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Trump Allegedly Linked to Facebook Outage, His Account gets Restored

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Vanity Fair [Photo/Courtesy] Facebook has restored Donald Trump's account after being prohibited from accessing it since January 2021. The decision to restore Trump's Facebook account comes a day after the company's apps were completely blacked out for six hours . The two-year ban on the former president's accounts was set to end in January 2023. Before deciding whether to reinstate him, Facebook embarked on a reevaluation exercise to ensure that the risk Trump posed to public safety was receded. "We will evaluate external factors, including instances of violence, restrictions on peaceful assembly and other markets of civil unrest," Facebook said in a post. "If we determine that there is still a serious risk to public safety, we will extend the restriction for a set period and continue to reevaluate until that risk has receded." Facebook suspended Trump's accounts after he was linked to the January 6 insurgency at the US Capitol. His Facebook ...

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Down in a Global Outage

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Daily Post [Photo/Courtesy] On Monday, April 4th, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram all experienced global outages. All the three apps, which are owned by Facebook and run on a shared server, went down just before 5 p.m. (12 pm EST). Around 11.40 a.m. Eastern time, Facebook's apps began displaying error warnings, according to users. Facebook became unavailable on the internet shortly after that. With over 3.5 billion registered users on Facebook, the outage resulted in a complete shutdown of the platform's functions. Apps have influenced the worldwide market by delivering effective trading services, in addition to communication and receiving information. For others, the outage disrupted vital internet services and prevented them from using other apps that use Facebook to sign up. Using their official Twitter account, the management conveyed their regrets while promising that they are working around the clock to restore normalcy. "We are aware that some people are having tr...

Bomet man attempts suicide after allegedly killing his wife over loan dispute

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  Police vehicle in a seperate incident [Photo/Courtesy] A 32-year-old man attempted to take away his life after allegedly killing his wife over loan issues. The suspect, identified as Nickson Sang, hails from Kipresres in Bomet County. According to reports from the local administrative unit, Sang committed the heinous deed by cutting the throat of his 25-year-old wife and dumping her near their home. Robert Kataam, the area chief, said that Sang's move to dump the body was an attempt to cover up for his crime. Neighbors who discovered the dead rushed over to his house, intending to beat him severely.  Sang, on the other hand, was found writhing in anguish on the floor after ingesting a toxic chemical. The victim was rushed to Longisa Referral Hospital, where he is still undergoing treatment. Villagers have remained enraged over the incident, promising to teach him a lesson. Their dispute is said to have been sparked by a debt they recently took out from Mullot Trading Center....

Depressed police officer pleads for help, says he doesn't want to leave his pregnant wife

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                                                        Kipkoech Rop [Photo/Courtesy] A police officer attached to the Turbi police station in Marsabit County has confessed to being depressed, resulting in many failed suicide attempts. Despite displaying obvious indications of depression, the cop, who identified himself as Kiprop Rop, resented the fact that no one was concerned about his precarious situation. "I have been suffering from depression and I have been trying to kill myself. Nobody wants to hear me, nobody wants to help me. I am really depressed," Kiprop said Rop lamented the lack of brotherly love among his coworkers as he recounted his tragedy, a fact that has prompted him to seek assistance from any well-wisher. "I am requesting everyone who is ready to help me to cope up with depression to come to my rescue." he added. With a sorrowfu...

Laikipia University student stabbed to death by an angry 'boyfriend'

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  Gertrude Kipkoech, a first-year student at Laikipia University , was stabbed to death on Wednesday night by her roommate's boyfriend.  Kipkoech, who had just recently begun her university life, was brutally killed in the ladies' hostels by a stranger identified as Ezra. Photo/Courtesy Before embarking on his nefarious quest, the suspect is said to have traveled from Nakuru . The stranger who was forbidden from entering the hotels managed to get past the university's security guards and inside the hostel. According to the deceased's roommate, the man had made several advances towards Gertrude, but they had all been rebuffed. Witnesses who overheard a heated altercation in the room were told not to be concerned since the dispute would be resolved. On Wednesday, neighbours alerted by a scream broke into the house only to discover Gertrude dangling in a pool of blood in a critical condition with many stab wounds on her body. Ezra, who feared the fury of the enraged mobs, ...

R. Kelly found guilty of of sex trafficking, faces possibility of life imprisonment

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Phot/Courtesy R. Kelly, a well-known R&B musician and songwriter, was found guilty of all nine sex trafficking charges brought against him and could spend the rest of his life in prison. R. Kelly was found guilty after eluding the hooks of justice for years, despite numerous allegations about his sexual misconduct with multiple women and young children. On Monday, a twelve-judge panel made up of seven men and five women convicted the 54-year-old R&B artist guilty of all nine accusations brought against him. Kelly, according to prosecutors, was involved in crime syndicate activities and worked with other criminals to help him gain girls and later hold them. Kelly was indicted alongside two other people in Chicago, and their cases are still ongoing. Kelly might spend the rest of his life in prison as a result of his criminal activities, which include breaching the Mann Act. This anti-sex trafficking statute forbids people from being illegally transported across states for immoral...

Dr Gakara, who 'killed' his two children, is dead

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Photo/Courtesy James Gakara, a Nakuru-based doctor suspected of murdering his two minors aged 3 and 5, has died. James, suspected of poisoning his sons to death, died earlier today while seeking treatment at the Nakuru Level 5 hospital. Gakara, who was found unconscious at his Milimani home, has been in the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital since the incident. He allegedly injected a poisonous substance into his two children since police discovered used syringes and knives at the crime spot. The doctor was found unconscious on his head before being whisked to the hospital for immediate attention pending murder charges in court. Neighbours who grew suspicious after the doctor locked up himself together with his children alerted detectives who rushed to the scene of the crime only to find the boy’s lifeless body on the floor with foam coming out of their mouth. His family broke their silence, expressing their shock and sadness over the incident, saying that the doctor loved his family ...