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National Guard Shooter ID’d as Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal who came to US in 2021 withdrawal

Update 2: Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who came to US in 2021 withdrawal ID’d as Gunman

The crazed gunman who shot two National Guard troops in a possible terror attack near the White House Wednesday has been identified as a 29-year-old Afghan national who came to the US during the chaotic 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, law enforcement sources told The Post.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal was allegedly lying in wait before he rounded the corner near the Farragut West Metro Station in Northwest DC around 2:15 p.m., then opened fire, striking a female guard in the chest before shooting her in the head, according to law enforcement sources.

 

Update 1: Gunman tentatively ID’d as an Afghan National

Alleged suspect — Beard a sign?

h/t Mauser

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Campbell’s Defends Its Ingredients After Chicken Controversy

Campbell’s said it placed an executive on temporary leave after he was allegedly caught on tape saying the company made “highly processed food” for “poor people.”

The company defended the ingredients it uses in its products and said it was investigating the allegations against Martin Bally, its vice president of information technology.

“Campbell’s soups are made with real chicken. Period,” the company said.

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Transit violence rising across Canada — in some cities, by nearly 300%

The video made the rounds on social media in the summer of 2023. It shows two men fighting inside a Toronto subway car before one of them suddenly starts running away, screaming for help.

An instant later, another passenger yells: “He’s stabbing him up,” and a flood of onlookers flee the violence. As the person recording the scene joins the rush, they point the camera at the floor to capture what looks like a trail of blood.

Derek Dyckhoff was stabbed at least 10 times in the attack.

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Arrest warrant issued for Nestlé boss over ‘substandard KitKats’

Arrest warrants have been issued for senior Nestlé executives in Bangladesh after their KitKats were found by the local food inspectorate to be “substandard” and a risk to public health.

The chocolate-covered wafer bars imported into Bangladesh have too much acidity and too little milk solids, likely meaning that they were rotten, according to food inspectors.

Nusrat Sahara Bithi, a special metropolitan magistrate at a food safety court in Dhaka, has asked the police to arrest Deepal Abeywickrema, the MD of Nestlé Bangladesh, and Riasad Zaman, the company’s public policy manager, after laboratory tests confirmed that KitKat chocolates imported and sold in Bangladesh failed to meet legally required quality standards.

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Illegal alien tries to self-deport from US to Canada ends up in jail

She Tried to Leave America. She Entered an Immigration Hall of Mirrors.

Rahel Negassi squeezed her 11-year-old son’s hand as they turned their backs on Buffalo and faced the Peace Bridge. In the distance, they saw the Canadian flag waving from the building ahead.

An ICE agent bent down to remove her ankle monitor. “Good luck!” he said. “We would love for you to stay in the United States — but legally,” she recalled him saying.

“You will never see me again,” she replied.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA, WTF?

Ukraine Drops Aid Audits in US Peace Plan – WSJ

Ukraine has reportedly removed a key clause from the controversial US peace plan that would have required auditing all international aid.

Originally, according to The Wall Street Journal, the plan called for a full verification of Ukraine’s foreign assistance, aimed at curbing corruption.

The new version replaces that requirement with broad amnesty for all parties for actions taken during the war.

A senior US official told reporters that other conditions will still be carefully negotiated with Kyiv.

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Tasha Kheiriddin: Did Carney really ditch Canada’s feminist foreign policy?

Is the Liberal party’s foreign policy no longer feminist? People have been asking the question all week, ever since Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday that, “We have that aspect to our foreign policy, but I wouldn’t describe our foreign policy as feminist foreign policy. Those are different points, but related.”

He subsequently clarified that gender equality remains a priority for Canada, but that things like gender-based violence are “an issue of justice,” and that, “Different countries put a different priority on it.… But by discussing strategies and approaches, my experience is that I think that’s part of our policy, as well.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Greta Thunberg banned from Venice after dyeing canal green

Greta Thunberg has been banned from Venice after she and Extinction Rebellion activists dyed the Grand Canal green.

The 22-year-old climate campaigner has been issued with a €150 (£132) fine and a 48-hour ban on entering the city after a series of stunts over the weekend. A group of 35 other activists were handed the same fine and ban.

The climate activists dumped an environmentally harmless dye into the Grand Canal in a protest that coincided with the end of the Cop30 United Nations climate conference in Brazil.

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