## He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Authored by miamiherald.com

Moments after being released, ICE took him.

The 64-year-old had spent nearly his entire adult life behind bars for a murder he did not commit.

Acting on a decades-old deportation order, they detained him and transferred him to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, an ICE detention facility in central Pennsylvania.

Our family continues to wait — and long for the day we can finally be together with him again.”.

Vedam’s legal odyssey began in 1982, when he was arrested for the 1980 murder of his friend, 19-year-old Thomas Kinser, in Centre County.

He was initially arrested in 1982 and convicted the following year, being finally sentenced to life without parole.

In a statement sent to the Herald, ICE said Philadelphia officers took Vedam into custody immediately after his release because his criminal past. »

### Billie Eilish Sends Gifts to the Fan Who Defended Her From an Aggressive Concertgoer in Miami

Authored by billboard.com

Last week, 18-year-old concertgoer Aniyah didn’t hesitate when another concertgoer grabbed Eilish’s arm and slammed her into the barricade at the singer’s first of three October performances at the Kaseya Center.

The pop star has not publicly commented on what happened, but local police confirmed to ABC News that the aggressive concertgoer was immediately ejected from the Kaseya Center.

Eilish has since closed out her run of shows in Miami. »

### Kate Bush invites 52 visual artists to create ‘Running Up That Hill’ work to benefit War Child

Authored by nme.com

Kate Bush has invited 52 visual artists to create work inspired by her seminal hit ‘Running Up That Hill’ to benefit War Child.

For this year’s Sound & Vision fundraiser, an annual auction held by War Child, art pieces must be inspired by an iconic Kate Bush lyric.

Maggi Hambling CBE, Peter Doig, Charlie Calder-Potts and Corbin Shaw are among the 52 participating artists. »

### Maine Gov. Janet Mills enters crowded Democratic race to unseat Susan Collins

Authored by npr.org

Maine Gov. Janet Mills enters crowded Democratic race to unseat Susan Collins.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday that she'll enter the race to defeat Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a top target in national Democrats' bid to regain the Senate.

A few days before Mills' announcement, Sanders said in a social media post that "it's disappointing that some Democratic leaders are urging Governor Mills to run. »

### Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’ appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting

Authored by apnews.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors.

The justices did not comment on their order, which they issued without even asking the families of the Sandy Hook victims to respond to Jones’ appeal.

A lawyer who represents Sandy Hook families said the Supreme Court had properly rejected Jones’ “latest desperate attempt to avoid accountability for the harm he has caused.”. »

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