17 h. ago ‘The press has basically been under assault’: Kansas county to pay $3m over police raid on local newspaper

The incident ignited a significant outcry regarding press freedom

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23 h. ago Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over police raid on a small

The editor of a small-town Kansas newspaper says the local county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over police raid on the paper in August 2023

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52 h. ago Police raid homes and arrest four men in 'dodgy Fire Sticks' illegal streaming crackdown

Four individuals have been arrested by police as the crackdown on 'dodgy Fire Sticks' continues. 

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4 d. ago US supplied sniper rifles to Brazil police unit linked to Rio gang raid

The unit purchased 20 sniper rifles produced by Georgia-based Daniel Defense LLC

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5 d. ago ‘Politicians actually taking action’: five world mayors defying climate

From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are introducing their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperaturesWooden stakes bearing pictures of young men were driven into the yellow sands of Copacabana beach this week, opposite Rio de Janeiro’s swanky hotels on Avenida Atlântica where 300 mayors and their entourages were staying during the C40 World Mayors Summit.Smiling up at the mayors in their hotel suites were photographs of four officers killed in what was the deadliest police raid in Brazilian history, just a few days before the summit. A further 117 people were killed in the operation in two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas – the Complexo do Alemão and the Complexo da Penha – in what the police said was a clampdown on organised crime. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate

From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are introducing their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperaturesWooden stakes bearing pictures of young men were driven into the yellow sands of Copacabana beach this week, opposite Rio de Janeiro’s swanky hotels on Avenida Atlântica where 300 mayors and their entourages were staying during the C40 World Mayors Summit.Smiling up at the mayors in their hotel suites were photographs of four officers killed in what was the deadliest police raid in Brazilian history, just a few days before the summit. A further 117 people were killed in the operation in two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas – the Complexo do Alemão and the Complexo da Penha – in what the police said was a clampdown on organised crime. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Police called after group of males raid shop before fight breaks out

Four suspects were arrested after the incident

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7 d. ago Multiple people reported injured after car driven into pedestrians in southwestern France – Europe live

Interior minister says suspect is in custody after reports of a car intentionally ramming into pedestrians and cyclists on the island of OleronThe Sud-Ouest newspaper is quoting the local prosecutor, Arnaud Laraize, as saying that the suspect resisted arrest, and had to be tasered.The suspect is reported to be a man in his 30s and a resident of a nearby town of La Cotinière, with conflicting reports as to whether he was previously known to the authorities. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Brazil to seek independent inquiry into deadly police raid that killed 121 people

Brazilian president Lula called police assault on two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas ‘disastrous’ and a ‘massacre’Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said his government will seek an independent investigation into what he called a “disastrous” police “massacre” that left at least 121 people dead.Four officers and at least 117 others were killed when police launched a major assault on two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas, the Complexo do Alemão and the Complexo da Penha, early last Tuesday to execute 100 arrest warrants. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Thousands join protests in Rio favela after deadliest ever police raid

Demonstrators demand inquiry after operation on Tuesday in which at least 121 people were killedThousands of protesters have gathered in the Rio favela that this week suffered the deadliest police operation in Brazilian history to demand an inquiry into the killings and an end to security policies that have turned working-class neighbourhoods into “war zones”.At least 121 people, including four police officers, were killed on Tuesday during a police assault on the Complexo da Penha and the Complexo do Alemão, two large tapestries of favelas in north Rio. The operation made global headlines when scores of mutilated bodies were dumped at the entrance to one of those favelas. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Protesters call for governor’s resignation after Rio’s deadliest police raid

Hundreds of protesters have marched through Vila Cruzeiro favela, demanding the resignation of Rio de Janeiro state Gov. Cláudio Castro

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1 week ago Police raid enormous cannabis factory hidden inside former casino: Thousands of plants on all three floors 'are worth millions'

Officers used chainsaws to smash their way into the disused Aspers casino in Northampton town centre at around 9am yesterday.

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1 week ago Six arrested after €12m armed raid on gold refining lab in France

Robbery in Lyon left five employees slightly injured after explosion in latest high-profile incident to hit country Six people armed with military-grade weapons have used explosives to break into a gold refining laboratory in Lyon, slightly injuring five employees in the latest high-profile daytime heist to hit France.The audacious raid took place on Thursday afternoon, with police quickly arresting the suspected perpetrators and recovering the loot estimated to be worth €12m (£10.5m), officials said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago New London police arrest three on drug charges after Truman Street raid, officials say

New London police arrest three on drug charges after Truman Street raid, officials say  CT Insider

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1 week ago The death toll from a massive police raid in Rio de Janeiro rises to 121

A massive police raid targeting a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro has left at least 121 people dead

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1 week ago 'Thousands of officers and military' drafted in ahead of Prince William's visit to Rio over fears 'violence will erupt' after 132 killed in police 'massacre'

Believed to be Rio police's deadliest operation ever, Tuesday's raid saw 2,500 police and soldiers storm the favelas of Penha and Complexo de Alemao and fight armed residents who fought back

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1 week ago How Rio de Janeiro’s cops herded gangsters out of favelas & trapped them in woods during ‘mega

RIO de Janeiro's cops herded criminals out of favelas and cornered them in the woods in an enormous anti-gang operation that killed over 130 people. Cops said they strategically surrounded the gangsters before gunning them down in what has been described as the deadliest police action "in the history of the state". The raid, reportedly...

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2 w. ago Deadliest police raid in Rio’s history leaves 132 dead in favela

The massive raid involved 2,500 police and soldiers in helicopters, armored vehicles and on foot

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2 w. ago Brazilian police favela raid leaves 132 dead in bloody 'clear out' days before Prince William's visit

Over 40 dead bodies were seen on a street in Rio de Janeiro's Penha favela complex on Wednesday, a day after the most lethal police operation in the city's history targeting a major gang.

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2 w. ago Brazilian police favela raid leaves 64 dead in bloody 'clear out' days before Prince William's visit

Over 40 dead bodies were seen on a street in Rio de Janeiro's Penha favela complex on Wednesday, a day after the most lethal police operation in the city's history targeting a major gang.

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