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Laura Hogue - Plant, Animal or Other

APACHE JUNCTION AZ (IFS) -- It was so hard to see a beautiful Georgia Peach get toshed under the bus by her colleagues(?).  Total suicide, death by the microphone, and desperation by her team that was losing, and hoping to pull out a legal "Hail Mary" pass to dynamite the jurors into going back to their racist roots to get the McMichaels, Et al in a hung jury.  One thing is for sure, that the below video will follow her to every job and interview from now on.  As for her colleagues. . . well, we know how history will turn out for them. So Ms. Hogue, after this terrible ending, how is it turning out for you? -KHS

Laura Hogue, Greg McMichael’s Attorney

Hogue said in her closing arguments that Arbery was in the neighborhood with the intent to commit burglaries, and that her client confronted him in self defense.

“Turning Ahmaud Arbery into a victim after the choices that he made, does not reflect the reality of what brought Ahmaud Arbery to Satilla Shores in his khaki shorts, with no socks to cover his long, dirty toenails,” she said.

She claimed Arbery’s decisions, in part, led to his death, claiming he reached for a gun or made the impression he was reaching for a gun.

“There were two sets of decision-makers on February 23. It is not just the McMichael’s decisions that led to this tragedy,” she said. “No one but Ahmaud Arbery made the decision to either reach for, or certainly give the very real impression, that he was reaching for a handgun… and no one but Ahmaud Arbery made the decision not to stop when Travis’ truck rolled up beside him.”

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WHERE IS PENG SHUAI? Tennis Star missing since accusing former Chinese official of assault

 WHERE IS PENG SHUAI?

Naomi Osaka expresses concern for Peng Shuai, tennis star missing since accusing former Chinese official of assault

BRENDAN MORROW

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Naomi Osaka is among the athletes raising concern about Peng Shuai, the tennis star whose whereabouts are unknown after she made a sexual assault claim against a former Chinese official. 

Osaka in a tweet expressed concern for Peng's safety, explaining she "has gone missing shortly after revealing that she has been sexually abused." The tennis star wrote, "Censorship is never ok at any cost," adding, "I hope Peng Shuai and her family are safe and ok. I'm in shock of the current situation and I'm sending love and light her way." 

Peng earlier this month accused former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of sexual assault in a post on the Chinese social media platform Weibo. "I didn't agree to have sex with you and kept crying that afternoon," she wrote to Zhang, alleging they had a relationship for 10 years. Her post was quickly deleted, and she has not been seen in public since, according to CNN. Chinese censors took action to block search terms related to her allegation, NBC News reports. According to The New York Times, "searches of her name and even the word 'tennis' appeared to be blocked." 

The Women's Tennis Association on Sunday called for Chinese offiicals to conduct an investigation into the allegations. WTA Tour CEO Steve Simon said he "received confirmation from several sources, including the Chinese Tennis Association, that [Peng] is safe and not under any physical threat," The New York Times reports. He added that "my understanding is that she is in Beijing in China, but I can't confirm that because I haven't spoken directly with her." 

A number of tennis stars in recent days have also expressed concern for Peng's safety. Novak Djokovic said it's "shocking that she's missing," while Billie Jean King tweeted, "Hoping that Peng Shuai is found safe and that her accusations are fully investigated."