HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Mayor John Whitmire recently accused some pro-Palestinian demonstrators who have been protesting outside his home of being paid by Iran. He made this claim on Wednesday while discussing a proposed law that would keep protesters 200 feet away from targeted residences. Whitmire admitted that he wasn’t completely certain about the Iran connection but said he based his statements on advice from Homeland Security and other higher authorities. Nishu Siddique, a founding member of Houston for Palestinian Liberation and one of the protest organizers, rejected the mayor’s accusations as unfounded and dangerous. “This notion that people…
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A recent court appearance for a cold case suspect has brought to light the disturbing details of a murder from 17 years ago. Anthony Lankford, 64, was arrested this week in connection with the killing of Bethel Ann Rawls, whose body was discovered in her apartment on Bissonnet Street in November 2007. During the probable cause court session, prosecutors detailed the horrific nature of Rawls’ death, alleging that Lankford brutally beat, strangled, and stabbed her, including in her private areas. The magistrate, visibly disturbed by the graphic account, interrupted to acknowledge the severity of the crime.…
Faiz Hameed, the former head of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) The former chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the military’s powerful spy agency, Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, has been arrested and had court martial proceedings initiated against him, the military said in a statement on August 12. The statement added that Hameed’s arrest was ordered by the Supreme Court in connection with a housing-scheme scandal, and multiple violations of the Pakistan Army Act after his retirement. Hameed served as ISI chief from June 2019 through October 2021. It is the first time in Pakistan’s history that court-martial proceedings have been…
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SINGAPORE: A study released on Monday using data from Nasa’s Mars InSight lander shows evidence of liquid water far below the surface of the fourth planet, advancing the search for life there and showing what might have happened to Mars’ ancient oceans. The lander, which has been on the Red Planet since 2018, measured seismic data over four years, examining how quakes shook the ground and determining what materials or substances were beneath the surface. Based on that data, the researchers found liquid water was most likely present deep beneath the lander. Water is considered essential for life, and geological studies show the planet’s surface had…
An Oxford University spinout company Caristo Diagnostics has developed an Artificial Intelligence model that can identify individuals at risk of a heart attack within the next decade, BBC reported. Scientists have dubbed this model revolutionary, as it identifies cardiac inflammation that cannot be distinguished on a computed tomography or CT scan, a combination of X-ray and computer technology. A pilot programme is currently being implemented in five hospitals in Oxford, Milton Keynes, Leicester, Liverpool, and Wolverhampton hospital trusts with the support of NHS England. It has been presented, and a decision regarding its applicability to the NHS is pending in the forthcoming…
Javelin star Arshad Nadeem on Tuesday said that his next goal was to nab the world record as he was hosted at the Prime Minister House for a state banquet in his honour for securing the country’s first Olympic gold medal in 40 years. Arshad made history in Paris last week with his win, setting a record in the Games with his monstrous 92.97-metre throw. Arshad’s Olympic win was Pakistan’s first individual gold medal, first track and field medal as well as the second time a South Asian has had a podium finish in track and field. The nation has since then…
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to pay tribute to world record holder, javelin throw athlete Arshad Nadeem, a busy road in the capital is being named after him. Sources in Capital Development Authority (CDA) told Dawn that as per the directives of the federal government, the main road in sector F-10, extending from the F-10 roundabout to Khayaban-i-Iqbal (also known as Margalla Road) is being named after Arshad Nadeem. “The federal government has directed us to name the road after the top athlete who made entire country proud by winning gold in Paris Olympics,” said an officer of CDA. He said that the…
WARSAW: The stakes will be high for Europa League winners Atalanta when they face the Spanish giants Real Madrid in the Super Cup on Wednesday but coach Gian Piero Gasperini believes they can pull off another surprise. Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in May, ending the German champions’ remarkable unbeaten streak, and will be up against European champions Real who beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 to lift their record-extending 15th Champions League trophy. “On paper we’re even more of an underdog than we were against Leverkusen, who were coming into the (final) game unbeaten in an entire season,” Gasperini told a…
CINCINNATI: Iga Swiatek expects a tough return to hardcourt tennis at the Cincinnati Open but the top-ranked Pole said she will not heap pressure on herself and approach the WTA 1000 event like a “practice tournament” before the US Open. Swiatek last competed on the surface at the Miami Open in March and then went on to win titles on clay at Madrid, Rome and the French Open before crashing out in the third round on the grasscourts of Wimbledon. After swapping turf for clay again and claiming the Olympic bronze at Roland Garros earlier this month, the 23-year-old will…
