NBA YoungBoy pleads guilty in Utah prescription drug fraud ring
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NBA YoungBoy pleads guilty in Utah prescription drug fraud ring

Rapper NBA YoungBoy (seen here in May) pleaded guilty Monday to his role in a prescription drug fraud ring. AP LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Louisiana-based rap artist pleaded guilty Monday to his role in a large-scale prescription drug fraud ring that operated out of his multimillion-dollar home in Utah. Rapper NBA…

South Korean opposition leader convicted for violating election law | Politics News

South Korean opposition leader convicted for violating election law | Politics News

Lee Jae-myung says he will appeal the court’s decision, which could bar him from running for president in 2027. South Korea’s main opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, has been convicted on charges of violating the country’s election law and handed a one-year suspended prison sentence. The Seoul Central District Court on…

Meta fined 798 million euros (6m) for breaking EU antitrust rules | Technology News

Meta fined 798 million euros ($846m) for breaking EU antitrust rules | Technology News

EU says Meta automatically ties its ad service – Facebook Marketplace – to Facebook, creating an unfair advantage. The European Union has hit technology giant Meta with a fine just shy of 800 million euros for what it called “abusive practices” involving its Facebook Marketplace online classified ads business. The…

What happened in Abu Ghraib and why did a US court award damages? | Civil Rights News

What happened in Abu Ghraib and why did a US court award damages? | Civil Rights News

A United States jury has ruled that Virginia-based defence contractor CACI must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were tortured at the Abu Ghraib prison in 2004. But what exactly was it and what happened there? What was the case about? Here’s what you need to know: What was…

US special counsel seeks pause in Trump classified documents case | Courts News

US special counsel seeks pause in Trump classified documents case | Courts News

Federal prosecutors have asked an appeals court to pause their bid to revive the criminal case against the United States President-elect Donald Trump, who was accused of mishandling classified documents after his first term as president ended. Special Counsel Jack Smith, 55, made the request on Wednesday in the US…

One dead after two reported explosions near Brazil’s Supreme Court | Government News

One dead after two reported explosions near Brazil’s Supreme Court | Government News

Federal police in Brazil are investigating after a pair of explosions rocked the heart of the country’s capital Brasilia, just steps away from the Federal Supreme Court (STF). At least one person was reported dead. The court itself was evacuated, as plumes of smoke and fire were visible from the…

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison | Al Jazeera News

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison | Al Jazeera News

Prosecutors sought 17 years imprisonment for ‘significant’ violations of the Espionage Act. Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts National Guard, has been jailed for 15 years for leaking classified documents about the war in Ukraine and other military secrets. A federal judge in Boston, United States, on Tuesday sentenced…

Abu Ghraib torture survivors win US civil case, m damages | The Iraq War: 20 years on News

Abu Ghraib torture survivors win US civil case, $42m damages | The Iraq War: 20 years on News

A United States defence contractor must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were tortured at Abu Ghraib prison, a US federal jury has ruled. The ruling on Tuesday ends a 15-year legal battle over the role of Virginia-based contractor CACI, whose civilian employees worked at the facility, in acts…

NY judge to rule on the fate of Trump’s criminal hush money conviction
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NY judge to rule on the fate of Trump’s criminal hush money conviction

A New York judge will decide Tuesday whether to throw out Donald Trump’s conviction in his criminal hush money case based on the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity earlier this year. The President-elect faces up to four years in prison after he was found guilty on all 34 counts…

What is the 4B feminist movement from S Korea that’s taking off in the US? | US Election 2024 News

What is the 4B feminist movement from S Korea that’s taking off in the US? | US Election 2024 News

A feminist movement sweeping South Korea, in which women are saying “No” to any form of intimate relationships with men, is taking hold in the United States following former President Donald Trump’s resounding victory in the presidential election. So what is the 4B movement and why are American women turning…