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Prosecutor says Trump’s company ‘cheated’ tax authorities
Former President Donald Trump’s real estate company cheated tax authorities over a 15-year period, a New York prosecutor told a jury on Monday in her opening statement in the Trump Organization’s cri…
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Suspect in attack on House Speaker Pelosi’s husband expected to be formally charged
Criminal charges were expected to be filed on Monday against a man accused of attacking U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul with a hammer after forcing his way into the couple’s San Franci…
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UK interior minister Braverman sent official documents to personal email six times
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman said on Monday she had sent official government documents to her personal email address six times, raising fresh concerns about breaches of ministerial rules w…
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New York settles $36m lawsuit on behalf of men once accused of Malcolm X assassination
New York is settling lawsuits filed on behalf of two of the three men convicted of assassinating renowned civil rights leader Malcolm X, after their exoneration last year. The judgment will see 83-ye…
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[Photos] Brazilian Trump-wannabe, Bolsonaro defeated by Lula in ‘free, fair’ election
Brazilian leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election, but the far right incumbent did not concede defeat on Sunday night, raising concern…
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[Photos] Death toll rises to 134 after India suspension bridge swayed and collapsed
The death toll from a suspension bridge collapse in India on Monday rose to 134, with many of the victims children, as authorities opened a criminal case into one of the deadliest accidents in the co…
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Philippines floods, landslides leave 42 dead, dozens missing
Philippine search and rescue teams pulled bodies from water and thick mud on Friday, bringing to 42 the death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by a storm, with dozens more feared buried. E…
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Intruder breaks into U.S. House Speaker Pelosi’s home, attacks husband with hammer
An intruder demanding to see U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi broke into her San Francisco home and attacked her husband with a hammer early on Friday, officials said, in an assault that stoked fears …
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World faces most dangerous decade since WW2 – Putin
The world faces “probably the most dangerous” decade since the end of World War Two, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned. In a wide-ranging speech on Thursday, he sought to justify Russia’s i…
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Singapore jails man who posed as female gynecologist on Facebook to get genitalia photos from women
A man who deceived dozens of women into sending him photos of their genitalia by posing as a female gynecologist on social media has been sentenced to jail in Singapore. Singaporean state courts on W…