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Axios
18 hours ago
- General
- Axios
One of the world's longest words is a Georgia spelling bee wiz's favorite
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg — The favorite word of Sara Daoud, a seventh-grade student from Columbia County, who is one of two students representing Georgia at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week. Driving the news: Daoud and Sarv Dharavane, a DeKalb County fifth-grader, traveled to Maryland to challenge 241 other students in the spelling bee. After a courageous effort, Daoud was eliminated in the seventh round on Wednesday after misspelling " spirketing." Dharavane remains in the fight. Zoom out: The finals start tonight at 8pm and can be viewed on the Ion network. Fun fact: More commonly known as Lake Webster, Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is located in Massachusetts. According to the Webster Lake Association, the name translates roughly to ""English knifemen and Nipmuc Indians at the Border or Neutral Fishing Place" or "Englishmen at Manchaug at the Fishing Place at the Boundary." The intrigue: The name has various spellings — the version on Daoud's spelling bee profile page includes four extra letters. The spelling used above is the most commonly accepted.
New York Post
2 days ago
- New York Post
Boy, 13, busted in stray bullet NYC shooting death of Yonkers man in the Bronx: cops
A 13-year-old boy was busted this week in the shooting death of an innocent 28-year-old man who was simply meeting his out-of-town friend in the Bronx late last month, cops said Wednesday. The young teen turned himself in Tuesday afternoon to face charges of second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and criminal use of a firearm in the broad-daylight April 23 shooting death of Daoud Marji, a 28-year-old plumber's apprentice from Yonkers, police said. Daoud was not the intended target, nor was a 33-year-old woman who was struck in the hip and wounded in the fray, according to law enforcement sources. 6 A 13-year-old boy was charged with second-degree murder in the April 23 shooting that took the life of Daoud Marji, 28, cops said. Peter Gerber 6 Daoud, a plumber's apprentice from Yonkers, was meeting up with an out-of-town pal at University Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road when he was fatally shot in the head. The motive for the deadly violence – and the target of the boy's gunfire – were not immediately known. Daoud was meeting up with a pal from Detroit at University Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road just before 5 p.m. when bullets flew – with a single round striking him in the head, according to cops and his father. He was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he clung to life but ultimately succumbed to his injuries. Daoud's dad Saed Marji, 56, previously told The Post he encouraged his son not to travel to the Bronx, because he heard the area was bad. He was heartbroken when his son's pal called him with the shattering news. 6 Daoud's dad Saed Marji, 56, said he had encouraged his son not to travel to the Bronx. TOMAS E. GASTON 'I'm a strong man, but I'm shocked. I have to take care of my family. My wife, she's very bad.' 'What am I going to do? He was my blood,' the heartbroken dad added. The alleged teen shooter's arrest came just hours after Commissioner Jessica Tisch bashed policies such as 'Raise the Age' initiatives which she said made it 'basically a consequence-free environment for kids committing crimes.' 6 'What am I going to do? He was my blood,' Daoud's heartbroken dad said. 'We changed the all the laws as they relate to how we deal with youth in our criminal justice system in 2019, and since then, we have seen an absolute explosion of youth violence, both youth as the perps and youth as the victims,' the top cop said on FOX 5's Good Day New York Tuesday morning. 'Kids commit crimes against other kids. And it is definitely something, an area where we need to re-look at the laws that were passed in 2019 and consider some major changes.' 'It's a bigger problem now,' Tisch added. 'There are more young people that we are finding with guns as the trigger-pullers.' 6 Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said youth violence has become a 'bigger problem' in recent years. Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock The tragic killing also marked the second time in as many days that an innocent New Yorker was slain in random gun violence on the city's streets. A trailblazing Harlem bodega owner and community fixture — Excenia Mette, 61 — was also fatally shot in the head less than 24 hours earlier when she ran outside to check on her grandson. Police believe Ricky Shelby, 23, shot Mette by mistake as he exchanged bullets with Darious Smith, also 23, around 10:20 p.m. April 22 near West 113th Street and Lenox Avenue, according to sources. 6 Daoud marked the second innocent bystander fatally shot in the Big Apple in as many days. Peter Gerber Shelby was arraigned on second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, and criminal possession of a weapon charges and ordered held without bail by a Manhattan judge. Smith, who was arrested nearby with a gunshot wound to his foot, faces an attempted murder charge and also remains in jail without bail.
The Advertiser
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Man who faked marriage denies election death threats
A chicken shop owner has denied threatening to kill a federal election candidate as questions are raised about why the man remains in Australia. Over a decade ago, Musher Saleh had his permanent residency revoked after immigration officials uncovered false marriage claims. The 43-year-old is now accused of sending death threats to Australian Migrants candidate Jamal Daoud at his Liverpool office in Sydney's southwest on May 1 and 2. The Merrylands man appeared before Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday where he pleaded not guilty to one count of using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend. "I didn't," he told reporters outside court when asked whether he had made death threats. "I never do that." Mr Daoud told AAP that his office had been called repeatedly by someone speaking in Arabic in the final days of the election. The migration agent claimed Saleh told him something like "I know where you are, I will come and get you and I will show you what I can do to you". "In Arabic, 'I will get you' in this way - it is a death threat," Mr Daoud told AAP. He said he would send a letter to Immigration Minister Tony Burke to see why Saleh still remained in Australia despite his past. Entering Australia on a business visa in 2001, Saleh was granted permanent residency in May 2013, according to a 2018 decision from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The Palestinian man had his permanent residency revoked in August 2017 after immigration officials learned he had supplied false details about a claimed ongoing marriage to an Australian citizen. Two months later, he purchased a fried chicken shop in Auburn in Sydney's west and was promoting it on social media until 2024. Saleh failed to notify immigration that his marriage had broken down before being granted residency and that he had formed a new relationship with a Norwegian national instead, the tribunal found. In upholding the decision to revoke his permanent residency, the tribunal found Saleh had "consistently been untruthful" and made "deliberate falsehoods" to gain Australian citizenship. "The applicant's interactions with the department have been dictated by what he desired to gain and not by what his obligations required him to do," tribunal senior member Kira Raif wrote. "The applicant appears to have very little remorse about his actions." Ms Raif agreed that the Merrylands man would experience hardship if his visa was revoked and he returned to Gaza, but noted that he could apply to live in Norway as his partner had citizenship there. On Wednesday, Mr Burke did not respond by deadline to AAP's questions about why Saleh still resided in Australia. Mr Daoud ran for independent party Australian Migrants in Werriwa, Sydney during the 2025 federal election after standing for Clive Palmer's United Australia Party at the 2022 election. A chicken shop owner has denied threatening to kill a federal election candidate as questions are raised about why the man remains in Australia. Over a decade ago, Musher Saleh had his permanent residency revoked after immigration officials uncovered false marriage claims. The 43-year-old is now accused of sending death threats to Australian Migrants candidate Jamal Daoud at his Liverpool office in Sydney's southwest on May 1 and 2. The Merrylands man appeared before Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday where he pleaded not guilty to one count of using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend. "I didn't," he told reporters outside court when asked whether he had made death threats. "I never do that." Mr Daoud told AAP that his office had been called repeatedly by someone speaking in Arabic in the final days of the election. The migration agent claimed Saleh told him something like "I know where you are, I will come and get you and I will show you what I can do to you". "In Arabic, 'I will get you' in this way - it is a death threat," Mr Daoud told AAP. He said he would send a letter to Immigration Minister Tony Burke to see why Saleh still remained in Australia despite his past. Entering Australia on a business visa in 2001, Saleh was granted permanent residency in May 2013, according to a 2018 decision from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The Palestinian man had his permanent residency revoked in August 2017 after immigration officials learned he had supplied false details about a claimed ongoing marriage to an Australian citizen. Two months later, he purchased a fried chicken shop in Auburn in Sydney's west and was promoting it on social media until 2024. Saleh failed to notify immigration that his marriage had broken down before being granted residency and that he had formed a new relationship with a Norwegian national instead, the tribunal found. In upholding the decision to revoke his permanent residency, the tribunal found Saleh had "consistently been untruthful" and made "deliberate falsehoods" to gain Australian citizenship. "The applicant's interactions with the department have been dictated by what he desired to gain and not by what his obligations required him to do," tribunal senior member Kira Raif wrote. "The applicant appears to have very little remorse about his actions." Ms Raif agreed that the Merrylands man would experience hardship if his visa was revoked and he returned to Gaza, but noted that he could apply to live in Norway as his partner had citizenship there. On Wednesday, Mr Burke did not respond by deadline to AAP's questions about why Saleh still resided in Australia. Mr Daoud ran for independent party Australian Migrants in Werriwa, Sydney during the 2025 federal election after standing for Clive Palmer's United Australia Party at the 2022 election. A chicken shop owner has denied threatening to kill a federal election candidate as questions are raised about why the man remains in Australia. Over a decade ago, Musher Saleh had his permanent residency revoked after immigration officials uncovered false marriage claims. The 43-year-old is now accused of sending death threats to Australian Migrants candidate Jamal Daoud at his Liverpool office in Sydney's southwest on May 1 and 2. The Merrylands man appeared before Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday where he pleaded not guilty to one count of using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend. "I didn't," he told reporters outside court when asked whether he had made death threats. "I never do that." Mr Daoud told AAP that his office had been called repeatedly by someone speaking in Arabic in the final days of the election. The migration agent claimed Saleh told him something like "I know where you are, I will come and get you and I will show you what I can do to you". "In Arabic, 'I will get you' in this way - it is a death threat," Mr Daoud told AAP. He said he would send a letter to Immigration Minister Tony Burke to see why Saleh still remained in Australia despite his past. Entering Australia on a business visa in 2001, Saleh was granted permanent residency in May 2013, according to a 2018 decision from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The Palestinian man had his permanent residency revoked in August 2017 after immigration officials learned he had supplied false details about a claimed ongoing marriage to an Australian citizen. Two months later, he purchased a fried chicken shop in Auburn in Sydney's west and was promoting it on social media until 2024. Saleh failed to notify immigration that his marriage had broken down before being granted residency and that he had formed a new relationship with a Norwegian national instead, the tribunal found. In upholding the decision to revoke his permanent residency, the tribunal found Saleh had "consistently been untruthful" and made "deliberate falsehoods" to gain Australian citizenship. "The applicant's interactions with the department have been dictated by what he desired to gain and not by what his obligations required him to do," tribunal senior member Kira Raif wrote. "The applicant appears to have very little remorse about his actions." Ms Raif agreed that the Merrylands man would experience hardship if his visa was revoked and he returned to Gaza, but noted that he could apply to live in Norway as his partner had citizenship there. On Wednesday, Mr Burke did not respond by deadline to AAP's questions about why Saleh still resided in Australia. Mr Daoud ran for independent party Australian Migrants in Werriwa, Sydney during the 2025 federal election after standing for Clive Palmer's United Australia Party at the 2022 election. A chicken shop owner has denied threatening to kill a federal election candidate as questions are raised about why the man remains in Australia. Over a decade ago, Musher Saleh had his permanent residency revoked after immigration officials uncovered false marriage claims. The 43-year-old is now accused of sending death threats to Australian Migrants candidate Jamal Daoud at his Liverpool office in Sydney's southwest on May 1 and 2. The Merrylands man appeared before Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday where he pleaded not guilty to one count of using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend. "I didn't," he told reporters outside court when asked whether he had made death threats. "I never do that." Mr Daoud told AAP that his office had been called repeatedly by someone speaking in Arabic in the final days of the election. The migration agent claimed Saleh told him something like "I know where you are, I will come and get you and I will show you what I can do to you". "In Arabic, 'I will get you' in this way - it is a death threat," Mr Daoud told AAP. He said he would send a letter to Immigration Minister Tony Burke to see why Saleh still remained in Australia despite his past. Entering Australia on a business visa in 2001, Saleh was granted permanent residency in May 2013, according to a 2018 decision from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The Palestinian man had his permanent residency revoked in August 2017 after immigration officials learned he had supplied false details about a claimed ongoing marriage to an Australian citizen. Two months later, he purchased a fried chicken shop in Auburn in Sydney's west and was promoting it on social media until 2024. Saleh failed to notify immigration that his marriage had broken down before being granted residency and that he had formed a new relationship with a Norwegian national instead, the tribunal found. In upholding the decision to revoke his permanent residency, the tribunal found Saleh had "consistently been untruthful" and made "deliberate falsehoods" to gain Australian citizenship. "The applicant's interactions with the department have been dictated by what he desired to gain and not by what his obligations required him to do," tribunal senior member Kira Raif wrote. "The applicant appears to have very little remorse about his actions." Ms Raif agreed that the Merrylands man would experience hardship if his visa was revoked and he returned to Gaza, but noted that he could apply to live in Norway as his partner had citizenship there. On Wednesday, Mr Burke did not respond by deadline to AAP's questions about why Saleh still resided in Australia. Mr Daoud ran for independent party Australian Migrants in Werriwa, Sydney during the 2025 federal election after standing for Clive Palmer's United Australia Party at the 2022 election.
West Australian
2 days ago
- Politics
- West Australian
Man who faked marriage denies election death threats
A chicken shop owner has denied threatening to kill a federal election candidate as questions are raised about why the man remains in Australia. Over a decade ago, Musher Saleh had his permanent residency revoked after immigration officials uncovered false marriage claims. The 43-year-old is now accused of sending death threats to Australian Migrants candidate Jamal Daoud at his Liverpool office in Sydney's southwest on May 1 and 2. The Merrylands man appeared before Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday where he pleaded not guilty to one count of using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend. "I didn't," he told reporters outside court when asked whether he had made death threats. "I never do that." Mr Daoud told AAP that his office had been called repeatedly by someone speaking in Arabic in the final days of the election. The migration agent claimed Saleh told him something like "I know where you are, I will come and get you and I will show you what I can do to you". "In Arabic, 'I will get you' in this way - it is a death threat," Mr Daoud told AAP. He said he would send a letter to Immigration Minister Tony Burke to see why Saleh still remained in Australia despite his past. Entering Australia on a business visa in 2001, Saleh was granted permanent residency in May 2013, according to a 2018 decision from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The Palestinian man had his permanent residency revoked in August 2017 after immigration officials learned he had supplied false details about a claimed ongoing marriage to an Australian citizen. Two months later, he purchased a fried chicken shop in Auburn in Sydney's west and was promoting it on social media until 2024. Saleh failed to notify immigration that his marriage had broken down before being granted residency and that he had formed a new relationship with a Norwegian national instead, the tribunal found. In upholding the decision to revoke his permanent residency, the tribunal found Saleh had "consistently been untruthful" and made "deliberate falsehoods" to gain Australian citizenship. "The applicant's interactions with the department have been dictated by what he desired to gain and not by what his obligations required him to do," tribunal senior member Kira Raif wrote. "The applicant appears to have very little remorse about his actions." Ms Raif agreed that the Merrylands man would experience hardship if his visa was revoked and he returned to Gaza, but noted that he could apply to live in Norway as his partner had citizenship there. On Wednesday, Mr Burke did not respond by deadline to AAP's questions about why Saleh still resided in Australia. Mr Daoud ran for independent party Australian Migrants in Werriwa, Sydney during the 2025 federal election after standing for Clive Palmer's United Australia Party at the 2022 election.
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Politics
- Perth Now
Man who faked marriage denies election death threats
A chicken shop owner has denied threatening to kill a federal election candidate as questions are raised about why the man remains in Australia. Over a decade ago, Musher Saleh had his permanent residency revoked after immigration officials uncovered false marriage claims. The 43-year-old is now accused of sending death threats to Australian Migrants candidate Jamal Daoud at his Liverpool office in Sydney's southwest on May 1 and 2. The Merrylands man appeared before Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday where he pleaded not guilty to one count of using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend. "I didn't," he told reporters outside court when asked whether he had made death threats. "I never do that." Mr Daoud told AAP that his office had been called repeatedly by someone speaking in Arabic in the final days of the election. The migration agent claimed Saleh told him something like "I know where you are, I will come and get you and I will show you what I can do to you". "In Arabic, 'I will get you' in this way - it is a death threat," Mr Daoud told AAP. He said he would send a letter to Immigration Minister Tony Burke to see why Saleh still remained in Australia despite his past. Entering Australia on a business visa in 2001, Saleh was granted permanent residency in May 2013, according to a 2018 decision from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The Palestinian man had his permanent residency revoked in August 2017 after immigration officials learned he had supplied false details about a claimed ongoing marriage to an Australian citizen. Two months later, he purchased a fried chicken shop in Auburn in Sydney's west and was promoting it on social media until 2024. Saleh failed to notify immigration that his marriage had broken down before being granted residency and that he had formed a new relationship with a Norwegian national instead, the tribunal found. In upholding the decision to revoke his permanent residency, the tribunal found Saleh had "consistently been untruthful" and made "deliberate falsehoods" to gain Australian citizenship. "The applicant's interactions with the department have been dictated by what he desired to gain and not by what his obligations required him to do," tribunal senior member Kira Raif wrote. "The applicant appears to have very little remorse about his actions." Ms Raif agreed that the Merrylands man would experience hardship if his visa was revoked and he returned to Gaza, but noted that he could apply to live in Norway as his partner had citizenship there. On Wednesday, Mr Burke did not respond by deadline to AAP's questions about why Saleh still resided in Australia. Mr Daoud ran for independent party Australian Migrants in Werriwa, Sydney during the 2025 federal election after standing for Clive Palmer's United Australia Party at the 2022 election.
