11 h. ago Virginia man pleads not guilty to charges in DC pipe bomb case

A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021

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36 h. ago Man pleads guilty to sending 'totally abhorrent' social media messages to Lioness star

The man pleaded guilty to one charge of malicious communications today

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52 h. ago Donald Trump says rapper P Diddy has asked him to pardon his prison sentence

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, known in the music industry as P Diddy, was sentenced to 50 months in prison in October after he was found guilty on prostitution-related charges.

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61 h. ago Harvey Weinstein considering guilty plea in rape charge, judge says

A judge has told of how Harvey Weinstein is considering a potential guilty plea to resolve an undecided rape charge.

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3 d. ago People from Venezuela and neighbouring countries: share your reaction to US raid

We’d like to hear from people in Venezuela, as well as from neighbouring countries mentioned by the Trump administration, about how they are responding to recent US actionsAs Donald Trump prepares to make his first public appearance since Venezuela’s former president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in a US court and pleaded not guilty to all charges, there is growing international concern over the shock US military operation in Venezuela, which the UN human rights office has said undermined a fundamental principle of international law.We would like to hear from Venezuelans, both in the country and abroad, about how you are feeling in the wake of these events – either positively or negatively – and what concerns or hopes you have for Venezuela’s future. You might want to share how this is affecting you personally, your family, or people you know on the ground. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Venezuela latest: Trump says ‘no way’ to hold quick election as Maduro pleads not guilty in court

Toppled Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro says he is a 'decent man' while pleading not guilty to narco charges

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5 d. ago Deposed Maduro pleads not guilty after capture in shock US attack on Venezuela

President protests innocence in US court as countries at UN meeting condemn Donald Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’Venezuela crisis – latest updatesThe deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to drugs, weapons and narco-terrorism charges on Monday, two days after his capture by US special forces in an operation ordered by Donald Trump that sent shockwaves around the world.The brevity and formality of the arraignment hearing in federal court in Manhattan – barely 30 minutes during which Maduro was asked to confirm his name and that he understood the four charges against him – belied the far-reaching consequences of the US action. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Maduro appears in New York court as Venezuela's deposed leader pleads not guilty to drug charges

The captured Venezuelan dictator told a judge ‘I am a decent man’

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5 d. ago Venezuela latest: Maduro pleads not guilty to drug and weapon charges during first New York court appearance

Maduro identified himself as ‘captured’ Venezuelan leader during his arraignment and first appearance

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8 d. ago DC pipe bomb suspect must remain in jail before trial, judge rules

Brian Cole, accused of planting bombs before Capitol attack, presents ‘intolerable risk of danger’, court findsA federal magistrate judge has ruled that the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican headquarters the night before the 6 January Capitol attack must remain in custody while awaiting trial.In a memorandum opinion, the court determined that Brian Cole Jr, 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia, “poses an intolerable risk of danger to the community if released”, granting the government’s motion for pretrial detention. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Prominent California farmer pleads not guilty to killing estranged wife in Arizona

A prominent California farmer pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the shooting death of his estranged wife at her home in an eastern Arizona mountain community

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1 week ago DOJ pushed to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia only after mistaken deportation, judge's order says

A newly unsealed order in the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia reveals that high level Justice Department officials pushed for his indictment only after he was mistakenly deported and then ordered returned to the U.S. Abrego Garcia has pleaded not guilty to charges of human smuggling

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1 week ago DC pipe bomb suspect confesses to planting explosives after watching YouTube but says he 'did not want to kill people'

Brian Cole Jr, 30, has reportedly confessed to placing pipe bombs outside of America's two largest political parties on the eve of the January 6, 2021 riots.

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1 week ago Jan 6 pipe bomb suspect confessed that ‘something just snapped’ after 2020 election, DOJ says

Brian J. Cole Jr. said he targeted RNC and DNC because ‘they were in charge,’ according to filing from Jeanine Pirro

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2 w. ago Man admits firebombing Edinburgh beauty salon owned by gangster Mark Richardson's partner

Logan Carlin pleaded guilty to a charge of wilfully setting fire to Belle Cheveux in Albert Street, Edinburgh, on March 6.

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3 w. ago China has set a bear trap for Keir Starmer – and our naive PM is walking straight into it | Simon Tisdall

The conviction of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong is another hostile act. How can Britain ignore Beijing’s provocations and human rights abuses?The UK pushed hard to secure the release of Jimmy Lai, the newspaper publisher and British citizen who was a leading light in Hong Kong’s brutally suppressed pro-democracy movement. So, too, did press freedom and human rights campaigners. But the Beijing-appointed high court judges in the former colony convicted him anyway, finding Lai guilty last week on fake charges of trying to “destabilise” the Chinese Communist party (CCP). For Xi Jinping, China’s dictator-emperor, there is no greater crime.Protesting to China’s ambassador, the UK’s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, condemned the trial as “politically motivated”. She’s right, of course – but her angry words will make no difference. Beijing’s contempt for Britain’s views is as painfully obvious as the UK’s weakness and indecision in the face of Chinese hubris. The breaking of its solemn promise t...

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3 w. ago Shocking pictures show how 'animal lover' kept 22 dogs in disease and rat

Jamie-Lee Harper pleaded guilty to charges of causing unnecessary neglect and suffering to animals between September 1 and November 24, 2022.

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3 w. ago Girl 'gang raped by four teens while being driven around in car for six hours'

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped by four teenagers for six hours in a car in Liverpool, Australia, with one accused pleading not guilty to charges

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3 w. ago Kieran Hayler pleads not guilty after being charged with raping 13

Hayler strongly denies the allegations made against him. A spokesperson has said 'he looks forward to his name being cleared, believing in the judicial system to do so'

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3 w. ago Paul Doyle screamed "move out the way" as he drove over fans at Liverpool FC title parade

Doyle previously tearfully pleaded guilty to all 31 charges relating to 29 people aged between six months and 77 years.

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