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Police: Brothers say Smollett paid them to stage attack

Two Nigerian siblings have told investigators the "Empire" actor hired them to orchestrate an assault against him, a police source tells USA Today.

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Arrested Nigerian Brothers in Jussie Smollett Case Both Filed for Bankruptcy After Mounting Debt

Both Abel and Ola Osundairo apparently share all life experiences together, because along with co-owning a party store and sharing a dual arrest over the alleged attack on Jussie Smollett, they both went through bankruptcy together. According to documents obtained by The Blast, Olabinjo "Ola" Osundairo and Abimbola "Abel" Osundairo filed each filed for bankruptcy […]The post Arrested Nigerian Brothers in Jussie Smollett Case Both Filed for Bankruptcy After Mounting Debt appeared first on The Blast.

Chicago police: Jussie Smollett assault case has 'shifted'

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Jussie Smollett's Attorneys Deny Attack Was a Hoax: 'He Has Now Been Further Victimized'

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Amazon invites Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to 'see for yourself' after she alleges 'dehumanising conditions' for workers

Amazon has thrown down the gauntlet to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, inviting the congresswoman to visit one of its facilities after she claimed the tech giant had created “dehumanising conditions” for its workers. The 29-year-old congresswoman was among those who celebrated after Amazon announced this week it was pulling out of plans to open what it termed a second headquarters in New York City. Ms Ocasio-Cortez, who represents the city’s 14th district, which is close to the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens where the facility was to be based, had opposed the $3bn in tax incentives the state and city had offered the e-commerce giant, headed by Jeff Bezos.

Ocasio-Cortez sold out the best interest of New York City: Councilman Eric Ulrich

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Ocasio-Cortez Slams The 'Racial Injustice' Of The Cannabis Business As White Men Profit

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Man shoots five colleagues dead after being sacked from job of 15 years

Five people were killed and multiple police officers shot yesterday when a gunman opened fire in an industrial area on the outskirts of Chicago, the latest mass shooting to hit the United States. Gary Martin opened fire on his colleagues and work mates of over a decade after he was fired from a suburban Chicago manufacturing company, authorities said. Police chief Kristen Ziman said that Martin also shot at officers as soon as they entered the Henry Pratt company building in Aurora - 40 miles west of Chicago.