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Friday July 10th, 2026 night edition

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Twiggs, who has not been accused of any involvement in the alleged murder, was granted immunity from the prosecution in return for the statements.

Twiggs said he asked Robinson if what he “said the night before” regarding Kirk’s killing was true, and Robinson said it was.

Meanwhile, Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, has called for the court to allow the open courtroom display of every exhibit relating to her husband’s killing, saying she fears the proliferation of conspiracy theories.

Judge Tony Graf allowed the partially ⁠redacted interview and messages, citing a need to protect the rights of both the victims and Robinson.

View image in fullscreen Erika Kirk leaves court on Monday in Provo, Utah.

Throughout the hearing, prosecutors have also presented details about the weapon they say was used to kill Kirk.

They were engraved with previously reported messages, including “if you read this, you are gay,” “hey fascist, catch”, and “oh bella ciao, ciao, ciao.”. »

Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite grows to more than 1,000 cases

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Michigan officials first announced the outbreak last week, when they were aware of more than 170 cases — all in the southeastern corner of the state — since June 22.

Just across the state line, Lucas County, Ohio, reported 306 cases as of Wednesday.

But “there is clearly a linked outbreak happening right now,” Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Michigan’s chief medical executive, told The Associated Press on Wednesday. »

Fort Wayne man cuts off penis, uses it to set mother's garage on fire, police say

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FORT WAYNE (WRTV) — Prosecutors have charged a Fort Wayne man with arson after he was accused of cutting off his penis and using it to burn down his mom’s garage.

A fire investigator with the Fort Wayne Fire Department arrived at Peden’s home to investigate an incident with the detached garage.

Sometime later, police found an injured Peden, claiming he’d been stabbed in downtown Fort Wayne. »

Minecraft Reportedly Helped Fund Xbox Game Studios for Years

Authored by gameobserver.com
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It may have also been one of the main reasons Xbox could keep funding many of its other games and studios.

According to Bloomberg, Microsoft has been using the massive profits made by Minecraft to support the rest of its Xbox gaming portfolio for years.

Even though Mojang worked more or less on its own, Minecraft’s profits helped Xbox fund other games, studios, and projects. »

Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case

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A former Olympic canoe racer has pleaded not guilty to deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

WASHINGTON -- A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to deliberately damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a politically charged case that his defense attorneys and other Trump administration critics have derided as an abuse of prosecutorial power.

President Donald Trump ordered a multimillion-dollar renovation of the Reflecting Pool ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary this month, but the project has been plagued with problems. »