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Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 

Probe Launched Into Alleged Plot To Kill Leaders Of Georgia's Ruling Party

Georgia's State Security Service said on July 24 it had launched an investigation into an alleged "plot" to assassinate Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder and honorary chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, and then "violently overthrow" the government.

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Hackney stabbing: Murder arrest after boy, 15, dies in Stoke Newington - BBC.com

  1. Hackney stabbing: Murder arrest after boy, 15, dies in Stoke Newington  BBC.com
  2. Hackney: Boy, 15, arrested after teenager stabbed to death in east London  Sky News
  3. First picture of scene after boy, 15, stabbed to death  Hackney Gazette
  4. Hackney murder horror: Boy, 15, stabbed to death 'on visit to former primary school' in east London  Evening Standard
  5. Teenage boy stabbed to death at Hackney in north-east London  The Telegraph

France24.com (en) 

Olympic BMX champion loses equipment in van break-in

Martin posted video on Instagram on Wednesday showing the passenger side window of the vehicle smashed and police officers speaking to a member of the Australian delegation. "Our van got broken into last night," he said. "Luckily my bikes weren't in there, although my bike bags were in there with some things in it. "What a crazy start to the trip." Martin, who won gold in Tokyo ahead of Venezuela's Daniel Dhers, also lost his wallet. The incident occurred in Brussels, where the Australian team... Читать дальше...

France24.com (en) 

Refugee Team canoeist Soltani turns heartbreak into positive spur

Indeed the 28-year-old arrives at the Games as champion of Austria, the country where she sought asylum in 2022 when she realised returning to her family in Iran was out of the question following an artistic swimming training camp in Spain. She was provided safe haven there after a desperate call for help to Uwe Schlokat, whom she had met when he visited Iran five years previously. He was the only person she knew in Europe. "There's an artistic swimming camp in Spain, and because of the security reason... Читать дальше...

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Meta takes down thousands of Facebook accounts running sextortion scams from Nigeria

Meta says it has removed about 63,000 accounts engaging in financial sextortion scams — along with Facebook groups and pages that were trying to organize, recruit and train new scammers. The accounts were located in Nigeria. Meta said it also removed a coordinated network of about 2,500 accounts as part of the takedown. Sexual extortion, or sextortion, involves persuading a person to send explicit photos online and then threatening to make the images public unless the victim pays money or engages in sexual favors.

The Daily Dot 

Scrolling In The Deep: In a bad situation? You’re ‘cooked’

You needn’t have any culinary prowess to take part in Gen Z’s latest slang to tell you you’re toast. For some odd reason, this generation’s vernacular seems to revolve a lot around the kitchen. From “Let Him Cook,” to “Someone Cooked Here,” it’s no surprise a third phrase has been added to the roster: You’re cooked. 

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News10.com 

Two Capital Region banks to merge, change names

Arrow Financial Corporation, who owns both Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company, has finalized a merger between the two. The banks will be renamed as Arrow Bank National Association.