Trent Walker, Author at News Addicts

10 Aug

Homeless Man Held on $8,000 Bail in NYC Attack on 94-Year-Old

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A 31-year-old homeless man was arrested and held on $8,000 bail for allegedly sucker-punching a 94-year-old retired doctor outside an Upper East Side Apple store.Police say Lewis Reynolds attacked the victim Tuesday in the vestibule of the Madison Avenue store near East 74th Street, causing the elderly man to fall.Reynolds…

10 Aug

3 People Shot After Teen Gunman Opens Fire in Times Square

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Three people were injured early Saturday morning when a 17-year-old opened fire in New York City’s Times Square, sending crowds running from the popular tourist hub.The shooting broke out around 1:20 a.m. near 44th Street and 7th Avenue during a dispute between two individuals, according to the NYPD.Victims HospitalizedAn 18-year-old…

10 Aug

Zelensky Responds to Territory Swap Proposal Ahead of Trump-Putin Meeting

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Ukraine will not agree to any peace agreement requiring it to give up territory, setting up a major challenge for President Donald Trump’s upcoming peace summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.Trump announced Friday he would meet with Putin on U.S. soil…

10 Aug

Putin Tells US He’ll Halt War in Exchange for Eastern Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled to the Trump administration that he is willing to end the war in Ukraine in exchange for full control of the Donbas region, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.The offer was reportedly made to Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, during a meeting in Moscow…

10 Aug

Police Identify Suspect in CDC Shooting

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Georgia authorities have identified the gunman who fatally shot a police officer outside the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters Friday as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgia.White opened fire on the CDC campus in Atlanta around 4:50 p.m. before entering a CVS pharmacy on the…

10 Aug

Judge Blocks Beto O’Rourke from Funding Texas Democrats

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A Texas judge on Friday issued a temporary restraining order against former congressman Beto O’Rourke and his nonprofit, Powered by People, after state Attorney General Ken Paxton accused them of illegally raising funds to aid Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block GOP redistricting legislation.Tarrant County District Judge Megan…

10 Aug

Trump Announces Peace Agreement Between Azerbaijan and Armenia

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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a historic peace agreement Friday at the White House, with former President Donald Trump presiding over the ceremony.The deal aims to end nearly 40 years of tensions and armed conflict between the two nations over the Nagorno-Karabakh region in…

10 Aug

Newsom Vows to ‘Nullify’ Texas Redistricting Plan that Could Hand Dems 5 Seats

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Friday that the state will fast-track a special election in early November to let voters decide on a new congressional map — a move Newsom admitted could give Democrats five additional seats ahead of the 2026 midterms.The measure would…

09 Aug

FBI Arrests Boston’s Sanctuary Sheriff on Federal Extortion Charges

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Boston-area Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins, 67, was arrested Friday in Florida on two federal counts of extortion for allegedly using his office to pressure a cannabis executive into handing over $50,000 in stock — a deal prosecutors say was disguised and repaid to cover his losses.FBI Director Kash Patel…

09 Aug

Police Officer Killed in Shooting Near CDC Headquarters

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A police officer was killed Friday afternoon when a gunman unleashed a barrage of gunfire outside the CDC headquarters near Emory University in Atlanta. The suspect, described as a white male, died at the scene from an as-yet-undetermined gunshot wound.Authorities say the attack began around 4:50 p.m. when the shooter…