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Saturday December 16th, 2023 day edition

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17-year-old girl from small town shot to death in Houston, TX road rage incident: police.

Investigators have identified 17-year-old Louise Wilson as the victim, who was trying to avoid hitting a vehicle that hit the brake suddenly when she cut off another vehicle.

HOUSTON -- A teenage girl from a small Texas town has been identified as the victim in a deadly road rage shooting Sunday in downtown Houston.

Louise Jean Wilson, 17, was shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to family members.

SEE ALSO: Driver killed, man injured in what HPD calls road rage incident on Pierce Elevated.

Wilson was from Whitney, Texas, a small town 40 miles northwest of Waco.

He is described as a male driving a black or dark-colored four-door sedan, according to a news release. »

Rudy Giuliani Ordered by Jury to Pay Nearly $150 Million in Defamation Damages to Georgia Election Workers

Authored by themessenger.com

An eight-person jury in Washington, D.C. on Friday ruled that former Donald Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani must pay nearly $150 million in damages to mother-daughter Fulton County election workers Wandrea "Shaye" Moss and Ruby Freeman.

The jury awarded over $16 million in compensatory damages and $20 million for intentional infliction of emotional distress to each woman.

Lies spread by Giuliani included unsupported accusations that the election workers committed election fraud and inserted a USB drive into voting machines. »

Rudy Giuliani hit with $148M verdict for defaming two Georgia election workers

Authored by nbcnews.com

Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters outside the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, on Aug. 23, 2023.

Giuliani, who led Trump’s legal team after his 2020 election loss, initially said he would testify in the case, but ultimately decided against it.

In his opening statement, Giuliani attorney Joseph Sibley said a large verdict would be the “civil equivalent of the death penalty” for his client. »

Baldur's Gate 3 'Isn't Going to be on Game Pass', Insists Larian Boss

Authored by in.ign.com

"Oh, we always said from the get-go, it wasn't going to be on Game Pass, it's not going to be on Game Pass," Vincke said when asked whether Xbox had tried to pay the studio to put Baldur's Gate 3 on the service.

He also touted Baldur's Gate 3's lack of microtransactions, which has been praised in some quarters.

For more, check out our Baldur's Gate 3 review, as well as our guide to Baldur's Gate 3's sex and romance options. »

A Palestinian student was expelled from a Florida high school after his mom made pro-Palestine posts on social media

Authored by edition.cnn.com

The Council on American-Islamic Relations has requested the US Department of Education investigate the expulsion of a Palestinian American high school student over pro-Palestinian content his mother posted on social media.

The private school issued a statement saying they considered Almasri’s social media posts to be “hateful and incendiary,” which Almasri has denied.

Almasri told CNN her posts were taken out of context and her son has been subjected to wrongful treatment. »