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NEW YORK (AP) – Two high-end real estate brokers and their brothers have been charged with sex trafficking, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday in Manhattan. Federal prosecutors say in the indictment that Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander, known for brokering high-end real estate deals in New York City and Miami, and their brother Aron Alexander conspired to “repeatedly harass dozens of victims. He violently drugged her, sexually assaulted her, and raped her.” ” “This act was heinous,” Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said at a news conference from his Manhattan office.…

December 11, 2024 2024 was a remarkable year for elections as voters in more than 60 countries went to the polls. It also turned out to be a difficult year for incumbents and traditional political parties. Rattled by rising prices, divided over cultural issues and angry at the political status quo, voters in many countries sent a message of frustration. This analysis of the 2024 election year is based on global public opinion data from surveys conducted by Pew Research Center and independent research. Links to original sources of data – including the methodologies of individual surveys and the specific…

Kari Gibb/MDN Minot High School senior Tate Haugenow, 24, and his teammates departed for Tuesday’s WDA game at Bismarck Century with a win. BISMARCK — In a battle of undefeated teams in the Western Dakota Association (WDA) standings, Minot High School defeated the Bismarck Century host team 2-1 and the Travelers defeated the home team. Minot High School scored two goals in the third period, while the Sabers scored one goal in the same period. The Magicians had 33 shots on goal compared to 19 for the Century. Carter Coleman found the back of the net for the Magicians’ first…

After more than 14 months of Israeli aggression, shelling intensifies across the besieged territory, deepening the humanitarian crisis.Dozens of people have been killed in Israeli attacks on the besieged northern and central Gaza Strip, medical officials said. Israeli forces bombed a residential building in Beit Rahiya, near Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza early Wednesday morning, which has been under an even tighter siege for more than two months. The attack killed at least 20 people, including women and children, but there were fears the death toll could rise further. Local media reported that at least 30 refugees were living…

Written by Henry SmuldoEditor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of distinguished Fall 2024 alumni.Kendall Flynn’s father was a high school football coach while she was growing up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Although she was always surrounded by sports, sports journalism was not her focus when she enrolled at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She enrolled as a major in journalism and mass communication.But during her freshman year’s welcome week, a student tour guide told her about the opportunities available to sports journalists at the Cronkite School. Then, the day before classes…

NEW YORK — Real estate brokers Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander and their brother Aron have been indicted on sex trafficking charges in New York.Officials from the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York held a press conference on Wednesday To announce charges. The brothers are accused of running a sex trafficking scheme, assaulting dozens of women from 2010 to 2021, in some cases dating back to when the men were in high school.”The defendants used their wealth and position to create and facilitate the sexual assault of women,” Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for…

CONTESTED SHOT — During Tuesday’s game inside the Brook Wellness Center, Brook’s Andrew Petrella attempted a shot that was blocked by Oak Glen’s Mason Kell. – Andrew Grimm WELLSBURG — It wasn’t a great basketball game, but it was OK for Oak Glen. On Tuesday night, the Golden Bears performed well enough to earn a 49-40 season-opening victory on the road at Brook in a competition between young, physical, low-scoring programs filled with turnovers. Ta. “It was one of those games where you work your butt off.” Jerry Everly of Oak Glen said. “We had a…

A New Jersey lawmaker claimed Wednesday that a mysterious drone over the Garden State is from Iran and is being launched from a mother ship anchored off the East Coast. Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew said during a Fox News appearance Wednesday morning that it was “very likely” the drone came from Iran, citing a confidential source. “I’ll tell you the truth: Iran launched a mothership with these drones on board,” Van Drew said. “This is off the east coast of the United States. They launched a drone.” New Jersey lawmakers are calling for a limited state of emergency to…

ILLINOIS — Where to have your baby is one of the most important decisions Illinois parents make. To help guide them, U.S. News & World Report has released a list of the best hospitals for maternity care in 2025.A record 817 hospitals providing labor and delivery care were evaluated, but only about half were selected, according to U.S. News. In Illinois, 18 of the 30 hospitals evaluated met the criteria for listing. Two of the facilities analyzed were obstetric care access hospitals, one of which was ranked the highest. The latter list, in its second year, recognizes 118 hospitals that…

One of Syria’s most notorious prisons houses evidence of the Assad regime’s brutal crackdown on dissidents. The suspect charged in the death of United Healthcare CEO is expected to plead not guilty. And inside was a man involved in the shadowy body trade in the United States.Here’s what you need to know today.Evidence of unspeakable atrocities and Israeli advances after Assad’s ousterSaidnaya Military Prison is Syria’s most notorious concentration camp, a dungeon of small concrete cells known as a “human slaughterhouse.” Amnesty International said in a 2017 report that under the Assad family’s 50-year rule, prisoners were “regularly tortured with…