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HPD’s current policy allow chases for non-violent offenses, some say it needs tweaks


June 27, 2024

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After last week’s fatal crash involving a Missouri City police officer, some are questioning if it’s time for Houston police to “tweak” their pursuit policy. The policy was updated last September to prevent police from initiating pursuits for Class C misdemeanors, traffic infractions, or non-violent misdemeanor warrants. However, police are still allowed to pursue people for non-violent felony …

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India ‘investor’ of TTP, BLA nexus in Pakistan: Balochistan home minister


June 26, 2024

Balochistan Home Minister Ziaullah Langau said on Wednesday that banned outfits Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) were working together to carry out terrorist attacks in Pakistan with India as their “single investor”. He made the statement during a press conference in Quetta, where he shared that security forces had arrested two key militant commanders — TTP’s …

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Nine more bodies found in Karachi as inquiry into heat-related mortalities begins


June 26, 2024

KARACHI: As Karachi braved another very hot and humid day on Tuesday, nine more bodies were found in different parts of the city, bringing the death toll to 29 over the past three days, hospitals and rescue services said. They added that none of the bodies bore any injury marks. The Edhi and Chhipa charities said that its volunteers recovered four and …

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Deputy PM Dar for ‘normalising’ ties with India


June 26, 2024

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday advocated for the normalisation of relations with India, expressing Pakistan’s openness to dialogue, while also outlining conditions aimed at easing tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, who have long been embroiled in disputes. Speaking at the 51st founding anniversary of the government-run think tank Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), Mr Dar, …

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‘No relief’: Khawaja Asif spells out what govt wants from courts


June 26, 2024

LAHORE: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday explicitly laid down the government’s expectations from the judiciary with regards to ‘Vision Azm-i-Istehkam’ — which has been dubbed a “reinvigorated and re-energised national counter-terrorism campaign” by the government — saying that the courts should not provide any relief to those arrested as part of this action. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, …

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Bilawal calls for political consensus to abolish NAB


June 26, 2024

ISLAMABAD: Taking part in the budget debate in the National Assembly, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday called for efforts to create a political consensus to abolish the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), as lawmakers from the opposition parties, while decrying their alleged political victimisation, questioned huge budgetary allocations for various institutions, including the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the …

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Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri rule out major fan theory for ‘The Bear’ season 3


June 26, 2024

Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri came clean about the nature of the relationship between their characters in hit series, The Bear. According to Vanity Fair, the actors shut down implications of romance between hot-headed head chef Carmy, played by White, and sous-chef Sydney, played by Edebiri, during a press conference earlier this week. They replied “No” in unison when asked about …

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Video shows man randomly attacking bystander, bar employee in downtown Dallas


June 26, 2024

Surveillance footage from outside a downtown Dallas bar shows a man assaulting an innocent bystander with a long stick out of nowhere, then punching another man in the face before making his escape. It happened outside City Tavern on Elm Street just before 2 a.m. on Saturday. Dallas police are searching for the suspect. NBC 5 spoke with the first …

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Meghan McCain weighs in on Taylor Swift’s rumoured chart manipulation


June 26, 2024

Meghan McCain shared her thoughts on the recent pop culture gossip, including rumours that Taylor Swift may be manipulating her chart success to block other artists from reaching number one. On her podcast Citizen McCain, McCain expressed her concerns that Swift’s alleged actions might have karmic consequences. The Bad Blood crooner released three new versions of her album, The Tortured Poets Department, in the …

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