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www.independent.co.uk
1 week ago
UK news

Aung San Suu Kyi's son fears Myanmar military will use her as human shield

Aung San Suu Kyi's transfer to house arrest may be a ploy by the military junta to use her as a human shield. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Center Parcs U-turns on decision to kick out holidaymakers on Monday

Center Parcs has confused guests by saying that they must remain in their lodges during Monday, the day of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.
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New York City
New York Post
2 months ago
New York City

Anna Delvey: Home confinement life without social media 'more restrictive' than being behind bars

Fake heiress Anna Sorokin, also known as Anna Delvey, is requesting a Manhattan federal judge to change the conditions of her house arrest, which bans her from leaving home and using social media.
Sorokin claims that the restrictions are overly punitive, infringe upon her freedom of speech and due process rights, and serve no purpose in mitigating any flight risk or threat to the community. [ more ]
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

Anna Sorokin: Never at a Loss for Words

Fresh off a stint covering the trial of the notorious cartel leader Joaquín Guzmán Loera, known as El Chapo, Palmer was eager to take up a lighter sort of assignment.
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California
Sacramento Bee
3 months ago
California

Lawyers for ex-gang leader held in Tupac Shakur killing say he should be released from jail

Attorneys for a former gang leader charged with the killing of Tupac Shakur argue that their client should be released from jail and placed under house arrest.
The attorneys claim that prosecutors have misinterpreted evidence and that their client does not pose a threat to the public.
In a court filing, the attorneys question why it took 15 years for the police and prosecutors to arrest their client if he is truly dangerous. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
3 months ago
California

Ex-gang leader's own words are strong evidence to deny bail in Tupac Shakur killing, prosecutors say

Prosecutors argue that the accounts of a former gang leader admitting responsibility for the murder of Tupac Shakur provide strong evidence against his release to house arrest.
The defense claims that the defendant's health is being negatively impacted in jail, but prosecutors argue that he poses a danger to the community. [ more ]
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Miami Herald
4 months ago
Miami

Unlicensed Miami driver accused of killing 1 in hit-and-run did time for fleeing cops

The woman charged with causing a deadly crash in Miami-Dade has a history of driving without a license and criminal charges.
Dymariz Picon is facing multiple felony charges, including vehicular homicide, for the crash that resulted in the death of Daniel Garcia. [ more ]
FanSided
10 months ago
National Football League

Patriots DB Jack Jones turns out to be biggest hypocrite ever on Ja Morant

Patriots defensive back Jack Jones was a vocal critic of Ja Morant.Then he turned around and got himself arrested on felony weapons charges.Ja Morant was the perfect example of a talented athlete foolishly putting their career in jeopardy because of a complete lack of sense.He was roundly, and rightly, criticized for irresponsibly waving firearms around on social media.
Boston.com
10 months ago
New England Patriots

Jack Jones's tweet criticizing Ja Morant for gun issues resurfaces following arrest at Logan Airport

Patriots Jones's arrest came hours after the NBA suspended Morant for 25 games for his second gun incident in three months.Not long after news broke that Jack Jones was arrested for trying to take two guns on a plane with him at Logan Airport, an old tweet of his resurfaced in which he criticized a star athlete for doing something similar.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Tech industry

Prosecutors Agree to Withdraw New Charges Against Sam Bankman-Fried

Federal prosecutors investigating the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange said late Wednesday that, at least for now, they would withdraw several of the charges facing the company's founder, Sam Bankman-Fried.In a court filing, the prosecutors said they would proceed to a trial in October without pursuing five of the 13 charges against Mr. Bankman-Fried a set of accusations that the government added to the crypto mogul's indictment in the months after he was extradited from the Bahamas in December.
Washington Post
11 months ago
Canada news

Canada expels Chinese diplomat accused of threatening lawmaker

Michael Chong, a member of Canadian Parliament for the Conservative Party, speaks at a debate in Vancouver in 2017.(Ben Nelms/Bloomberg News)TORONTO - Canada on Monday expelled a Chinese diplomat in Toronto who allegedly sought to target Canadian lawmaker Michael Chong and his Hong Kong-based relatives over Chong's support for a parliamentary motion that called Beijing's treatment of its Uyghur minority a "genocide."
www.france24.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Live: FSB security service detains US reporter on spying charges, Russian news agencies say

Hour by Hour A view of the Kremlin's Spasskaya tower in central Moscow on September 28, 2022.Natalia Kolesnikova, AFP A US reporter for the Wall Street Journal has been detained in Russia on spying charges, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday.Russia's FSB security service said the journalist, 31-year-old Evan Gershkovich, is suspected of spying in the interests of the American government, agencies reported.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy fears war could be hampered by Washington divisions; Moscow starts drills with new ICBM

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said in an interview that he he worries the war could be impacted by shifting political forces in Washington.In an interview with AP, published a short while ago, Zelenskiy said: The United States really understands that if they stop helping us, we will not win.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 399 of the invasion

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has described the situation at Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in south-eastern Ukraine as very dangerous and unstable.Rafael Grossi said his attempt to broker a deal to protect the plant was still alive, adding that there had been increasing military activity in the region without giving details.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Faith

Opinion: A bishop of immense courage

Nicaraguan Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez speaks to the press at the Santo Cristo de Esquipulas church in Managua, on May 20, 2022.AFP via Getty Images Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, is in prison this week.He may be there for 26 years.Bishop Alvarez has protested against the regime of President Daniel Ortega, and was sentenced for what a Nicaraguan court called treason and "undermining national integrity."
www.cbc.ca
10 months ago
Toronto

Man who allegedly threatened to shoot mayoral candidates released on bail | CBC News

A Toronto man who allegedly threatened to shoot mayoral candidates has been released on bail with conditions.On Wednesday, the Ontario Court of Justice released Junior Francois Lavagesse, 29, on the condition that he reside with his surety in Scarborough and remain under house arrest unless he is with his surety or two people named in a court document.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Stripping former senators of 'honourable' title could be an unprecedented move | CBC News

Senators voted last week in favour of stripping certain former members of their "honourable" title, a move that  if the Governor General follows through  could be unprecedented.A motion in the upper chamber, which passed Wednesday, asks Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to take the title away from former senators convicted of indictable offences.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Arts

Two summer suspense novels delight in overturning the 'woman-in-trouble' plot

To kick off this summer reading season, I'm recommending two suspense novels that gleefully overturn the age-old "woman-in-trouble" plot.Megan Abbott is a superstar of the suspense genre who's generated a host of bestsellers like The Turnout and Dare Me, which was made into a series for Netflix.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Arts

'The Red Hotel': Trying to cover World War II from a 'gilded cage' in Moscow

A downed Nazi war plane is displayed outside the Metropol Hotel in Moscow in 1941, after Germany invaded the Soviet Union.During World War II, Western journalists covering the Soviet side of the war were largely confined to the hotel and were not permitted to go near the frontlines.Margaret Bourke-White/The LIFE P 'The Red Hotel' tells the story of Western journalists who were largely confined to Moscow's Metropol Hotel as they attempted to cover the Soviet side of World War II.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been banned from making movies or leaving Iran

Filmmaker Jafar Panahi is banned from making movies or leaving Iran.NPR's Scott Simon talks to Vulture critic Roxana Hadadi about the work he manages to produce despite government restrictions.SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The protests and mass arrests in Iran say a lot about the social and political unrest there.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

"The exterior walls will make an excellent canvas for Banksy" says commenter | Dezeen

In this week's comments update readers discussed a monolithic home in Mexico created as a haven for the residents and other top architecture and design stories.Occupying a corner plot, the house appears as a solid block with only a recessed doorway and garage breaking the solid white walls."Pretty intense spaces"Readers were unsure about the house, especially due to its few windows.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Europe news

President Zelenskyy says 2-year-old is one of 500 Ukrainian children killed in war

Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference at the European Political Community (EPC) Summit in Bulboaca, near Chisinau, Moldova, Thursday, June 1, 2023.Carl Court/AP KYIV, Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russia's war, now in its 16th month, has killed at least 500 Ukrainian children.
www.aljazeera.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Russia-Belarus border checks return, linked to Ukraine war draft

Partial border controls between Russia and Belarus return for first time in decades.Belarus has partially restored controls on its border with Russia, Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik said, the first time in almost 30 years that there have been checks at the 1,239km (770 miles) frontier between the two staunch allies.
Washington Post
11 months ago
Europe news

Russian scientists, experts in hypersonic technology, arrested for treason

A journalist takes a picture of a Kh-47 Kinzhal Russian hypersonic missile warhead, shot down by a Ukrainian Air Defence in Kyiv on May 12. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)As wartime Russia experiences a surge in treason cases, the arrests for high treason of three Russian academics who work on hypersonic missile technology on the same faculty in Siberia have drawn a rare, public outcry from Russia's scientific community.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine updates: Russia takes UN Security Council presidency DW 04/01/2023

Russia is scheduled to take on the presidency of the UN Security Council on Saturday.A day earlier, the Kremlin said Russia plans to exercise all the rights afforded by the role.Meanwhile, the United States urged Russia to "conduct itself professionally" while holding the position.The US said that there was no way to prevent Russia from assuming the presidency.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Belarus detains Russian over daughter's Ukraine sketch DW 03/30/2023

15 minutes ago15 minutes ago Alexei Moskalyov had fled house arrest in Russia before a court sentenced him to two years in prison for "discrediting" the Russian army.His daughter had drawn a sketch at school against Russia's war in Ukraine.Belarusian authorities said Thursday that they detained a Russian fugitive who was sentenced to prison in Russia over his daughter's Ukraine-themed school drawing.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Belarus arrests Russian separated from daughter over sketch

Moskalyov, whose child drew an anti-war picture, was sentenced to jail for discrediting the Russia army but had fled.A Russian father, who was separated from his daughter over a Ukraine-themed school drawing, has been detained in Belarus after fleeing house arrest in Russia, Belarusian authorities said.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Andrew Tate: I am utterly sure I'll be found innocent' over charges in Romania

Detained social media personality Andrew Tate has insisted he will be cleared of accusations of organised crime and human trafficking in a heated interview.Tate, who is under house arrest in Romania with his brother Tristan, said he is absolutely and utterly sure he is innocent.The 36-year-old British-US citizen instead said he is a force for good in the world and a positive influence.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

TikTok prankster Mizzy: Tate brothers will help me to not look like a villain'

The online prankster known as Mizzy has credited Andrew and Tristan Tate with helping him to understand other people's feelings in a lengthy statement posted online.The teenager, whose real name is Bacari-Bronze O'Garro, appeared in court earlier this month accused of entering a family's home as part of a prank and posting the footage on TikTok without their consent.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia convicts father of teen who drew antiwar pictures

russian offensive in ukraine Alexei Moskalyov, right, is escorted from a courtroom in Yefremov, Tula region, south of Moscow, Russia, on March 27, 2023.AP A Russian court on Tuesday convicted a single father over social media posts criticizing the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to two years in prison a case brought to the attention of authorities by his daughter's drawings against the invasion at school, according to his lawyer and activists.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian whose child drew anti-war image gets jail term but flees

Alexei Moskalyov's 13-year-old daughter has been placed in a children's home after drawing Russian missiles raining down on a Ukrainian mother and child.A Russian man whose daughter drew an anti-war picture at school has been sentenced to two years in a penal colony on charges of discrediting the armed forces.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia convicts father of teen who drew antiwar pictures

Alexei Moskalyov sits in a courtroom in Yefremov, Tula region, some 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 27, 2023.A court in Russia on Tuesday convicted a single father over social media posts criticizing the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to two years in prison - a case brought to the attention of authorities by his daughter's drawings against the invasion at school, according to the man's lawyer and local activists.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 240 of the invasion

Six people have been injured Friday morning in a Russian strike at an object of industrial infrastructure in the city of Kharkiv, according to a Telegram post by the regional governor, Oleh Synyehubov.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

One in four young men agree with Andrew Tate's views on women, poll finds

Around a quarter of young men agree with Andrew Tate's views on how women should be treated, a new poll has found.YouGov data seen by The Independent reveals that 26 per cent of men in the UK aged between 18 and 29 who had heard of the misogynistic influencer agreed with his opinions on women.Some 28 per cent of men between 30 and 39 who had heard of Mr Tate, a former kickboxing world champion turned success coach, back his outlook on women.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
London politics

It's no wonder that many in Pakistan now fear for the fate of Imran Khan | Farzana Shaikh

The arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan on charges of corruption has sent shock waves throughout Pakistan and the wider world, raising the prospect of an imminent disintegration of the country's fragile social and political fabric.For many, however, it also speaks to a well-established tradition: the incarceration of political leaders who fall foul of the country's all-powerful military.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian court convicts man after his daughter makes anti-war drawing in school

A Russian court convicted a single father on Tuesday, sentencing him to two years in prison for alleged social media posts that were critical of the war in Ukraine.The investigation was launched after his 13-year-old daughter drew an anti-war picture at school.When the verdict was given, Alexei Moskalyov was nowhere to be found.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Sam Bankman-Fried launches a newsletter to defend himself

Sam Bankman-Fried on Jan. 3 outside the Manhattan courthouse after pleading not guilty.The disgraced FTX executive, currently under house arrest at his parents' home in Palo Alto, Calif., has launched a newsletter in which he defends his actions.(Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg)Fallen crypto founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Thursday launched a newsletter on a popular platform offering an elaborate defense of his actions.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Court says EU corruption scandal suspect must remain in jail

Lawyers for former European Parliament Vice-President Eva Kaili, Michalis Dimitrakopoulos, right, and Andre Risopoulos, second right, speak with the media at the courthouse in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022.(AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)BRUSSELS - A former European Parliament vice president suspected of being at the center of one of the European Union's biggest corruption scandals is to be kept in prison for at least another month, Belgian prosecutors said Thursday.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Lawyers seek release of suspect in EU corruption scandal

Lawyers for the former European Parliament vice-president suspected of being at the centre of one of the European Union's biggest corruption scandals requested on Thursday that she be released from prison wearing a police tracking device.elgian prosecutors accuse Eva Kaili of corruption, membership of a criminal organisation and money laundering.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
World politics

Your Wednesday Briefing: Ukraine Says It Shot Down Hypersonic Missiles

Image Debris landed in Kyiv's zoo, but the mayor said no animals were injured.Credit...Alex Babenko/Associated Press Ukrainian officials said their country's air defense system had intercepted six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles that had been aimed at Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.If confirmed, it would be further evidence of Ukraine's ability to shoot down one of Russia's most sophisticated weapons.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
World politics

Cambodia Disqualifies Main Opposition Party Ahead of Election

For the second consecutive parliamentary election, Cambodia has disqualified the country's main opposition party, eliminating the only credible challenge to the ruling party of Prime Minister Hun Sen. The country's National Election Commission on Monday refused to register the party, the Candlelight Party, for a general election scheduled in July, saying it had failed to file required paperwork and was therefore ineligible to take part in the contest.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

A father's conviction in Russia may keep his 12-year-old daughter in an orphanage.

MOSCOW The father of a 12-year-old girl was convicted by a court in Russia on Tuesday for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and sentenced to two years in prison, a decision that will lead to the loss of sole custody of his daughter if not overturned.The case of the father, Aleksei Moskalyov, whose daughter has been in a state-run orphanage since he was arrested this month, has garnered attention because of the chilling penalty.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Cambodian Opposition Leader Is Found Guilty of Treason Before Election

Kem Sokha, Cambodia's most prominent opposition politician who is still in the country, was sentenced to 27 years of house arrest Friday on a charge of treason and barred from running or voting in elections.Cambodian courts are not an independent branch of government, and the sentence is the latest step that Prime Minister Hun Sen has taken as he crushes what remains of a political opposition in advance of a July election.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

India Is Arming Villagers in One of Earth's Most Militarized Places

As night fell in the tiny Himalayan village of Dhangri, a dozen armed men emerged from their homes one after another, their rifles slung over their shoulders, as if they were bound for war.With stealthy movements, they scanned the moonlit surroundings for signs of danger, their figures silhouetted against the horizon.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

A former Russian TV journalist who protested the war on air says she has escaped house arrest.

A former Russian state television journalist whose on-air protest against Moscow's war in Ukraine attracted worldwide attention earlier this year has escaped house arrest, according to a brief video statement released on Wednesday, in which she accused President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia of destroying the Ukrainian people and Russia's male population.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
France news

France says 2 citizens held in Iran have been freed from prison, are on way to Paris

Two French citizens imprisoned in Iran have been freed, French authorities said on Friday.Benjamin Briere and Bernard Phelan, who both had been held in a prison in Mashhad, in northeast Iran, were heading to Paris, a statement from Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said.Free at last, President Emmanuel Macron tweeted.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
France news

French prosecutors seek trial for Sarkozy over Libya financing for 2007 campaign

French prosecutors are seeking to send former President Nicolas Sarkozy and 12 others to trial on charges that his 2007 presidential campaign received millions in illegal financing from the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.After a decade of investigation, the French national financial prosecutor's office announced its decision Friday to seek a trial.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Russian state TV journalist who held anti-war sign recounts daring escape to France

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails An anti-war Russian journalist has recounted the dramatic night she escaped her home country with the help of seven cars and by just following stars in the absence of GPS.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Television

Seth Meyers Contemplates the 2024 Presidential Matchup

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night's highlights that lets you sleep and lets us get paid to watch comedy.Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now.Before the Hollywood writers' strike was announced on Monday, Seth Meyers ruminated on the forthcoming 2024 presidential campaign, wondering who might be the Republican front-runner.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

Late Night Is Getting Antsy for a Trump Indictment

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night's highlights that lets you sleep and lets us get paid to watch comedy.Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now.Former President Donald Trump was not arrested on Tuesday, as he previously suggested would happen.A Manhattan grand jury could indict him as early as Wednesday over a secret payment to a porn star to cover up a tryst.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian man whose daughter drew anti-war pictures is detained after fleeing

A Russian man who fled house arrest after being sentenced to two years in prison for discrediting Russia in social media posts, following an investigation prompted by his daughter's anti-war drawings, has been arrested, his lawyer said.He has been detained, yes, Dmitry Zakhvatov told Reuters, without providing more details.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

EU slams prison term for Russian father in antiwar art case

Alexei Moskalyov sits in a courtroom in Yefremov, Tula region, some 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 27, 2023.A court in Russia on Tuesday convicted a single father over social media posts criticizing the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to two years in prison - a case brought to the attention of authorities by his daughter's drawings against the invasion at school, according to the man's lawyer and local activists.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine live briefing: Blinken warns cease-fire calls may be a 'cynical trap'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that calls from some nations for a cease-fire in Ukraine could be a "very cynical trap" that freezes the conflict where things stand, allowing Russia to consolidate the territory it has illegally seized and "use the time to rest and refit and then reattack."
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried tried to bribe Chinese officials, prosecutors say

Federal prosecutors tacked on a 13th criminal charge against Sam Bankman-Fried, accusing the FTX co-founder of bribing one or more Chinese government officials with $40 million worth of cryptocurrency.In the indictment, prosecutors allege that Bankman-Fried sought to pay off Chinese officials in an effort to unfreeze accounts belonging to his hedge fund, Alameda Research.
Itsnicethat
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Ai Weiwei reconstructs Monet painting with 650,000 Lego bricks

Ahead of a new exhibition next month, Ai Weiwei has revealed his largest ever work using the medium of Lego bricks.Recreating one of the best-known artworks by Claude Monet, Water Lilies #1 is made using 650,000 Lego studs in 22 colours.The huge artwork will be shown for the first time at Ai Weiwei: Making Sense, opening in April at the Design Museum.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine updates: Kyiv prepares for counterassault DW 03/24/2023

Ukrainian troops are reportedly preparing for a counterattack, after months on the defensive amid Russia's ongoing campaign to capture the eastern town of Bakhmut.Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine's top ground forces commander, was cited by the Reuters news agency as saying that Russia's private Wagner mercenaries were "losing considerable strength" and "running out of steam."
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian accused of smuggling military tech escapes house arrest in Italy

A Russian national accused of smuggling military technology has escaped house arrest a day after an Italian court agreed to hand him over to US authorities.Italian authorities said Artem Uss, who was detained at Milan's Malpensa airport on an international arrest warrant last October, broke his court-ordered electronic bracelet and left his house in Cascina Vione di Basiglio in the province of Milan.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
France news

Marina Ovsyannikova says she still fears for her life after chaotic' escape to France

Marina Ovsyannikova, the former Russian state TV editor who famously interrupted a live news broadcast to protest against the start of the Ukraine war, has described her chaotic escape from house arrest in Moscow and how she fled across Europe to seek asylum in France.I didn't want to emigrate until the very last moment, Ovsyannikova said at a Paris press conference with the journalists' organisation Reporters without Borders.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
France news

French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah released from Iran prison

Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah was released from Iran's Evin prison, France said, but it was unclear what the conditions of her release were.Adelkhah has been in prison since Iranian authorities arrested her in 2019 during a visit.She is one of seven French nationals detained in Iran, a factor that has worsened relations between Paris and Tehran in recent months.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Concord parent arrested after allegedly threatening school superintendent

A Concord parent is under house arrest after allegedly threatening the community's school superintendent.John Grace, 53, was arraigned Tuesday in Concord District Court, according to The Boston Globe.He is charged with threatening to commit a crime and threats to use a weapon at a target.Grace is accused of threatening Dr. Laurie Hunter, superintendent of Concord Public Schools and the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 225

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 225th day, we take a look at the main developments.
Here is the situation as it stands on Thursday, October 6.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Ukrainians break through Russian defences in south, advance rapidly in east

Lawmakers in Russia's upper house, the federation council, are expected to formalise the illegal annexation of four Ukrainian provinces on Tuesday.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

After arrest for striking officer, fleeing the scene, man tries to escape police station through ceiling grate, authorities say

A South Side man wanted on two Texas arrest warrants backed his registered BMW sedan into a Chicago police officer in an attempt to flee an investigative stop on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, touching off the first of two dramatic flight attempts, prosecutors said Sunday.The first escape attempt occurred seconds after the 39-year-old officer fell to the ground with a broken left shinbone during the stop at a red light on the southbound outer drive near Roosevelt Road Friday around 8:15 p.m.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

Jiang Yanyong, the doctor who exposed the size of the 2003 SARS outbreak, dies at 91

Military surgeon Jiang Yanyong is seen in a hotel room in Beijing on Feb. 9, 2004.Jiang Yanyong, a Chinese military doctor who revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed under house arrest for his political outspokenness, has died, a long-time acquaintance and a Hong Kong newspaper said on March 14, 2023.
www.france24.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Anti-war protest journalist Ovsyannikova releases book after fleeing Russia

Issued on: 10/02/2023 - 10:59Modified: 10/02/2023 - 15:37 02:10 Marina Ovsyannikova protesting against the Russian military action in Ukraine during a prime-time news broadcast on state television on March 14, 2022.Screen capture, France 24 Marina Ovsyannikova, the Russian journalist known for storming a prime-time news broadcast on state television to protest against the war in Ukraine, has released an autobiographical book describing the media "propaganda factory" in Moscow.
Eater DC
1 year ago
Food & drink

A D.C. Chef Cooked a Lavish Birthday Dinner for an Ankle Bracelet-Wearing Anna Delvey

Infamous fraudster Anna "Delvey" Sorokin kicked off a previously announced dinner series out of her NYC walk-up on Thursday, January 26, and the occasion was her 32nd birthday.The surprise guest chef was D.C. culinary vet Ryan Hackney, who did a five-course test run of the same dishes he plans to serve at downtown Silver Spring's chic new cafe Citizens & Culture this spring.
Eater NY
1 year ago
Food & drink

Anna Delvey Is Launching a Dinner Series out of Her East Village Apartment While Under House Arrest

Anna Delvey, the Russian-born con artist who defrauded New York socialites and financial institutions out of a combined $275,000 by posing as a German heiress between 2013 and 2017, is preparing to launch a dinner series out of her East Village apartment, where she's been under house arrest since early October.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Austin

Austin police looking to identify fourth suspect in October murder of 18-year-old

AUSTIN, Texas Detectives with the Austin Police Department (APD) are asking for the community's help in identifying a fourth suspect believed to be involved with a North Austin murder on Oct. 22, 2022.Police said the suspect is believed to have connections with 18-year-old Zavien Nathaniel Castilleja, who has already been arrested in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Andrew Clayton Johnson.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Austin

Three arrested in connection with October murder of 18-year-old in North Austin

AUSTIN, Texas The Austin Police Department said it has arrested three suspects in connection with a homicide that happened early on Oct. 22, 2022.On Jan. 3, the department arrested 18-year-old Zavien Nathaniel Castilleja and a 17-year-old who was 16 at the time of the murder.The two were arrested in separate locations, per APD.
Eater NY
1 year ago
NYC food

Anna Delvey's House-Arrest Dinner Parties Are Getting a TV Show

Last fall, Eater reported that Anna Delvey would be launching a dinner series out of her East Village apartment while on house arrest; now those parties will get their own reality television series, per .Delvey's dream guests for the show, dubbed Delvey's Dinner Club would be people like tech mogul Elon Musk, performance artist Marina Abramovic, and author Ottessa Moshfegh, according to the New York Post.
Eater NY
1 year ago
NYC food

Eater New York's 10 Most-Read Stories of 2022

It's been a weird year of eating, New York - made weirder by the fact that most of you were back at it in full swing.Dining out.Trading reservations.Still not getting into Bonnie's.And generally, clicking almost everything we wrote about sushi, steakhouses, and Michelin stars.At the start of 2022, proof of vaccination was still required to dine indoors.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

U.S. seizes $170 million linked to FTX and Bankman-Fried

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court on Jan. 3 in New York.The government has just seized $170 million from Bankman-Fried in connection with the case.(Seth Wenig/AP)The Department of Justice said Friday it has seized $170 million in cash with links to FTX as part of the criminal case into disgraced cryptocurrency executive Sam Bankman-Fried.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Court says EU corruption scandal suspect must remain in jail

A former European Parliament vice president suspected of being at the centre of one of the European Union's biggest corruption scandals is to be kept in prison for at least another month, Belgian prosecutors said on Thursday.he prosecutors accuse Eva Kaili of corruption, membership in a criminal organisation and money laundering.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine strips a wealthy pro-Russian politician of his citizenship.

Ukraine has stripped Viktor Medvedchuk a former oligarch and a close friend of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia of his Ukrainian citizenship, the government says, in an announcement that highlights Kyiv's effort to excise the influence of prominent pro-Moscow politicians within the country.Mr. Medvedchuk, a former deputy speaker in Ukraine's Parliament and a onetime presidential adviser, was handed over to Russia in September as part of a prisoner swap.
news.bitcoin.com
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Accused of Moving $684K in Crypto Assets While Under House Arrest Bitcoin News

According to an analyst on Dec. 29, 2022, the disgraced co-founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), may have cashed out $684,000 in crypto assets while under house arrest.If the funds were spent by SBF, it goes against the court's release conditions that note the former FTX executive is not allowed to spend more than $1,000 without permission from the court.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Mass. superintendents band together to condemn racist attacks

Several Massachusetts superintendents recently spoke out against racism and threats of violence directed at their colleagues.On Thursday night, dozens of superintendents representing schools in Suffolk, Middlesex, and Norfolk counties condemned the most recent incident, which happened the day before, according to a WCVB report.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Police bust Lowell drug ring, arrest 21 'cocaine cowboys'

Law enforcement officials announced Tuesday that they had arrested 21 people that were part of a major drug trafficking operation centered in Lowell.The arrests come after an extensive investigation that took several years.A number of agencies worked together to crack down on a group that had named itself the "Cocaine Cowboys."
Battery Power
1 year ago
Atlanta Braves

This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades Matt Kemp to the Dodgers

Braves Franchise History
2013 - The Braves sign pitcher Gavin Floyd.2017 - The Braves acquire first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, shortstop Charlie Culberson and pitchers Scott Kazmir and Brandon McCarthy in exchange for outfielder Matt Kemp.MLB History
1926 - Judge Landis is given a new seven-year term as commissioner with a raise to $65,000.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 269

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 269th day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Saturday, November 19: Hundreds of people were detained or went missing in Ukraine's Kherson region while it was under Russian control, and dozens may have been tortured, Yale University researchers have concluded in a report.
Black & White & Read All Over
1 year ago
Juventus

Juve face more legal trouble with latest 'false accounting' investigation

For the second time in a matter of months, Juventus ' front office is at the risk of serious discipline as a result of what investigators believe has been false accounting during a two-year period leading up to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.Juventus as an entity as well as president Andrea Agnelli, vice president Pavel Nedved and club CEO Maurizio Arrivabene are part of a 15-person group that could end up going to trial for their roles false accounting and other irregularities having to do with transfers, according to Turin Public Prosecutor's Office.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian journalist who protested war on live newscast flees to Europe

Russian offensive in Ukraine Marina Ovsyannikova holding an anti-war banner during the Russian TV Channel 1 newscast on March 14.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Up was down, night was day. And was the prime minister OK? | John Crace

It was a very British coup.
So polite that you could almost have missed it.
So restrained that Liz Truss actually had to mastermind her own dismissal.
If Librium Liz can be said to mastermind anything.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian TV protester flees country after escaping house arrest

Marina Ovsyannikova, known for her anti-war protests, faced 10 years in prison in Russia for spreading fake news'.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

State TV journalist who denounced Ukraine war flees Russia

A former Russian state television journalist who protested against Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine during a live broadcast has fled the country after being put on a wanted list.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Morning, News: President Biden Oregon Visit, AFSCME Local 88 Objects to Retaliation, and Who Is 2022's Fattest Bear?

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

The Nuclear Option

Despite Putin's repeated threats to use nuclear weapons, U.S. officials say he is discovering that they are hard to use, harder to control and far better for intimidation than for war.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian anti-war journalist confirms she has fled house arrest

A Russian TV journalist accused of spreading fake news after staging a series of lone protests against the war in Ukraine has said she has fled house arrest because she had no case to answer.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Music

Heat Check Roundup: Stormzy, GloRilla and Cardi B, SiR and more

Stormzy returns, after a two-year layoff, with the seven-minute polemic "Mel Made Me Do It."
Leon Neal/Getty Images The Heat Check playlist returns in a new form.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine celebrates release of over 200 captives in surprise swap with Russia

Ukraine has celebrated the release of more than 200 of its citizens from Russian captivity, including the fighters who led the defence of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol.
time.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine Hands Over Key Putin Ally, Among Others, in Exchange for Hundreds of Prisoners of War

Ukraine handed over a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin in exchange for hundreds of prisoners of war including many captured in a landmark battle, a swap that outraged pro-Kremlin propagandists.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin confidant Viktor Medvedchuk is the most prominent captive released in the prisoner swap.

Viktor Medvedchuk, the most prominent captive released by Ukraine in a prisoner swap with Russia, is a close friend of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia who had acted as the Kremlin's primary agent of influence in Ukraine for years.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine swaps Putin ally for scores of Mariupol defenders held by Russia

Ukraine has announced a high-profile prisoner swap after months of efforts to free many of the fighters who defended a steel plant in Mariupol during a long Russian siege.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine's Mariupol defenders, Putin ally in prisoner swap

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine announced a high-profile prisoner swap early Thursday that was the culmination of months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in Mariupol during a long Russian siege.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Steel plant defenders, Putin ally exchanged in prisoner swap

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine announced a high-profile prisoner swap early Thursday that culminated months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in Mariupol during a long Russian siege.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Education

Texas teens accused of threatening school shooting ordered to house arrest

Two teenagers accused of planning a massacre at their Texas high school will remain under house arrest, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Man convicted in Ghost Ship fire that killed 36 could go back to prison

The master tenant of the Ghost Ship warehouse, an Oakland artists' collective where 36 people died in a 2016 fire, could return to prison after allegedly violating the terms of his probation, officials said this week.
Hogs Haven
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

Report: Deshazor Everett sentenced to 3 months of house arrest from fatal car crash

Former Washington safety Deshazor Everett has been sentenced to 3 months of house arrest from an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from a crash on December 23, 2021 car crash that resulted in the death of Olivia Peters who was Everett's longtime girlfriend.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

Deshazor Everett sentenced to 3 months house arrest after fatal car crash

Former Washington safety Deshazor Everett was sentenced to three months of house arrest for his involvement in a car crash that killed his girlfriend, Olivia S. Peters, last December.
The Local Europe
1 year ago
Parenting

Germany to raise child benefits for families with up to three children

Early independence.According to stereotypes, the good 'ol USA is the land of freedom-loving folks who value individuality whereas ze Germans must always abide by a strict set of rules.
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