Month: July 2020

Argentina’s former president Cristina Kirchner, who has been accused of receiving tens of millions of dollars in bribes during her term in office, will go on trial for corruption, a federal court confirmed on Thursday. Mrs Kirchner is accused of running a criminal network at the heart of the infamous "corruption notebooks" scandal – bribes paid by businessmen to government officials, revealed through the meticulous records kept by a ministerial chauffeur. The court accepted a request by Judge…

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1932 Kansas City, Kansas: – In a mixed match: Charles Fischer beat boxer Houston Ash – Wladek Zbyszko beat Harry Ekizian via DQ – Billy Wolfe drew Jack Hader – Wild Red Berry vs Ali Hussan 1937 Minneapolis, Minnesota: – Bronko Nagurski defeated Dean Detton to become World Heavyweight Champion 1949 Kansas City, Kansas: – Tarzan Kowalski and Joe Pazandak beat Orville Brown and Lou Newman 2 falls to 0  1954  Cedar Rapids, Iowa: –…

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> PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy. (Search “wade keller” to subscribe in podcast app or CLICK HERE to subscribe in Apple Podcasts.) Lucha Underground rebounded from last week’s season-low viewership, but still trails the early season growth. Season 2 Lucha Underground Viewership Tracking March 16: The total combined…

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New York’s skyline was filled with an eerie, pulsating blue light that caused scattered power outages and flight delays on Thursday night, prompting a storm of jokes about an alien invasion on social media. The city’s police department assured residents the source was rather more mundane; a transformer explosion at an electrical plant had produced the light. The blast caused a brief fire at the sprawling Con Edison facility in Queens and a spectacular illumination…

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1948  Wichita, Kansas:  – World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Lew Newman in 2 out of 3 falls  – Don McIntyre beat Harry Cohen in a Hindu mud match  – Barney Bernard and Ralph Garibaldi went to a 30 minute draw 1949  Kansas City, Kansas: – Tarzan Kowalski defeated Jim Wright in 2 out of 3 falls – Joe Pazandak defeated Herman Von Doyle in 2 out of 3 falls 1961  Chicago, Illinois: – “Nature…

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Groups of far-Right vigilantes have taken to the streets of a small Bavarian town following a series of violent assaults by migrants, the mayor warned on Thursday. Michael Cerny, the mayor of Amberg, said vigilante groups had been seen patrolling the town in recent days after a group of four migrants attacked several people in a series of unprovoked street assaults last weekend. The far-Right National Democratic Party (NPD) posted pictures and video on Facebook of…

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THE ROUND-UP THE LATEST NEWS WWE SmackDown posts best ratings in four months CMLL releases lineup for 85th Aniversario show Tetsuya Naito, LIJ to make appearance at Arena Mexico Erick Rowan to undergo surgery for biceps tear WWE SmackDown video highlights: New Day win Tag Team titles WWE 205 Live results: Lucha House Party vs. Murphy & Nese Women’s title rematch, tag team bout set for WWE SmackDown Bryan vs. Miz for title shot, tag…

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Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has dismissed suggestions that Paul Whelan, an American and British citizen arrested on suspicion of spying in Moscow, could be exchanged for Russian agent Maria Butina. Asked about speculation of a prisoner swap for Ms Butina, who last month pled guilty in the United States to conspiring to act as a foreign agent, Dmitry Peskov said he had “not heard these statements,” but maintained that this could not be a reason for…

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WALTER and PAC are set to face one another in February. Click Here: st kilda saints guernsey 2019 Over the Top Wrestling announced today that the two will square off at their Homecoming II event, which will take place on February 17 at the National Basketball Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Floor seats have already been sold out. It is an interesting match as the two are heading in different directions. WALTER has already signed a deal with…

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An Indian army soldier has been arrested for passing on sensitive military information to Pakistani intelligence after he was skillfully  ‘honey trapped’ on social media.  The arrest comes days after India’s army chief, General Bipin Rawat, warned of an epidemic of ‘catfishing’ attempts against his forces. Sombir Singh, 22, who was apprehended last week from Jaisalmer, adjoining the Pakistan border, had entered into a relationship via Facebook with a female claiming to be an officer…

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