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A Dallas police officer was arrested Thursday on two counts of capital murder after a man told authorities a year and a half ago that the officer ordered him to kidnap and kill two people in 2017, according to police. Bryan Riser was taken to the Dallas County jail Thursday morning for processing, according to the Dallas Police Department. A witness came forward on Aug. 14, 2019 and told police that he kidnapped and killed Liza Saenz, 31, and Albert Douglas, 61, at Riser’s direction, according to Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia. Riser was arrested for the killings, which Garcia said were unrelated. Garcia also added that it is unclear what the motives for the shootings were. (RELATED: Former Ohio Police Officer Indicted For Murder Of Andre Hill) Saenz’ body was found on March 10, 2017 after it was pulled from the Trinity River in southwest Dallas with several bullet wounds, according to Garcia. Four kayakers were at the river when the murder occurred and heard … [Read more...] about Police Officer Arrested, Charged In Two Capital Murder Cases

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court was told on Thursday (March 4) that Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi received two cheques valued at RM6mil from Datasonic Group Berhad (DGB) Deputy Managing Director Chew Ben Ben, which was then handed over to Messrs Lewis & Co. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Investigating Officer Mohd Hizar Farhan Abdul Razi, 32, said both cheques were handed over by Chew to Ahmad Zahid at the former deputy prime minister's official residence in Seri Satria, Putrajaya in 2017. The court had been told before this that Lewis & Co was the trustee of the Yayasan Akalbudi owned by Ahmad Zahid. Based on the 14th and 15th charge, Ahmad Zahid is alleged to have received bribes amounting to RM6mil from Chew as an inducement to appoint Datasonic Technologies Sdn Bhd (DTSB) to implement a five-year passport chip project, or 12.5 million chips for the Malaysian passport polycarbonate biodata page for the Immigration Department through direct … [Read more...] about MACC investigating officer: Ahmad Zahid received two cheques worth RM6mil

WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) — Delaware Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons joined six other Democrats to vote against a $15 per hour minimum wage on Friday. The amendment was introduced by Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Eight Democrats and all 50 Republicans voted no on the amendment. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Sen. Jon Tester of Montana and Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine, who has caucused with Democrats since 2013, joined Carper and Coons in voting no. READ MORE: Leaders Sounding Alarm About COVID-19 'Vaccine Desert' In South Philadelphia Meanwhile, Senate leaders and Manchin struck a deal late Friday over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a nine-hour logjam that had stalled the party’s showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The compromise, announced by the West Virginia lawmaker and a Democratic aide, seemed to clear the way for the Senate to … [Read more...] about Delaware Sens. Tom Carper, Chris Coons Join 6 Other Democrats To Vote Against $15 Minimum Wage

Google has told customers that it will raise the rates for advertisements on its French and Spanish platforms by two percent from May to help offset the impact of a digital tax on profits. France has collected the levy since 2019, and Spain since this year, under pressure from voters to make US tech giants pay a greater share of taxes in countries where they operate. The ad rate increase is to "cover a part of the cost of conforming to laws concerning taxes on digital services in France and Spain," the internet giant said in an e-mail seen by AFP. In France, internet companies with more than 750 million euros ($895 million) in worldwide sales, and 25 million in France, must pay a three percent tax on their French operations, notably advertising sales and marketplace operations. Spain also charges a three-percent tax on some of their businesses. Jean-Luc Chetrit, head of the Union des Marques, an alliance of major brands, said Google's decision would "amputate the … [Read more...] about Google flags higher ad rates in France, Spain after digital tax