute to their loved ones, while local leaders called for unity in the wake of the deadly attacks.

The raids on local offices of the BBC continue for a second day, weeks after it released a documentary critical of Prime Minister Modi.The move again raised concerns about press freedom.ASMA KHALID, HOST: Less than a month after the BBC released a documentary critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tax authorities raided the British broadcaster's offices in Mumbai and Delhi.

Free speech is the fundamental basis upon which democratic life is built.Many of our other precious freedoms stem from it.In the UK, we naturally take it very seriously.But it is now under threat, from oligarchs and crooks who are abusing our world-renowned legal system in order to silence their critics.

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson is one of the toughest and most feared players in the NHL.But there are times when Tom is more reserved on when he throws hands or not.Recently retired defenseman and enforcer, Mark Borowiecki, spoke about one of those moments while a guest on the Coming In Hot podcast featuring Brent Wallace, Jason York, and Bobby Ryan.

The NHL's Department of Player Safety announced that St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington has been suspended two games for roughing and unsportsmanlike conduct on Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman.Binnington punched Hartman with his blocker and almost got into a fight with opposing netminder Marc-Andre Fleury on Wednesday night.

For many in the LGBTQ+ community and their allies, Pride Month feels like a party, and in some ways - between the drag shows, star-studded festivals and omnipresent drink specials - it is!But June is also a dedicated time of year to commemorate queer history.It is a time to learn something new about LGBTQ+ culture.

A third youth has been convicted of killing a boy who was stabbed with a Zombie knife in his own home in front of his horrified mother.Camron Smith, 16, was unarmed and in his underwear when masked attackers stormed into his home armed with knives.The 17-year-old boy, who was 15 at the time, had admitted being there but denied involvement in Camron's killing.

One frustrated conservative, Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), told reporters that "there's no decision" made yet by McCarthy's critics on the right on whether to force a vote ousting the speaker.Bishop added that the Republicans who voted no on Tuesday haven't decided yet whether to take down further votes to make their points: "But the problem that has been precipitated entirely by the speaker's approach to the debt ceiling is going to have to be dealt with."

WASHINGTON Representative Adam B. Schiff, the California Democrat who emerged as one of President Donald J. Trump's chief congressional tormentors from his perch atop the House Intelligence Committee, announced on Thursday that he would seek the Senate seat long held by Dianne Feinstein.I wish I could say the threat of MAGA extremists is over, he said in a video on Twitter.

But Crane's political seasoning comes more from besting a crowded GOP field in an August primary than from legislative tradition.Born in Tucson, Crane served 13 years in the military, including three deployments to Afghanistan as a Navy SEAL.He rose to prominence as a contestant on the popular show "Shark Tank," where he and his wife won backing from investor Mark Cuban for their company, Bottle Breacher.

49ers linebacker Fred Warner is not making any excuses for his team this season regardless of who plays at quarterback.The San Francisco 49ers' narrative last postseason was all too familiar: head into the playoffs on a high note, get decimated by injuries, and bow out to a better team.When the 49ers came up against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship, there was real hope that Kyle Shanahan's multi-faceted offense could defeat a squad as deep as the Eagles, but that hope quickly vanished when Brock Purdy injured his elbow in the first quarter.

The Russian government has put the British prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) on a wanted list in an act of retribution after the Hague-based court issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for allegedly overseeing the abduction of Ukrainian children.The arrest order said Russia's interior ministry was seeking to detain Karim Khan, who has served as the ICC prosecutor since 2021.

A mystery motorist hunted by highways chiefs after filling in a huge pothole in Cornwall has said the local council should be thanking him.The unnamed vigilante repairman allegedly spent 1,000 of his own money to fill the 10ft hole with concrete.The crater lies in the middle of a road in Lostwithiel, which has been closed for more than a month to the despair of residents.

The general consensus of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 is that it is a movie that exists.Holding a respectable 82 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, with a higher audience score of 94, it's hard to remember that almost ten years ago nobody had heard of this particular Marvel property.As I write this, Guardians 3 is slaying at the box office, proving that the big popcorn blockbuster is very much alive.

The technical term would be, possibly, "f-k around and find out."Commissioner Roger Goodell wanted to incorporate late-season flexing into the Thursday night package.He fell two votes short, for now.As a more-than-acceptable consolation prize, Goodell got the ability to assign teams to a maximum of two short-week, Sunday-to-Thursday games.

"Regardless of whether there will be any long-term deleterious effects for the Federal Circuit, Chief Judge Moore is not winning friends or allies and is destroying her own reputation."How much damage is Chief Judge Moore doing to the institution that is the Federal Circuit?That question is hard to answer in the present, but there is no doubt that she is causing the type of damage that will linger and perhaps ultimately lead to the downfall of the court itself.

Looking back at Mayor Lori Lightfoot's only term in office, it's hard to see past my disappointment.I'm not alone, as evidenced by her defeat in the first round of voting.Four years ago she came from relative obscurity to win all 50 of the city's wards in her first political campaign ever.This time, she couldn't place high enough in the crowded field to make the runoff.

After the musicians of the New York Philharmonic finished Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto on Thursday night, they did something they don't usually do: They applauded the soloist.With a violinist on the order of Leonidas Kavakos, that reaction felt justified.He is a wonder.The music flowed out of him like a river big, glistening and unobstructed, but also tasteful in its frictionless subtleties.

KYIV, Ukraine Russia's Wagner mercenary group has been forced to use more of its professional recruits in Bakhmut to replace its depleted supply of enlisted prisoners, who are perishing by the thousands in the longest battle of the war, a Ukrainian official said on Tuesday.The claim suggested that Ukraine sees an opportunity, despite the heavy casualties it has suffered in the eastern city, to exhaust Wagner's nearly suicidal prisoner assaults, which Ukraine's commanders regard as one of Russia's most effective tactics.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will have a number of new faces in their locker room come the 2023-24 campaign.But these players will not be missed in the slightest.This isn't to take a shot at any of these players as men - it just wasn't a good fit.The 2022-23 Pittsburgh Steelers came up just short of a playoff spot, and while we wish there was more retribution for failing to reach that goal (looking at you, Matt Canada), there will be some turnover.

The New York Times Sports department is revisiting the subjects of some compelling articles from the last year or so.In August, we reported on a soccer player who fled her home in Afghanistan to begin a new life.Here is an update.When her new life in Australia becomes too overwhelming, Fati, the goalkeeper for the Afghanistan national women's soccer team, heads to the beach in the nighttime.

Gov. Hochul said Thursday that she did not know about years-old sexual harassment allegations against a top adviser, Adam Sullivan, when she ousted him from her political operation last weekend.Hochul said the allegations were "deeply troubling," and that she had learned about them through the news media.

Senior military chiefs and diplomats have condemned threats to deport an Afghan war hero to Rwanda as farcical and appalling.The Independent revealed this week that the pilot, who served alongside British and American forces, was forced to flee the Taliban and travel to the UK on a small boat because he could find no safe and legal route out of the country.

Stone Cold Steve Austin has been one of the world's most popular wrestlers since his breakout moment in the mid-1990s.He won six WWE championships in his career and is the only WWE superstar to win the Royal Rumble three times.Austin's popularity kicked into high gear at the 1996 King of the Ring, when he delivered his famous "Austin 3:16" promo.

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Ellis Genge insists England are determined to rediscover the missing fight that resulted in their collapse against France when they aim to ruin Ireland's grand slam celebrations on Saturday.

Snyggve, a.k.a.Bob Jr., and his brother, Tryggve, a.k.a.Marley in the Serengeti, in Tanzania.(Stefano Bonfoco/Getty Images/500px)Bob Jr., who was hailed as Africa's most photogenic lion, has been killed by his rivals.He was between 10 and 13 years old.The striking lion with amber eyes and a golden-black mane - who was named after his father, dubbed Bob Marley by tour guides after the famed Jamaican reggae singer, because of his lustrous, distinctive hair - once ruled over his pride in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park.

There was no drama for No. 1 seed Birmingham in its opening game of the City Section Division 1 soccer playoffs Wednesday.The Patriots were focused and determined not to give No. 17 South East any hope of an upset.From the opening minutes, when Jerry Ramos put in a goal on a direct kick, Birmingham was taking no prisoners.

Trish BendixReporting on culture Trish BendixReporting on culture Richard Drew/Associated Press Former President Donald Trump was the talk of late night this week, including his new book, his comments at the Conservative Political Action Conference and his potential 2024 running mate as well as the discovery that Tucker Carlson privately reviled him.

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night's highlights that lets you sleep and lets us get paid to watch comedy.Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now.During a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, former President Donald Trump made what Jimmy Fallon referred to as some pretty intense promises.

Others take a more sympathetic approach.Corey Smith, executive director of the nonprofit Housing Action Coalition, which is co-sponsoring the bill, said the company is struggling to replace aging equipment as it responds to increasingly severe wildfires and storms."It's quite literally the person power and where to send a finite number of employees with aging infrastructure," Smith said.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed the European parliament on Thursday morning, saying Ukraine will join the European Union and thanking the bloc's members for their support during Russia's invasion.The French president, Emmanuel Macron, said Paris would continue the efforts to deliver arms to Kyiv, adding that France was determined to help Ukraine towards victory, peace and Europe.

PoliticsRepublic of Moldova 11 minutes ago11 minutes ago At a donor conference, France, Germany and Romania have offered 160 million in aid to help Moldova deal with an acute energy crisis and skyrocketing inflation brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.More than 30 Western governments have banded together to help Europe's poorest nation, Moldova, deal with widespread blackouts, an acute energy crisis, an influx of refugees and looming security threats from the war in neighboring Ukraine.

On a sound stage on the outskirts of London, Joe Goldberg, played by Penn Badgley, wound his way through a private club, deep in thought.As in past seasons of the Netflix drama You, while the actors performed, Joe's internal monologue was rendered in a voice-over by a crew member, who declared the club, with its moody lighting and dark furnishings, a perfect place for a frame job.

The Los Angeles Dodgers finalized the signing of Noah Syndergaard to a one-year, $13 million contract, bringing their 40-man roster full and seemingly rounding out the starting rotation.Among starting pitchers, thus far in free agency the Dodgers re-signed Clayton Kershaw and added Syndergaard, while losing Tyler Anderson and Andrew Heaney.

As an article from FC Bayern's official website confirms, injured Bayern Munich winger Sadio Mané has resumed running practice for the first time since he suffered an unfortunate injury last November.He has had to deal with crushing disappointment of missing out on the World Cup in the meantime and had to go under the knife, but now Bayern's marquee signing from Liverpool FC has reached his first big milestone on his road to a full recovery - raising hopes that the star winger might be available by the time the Bavarians travel to face PSG in the Champions League Round of 16 in mid-February.

CAMERATA NUOVA On a bright morning in the mountains above the sleepy central Italian town of Camerata Nuova, a small and curly coated dog named Bella raced among the birch trees.As her owner leaned on a long, harpoon-shaped spade and shouted encouragement, she darted toward a tree and dug under a frosted carpet of dead leaves.

Prince Harry served bravely and well with the military in Afghanistan.One questions why he chose to announce that he had killed 25 Taliban fighters; it was not just distasteful but also raises the security risk for him and his family.The Duke of Sussex does not glory in the deaths in his leaked memoir, Spare.

University student Sako Amoniba-Burnley, 21, from Norbury, was found guilty of robbery and jailed for seven years.Jordan Tcheuko, 19, from Wembley, was convicted of manslaughter and jailed for 15 years.(Image: PA) The killers of a boy who was stabbed with a so-called zombie knife in front of his mother by balaclava-clad home invaders have been jailed.

The killers of a boy who was stabbed with a so-called zombie knife in front of his mother by balaclava-clad home invaders have been jailed.Camron Smith, 16, was unarmed and in his underwear when attackers stormed into his home armed with knives, the Old Bailey was told.Camron's fatal stabbing came amid a crime wave on the streets of Croydon, south London, overnight on June 30 and July 1 last year.

A combination of indiscipline, missed assignments, and an ineffective penalty kill resulted in the heaviest loss of the season so far.This was the first time this season that the Marlies scored fewer than two goals in a game.First Period
The Marlies got off to a bright start, generating three quality chances in the first three minutes.

Exactly two weeks ago, the Leafs no showed in Sin City.Tonight, they'll get a chance for some retribution.It's the battle of the win streaks from Scotiabank Arena as Toronto (7-4-2) entertains Vegas (11-2-0).As referenced, back on October 24 th, the Golden Knights took the first meeting between these two squads 3-1.

The murder of a boy who was cut down near his front door by a group of youths on a gang ride-out was glorified in a video set to drill rap, a court has heard.Bubacar Jabbie Dukureh, 17, who was known as Buba, was walking back to his home in Walthamstow, east London, when he was attacked by five teenagers on the evening of October 23 2020, the Old Bailey heard.

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man stabbed to death in south-east London.The teenager was held on Tuesday as detectives investigate the senseless killing of Gabriel Petrov Stoyanov, 21, in Bromley Road, Downham, on Friday 4 November.Up to two other suspects believed to have been involved could still be at large, the Metropolitan Police said Officers were called at 11.50pm on Friday to a report of a man stabbed in Bromley Road.

Two Metropolitan Police officers who shared grossly offensive messages in a WhatsApp group with Wayne Couzens have been sentenced to three months' imprisonment  but granted bail ahead of an appeal.Pc Jonathon Cobban, 35, and former Pc Joel Borders, 46, were members of a chat group called Bottle and Stoppers on the encrypted platform with Couzens, 49, before he murdered Sarah Everard.

Gotta bank the points!The New York Islanders went into the state of Illinois to take on the Chicago Blackhawks.Thanks to Ilya Sorokin and Brock Nelson, they leave the state with two points and a regulation win.It wasn't spectacular, but it was certainly a strong road game, especially after losing an important defensive center.