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Here's What You Need To Know... Man suspected for cathedral arson may have also killed a priest In July of last year, a Rwandan refugee in the French city of Nantes was taken in for questioning in connection to a cathedral fire. The "Gothic jewel" of Nantes has been damaged twice before, during World War Two and another fire in 1972 that damaged its roof. Luckily, this time the blaze was contained before the roof or the structural integrity of the cathedral could be jeopardized. Prosecutors believe the fire was started deliberately. It happened just a year after an inferno nearly destroyed the Notre-Dame in Paris.
Quentin Chabert, the lawyer for the Rwandan refugee, said at the time of detention there was "nothing at this stage to link my client to the fire" and that the investigation must go on "with respect for everyone's rights and in particular those of my client." However, the refugee remained under investigation over the last year and now has turned himself in for the murder of a priest giving him shelter.
Especially considering the refugee was previously ordered to leave the country (before the arson incident), many citizens have used the case to exemplify the failings of French immigration policy. "So in France you can be an illegal immigrant, torch Nantes cathedral, never be expelled and reoffend by murdering a priest. What's happening in our country is unprecedented: the total failure of the state," tweeted far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo's top aide, "mean girl" Melissa DeRosa, resigns The secretary for embattled New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has just stepped down from her post as the state's highest ranking, non-elected official. Thirty-eight-year-old Melissa DeRosa, whom Cuomo had apparently dubbed as one of the "mean girls," was mentioned nearly 200 times in the daming, 165-page report released by Attorney General Letitia James last week. The investigation concluded that Cuomo had sexually harassed several women. DeRosa was characterized as one of Cuomo's enablers who cultivated a toxic workplace.
She had a different story, however.
"It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve the people of New York for the past 10 years," she said. "New Yorker's resilience, strength, and optimism through the most difficult times has inspired me everyday. Personally, the past 2 years have been emotionally and mentally trying. I am forever grateful for the opportunity to have worked with such talented and committed colleagues on behalf of our state."
This news comes as one of the governor's accusers, Brittany Commisso, opened up about her experience in a CBS interview that was released over the weekend. Commisso, dubbed "executive assistant #1" in the report, had shared severe accusations against the governor. She said: "I was afraid that if I had come forward, and revealed my name, that the governor and his 'enablers,' I like to call them, would viciously attack me, would smear my name as I had seen and heard them do before to people."
Michigan police cuff Black real estate agent, client at home In the last few years, media attention has centered unerringly on people who wrongfully call the police on Black citizens going about their (legal) business — or worse, the killing of innocent Black people who are perceived to be committing a crime. This form of racial profiling is what originally sparked the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, though as the organization grows, some argue that its proponents have lost sight of its true purpose.
However, we are sure to see another media storm in the aftermath of yet another incident of wrongful arrest. Police in west Michigan handcuffed a real estate agent, his client, and that man's 15-year-old son after a neighbor wrongly reported that the three Black people were breaking into a home. The officers let them go as soon as they realized the mix up, but the men are staunch in their assessment that they were racially profiled.
The department defended their officers' actions. "Officers were aware that a previous burglary had occurred at this same address on July 24 and that a suspect was arrested and charged for unlawful entry during that incident," Capt. Timothy Pols said in a statement to News 8. "The caller indicated that the previously arrested suspect had returned and again entered the house." Pols said placing the individuals in handcuffs was in line with department protocol.
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Some Of Today's Conversation Starters In Focus: Culture, Sports & Entertainment This is why Melania Trump is blasting a historian right now "His misleading information is dishonorable and he should never be trusted as a professional historian," she said.
Why New Orleans Jazz Fest is canceled for the second year in a row "We now look forward to next spring, when we will present the Festival during its traditional timeframe," the organizers said.
This famous bodybuilder dies unexpectedly at 49 years old John Meadows, also known as the "Mountain Dog," died this weekend, leaving behind his wife and two children.
In Focus: Science, Tech & Health Astronomers find "dancing ghosts" haunting space and the images are stunning Australian astronomers have discovered a cloud of electrons floating in space that appears to look like two ghosts dancing in the cosmos.
NASA puzzles over Mars mystery of missing rover rock sample The Perseverance rover's sampling operation went as expected, but the tube seems to be empty.
Origin of dinosaur-ending asteroid possibly found. And it's dark Clues about the object that ended the reign of non-avian dinosaurs have previously been found buried in the Chicxulub crater.
In Focus: Business, Markets & The Economy Where do things stand with the world's most popular digital currency right now? BTC surpassed $46,000 yesterday, retaking its highest level in months. This rebound came after the coin had lingered around $30,000 for quite some time.
Why would anyone spend $15,000 on meme-currency-themed hotdogs in an auction? This breaks a previous world record for the most expensive hot dog, which sold for $169.
There were more than 10 million job openings in June, a new record "This is the third straight month of record-breaking job openings," one economist said.
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