16 h. ago The FBI’s arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan is a bid to silence dissent | Moira Donegan

The Trump administration is making an example of the Milwaukee judge to intimidate critics and opponentsOn Friday, the Trump administration dramatically escalated its assault on the courts when the FBI arrested Hannah Dugan, a county circuit court judge handling misdemeanors in Milwaukee – allegedly for helping an undocumented man avoid abduction by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents outside her courtroom. The arrest, a highly publicized and dramatic move from the Trump administration, seemed designed to elicit fear among judges, government bureaucrats and ordinary Americans that any effort to slow, impede or merely not facilitate the administration’s mass kidnapping and deportation efforts will lead to swift, forceful and disproportionate punishment by Donald Trump allies. Her arrest may be the opening salvo of a broader Trump assault on judges.Even if you believe the FBI’s allegations, their account of Dugan’s alleged misconduct is trivial and flimsy, wholly undeserv...

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25 h. ago Why you shouldn't break a car window to rescue a dog on a hot day

As the weather warms up, people are being reminded to not leave their dogs in hot cars. But what is the law exactly when it comes to breaking a car window to rescue a pet?

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3 d. ago Valerie the dachshund is found safe and well after 529 days on the run on South Australian island

Rescuers on Kangaroo Island say they are ‘overjoyed’ after the dog walked into one of their trapsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAfter 529 days on the run, Australia’s favourite fugitive has been caught at last.Valerie the miniature dachshund, who went missing on Kangaroo Island way back in 2023, has been rescued by conservationists. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Woman is raped in broad daylight in quiet village as man, 18, is arrested

Police are searching for two boys who they believe could have seen the alleged sexual assault in the quiet village of Uffculme at around 3.40pm on Friday, April 18.

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4 d. ago Shannon Sharpe takes break from ESPN amid sexual assault allegations

Woman filed lawsuit against former NFL starHall of famer denies allegations against himFormer NFL star Shannon Sharpe says he is stepping away from his duties as an ESPN analyst after a lawsuit was filed against him in Nevada on Sunday.The lawsuit was filed by a woman who says she met the 56-year-old Sharpe at a Los Angeles gym in 2023 when she was 20. A two-year consensual relationship ensued during which, she alleges, he raped her. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Teenage girl charged after schoolgirl 'stabbed' at Aberdeen high school

Police have confirmed that a 14-year-old girl has been charged in connection with an alleged serious assault at Hazlehead Academy today.

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5 d. ago Harvey Weinstein retrial opens with new allegations of sexual assault

For the first time, prosecutors identified Kaja Sokola and detailed her account of what unfolded with movie producerHarvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial opened on Wednesday, giving a new jury a fresh look at familiar rape and sexual assault allegations – plus a newly added claim.For the first time, prosecutors publicly identified Kaja Sokola, a former model, and detailed her account of what unfolded between her and the Oscar-winning movie producer in the early 2000s. He is criminally charged with forcing oral sex on her in 2006, but she also accused him in a civil lawsuit of groping her against her will four years earlier, when she was 16. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Queensland childcare centre is rocked by horror sex assault allegations

Education authorities in Queensland are investigating the horrific incident which turned the lives of a four-year-old boy's family 'upside down'.

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6 d. ago Parents accused of planning to sexually abuse infant 'sent disturbing texts to each other'

WARNING - DISTURBING CONTENT: Skyler Klassen, 22, and Madison Bishop, 21, were both arrested on suspicion of child sex assault after police allegedly found child sex abuse material on the man's phone

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6 d. ago Two teens 'tied to electric pole, burned with cigarettes and forced to drink urine' after row

The alleged assault on Saturday night stemmed from a confrontation between residents of Kotakasanga and Pradhan Sahi villages, in the Balanga area of Puri, in Odesha state, India

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7 d. ago NFL hall of famer Shannon Sharpe accused of rape in Nevada lawsuit

Woman files complaint against former player and analystSharpe’s lawyer issued denial of allegationsNFL hall of famer Shannon Sharpe has been accused of sexual assault and battery by a former partner in a lawsuit filed on Sunday in Nevada.The woman says she met the 56-year-old Sharpe, who is now an ESPN analyst, at a Los Angeles gym in 2023 when she was 22. A two-year consensual relationship ensued, during which she alleges he raped her. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Walker injured in Lake District fall tells mountain rescuers 'My dog pushed me'

The man suffered a gash to the head after slipping down a steep fell

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1 week ago Moment RNLI rescue dog left stranded on sea cliff after chasing ball

Footage shows the moment a six-year-old spaniel was rescued from a sea cliff edge after becoming stuck while chasing a ball.

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1 week ago NY Rangers' Panarin, MSG made settlement payments after employee sexual assault allegations: report

The NHL says the New York Rangers kept it apprised of an independent investigation into sexual assault allegations by a team employee against player Artemi Panarin and considers the matter closed

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1 week ago Rape survivor bringing case to EU over Portuguese investigation of Christian Bruckner: 'I'm standing up after being silenced and ignored for far too long'

Hazel Behan wants the European Court of Human Rights to investigate alleged failures in the investigation following the serious sexual assault she said she suffered in Portugal in 2004.

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1 week ago Former Bachelor Sean Lowe gives health update after being violently attacked by his dog

Lowe revealed last month that his rescue dog, Moose, was rehomed after multiple attacks

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1 week ago Pet dog kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 is rescued in Gaza: Emotional moment Billy the Cavalier King Charles is reunited with Israeli owner by the soldier who saved her

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Billy was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel by Hamas gunmen as they stalked through the settlement on October 7, 2023

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1 week ago Pet dog kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 is rescued in Gaza: Billy the Cavalier King Charles's owners praise 'miracle' as she is returned to Israel

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Billy was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel by Hamas gunmen as they stalked through the settlement on October 7, 2023

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1 week ago Nick Carter denies latest sexual assault accusation as woman claims STD led to cervical cancer

The Backstreet Boy has previously been accused of sexual assault by three other women

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1 week ago New hope in search for miniature dachshund lost on Kangaroo Island for 500 days

The tiny dog has been visiting the rescue group’s ‘trap site’ on a regular basis

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