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US man convicted of plotting to behead blogger to be sentenced

Boston - Arab Today

A Massachusetts man convicted of leading a Daesh-inspired plot to behead a conservative blogger is scheduled to be sentenced. Prosecutors will ask the judge on Tuesday in Boston to sentence 28-year-old David Wright to life in prison for his role in the plot to kill Pamela Geller. The plot was never carried out. Jurors found the Everett man guilty inRead more

Drug firm founder indicted in opioid conspiracy due in court

Boston - Arab Today

The founder of a pharmaceutical company charged with leading a conspiracy to bribe doctors to prescribe a powerful opioid pain medication for people who didn’t need it is due in court in Massachusetts. John Kapoor of Insys Therapeutics was arrested in Arizona last month and is expected to make his first appearance in Boston’s federal courthouse on Thursday. Kapoor andRead more

US mom says Spacey assaulted son, police investigating

New York - Arab Today

A Massachusetts mother on Wednesday accused Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting her 18-year-old son on the holiday island of Nantucket last year and said police had opened a criminal investigation. Former television news anchor Heather Unruh told a news conference in Boston that the double Oscar winner assaulted the teen after plying him with alcohol late at night in aRead more

Trump, Clinton capture key wins on Super Tuesday

Washington - Arab Today

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton took big steps toward securing their parties' presidential nominations Tuesday with a series of state-by-state victories, but their rivals vowed to keep on fighting. On Super Tuesday, the 2016 campaign's biggest day of nominating contests, Trump, 69, and Clinton, 68, proved themselves the undisputed front-runners. Now they are under pressure to show theyRead more

Romney Wins New Hampshire Primary Election

Washington - Arab Today

Republican front-runner Mitt Romney captured United States'' first primary election with Ron Paul second and Jon Huntsman third, according to partial results. Romney is the first Republican to sweep the first two contests in a competitive race since Iowa gained the lead-off spot in presidential campaigns in 1976. His win here sets the stage for a potentially bloody battle inRead more

US woman jailed 15 months over boyfriend's suicide

New York - Arab Today

A Massachusetts judge on Thursday sentenced a 20-year-old woman to serve 15 months in prison for encouraging her teenage boyfriend to make good on plans to kill himself while she was still a juvenile. Judge Lawrence Moniz handed Michelle Carter a sentence of two and a half years, of which he said 15 months would be served in the BristolRead more

John Legend named 1st recipient of new social award

Los Angeles - Arab Today

John Legend is expected on a Massachusetts college campus this week to receive a social justice award. The singer-songwriter becomes the first recipient of the Salem Advocate for Social Justice award when he accepts the honour Tuesday at Salem State University. Legend is to perform and also discuss his work on criminal justice, education and other issues at the event.Read more

Trump seeks headway on 'Buy American, Hire American' pledge

Washington - Arab Today

German sportswear giant Adidas sparked a social media outcry Tuesday after sending an email congratulating runners in the Boston Marathon for having "survived" the race. The choice of words jarred as memories remain fresh of the 2013 deadly bombing of the event in the Massachusetts city. "Congrats, you survived the Boston Marathon!" Adidas said in the subject line of anRead more

Santander USA to pay $26 mn in subprime auto settlement

New York - AFP

Santander will pay about $26 million to settle charges it engaged in predatory subprime auto lending and loan securitization in the US states of Massachusetts and Delaware. Santander Consumer USA, a unit of the large Spanish bank, worked through a series "fraud dealers" who targeted default-prone consumers for car loans at high interest rates, said Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey,Read more

US spends 'Day Without Immigrants'

Washington - ArabToday

From burger joints to posh eateries, scores of Washington restaurants shut down Thursday as part of a protest with echoes across the United States against President Donald Trump’s treatment of immigrants. Some restaurants on the “Day Without Immigrants” closed out of solidarity with the largely low-earning people who staff them, a strike meant to show how important foreign born workersRead more