Venezuela announces probe against opposition leader over US sanctions support – JURIST
The Venezuelan Attorney General’s Office announced Friday a new criminal investigation against opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for allegedly endorsing US economic sanctions against the South American nation. According to…
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Several L.A. County sheriff’s deputies relieved of duty amid probe
Several deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have been relieved of duty in connection with a federal investigation, authorities said Tuesday night. The Sheriff’s Department confirmed the move…
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UN probe finds that Venezuela authorities committed human rights violations amid post-election demonstrations – JURIST
A United Nations (UN) report revealed on Tuesday that the Venezuelan authorities’ repression of the protests against the results of the July 28 elections reached an unprecedented level of violence,…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested after grand jury indictment
Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested Monday in New York amid a federal sex-trafficking probe, officials said. No details were immediately available about the charges against the hip-hop mogul and entrepreneur….
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Controversial video of Urban Alchemy worker prompts L.A. probe
After a worker sprayed water near a homeless person on Skid Row, Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia announced that he is launching an investigation into the worker’s employer, Urban…
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Bong Joon Ho calls for new probe into Lee Sun Kyun’s death
Film director Bong Joon Ho is among a collective of Korean artists who are calling for a new investigation into the death of “Parasite” actor Lee Sun Kyun. Lee was…
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About 300 Indian Travelers Stuck At A French Airport Amid Human Trafficking Probe
VATRY, France (AP) — About 300 Indian citizens heading to Central America were sequestered in a French airport for a third day Saturday after a dramatic police operation prompted by…
Read More »Seven Nashville Police Employees Placed on Leave Amid Probe into Leaked School Shooter Writings
After writings from a shooter who killed six people at The Covenant School in Nashville Tennessee were recently posted online, seven employees of the city’s police department have now been…
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Maine Governor Forming Panel To Probe Lewiston Mass Shooting
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced plans Wednesday to launch an independent commission of experts to investigate the Lewiston shootings, the months leading up to the Oct. 25 attacks and the…
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French Police Probe Possible Poisoning Of Russian Journalist Who Denounced War On TV
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors are investigating a suspected poisoning Thursday of a Russian journalist who fled after denouncing the war in Ukraine on live TV. Marina Ovsyannikova called emergency…
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A-Rod ratted out Manny Ramirez and Ryan Braun to feds in PED probe
Alex Rodriguez told federal agents nine years ago that three Major League Baseball All-Stars — Manny Ramirez, Ryan Braun and an unnamed player — were performance-enhancing drug clients of Biogenesis…
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Sen. Whitehouse Calls For Ethics Probe Into Supreme Court Justice Alito
In a biting letter dated Labor Day, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) lodged an ethics complaint against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and implored Chief Justice John Roberts to “adopt a…
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Utah farm owner faces human trafficking probe after video
The president of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, Ron B. Gibson, will take a leave of absence after allegedly assaulting an employee at Gibson’s farm in Weber County, Utah, on…
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Indictment returned in Georgia as grand jury wraps up Trump election probe – Orange County Register
By KATE BRUMBACK (Associated Press) ATLANTA (AP) — A grand jury in Georgia that has been investigating former President Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 election results…
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