Mr Rushdie, 75, was attacked while speaking at an event in New York state and was in a critical condition. Mr Rushdie has faced years of death threats for his novel The Satanic Verses, which some Muslims see as blasphemous.
“A man jumped up on the stage from I don’t know where and started what looked like beating him on the chest, repeated fist strokes into his chest and neck,” Bradley Fisher, who was in the audience, said. “People were screaming and crying out and gasping.”
A US navy veteran, Mr Aziz was a 26-year-old father of six when he was arrested for the 1965 murder of Malcolm X at the Audubon Ballroom in New York. The civil rights leader was shot by three gunmen while preparing to address a feverish crowd.
NEW YORK—Both sets of lawyers continue to file court papers regarding Ghislaine Maxwell’s June 28 sentencing, this time specifically concerning oral presentations by the alleged victims.
The decision further cements the court’s record on gun rights, not only striking down New York state’s law but also endangering similar regulations in states like California, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Maryland.
New Jersey’s governor needs a new story for the state’s Covid disasters.
An election-fraud rebuttal, a victory for integrity, and hopeful signs that voting patterns are changing.
Progressives who lecture other states can’t even keep track of the votes.
“Let me get this straight? You can be off by 135,000 votes in a New York City mayoral primary alone but if someone loses the White House by less than 45,000 across multiple states in a presidential election you can’t have any questions,” Trump Jr. wrote in a Twitter post. “Seems legit … if you live in China.”
Mayor Bill de Blasio calls for legislation to reform the board after a miscalculation of ballots
Hope is not a method
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