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• Serbia set to buy Russian missiles despite US sanctions hint
• Texas inmate set to be executed for 2002 strangling death
• California utility meets with governor amid bankruptcy case

Serbia set to buy Russian missiles despite US sanctions hint Posted: 06 Nov 2019 09:14 AM PST Russia will deliver a sophisticated anti-aircraft missile system to Serbia even though the U.S. has warned of possible sanctions against the Balkan country in the event of such purchases. The U.S.'s special envoy for the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer, warned Serbia last week that the purchase of Russian weapons "poses a risk" of U.S. sanctions. "We hope that our Serbian partners will be careful about any transactions of this kind," Palmer said in an interview with Macedonian television Alsat M. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Texas inmate set to be executed for 2002 strangling death Posted: 06 Nov 2019 12:09 AM PST A white supremacist gang member on Texas' death row faces execution Wednesday evening for strangling a woman nearly 20 years ago over fears she would alert police about his drug operation. Justen Hall, 38, was condemned for the October 2002 slaying of Melanie Billhartz. Prosecutors said Hall killed Billhartz, 29, with an extension cord from his drug house in El Paso and then buried her body in the New Mexico desert. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

California utility meets with governor amid bankruptcy case Posted: 05 Nov 2019 03:14 PM PST California's governor called the chief executive of a troubled utility to his office on Tuesday for a closed-door meeting as the company struggles to emerge from a high-profile bankruptcy while facing criticism for its practice of shutting off power for millions of people to prevent wildfires. A spokesman for Gov. Gavin Newsom says the first-term governor "spelled out in vivid detail" how the blackouts have prevented people from "refilling lifesaving prescriptions and power breathing machines" and how small businesses and schools were closed for days. Newsom also reiterated the state would consider a potential takeover of the utility if the bankruptcy is not resolved by June 30. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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