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Ex-Canadian Mountie charged over alleged China interference
Reuters By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News A retired federal police officer in Canada has been charged with foreign interference on behalf of China following a two-year investigation. William Majcher, 60, allegedly used his contacts in Canada to help China “intimidate an individual outside the scope of Canadian law.” Canadian officials have repeatedly warned of…
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Senator releases FBI source’s claim of Biden bribes from Ukraine
Getty Images By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent A top Senate Republican has released an FBI document detailing an allegation President Joe Biden and his son accepted bribes from a Ukrainian firm. Chuck Grassley, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said: “The American people can now read this document for themselves.” The unclassified document…
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New Jersey school bus monitor charged in disabled girl’s death
Facebook via CBS By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington A New Jersey bus monitor has been charged with manslaughter after a six-year-old girl in her care died when she was strangled by a safety harness. Prosecutors say Amanda Davila, 27, had headphones on and did not notice Faja Williams could not breathe. Faja had…
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US white supremacists found guilty of gay pride riot plot
North Country Off Grid/Youtube/via Reuters By Mattea Bubalo BBC News An Idaho jury has convicted five members of a white supremacist hate group for plotting to riot at a gay pride event. The men and dozens other members of the Patriot Front group were arrested last June after a resident spotted them with masks and…
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Hollywood strikes: ‘Most of us have second jobs’
Getty Images By Iqra Farooq BBC Newsbeat If you’re eagerly waiting for the new Wicked film or next series of Stranger Things, you might be in for a long one. Some of the world’s biggest films and TV shows have hit pause on production, as actors and writers in Hollywood strike over pay and worries…
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Nebraska teen sent to 90 days in jail over abortion
Austin Svehla /Norfolk Daily News By Chelsea Bailey BBC News A US teenager was sentenced to 90 days in jail after taking abortion pills to end her pregnancy and disposing of the foetus with her mother’s help. Celeste Burgess, now 19, pleaded guilty to illegally concealing human remains after she had an abortion around 28…
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Seven AI companies agree to safeguards in the US
Getty Images By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter Seven leading companies in artificial intelligence have committed to managing risks posed by the tech, the White House has said. This will include testing the security of AI, and making the results of those tests public. Representatives from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI joined US…
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Trump Mar-a-Lago classified files case: Judge sets 24 May trial date
Getty Images A federal judge has scheduled ex-President Donald Trump’s trial for alleged mishandling of classified documents for spring next year. Judge Aileen Cannon set the case for 20 May. Mr Trump had wanted the trial postponed until after the November 2024 presidential election. The high profile case will begin with the election campaign in…
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Russian hardline Putin critic and commander Strelkov detained
Igor Strelkov/Telegram By Paul Kirby BBC News Russian authorities have detained outspoken pro-war blogger Igor Girkin, a hardline nationalist critic of Russia’s flagging military campaign in Ukraine, also known as Strelkov. His wife said he was taken away from their Moscow flat while she was not at home, and charged with extremism. Strelkov, a former…
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Tony Bennett obituary: The great interpreter of the American songbook
Getty Images Tony Bennett was the great interpreter of the American songbook. He delighted generations of audiences – from the 1950s to the 2020s – with stylish renditions of classic songs. In 1951, Bennett had his first big hit with Because of You. In 2021, Love For Sale – his second album of duets with…