Who was Dave Fiji? Indian-origin pilot killed in helicopter crash hours after marrying

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Dave Fiji, an Indian-origin pilot with Delta Air Lines, was killed in a helicopter crash in Georgia, United States, hours after marrying his long-time partner, Jesni.The couple boarded a Robinson R66 helicopter following their wedding ceremony in Dawsonville on Friday night. The aircraft was scheduled to fly to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport as part of a post-wedding send-off, according to Atlanta News First.The helicopter crashed shortly after take-off in a heavily wooded area near the wedding venue. The helicopter pilot was also killed. Jesni survived the crash and is recovering in hospital.Around 400 guests attended the wedding at The Revere in Dawsonville.According to family members, Dave and Jesni met through church connections between South Carolina and Georgia and later began a relationship. Dave's father, George Fiji, described them as friends who became life partners. The crash triggered a search operation in the wooded area. George Fiji said it took rescuers several hours to l..

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Report: Scott Pelley of ’60 Minutes’ accuses CBS News head Bari Weiss of ‘murdering’ the show

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In a remarkable sign of the turmoil at CBS’s top-rated “60 Minutes,” correspondent Scott Pelley said CBS News head Bari Weiss of “murdering the show” and accused its new producer of having “slender qualifications” for the job, according to reports.
Pelley made his accusations in an introductory meeting Monday between the newsmagazine’s staff and Nick Bilton, the new executive producer named by Weiss last week, according to a detailed report on the Status website, which said it had heard a recording of the meeting. Weiss herself was not present, according to the report. Status specializes in media news and analysis.
Status reported that Pelley, the longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent, began grilling Bilton at the 10 a.m. meeting about the firings last week of Bilton's predecessor, Tanya Simon, and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega. Status also reported that Pelley told Bilton, a former technology journalist and filmmaker with no traditional broadcast news experience, t..

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Woman killed in ‘random’ stabbing on MARTA train in Atlanta

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A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a woman to death on an Atlanta commuter train in an apparently random attack.
John Elijah Matthews was arrested around noon Saturday, moments after he stepped off the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority train at the Oakland City Station.
First responders tried to resuscitate Margaret Swan, 66, but she died at the scene, MARTA Police Chief Scott Kreher said.
Matthews waived a bond hearing set for Monday morning, and a defense attorney named in his court documents did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment. Matthews has not yet had the opportunity to enter a plea.
Kreher said video from the train depicted an unprovoked and chilling attack on an apparent stranger, and that Swan was stabbed up to 20 times.
“There's no evidence at this time to suggest they knew each other — this was merely a random act of violence,” Kreher said.
“He walked over, stood next to her, and within 30 seconds he h..

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Trump’s US$1.8 billion ‘weaponisation’ fund is on hold, sources say

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US President Donald Trump’s US$1.8 billion ⁠fund to compensate victims of alleged government “weaponisation” has been put on hold, two sources familiar with the plan said on Monday.
The fund emerged from a legal settlement between Trump and the ‌Justice Department to resolve an unprecedented lawsuit in which the president had sued the Internal Revenue Service for US$10 billion over the alleged mishandling of his tax records.
The US$1.776 billion was meant to pay people who said they had been the…

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China’s SAIC plans to build first EU car plant in Spain’s Galicia

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China’s SAIC Motor plans to set ⁠up a car ⁠factory in Spain’s ⁠northwestern region of Galicia that would be its first production facility in the European Union, the regional government said on Monday.
Galicia’s leader Alfonso Rueda said his administration ‌had given strategic priority to the project, with an initial investment envisaged at around €200 million (US$232 million).
The project, which includes a logistics hub, still requires the central government’s approval for foreign direct…

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Iran warns Israeli attacks in Lebanon threaten ceasefire with US

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Iran warns Israeli attacks in Lebanon threaten ceasefire with US1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJaroslav LukivReutersMany families have been fleeing Beirut's southern suburbs after the Israeli military warned residents to leaveIran has warned that Israeli attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon could threaten Tehran's ceasefire with the US, after Israel's prime minister ordered strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the agreement with the US was “unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon” and that “its violation on one front is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts”.
Earlier Benjamin Netanyahu said “terror targets” in Beirut's Dahieh would be hit in response to rocket and drone attacks by Iran-backed Hezbollah.
In subsequent social media posts, Donald Trump insisted that talks with Iran were continuing at a “rapid pace” and said he had spoken to both Netanyahu and representatives from Hezbol..

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Bowen: Trump needs this war to end but Iran is not backing down

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Bowen: Trump needs this war to end but Iran is not backing down6 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJeremy BowenInternational editorGetty ImagesTalks between Iran and the US continue but Tehran has publicly refused to cede groundThe United States and Iran have both signalled that they would prefer not to go back to the war that has been on hold since the ceasefire was announced on 8 April.
Neither side has allowed the steady drumbeat of military exchanges between them to end the talks being mediated by Pakistan, Qatar and others.
The US still has powerful naval and air forces within striking distance of Iran.
It is safe to assume that the Iranian regime will have kept its forces on high alert and will be using the ceasefire to re-organise and repair damage done by the US and Israel.
Armed tension in the area in and around the Gulf opens up a clear risk for both sides of miscalculation and misperception.
The US is trying to keep the pressure on the Tehran regime to make conce..

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Damanjeet Singh and Pardaman Singh charged after extortion-related shooting in Canada

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Damanjeet Singh and Pardaman Singh Two men have been arrested and charged in Canada following a shooting at a home in Surrey that police say is linked to extortion threats.The incident took place on April 22 at around 12:40 am in the 13400 block of 87A Avenue, according to the Surrey Police Service. Officers responded after reports of gunfire and later confirmed damage to both a residence and a vehicle. No one was injured.Damanjeet Singh, 22, and Pardaman Singh, 30, were arrested during the operation. Both have been charged with discharging a firearm into a place knowing or being reckless as to whether someone was present, as well as possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm without a licence.Police said both men have been remanded in custody. Damanjeet Singh was due in court on May 19, while Pardaman Singh is scheduled to appear on June 1. Surrey Police Service also confirmed that both accused are foreign nationals and said the Canada Border Services Agency has been engaged in ..

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Trump Watch Misprinted ‘Rump’: couple’s $640 gift arrives with typo; firm offers $800 card

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(Source: WJAR) A Rhode Island couple who spent more than $600 on a Donald Trump-branded watch were left shocked when the product arrived with a mistake.Tim Petit bought the watch as a gift for his wife, Melanie, after hearing a radio advertisement featuring US President Donald Trump's voice promoting a range of luxury watches.Browsing the website, Tim found a silver-and-pink model that he thought his wife would love and paid $640 for it. But when the watch arrived, the couple noticed something was wrong.Instead of displaying Trump's full surname, the watch read “Rump”.“I noticed it right away,” Melanie told WJAR.She added: “How could they process this and go through something without checking their work?”The watch featured a pink face along with Trump's signature and images of fireworks, but the missing “T” turned a special gift into a disappointing experience.According to the couple, Melanie was so upset by the mistake that she cried after seeing the watch.Tim said he h..

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Syria’s Sharaa holds phone call with Trump, Syrian presidency says

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Syrian President ⁠Ahmed al-Sharaa held a phone ⁠call with US President Donald Trump in which they discussed supporting the Syrian economy and the latest regional developments, the Syrian presidency said ‌on Sunday.
During the call, Sharaa said lifting the remaining US sanctions on Syria was essential to reviving the economy and attracting investments, according to the statement.
The United States says some sanctions remain in ⁠place despite dismantling most of its Syria sanctions regime and…

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