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Are Carlee Russell’s Kidnapping Allegations Another Jussie Smollett
Police in the city of Hoover are now saying they do not think Carlee Russell was kidnapped last Thursday after reported seeing a toddler walking along the motorway. Now Carlee Russell in being accused of being the new Jussie Smollett.
In a 30-minute press conference on Wednesday, Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis stated that he does not think a crime was committed and provided fresh evidence challenging Russell’s claim that she was kidnapped. This new information includes several revealing Google searches Russell made on her mobile in the days and hours before she vanished.
According to Russell, some recent searches on his phone were for “How to steal money from a register without getting caught,” “one-way bus ticket from Birmingham to Nashville,” “Amber Alert information,” and the movie “Taken,” which is a movie about an international kidnapping.
Derzis declared that the probe was still ongoing. However, “we owe it to our citizens [to share] the facts that we have uncovered due to the public interest and, in some cases, public fear that this story has generated.”
“It’s highly unusual the day someone is kidnapped that they Google the movie ‘Taken,’ about an abduction,” he continued. “I find it to be very strange.”
Mayor Frank Brocato and Hoover Police Capt. Keith Czeskleba stood by Derzis as he described how investigators pieced together Russell’s disappearance, including by listening to the 911 call Russell made to the authorities.
Russell reported seeing a white man youngster, maybe 3 or 4 years old, wandering along the motorway during the call.
Derzis claimed that camera footage reveals that the car rolled at least 600 yards, or six football fields, on the motorway shoulder before coming to a complete stop. The dispatcher had requested her to keep an eye on the child.
“Carlee’s 911 call remains the only call about a child on the interstate,” he stated before going on to say, “To think that a toddler, barefoot, that is 3 or 4, travel six football fields without crying or getting into the road, it’s very hard for me to understand.”
The police chief added that Russell had stopped at Target for granola bars and Cheez-It snacks before leaving for the evening and had taken a bathrobe and toilet paper from her spa job, but none of these items were discovered when officers arrived to find her car.
Derzis claimed Russell, a 25-year-old nursing student, claimed in the one interview with police so far that when she stepped out of her car to check on the toddler, a white male with orange hair seized her and forced her to cross a nearby fence and get into a car. She claimed that before she realised it, she had inside the trailer of an 18-wheeler truck with a female accomplice.
Carlee Russell admitted to escaping once, but that she had first been apprehended and taken to a chamber where she was given cheese crackers.
She managed to escape once more at some point later, this time while in a car, according to Russell, who then escaped through the woods to her house in the western area of Hoover.
The chief stated once more that the department would like to speak with Russell once more to better understand what happened, but the family has claimed that Russell is not mentally capable of speaking at this time.
As soon as she is prepared, we may speak, he added.
In an interview with Yahoo News before the press conference, former criminal defence attorney and civil litigator Eric Guster of Birmingham said he had concerns about the tale from the start.
“On Thursday, I was afraid. They are stealing [this woman] off the side of the road 20 minutes from my house, I thought to myself. Then on Friday, it dawned on him, “This doesn’t make any sense. It was a fraud by Friday afternoon, I realised. I was aware it was a lie.
Guster, a legal analyst who has been discussing the case on Facebook Live since Monday, now thinks charges may be forthcoming.
I anticipate a tsunami of charges from them, he continued. To prove to the rest of the world that Hoover is a secure location, “I expect them to probably have all the videos and show all of her movements and how she made this up.”
According to the most recent census, Hoover, an affluent suburb, is home to roughly 92,000 people. About 19% of that population is Black, while 70% are white. The average household makes just around $100,000. However, according to Guster, there have always been strained racial relations in the neighbourhood, notably in the wake of the 2018 police killing of Black man Emantic Bradford Jr., age 21.
Guster stated, “They were taking the attacks on their police department very personally, and they’re going to come down hard on her.”
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Britain Must Be Ready for War in 3 Years, Warns New Army Chief
The new head of the Army has stated that Britain must be prepared to fight a war within three years.
Gen Sir Roland Walker has issued a warning about a variety of risks in what he calls a “increasingly volatile” environment.
However, he stated that war was not inevitable and that the Army had “just enough time” to prepare to prevent conflict.
He stated that the Army’s fighting capacity would be doubled by 2027 and tripled by the end of the decade.
Gen Walker warned that the Britain was under threat from a “axis of upheaval” in his first speech as Prime Minister on Tuesday.
Among the primary concerns confronting the Britain in the next years, as noted by the general in a briefing, is an enraged Russia, which may seek vengeance on the West for helping Ukraine, regardless of who wins the war.
He stated: “It doesn’t matter how it finishes. I believe Russia will emerge from it weaker objectively – or completely – but still very, very dangerous and seeking some form of retaliation for what we have done to assist Ukraine.”
Britain’s Government Defence Review and Military Challenges
He also warned that China was determined to retake Taiwan, and Iran was likely to seek nuclear weapons.
He stated that the threats they posed may become particularly acute in the next three years, and that these countries had formed a “mutual transactional relationship” since the war in Ukraine, sharing weaponry and technology.
However, he stated that the path to conflict was not “inexorable” if the UK re-established credible land troops to assist its deterrent strategy for avoiding war.
In his speech, he described his force of slightly over 70,000 regular troops as a “medium-sized army” and made no direct call for additional resources or men.
However, he pushed the British Army to adapt swiftly, focussing on technology such as artificial intelligence and weaponry rather than numbers.
His ultimate goal is for the Army to be capable of destroying an opponent three times its size.
This would entail firing quicker and farther, he said, aided by lessons learnt from the Ukraine war.
The general’s speech at the Royal United Services Institute land warfare conference comes only one week after the government began a “root and branch” defence review to “take a fresh look” at the challenges facing the armed services.
Defence Secretary John Healey launched the assessment, describing the existing status of the armed forces as “hollowed-out” and stating that “procurement waste and neglected morale cannot continue”.
According to the most recent Ministry of Defence (MoD) numbers from April 2024, the Britain’s regular Army forces total 75,325 troops (excluding Gurkhas and volunteers).
That figure has been declining in recent years, as recruiting has failed to match retention. The previous Conservative administration lowered the planned headcount from 82,000 to 72,500 by 2025.
Members of the NATO military alliance have agreed to spend at least 2% of GDP on defence by 2024, but several countries are unlikely to fulfil this goal.
The Britain presently spends 2.3% of its GDP on defence. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has previously stated that the defence review will include a “roadmap” for increasing this to 2.5%, however he has yet to provide a date for this promise.
Source: BBC
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Katie Ledecky Hopes For Clean Races At Paris Olympics In The Aftermath Of The Chinese Doping Scandal
PARIS — Katie Ledecky is looking for clean Olympic races. On Wednesday, Hope had pretty much reached her limit.
The American swimmer hopes to add to her six gold medals as she competes in the 400, 800, and 1,500 meters at the Paris Games. Her program starts with the heavy 400 on Saturday, featuring Ariarne Titmus and Summer McIntosh.
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Katie Ledecky Hopes For Clean Races At Paris Olympics In The Aftermath Of The Chinese Doping Scandal
The 27-year-old Katie is competing in her fourth Summer Olympics, but the first since a doping scandal involving almost two dozen Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned chemical before the Tokyo Games — yet were permitted to compete with no consequences. The controversy has raised serious worries regarding the effectiveness of anti-doping initiatives.
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“I hope everyone here is going to be competing clean this week,” Ledecky claimed. “But what truly counts is, were they training cleanly? Hopefully this has been the case. Hopefully, there has been worldwide testing.”
The International Olympic Committee has expressed concern over the ongoing US investigation into possible doping by Chinese swimmers. While awarding the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City on Wednesday, the IOC urged Utah officials to do whatever they could to stop the FBI investigation.
“I think everyone’s heard what the athletes think,” Katie added. “They seek transparency. They want more answers to the remaining questions. At this point, we are here to race. We are going to race whoever is in the lane next to us.
“We are not paid to conduct the tests, so we trust those who follow their regulations. That applies both today and in the future.
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Katie Ledecky Hopes For Clean Races At Paris Olympics In The Aftermath Of The Chinese Doping Scandal
SOURCE | AP
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London Heatwave Alert: High Temperatures Set to Soar to 29C Next Week
As the summer holidays begin, London may experience an official heatwave with temperatures reaching up to 29 degrees Celsius.
The Met Office predicts a long period of sunny and dry weather for London after a soggy spring and summer.
After a cloudy day on Saturday, temperatures are expected to reach 27C on Sunday, with lots of sunlight.
On Monday and Tuesday, temperatures are forecast to peak at 29 degrees Celsius. Monday is forecast to offer more sunlight, while Tuesday may see some gloomy weather.
Temperatures are expected to remain in the high 20s next week, with lows of approximately 18C.
According to the Met Office, a heatwave is “an extended period of hot weather relative to the expected conditions of the area at that time of year, which may be accompanied by high humidity.”
In the United Kingdom, a heatwave is proclaimed when daily temperatures meet or surpass a certain level for at least three consecutive days.
In London, the heatwave threshold is 28 degrees Celsius.
The Met Office reported that the UK is experiencing hotter and wetter weather on average due to climate change.
The UK experienced its warmest May and April on record this year, despite damp and dismal conditions in many areas.
According to the Met Office’s State Of The UK Climate 2023 report published on Thursday, the UK experienced historic levels of extreme weather last year.
In the United Kingdom, 2023 was the second warmest year on record, bringing storms, flooding, strong heatwaves, and rising sea levels; only 2022 was warmer.
It was 0.8°C higher than the average from 1991 to 2020, and 1.66°C higher than the 1961 to 1990 average.
However, 2023 will be a “cool year” in comparison to 2100, based on the planet’s warming trajectory.
The government’s plan to adapt to the hazards presented by climate change is currently being challenged in the High Court by campaigners who allege the Tory administration’s July 2023 National Adaptation Programme (NAP) fails to adequately address 61 concerns.
Source: The Standard
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