4 h. ago Charlotte May Lee drug smuggling case has TWO mystery men at its heart

Charlotte May Lee, currently behind bars in Georgia accused of smuggling drugs, is said to have come into contact with two men - known as "Dan" and "Rocko" who may help her defence

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26 h. ago X’s ‘Creator Revenue Sharing Program’ gets totally pwned by Vietnamese click farm, lawsuit reveals

Exclusive: An eight-man crew operating out of a dingy office in downtown Hanoi, Vietnam, is accused of extracting payouts from X “by manufacturing the appearance of content engagement where none really exists.”

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36 h. ago Republicans are dodging fired federal staff: ‘They will not even look in our direction’

Members of Congress are accused of hiding out when workers have sought answers on why their jobs were axedWorkers hit by the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts of federal government jobs, programs and services turned to congressional Republicans for help. But Republicans don’t want to talk about it, according to people who have tried to reach the politicians.Sabrina Valenti, a former budget analyst for the Coastal Wetland Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), was fired in February, then reinstated, and fired again weeks later. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Italy and Denmark lead group of countries pushing back on European rights convention – Europe live

The group say a conversation was needed on how rights were being applied when it comes to migrationOne big story that we will follow today is the expected verdict in the Kim Kardashian robbery trial in Paris.Kardashian was in Paris – a city she said she had “always loved” – for fashion week in October 2016 and was staying in a luxury hotel when the robbers attacked after she returned from dinner. Ten people – nine men and a woman aged between 35 and 78 – are on trial in connection with France’s biggest personal robbery in 20 years. Eight of the accused deny any involvement. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Grieving family of mother whose heart was removed after she died in Turkey pay tribute to her

EXCLUSIVE: Beth Martin's family claim they were kept in the dark about the seriousness of her condition - with Luke even being accused of 'poisoning' his wife by the Turkish authorities.

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56 h. ago Murder accused Richard Satchwell was ‘controlling and obsessive’, court told

Tina Satchwell’s half sister told the Central Criminal Court that Satchwell always wanted to know where his wife was and who she spoke to.

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58 h. ago Activists accuse major bank of suppressing protest over controversial African oil pipeline

The 11 activists, who are still detained in prison, are the latest arrests of protesters against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline

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60 h. ago New council leader aims to be a 'unifier' despite major divisions

Independent Councillor Brian Connolly has been elected as Leader of South Ayrshire Council, replacing Conservative Martin Dowey who is accused of making promises to help a businessman secure a major contract.

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3 d. ago Good Morning Britain presenter Adil Ray is facing the axe from breakfast show amid ITV cuts and schedule shake

The 51-year-old host's time on the show has been marred in controversy, including accusations of being 'woke' and 'fat-shaming' darts champion Luke Littler.

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3 d. ago Controversial pregnancy drug campaigners accused Labour of ignoring parents of "affected" kids

Many women given Primodos blame it and similar drugs for causing abnormalities in babies.

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3 d. ago Third man appears in court accused of arson conspiracy after Starmer

Petro Pochynok, 34, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday accused of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life

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3 d. ago Ukrainian is third man in court charged over 'arson attacks' on property linked to Keir Starmer

Petro Pochynok, 34, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday accused of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life

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3 d. ago Ukrainian national, 34, appears in court after he was third man charged over arson attacks at properties and car linked to Keir Starmer

Ukrainian Petro Pochynok, 34, of Holloway Road, north London, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court today accused of conspiracy to commit arson.

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3 d. ago Peter Andre is supported by children Princess and Junior at screening of controversial film Jafaican after accusations of 'modern blackface'

The singer has been accused of 'posing in modern blackface,' after wearing dreadlocks and adopting Jamaican accent for his role as con artist Gary Buckle.

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3 d. ago US chip export controls are a ‘failure’ because they spur Chinese development, Nvidia boss says

Comments from Jensen Huang come as Beijing accuses the US of ‘bullying and protectionism’ US chip exports controls have been a “failure”, the head of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, told a tech forum on Wednesday, as the Chinese government separately slammed US warnings to other countries against using Chinese tech.Successive US administrations have imposed restrictions on the sale of hi-tech AI chips to China, in an effort to curb China’s military advancement and protect US dominance of the AI industry. But Huang told the Computex tech forum in Taipei that the controls had instead spurred on Chinese developers. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Judge finds police acted reasonably in shooting New Mexico man while at wrong address

A federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit that accused police in New Mexico of violating constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures when they fatally shot a man after showing up at the wrong address

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4 d. ago Accuser gestures at Harvey Weinstein in courtroom confrontation

A key witness stared down Harvey Weinstein and pointed sharply at him as she left court in sobs

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4 d. ago Mounting Gaza horror as Israel presses attack despite world condemnation

Crisis-hit Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu pushes on with his horror war on Gaza - snubbing growing global condemnation, accusing one outspoken critic of uttering 'anti semitic blood libels'

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4 d. ago UK and Europe target Russia with major sanctions after Putin

Sanctions are aimed at entities supporting Russia’s military machine after call failed to deliver meaningful concessionsWar in Ukraine – live updatesThe UK and Europe have announced major sanctions against Russia as it became clear that Monday’s call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had failed to deliver any meaningful concessions from Moscow.The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accused Russia of “trying to buy time in order to continue its war and occupation”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Scots fishermen given '12 years of certainty' thanks to UK Government deal with EU

The SNP, Reform UK and the Conservatives all criticised the deal and accused the UK Government of selling out fishermen.

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