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A Florida jury on Monday found banana company Chiquita Brands International liable for financing the Colombian paramilitary group Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC).

Chiquita Banana faces a second case brought by a different group of plaintiffs set to begin trial on July 15.

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has voiced concerns about a rise in anti-Muslim hate in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, but a photo claimed to show the Democratic lawmaker with a rifle in Somalia is being misrepresented online. The image was taken four years before she was born.

The threat posed by domestic violent extremists is considerable. The US needs a nationwide, community-grounded initiative to address it.

Militant Islamist violence in Africa set new records for violent events and fatalities this past year. Events up 22% in a year.