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Singer Sean Kingston sentenced to 3.5 years for $1 million fraud scheme
Months after being convicted of a high-end fraud scheme in South Florida, Grammy-winning singer Sean Kingston was sentenced on Friday to three-and-a-half years in prison and three years of supervised release. Kingston had asked if he could self-surrender at a later date due to health issues, but Florida Judge David Leibowitz ordered the 35-year-old 'Beautiful Girls' crooner to be taken into custody and begin serving his sentence immediately. In March, Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, and his mother, Janice Turner, were each convicted by a federal jury on four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Authorities charged them with spearheading an organized scheme to defraud multiple luxury companies out of high-end goods. 'The defendants unjustly enriched themselves by falsely representing that they had executed bank wire or other monetary payment transfers … [then] retained or attempted to retain the vehicles, jewelry and other goods despite non-payment,' federal prosecutors said at the time. 'Through the execution of this scheme, the defendants obtained in excess of $1 million in property.' Turner was arrested during a SWAT raid on her son's Florida home in May 2024. Hours later, Kingston was taken into custody in California. Late last month, Turner received a five-year prison sentence with three years of probation. After her time is served, she'll face deportation back to her native Jamaica. At Friday's hearing, before handing down his sentence, Leibowitz told Kingston he considered his mother's crimes to be more egregious. Turner had admitted to sending fake bank wires and other falsified documents, but claimed she did so to protect her son from being taken advantage of by scammers and give herself time to look into the people they did business with. She said she had always intended to pay back their debts. Kingston on Friday expressed remorse to the court for his part in the crimes. 'I apologize, I apologize, I've learned from my actions,' he said. 'All I'm asking for is to accept my apology to the court.' Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc Anton called the former chart-topper 'a thief through and through.' A restitution hearing was scheduled for October, according to NBC Miami. _______
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(Video) Emotional Salah Breaks Down After Liverpool's Win Over Bournemouth
Egyptian star in tears as Anfield pays tribute to late teammate Diogo Jota (Video) Emotional Salah Breaks Down After Liverpool's Win Over Bournemouth Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah couldn't hold back his emotions after the Reds 4 - 2 victory over Bournemouth at Anfield. The Egyptian broke into tears as fans chanted the name of Portuguese striker Diogo Jota who tragically lost his life alongside his brother in car accident in Spain. Anfield Tribute Turns Emotional Salah stood in front of the Kop applauding supporters before being overwhelmed by the emotional tribute. Liverpool fans held farewell banners for Jota while teammates wore shirts with his image during warm up & match proceedings. Salah shared close friendship with Jota both on and off the pitch with many moments of celebration between the pair replayed on the big screens. The touching farewell highlighted the depth of their bond.
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'It can't go on like this' say residents living near St Ann's derelict building that's become fire hotspot
Residents living around an abandoned hospital that has become a hotspot for arson and anti-social behaviour say "it can't go on like this". Four crews attended a fire at St Ann's at 3.55pm on Saturday afternoon (August 16) which started at the abandoned Pease Hill Centre site on Furze Gardens. It is the second time in less than two months that a fire has started at the derelict hospital and care home - with the building last torched by arsonists on July 5. When Nottinghamshire Live visited the scene then, nearby residents repeated a strong and clear message - 'knock it down or the problems will continue'. Following Saturday's fire - the cause of which is currently unknown - residents echoed similar sentiments. "It's so much worse than the last fire," said a resident who lives nearby the centre. READ MORE: Nottingham fire live updates as emergency services say 'avoid the area' READ MORE: Urgent search for missing 11-year-old boy last seen in Nottingham Forest shirt "Our garages are completely black from smoke damage - I've had to have all my mobility stuff moved out. My scooter was so close to being burnt. I don't know how long it's been going on - it's dreadful. "Some people are saying it could be asbestos and they are asking everyone to stay inside. Surely there is no option for them now but to knock it down, it can't go on like that". The Pease Hill Centre was cordoned off as three fire engines attempted to put out the smoke, which could be seen from the city centre. Nearby roads were also shut off by vast cordons, which saw vehicles and buses diverted. Following a joint investigation on the fire that broke out at the abandoned hospital in July, it was deemed the blaze was a result of arson. The cause of Saturday's fire is not yet known but it appears somewhat larger in scale, with fencing around the site visibly burnt. Burnt black residue from the building could also be seen dripping down as the hose pipes covered the now derelict building. "It's depressing - none of us want it here. It's just getting worse and worse," another nearby resident said. "That's got to be the last of the building. We've not lived here long now and people used to say it was lovely. We've never seen or heard who owns it and there's a lot of old people around here. "God forbid you're 80-odd and dealing with this. No one needs this." Many of the residents Nottinghamshire Live spoke to raised concerns about people trespassing in the abandoned Pease Hill Centre building, with some saying they regularly see people enter first-hand. Before it became a target for troublemakers, the Pease Hill Centre was a day hospital, also used for NHS outpatient services, home to community physiotherapists, occupational therapists and community psychiatric nurses. In November 2008, it was announced that the hospital would be closing following a review of care for elderly patients in Nottingham. A new ward was opened at Highbury Hospital, near Bulwell, in its favour, and the plan was to sell off the Pease Hill Centre, which at that point had 17 regular users. The centre appears to have been sold by the NHS to a private investor in 2016, before complaints were received that it was allegedly being occupied as a HMO and being used as a place of worship, despite a prayer room being refused by the council in 2016. Since then it's been torched several times, most recently on July 5. Sandra, who lives just off Furze Gardens, added: "I'm sick of going to have something to eat and smelling the black smoke coming through the window. It's really bad. "Enough is enough, and we don't need it. They should just knock it down. I can't imagine there's much left to knock down now. "People reckon it was a lovely building - I never went in and it's been like that for years. Apparently, it had a beautiful conservatory, but that got burnt down last time. We don't want it." In the fire service's most recent update, a spokesperson confirmed there had been no reports of any injuries. "Two firefighters in breathing apparatus, our aerial ladder platform, and a main jet are currently in use to extinguish this fire," they added. An elderly resident, who has lived on nearby Westville Gardens for 14 years, said: "It's not going to get any better, is it duck? "It's a bloody nightmare. We've been saying they need to knock it down for about 12 years. We always have to make sure there's no damage to the garages - we've all got mobility scooters. "My daughters hate coming here. I'm 82 and I don't come out my place."
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Air Canada strike leads to canceled flights around L.A.
A strike by thousands of Air Canada flight attendants caused travel chaos and hundreds of flight cancellations across the country on Saturday, including 24 at Los Angeles International Airport and two at John Wayne Airport. The Canadian government quickly stepped in Saturday morning, shutting down the strike by imposing binding arbitration and forcing the flight attendants back to work. "It has now become clear that this dispute won't be resolved at the table," Canada's labor minister Patty Hajdu said in a statement, adding that the government must act to preserve stability and supply chains. The strike started about 10 p.m. Friday and was brought by the Canada Union of Public Employees, which represents roughly 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge. The dispute was tied to contract negotiations over unpaid work and low wages, according to a statement from the union. Air Canada operates around 700 flights per day and started winding down operations two days ago in anticipation of the planned strike, at the time estimating it would affect about 130,000 customers. The airline said it would notify customers on canceled flights of their options, saying it deeply regrets the effect of the labor dispute. An independent industrial relations board will review the dispute over the next two days. According to Hajdu, it could take Air Canada five to 10 days to ramp back up to regular services. Canada is no stranger to air travel strikes. Last year, pilots for WestJet Airlines, the country's second-largest airline behind Air Canada, threatened to strike over a new contract. The same year, a plane mechanics union went on strike over wages, leading to hundreds of WestJet flight cancellations. Air travel strikes have popped up in the U.S. as well. Around 500 Spirit Airlines pilots went on strike for five days in 2010, leading to hundreds of flight cancellations. In 2023, LAX workers voted to authorize a strike over stalls in contract negotiations. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
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Why Putin Must Be Thrilled With the Result of the Alaska Summit
Russian President Putin speeches during their joint press conference with U.S. Persident Donald Trump after their meeing on war in Ukraine at U.S. Air Base In Alaska on August 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. Credit - Contributor—Getty Images Vladimir Putin wanted a lot of things from his visit to Alaska. A ceasefire in Ukraine was not one of them. Throughout the summer, his troops have been grinding out advances along the frontline, and they achieved a sudden breakthrough in the days before the Alaska summit. Putin's main objective was to buy time for his troops to continue those advances, all while avoiding the 'very severe consequences' that President Donald Trump promised to impose on the Russians if they refused to call a ceasefire. It appears Putin succeeded on both counts. In his public statements on Friday night, Trump made clear he no longer plans to impose any economic pain on Russia. 'Because of what happened today, I think I don't have to think about that,' he told Fox News after the summit. 'I may have to think about it in two weeks or three weeks or something, but we don't have to think about that right now.' In Trump's understanding, two or three weeks is a malleable term, as the New York Times recently noted, 'not a measurement of time so much as a placeholder.' Read more: From the Sidelines, Ukraine Prepares to Watch as U.S., Russia Discuss Its Fate On the battlefield, however, it could mean the difference between holding off the Russians and allowing them to seize another region of Ukraine. The epicenter of the fighting in recent weeks has been the region of Donetsk, where Ukrainian troops were able to stop the latest Russian breakthrough. The latest maps of the fighting indicate that the Kremlin remains determined to seize that region. Another few weeks of Russian infantry assaults could achieve that goal, allowing Putin to negotiate with the U.S. and Ukraine from a position of greater advantage. 'Things at the front are going well for them,' a senior Ukrainian military officer tells TIME. 'Slow but steady.' These gains helped Putin negotiate in Alaska from a position of strength. Ahead of their talks, Trump indicated that he wants the warring sides to 'swap' territories, with Ukraine giving away its own land in exchange for areas Russia has occupied. 'They've occupied some very prime territory,' Trump said a few days before his summit with Putin. 'We're going to try and get some of that territory back for Ukraine.' Trump failed to achieve that in Alaska, and his chances of getting what he calls a 'fair deal' for Ukraine diminish as Russian forces continue to gain ground. For reasons that remain unclear, Trump said he believes that Putin wants to stop the fighting. 'I believe he wants to get it over,' Trump said. 'Now, I've said that a few times, and I've been disappointed.' Alaska marks the latest of these disappointments, but Trump has shown no inclination to change his strategy. He did not even secure some of the easier concessions from Putin that might have given the Americans something to show for the Alaskan spectacle. One of Russia's leading dissidents, Yulia Navalnaya, had urged Trump to secure the release of Russian political prisoners jailed for their opposition to the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, for his part, has urged the U.S. to demand the release of thousands of Ukrainian children that Russian forces have abducted from the war zone. Neither of these issues came up in the official statements in Alaska. Appearing side by side on Friday, Trump gave his guest the floor, allowing Putin to deliver another one of his rambling history lessons, a maneuver that has been likened to diplomatic 'filibustering.' When Trump's turn came to speak, he admitted that the talks had not resulted in a deal. The next step toward peace, he suggested, would be to arrange a meeting between Putin and Zelensky. But the Russian side has given no indication that it would be open to such an arrangement. Instead, at the end of their press conference in Alaska, Putin suggested in English that he and Trump would meet 'next time in Moscow,' an idea that seemed to catch Trump off guard. 'Oh, that's an interesting one,' he replied. 'I'll get a little heat on that one.' This final exchange pointed again to the paltry outcomes of the summit. The two sides had not even agreed on a location or a format for the next stage of the peace process, while Putin came away confident enough to suggest that his capital would be a fitting venue. It was hard to blame him. Given the red-carpet treatment he received in Alaska, Putin had every reason to feel like a winner coming out of those talks. He had, after all, achieved his main objective, and given nothing away. Contact us at letters@
