9 h. ago Conservative judge should be removed after investigation finds she misrepresented her military career, agency says

District Judge Tiffany Foxworth-Roberts is reported to have falsely claimed she had attained the rank of Captain, and was deployed overseas in Operation Desert Storm

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5 d. ago Immigration judges accused of pushing 'activist' views and 'backing open borders' in potential breach of impartiality rules

Research compiled by the Conservative party showed immigration judges have made political remarks about the system they are supposed to adjudicate upon impartially.

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1 week ago Judge orders bail hearing for detained student Mohsen Mahdawi next week

Palestinian green-card holder was arrested by US immigration authorities in Vermont on 14 AprilMohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green-card holder and student at Columbia University who was detained by the Trump administration on 14 April, will have a hearing next week on his request for release on bail, a federal judge decided on Wednesday.Judge Geoffrey W Crawford extended a temporary restraining order issued by a separate judge last week to keep Mahdawi in Vermont. Immigration authorities have sent other foreign students arrested for their pro-Palestinian views to detention centers in Louisiana and Texas, jurisdictions typically overseen by more conservative judges. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago TikTok removes videos promoting birth control misinformation after The Independent investigation

Exclusive: Myths suggesting that birth control is more dangerous than beneficial were spreading to millions, an investigation by Hebe Campbell reveals

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2 w. ago Tyson Fury’s daughter Venezuela launches career at 15 as she signs to huge agency

Boxing star Tyson Fury and his wife Paris' daughter, Venezuela, is launching her career at 15 years old as she signs to a big agency, who also has Princess Andre on their books

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2 w. ago Hegseth adviser placed on leave after investigation into Pentagon leaks

Dan Caldwell reportedly removed from building over ‘unauthorized disclosure’ amid scandal over recent leaksOne of US defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was reportedly put on leave and removed from the Pentagon on Tuesday following a Department of Defense investigation into leaks.Caldwell was escorted out of the Pentagon after being identified during the investigation and subsequently placed on administrative leave for “an unauthorized disclosure”, a source told Reuters. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sicilian gravedigger accused of removing corpses to resell burial sites

Arrested man was allegedly aided by a forensic pathologist said to have falsely certified the decomposition of bodiesPolice in Sicily have arrested a former gravedigger and are investigating 18 others accused of illegally removing bodies from tombs to make way for new corpses.The former gravedigger’s assistant was also arrested on Monday in the investigation dating from 2023 for alleged corruption and bribery in Trapani, on the west coast of the Italian island. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Wendy Williams DENIED dinner with niece and new lawyer as her conservatorship hits third year

The 60-year-old presenter 'will demand a jury trial' if the Manhattan judge - who declared legally incapacitated last August - doesn't end her conservatorship

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