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Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri took the stand yesterday to answer all allegations of kidnapping and other terrorism-related charges against him by the US government, including his supposed role in the 1998 kidnapping of US tourists in Yemen, Bloomberg reported.

Portfolio Recovery Associates (PRAA) and Sherman Financial Group LLC were said to have agreed to stop collecting around $16 million in judgements and pay $475,000 in combined fines to settle with the state of New York regarding allegations of violating a law governing debt collections, Bloomberg reported.

Activist group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense has intensified its efforts to convince Capitol Hill to establish stricter gun control measures and recently held an event on Wednesday to promote gun control in the country, USA Today reported.