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Rebel Wilson to appeal after US court rejects bid to have defamation case thrown out
The Los Angeles superior court rejected the actor’s claim that she couldn’t be sued by the producers of her film The Deb. Rebel Wilson’s lawyers say they will appeal a California court’s decision ...World - The Guardian - 16 hours ago -
One Of The Year's Best Games Just Added Nine More Levels For Free
Strange Scaffold released its follow-up to El Paso Elsewhere , I Am Your Beast , back in September. It launched with a short-but-sweet campaign, but with the debut of a new free update today, it ...Tech - GameSpot - 2 days ago -
Court drops charges against Thai woman in 2015 bombing at shrine that killed 20
A court in Thailand has acquitted a Thai woman who had been charged with involvement in a 2015 bombing at a shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people and injured 120World - ABC News - November 7 -
Conor McGregor sexually assaulted woman in 2018, civil court jury in Ireland finds
A civil jury in Ireland on Friday found that mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a hotel penthouse after a night of heavy partying.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Russian anti-war teenager faces five years in jail after failed appeal
Arseny Turbin, one of Russia's youngest political prisoners, has lost an appeal to overturn his five-year jail sentence.Top stories - BBC News - November 7 -
WATCH: Iowa woman took photos of her parents waving goodbye for 27 years
From 1991 to 2017, photographer Deanna Dikeman documented parting moments with her parents in Sioux City, Iowa, until their passing.Top stories - ABC News - November 14 -
Susan Smith up for parole 30 years after drowning her two sons in a South Carolina lake
Thirty years ago, Susan Smith rolled her car into a South Carolina lake with her 3-year-old and 14-month-old sons inside. She initially told police she was carjacked before confessing to their ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Gerrit Cole free agency: Yankees ace stays with team on original four-year, $144 million deal, per reports
The two sides will reportedly discuss an extension laterSports - CBS Sports - November 4 -
Man who used legal loophole to live rent-free for years in NYC hotel found unfit to stand trial
A man charged with fraud for claiming to own a storied Manhattan hotel where he had been living rent-free for years has been found unfit to stand trial, prosecutors said Wednesday.Top stories - NBC News - November 7 -
Roki Sasaki to be posted to MLB: 23-year-old Japanese ace will hit market through international free agency
The Chiba Lotte Marines have not laid out a schedule for Sasaki's postingSports - CBS Sports - November 9 -
Roki Sasaki free agency: How 23-year-old Japanese ace became one of the hottest players available this winter
Sasaki brings with him an unbeatable résumé and a cheap price tagSports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago -
Voters uphold groundbreaking Washington state climate law
Voters in Washington state on Tuesday night upheld a groundbreaking climate law despite opposition from conservatives. The Associated Press projected that a ballot initiative seeking to repeal the ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Sedona Prince's college journey reaches its final year and she hopes to leave a mark on the court
Sedona Prince is beginning her seventh and final year of college basketballSports - ABC News - October 29 -
French court convicts 18 people over involvement in human smuggling network, jailing 1 for 15 years
French court convicts 18 people over involvement in human smuggling network, jailing 1 for 15 yearsWorld - ABC News - November 5 -
Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with whether state's 175-year-old abortion ban is valid
An attorney representing a conservate prosecutor is struggling to convince Wisconsin's liberal-leaning Supreme Court to reactivate the state's 175-year-old abortion banHealth - ABC News - November 11 -
Sara Sharif’s father tells court 10-year-old’s death was ‘all my fault’
Urfan Sharif says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for daughter’s death and admits beating her with a cricket bat. Sara Sharif’s father has told a court he takes “full responsibility” for the ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
43 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility
Forty-three rhesus monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in South Carolina Wednesday after a caretaker accidentally left a door unsecured, the company's CEO told CBS News. ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
25 Escaped Monkeys of 43 Are Captured in South Carolina
The monkeys escaped after a worker at a research center left an enclosure unlocked. One monkey was captured Saturday, and another 24 on Sunday, while the rest remain at large.Health - The New York Times - November 12 -
A Door Is Unlocked, and 43 Monkeys Make a Bid for Freedom
Dozens of rhesus macaques escaped a research facility in South Carolina. They’re still on the lam.Health - The New York Times - November 12 -
Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate hospitalized with severe health issues
Activists say Iranian authorities have allowed imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to be hospitalized after almost nine weeks of feeling sickWorld - ABC News - October 27 -
Ex-DJ imprisoned for life for murdering partner’s mother in drunken knife attack
Damian Homer stabbed Wendy Francis, 61, twice in the chest after she tried to help her daughter during the attack . A lorry driver and ex-DJ who stabbed his partner’s mother to death in a drunken ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
‘Almost like imprisonment’: the shocking truth about life for boybands in their ‘golden era’
Mobbed, groped, overworked, paid a pittance and given little time off … ahead of a major TV series about boybands, former members of 5ive and 911 reveal what success was really like for many. ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Imprisoned Belarus activist resurfaces after no contact with her family for 20 months
Human rights activists say imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova has resurfaced after more than 20 months without any communication from her, and has met with her fatherWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
'This wasn't our crime': Parental imprisonment and the children left behind
Woman's Hour on Radio 4 has spoken to those affected by a parent being sent to prison.Top stories - BBC News - November 17 -
Truth under siege: How broadcasters uphold democracy in a challenging election
Local television and radio stations are working to combat disinformation and ensure voters have the facts they need to make informed decisions in the upcoming election, while also investing in new ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
3 states uphold abortion restrictions, 7 others protect abortion access
Measures that would have protected abortion rights at the state level are projected to fail in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota.Top stories - ABC News - November 6 -
Argentina tribunal upholds corruption verdict against former President Cristina Fernández
A tribunal in Argentina has upheld a six-year sentence term and lifetime ban from holding public office sentence against former President Cristina Fernández, a dominant political leader in recent ...World - ABC News - November 13 -
Klobuchar says she hopes Bondi aims to 'uphold the Constitution' as AG
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said she hopes President-elect Trump’s attorney general pick, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, will aim to “uphold the Constitution” if the Senate confirms ...Politics - The Hill - 1 hour ago -
Residents warned after 43 monkeys escape research facility
Traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, police said.Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
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Erdogan tacitly supports ally's proposal for leniency toward imprisoned Kurdish militant leader
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seemed to give his implicit support on Tuesday for an unprecedented proposal by his nationalist ally that could lead to leniency for Abdullah Ocalan, the ...World - ABC News - October 29 -
Imprisoned Belarus activist Maria Kolesnikova is considering asking for a pardon, her father says
The father of imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova says she's considering asking authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko for a pardon after more than four years behind barsWorld - ABC News - November 13 -
Concerns grow for imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi's health in Iran
Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has undergone a complex surgery in Iran that saw part of a bone in her right leg removed over cancer fearsWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago
