Slovakia and former Czech leader settle lawsuit over collaboration with communist secret police
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Harrods in the process of settling over 250 claims against Al Fayed
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Slovakia and former Czech leader settle lawsuit over collaboration with communist secret police
Slovakia’s Interior Ministry has agreed in a lawsuit settlement that former former Czech populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis did not knowingly collaborate with communist-era secret police in what ...14 hours ago -
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How BHP is facing a record London lawsuit over a Brazilian dam disaster
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In Israeli footage of the last minutes of Hamas leader's life, some see a symbol of defiance
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Met Police only sought Al Fayed abuse charges over two of 21 women who accused him
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First Magic: The Gathering x Marvel Collaboration Is A Secret Lair Superdrop, Spider-Man Set Coming In 2025
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Designers of the late Princess Diana's wedding dress settle dispute over drawings of the gown
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Tobacco giants near $24bn settlement over long-running Canadian lawsuit
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Pakistani police fire tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus rape
Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building Thursday, as anger spread over an alleged on-campus rape.3 days ago -
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Bangladesh tribunal issues arrest warrant for former leader Sheikh Hasina
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Netanyahu says war 'not over yet' after death of Hamas leader
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Acting Secret Service Director says former President Trump getting presidential-level security detail
In an exclusive interview with NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell, Acting Director Ronald Rowe says that in the wake of two assassination attempts, former President Trump’s “protection is commensurate with the ...4 days ago - Donald Trump -
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Pakistani police fire tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus rape
Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building Thursday as anger spread over an alleged on-campus rape4 days ago -
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The PS6 And Next Xbox Shouldn't Fight Over Teraflops, Former Sony Boss Says
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Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles to pay $880 million to settle over 1,300 sexual abuse claims
The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will pay $880 million to settle sexual abuse claims made by more than 1,300 alleged victims dating back to the 1940s. CBS News legal contributor Jessica ...4 days ago -
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Los Angeles Archdiocese agrees to pay over $800M to settle sexual abuse claims
The Archdioceses of Los Angeles has reached an $880 million settlement Wednesday with 1,353 victims of childhood sexual abuse cases. Survivors came forward after California passed Assembly Bill ...4 days ago -
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Singer Liam Payne dies after fall from hotel in Argentina: Police
Former One Direction star Liam Payne died after falling from the third floor of his hotel room in Argentina, according to state police.4 days ago -
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South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush
A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital, Seoul, not guilty over a botched response to a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in 20224 days ago - South Korea -
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Former Seoul Police Chief Acquitted in Halloween Crowd Crush Case
Kim Kwang-ho, the former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was the most senior official to face criminal charges over the 2022 disaster that killed 159 people.5 days ago -
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Fans gather outside Buenos Aires hotel to mourn Liam Payne
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Judge dismisses lawsuit over old abortion rights ruling in Mississippi
A Mississippi judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged a potential conflict between a 2022 state law that bans most abortions and a 1998 state Supreme Court ruling that said abortion is ...5 days ago - Abortion -
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Patriots' Christian Barmore takes issue with Providence police after being pulled over
New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore was pulled over by Providence, R.I., police early Wednesday morning and apparently wasn’t pleased with how things went down.5 days ago -
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Students are injured in clashes with Pakistani police over reports of an on-campus rape
More than two dozen students have been injured in clashes with Pakistani police over reports of an on-campus rape of a young woman5 days ago -
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Hunter Biden revives lawsuit against Fox News over explicit images used in streaming series
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Microsoft Settles Lawsuit With Gamers Over Activision Blizzard Merger
When Microsoft announced its plans to buy Activision Blizzard in 2022 , it set off multiple lawsuits including a battle with the FTC that attempted to block the deal. Microsoft triumphed in that ...6 days ago - Microsoft -
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Microsoft settles video gamers' lawsuit over Activision takeover
Microsoft Corp. has settled a lawsuit from a group of gamers who sued to try to stop the company from buying video game publisher Activision Blizzard for $69 billion last year6 days ago - Microsoft -
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Alex Murdaugh settles wrongful death lawsuit over boat crash
Alex Murdaugh has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a teen killed in a boat crash involving Murdaugh's youngest son.6 days ago -
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Russia, China collaborating with criminal networks in cyberattacks against adversaries: Microsoft
Russia, China and Iran are increasingly collaborating with cybercrime networks to launch a variety of attacks against their adversaries, including the U.S., Microsoft said in a report Tuesday. The ...6 days ago - China -
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A gang leader in Haiti is injured in a shootout with Haitian and Kenyan police
Police in Haiti said that a leader of one of that country's powerful gangs has been injured in a shootout with Haitian and Kenyan police in their first major incursion into gang-controlled ...6 days ago -
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AP PHOTOS: Likely in its last decade, a Czech coal mine provides fuel for electricity and heat
Deep underground in northeastern Czech Republic, workers in the region's last-functioning coal mine drill, load and haul the fuel up to the surface. The CSM mine is part of the Upper Silesian Coal ...October 14 -
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Former officer with East Germany’s secret police sentenced to prison for a border killing in 1974
An 80-year-old former officer with communist East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of a Polish man at a border crossing in divided Berlin ...October 14 -
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Man posed as utility worker charged with murder over home invasion as police hunt second suspect
A man who was caught on camera posing as a utility worker to gain entrance to a Michigan house on Friday has been charged with murdering a man in a "gruesome" attack and tying up his wife, ...October 14 -
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Former Stasi officer jailed for 10 years over 1974 Berlin border shooting
Martin Naumann, 80, shot Czesław Kukuczka in the back at close range as he tried to cross into West Berlin. A former officer in the East German secret police has been sentenced to 10 years in jail ...October 14 -
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Macao's former top judge is chosen as the Chinese casino hub's first leader born in mainland China
Macao’s former top judge has been chosen the Chinese casino hub’s next leaderOctober 13 - China -
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‘China is not Cuba’s sugar daddy’: ties between communist nations weaken
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Ye's former assistant alleges sex trafficking, sexual assault in amended lawsuit
Ye’s former assistant filed an amended lawsuit against the rapper last week that accuses him of drugging and sexually assaulting her, trafficking others, using job openings to recruit sex partners ...October 13