Hollywood agent’s son accused of murdering wife and in-laws kills himself

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Samuel Bond Haskell, whose father represented major stars, was charged with dismembering his wife and killing her parents

A California man who was charged with murdering and dismembering his wife and her parents in the home they shared in the Los Angeles suburbs, then dumping his wife’s remains into a garbage bag, has died by suicide in jail, the Los Angeles county district attorney confirmed on Monday.

Samuel Bond Haskell IV, 37, was arrested in November 2023 and charged with the murders of his wife, Mei Haskell, her mother, Yanxiang Wang, and her stepfather, Gaoshan Li. Haskell pleaded not guilty to the three murder counts in January 2024 and was being held without bail pending trial. He was facing a sentence of life in prison with no parole.

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To Whom it May Concern: Trump’s tariff letters, annotated – AP News

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  1. To Whom it May Concern: Trump’s tariff letters, annotated  AP News
  2. In Britain, hopes are mounting to finally clean up sewage-polluted waterways  NPR
  3. The Economy Has Been Resilient. The New Round of Tariffs May Hit Harder.  The New York Times
  4. Trump readies blanket tariffs as he brushes off inflation worries  NBC News
  5. Trump has announced new tariffs on dozens of nations. What to know in Wisconsin  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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The Economy Has Been Resilient. The New Round of Tariffs May Hit Harder. – The New York Times

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  1. The Economy Has Been Resilient. The New Round of Tariffs May Hit Harder.  The New York Times
  2. Trump readies blanket tariffs as he brushes off inflation worries  NBC News
  3. EXTENDING THE MODIFICATION OF THE RECIPROCAL TARIFF RATES  The White House (.gov)
  4. Trump promised 200 deals by now. He’s gotten 3, and 1 more is getting very close  CNN
  5. Start Budgeting Now  The Atlantic
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‘Moral travesty,’ Israeli UN mission says of Hague Group ‘emergency summit’ – JNS.org

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  2. UN rapporteur calls for global action to stop ‘genocide’ in Gaza  AP News
  3. UN’s Albanese hails 30-nation meeting aimed at ending Israeli occupation of Palestine  The Guardian
  4. Colombia hosts first Hague Group summit to finalize action against Israel’s Gaza offensive  EL PAÍS English
  5. Over 20 countries join emergency summit in Colombia over Israel's alleged international law violations  Ynetnews
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‘Noticeable smell’ leads to discovery of 1,500 tarantulas in cake boxes – KSDK

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  1. 'Noticeable smell' leads to discovery of 1,500 tarantulas in cake boxes  KSDK
  2. German customs officials seize 1,500 tarantulas smuggled in international spongecake shipment  Fox News
  3. Roughly 1,500 tarantulas found stuffed in boxes meant for chocolate cake  The Washington Post
  4. About 1,500 tarantulas found hidden in cake boxes at German airport  The Guardian
  5. German customs officials show images of tarantulas hidden in spongecake boxes after smuggling bust  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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‘Noticeable smell’ leads to discovery of 1,500 tarantulas in cake boxes – KING5.com

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  1. 'Noticeable smell' leads to discovery of 1,500 tarantulas in cake boxes  KING5.com
  2. German customs officials show images of tarantulas hidden in spongecake boxes after smuggling bust  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. About 1,500 tarantulas found hidden in cake boxes at German airport  The Guardian
  4. Airport Staff Make Horror Discovery Inside Smelly Cake Boxes  The Daily Beast
  5. Customs discover 1,500 tarantulas in cookie shipment  RTE.ie
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Farm worker who died after California Ice raid was ‘hardworking and innocent’, family says

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Jaime Alanís, 57, died a day after falling off a greenhouse roof during an immigration raid of a cannabis farm

The farm worker who died from injuries he sustained after falling from a greenhouse roof during an Ice raid of a California cannabis farm was a “hard-working, innocent farmer” and the sole provider for his wife and daughter, his family says.

Jaime Alanís died a day after a frenzied immigration raid of Glass House Farms in Ventura county where authorities arrested at least 200 workers. The 57-year-old, who was from the town of Huajúmbaro in Michoacán, Mexico, is the first known person to die during the Trump administration’s enhanced immigration enforcement operations in southern California.

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