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Australia’s post-Bondi crackdown accused of targeting pro-Palestinian voices
Melbourne – Human rights groups have slammed the Australian government’s new “hate speech” laws, saying they will have a “chilling effect”…
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Georgia governor suspends lawmaker accused of unemployment fraud
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday suspended a state House member accused of lying to collect federal unemployment benefits during the…
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Snapchats to informant central at trial for man accused in murder plot of Border Patrol leader
Snapchat messages a Chicago man accused of soliciting the murder of a top Border Patrol commander unknowingly sent to a government…
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Ex-president accused of murder plot expelled from Togo to Burkina Faso
Togo has arrested and extradited Burkina Faso's former leader to his home country, after authorities in Ouagadougou accused him of…
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Ex-Des Moines schools chief accused of being illegal immigrant signals possible guilty plea
Ian Roberts, the former Des Moines schools superintendent accused of being an illegal immigrant and who was found with a gun when he was…
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New York AG settles with Jewish group she accused of intimidating pro-Palestinian activists
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement Tuesday with a right-wing Jewish group that she accused of trying to…
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Florida congresswoman accused of stealing COVID funds maintains innocence
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick reiterated her innocence Monday outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of…
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Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, judiciary's news outlet says
Iran executed a man on Saturday who it said was convicted of spying for Israel and having ties to Iranian opposition groups, the…
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Judge Accused of Helping Man Evade ICE Found Guilty in Chilling Ruling
A Wisconsin judge has been convicted of obstructing federal government proceedings by allowing an immigrant man to exit her courtroom…
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Myanmar garment industry accused of operating with ‘near-total impunity’
Non-profit human rights organisation the Business and Human Rights Centre claimed in its research that it has tracked 665 cases of alleged…
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Trial begins for Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant evade federal authorities
A prosecutor told jurors Monday that a Wisconsin judge said she would "take the heat" for directing an immigrant to dash through a private…
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Utah Judge allows cameras, for now, in trial of man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old Utah man facing the death penalty for allegedly assassinating rising conservative star Charlie Kirk, made…
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What to know as trial nears for the Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant dodge agents
Defense attorneys and prosecutors on Thursday started picking the jurors who will decide whether a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a…
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Elise Stefanik Accused Mike Johnson of Lying as He Faces GOP Revolt
Republican Representative Elise Stefanik is feuding with House Speaker Mike Johnson after legislation she has been pushing for years…
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Afghan accused of shooting guardsmen faces first-degree murder charge
The man arrested for ambushing and shooting two National Guard members the day before Thanksgiving will now face a first-degree murder…
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Judge sets $60K bond for Florida congresswoman accused of stealing $5M in COVID-19 funds
A federal judge in Miami set a $60,000 bond Tuesday for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who made her first appearance in court on…
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Man accused of assisting family from Afghanistan to enter UK illegally
A man has appeared in court accused of assisting a family from Afghanistan to enter Northern Ireland illegally. Ibadullah Alimi, 25, with…
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Democratic congresswoman accused of bilking COVID money calls charges a 'sham'
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, the Florida Democrat charged with bilking the government of $5 million in disaster assistance then using…
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Plea negotiations underway with Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant dodge agents
Plea negotiations with a Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant evade federal agents are underway as her trial nears, the newly…
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White House Stepped in to Help Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate
A federal appeals court panel affirmed the dismissal Tuesday of President Donald Trump’s $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN for…
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Lula’s former human rights minister formally accused of sexual misconduct
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police formally accused President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ’s former human rights minister Silvio…
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Once a shadowy dealmaker, one-time Zelenskyy associate is accused in Ukrainian corruption scandal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Before the revelation of a multi-million dollar embezzlement and kickbacks scandal involving Ukraine's state nuclear…
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Erika Kirk calls for courtroom cameras at trial of husband's accused killer
Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, wants to have cameras in the courtroom during the murder trial of her…
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'I was accused of spying and beaten' - a boy's escape from captured Sudan city
Twelve-year-old Abdiwahab - not his real name - sobs as he recounts what happened to him as he escaped from the western Sudanese city of…