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US justice department says it is not investigating ICE agent over shooting

Democratic mayor and governor made subject to federal probes amid protests in Minnesota over killing of Renee Good...

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Italy's privacy watchdog, scourge of US big tech, hit by corruption probe

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/italys-privacy-watchdog-scourge-us-big-tech-hit-by-corruption-probe-2026-01-15/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

6dHacker NewsPoliticsImpact

BBC moves to dismiss Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit over Capitol riot documentary

The BBC intends to ask a US federal court in Florida to dismiss a US$10 billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against the British broadcaster, according to newly filed court documents. ...

Jan 13South China Morning PostPolitics

Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams accused of $2.5 million crypto ‘rug pull’ as his NYC Token crashes

Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams has come under fire after his new cryptocurrency token crashed just hours following its launch on Monday. As reported by CoinDesk , Adams' "NYC Token" hit a $580 million ma...

Jan 13The VergecryptocurrencyImpact

Trump admin admits DOGE employees had access to off-limits Social Security data

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers working at the Social Security Administration (SSA) broke protocols, had more access to sensitive data on Americans than previously disclosed, and w...

1dThe VergePoliticsImpact

Costa Rica builds new mega-prison modelled on El Salvador jail

El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a prison in Costa Rica modeled on his own CECOT mega-jail that rights groups say is the setting for serious...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Suspected scam boss linked to South Korean student’s brutal killing arrested in Thailand

A Chinese national suspected of running a Cambodia-based scam operation linked to the killing of a South Korean university student has been arrested during a raid on a luxury house in Thailand, author...

Jan 13South China Morning PostcrimeImpact

Tensions flare in Minnesota as protesters, federal agents square off

US state sues Trump over ICE raids after fatal shooting of mother of three sparks nationwide protests....

Jan 13Al JazeeraPoliticsImpact

Clintons refuse to testify to oversight committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein

Former US president and secretary of state accuse Republican chair of partisanship in handling case of late sex offender...

Jan 13Financial TimesPoliticsImpact

Germany news: 2 men charged with planning attacks for Russia

Two Ukrainians have been accused of planning sabotage attacks for Russian spy services. Meanwhile, Germany's foreign minister has played down the US threat to Greenland. DW has more....

Jan 13Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Minnesota: Prosecutors reportedly resign over federal probe

Several state prosecutors have reportedly resigned over the lack of a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. The US Justice Department denies the...

Jan 14Deutsche WellecrimeImpact

A complete timeline of Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's feud and lawsuits

Blake Lively; Justin Baldoni Lia Toby/Getty Images, James Devaney/Getty Images Lively filed a sexual harassment complaint against her "It Ends With Us" costar Baldoni and accused him of a smea...

15hBusiness InsiderEntertainmentImpact

Another ICE shooting fuels chaos in Minneapolis

A US immigration officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man fleeing a traffic stop in ⁠Minneapolis on Wednesday, the government said, escalating tension over an unwelcome deployment of militarized fede...

Jan 15France 24PoliticsImpact

Davos attendees are getting scammed by 'fake VIP passes' for the USA House

Scammers are selling fake VIP passes to the USA House. INA FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images Scammers are duping attendees of the World Economic Forum with fake VIP passes for the USA House. "Our ...

1dBusiness InsidercrimeImpact

Le Pen admits "negligence" in EU fund embezzlement appeal trial

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was questioned for the second day as part of her appeal trial regarding accusations of embezzlement of EU funds by her party for several years. The morning starte...

19hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

‘No reliable evidence’ Taipan bakery chain can settle debts: Hong Kong judge

A Hong Kong judge has said his decision to order the winding-up of bakery chain Taipan’s parent company is due to there being “no reliable evidence” that the business can settle its outstanding rent o...

1dSouth China Morning Posteconomics

Corsican separatist's assassination sparks shock on French island

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, January 13: A Corsican separatist leader is gunned down while attending his mother's funeral. Also, a famous Italian anti-mafia writer pens an opinion piece, questioning the Co...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

X hasn’t really stopped Grok AI from undressing women in the UK

Elon Musk's X is trying to stop people using its AI chatbot Grok to undress women amid intensifying outrage and legal scrutiny over the deluge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding the site. It's...

Jan 14The VergeTechnologyImpact

California's Attorney General is investigating Grok's sexualized deepfakes

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said there was an "avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that xAI has produced." Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty I...

Jan 14Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

The Alexander brothers head to trial this week on sex-trafficking charges. Here's what's at stake.

Brothers Oren Alexander, Tal Alexander and Alon Alexander were arrested on sex trafficking charges in 2024. J Grassi/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images The Alexander brothers will stand trial on federa...

4dBusiness InsidercrimeImpact
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