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Venezuela Never Had So Many Political Prisoners. Seven of Them Are Teens.

The adolescents are among the estimated 2,200 people the regime said it arrested in July during protests over the country’s disputed presidential election.

The Wall Street Journal - 6h

When campaign politics and Cabinet confirmation fights collide: From the Politics Desk

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is feeling from the right in Iowa over Pete Hegseth's defense secretary bid ahead of her 2026 re-election campaign.

NBC News - 1d

‘Magnificent Seven’ stocks hit another milestone. Here’s why they could continue to dominate in 2025.

Christmas has come early for the group of megacap tech companies known as the Magnificent Seven.

MarketWatch - 11h

Baby reported among seven killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school; Jordan hosts Syria talks – Middle East crisis live

Jordan welcomes diplomats from US, EU, and Turkey and Arab nations to discuss the developing situation in Syria,. The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami says they won’t ...

The Guardian - 13h

Syria Shudders as Assad’s Prison Atrocities Come Into the Light

At the country’s most notorious prison, Syrians confront their worst fears: that they will never know what happened to the loved ones who disappeared.

The New York Times - 15h

Former Syrian prison official charged in US with torture

A former Syrian official under the rule of former President Bashar Assad was federally indicted in the U.S. for torturing prisoners held at Damascus Central Prison from 2005-08, according to a ...

The Hill - 1d

Former prison head charged with torture in US

Samir Ousman Alsheikh is accused of torturing and ordering the torture of prisoners at Adra Prison.

BBC News - 1d

U.S. Charges Ex-Syrian Prison Official With Torture

The indictment was the second time in a week that the Justice Department announced that it had charged top Syrian officials with human rights abuses.

The New York Times - 1d

American is freed after being detained for seven months in Syria

ABC News - 2d

Blue States are Unaffordable. The Price Will be Political.

Americans are fleeing unaffordable blue states — and they’re taking the Electoral College with them.

The New York Times - 2d

No pardons for prison torturers, says Syrian rebel leader

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani says HTS group will ask countries to hand over Assad regime officials who flee. The Islamist rebel commander responsible for the downfall of the Syrian president Bashar ...

The Guardian - 3d

Sednaya Prison in Syria: What to Know

Amnesty International described it as a “human slaughterhouse,” where, other rights groups say, tens of thousands of people were detained, tortured and killed during the 13-year civil war.

The New York Times - 4d

Willy Adames signs with Giants: Top free-agent shortstop agrees to seven-year, $182 million deal

The deal is the largest in franchise history and the first major signing under new boss Buster Posey

CBS Sports - 4d

Inside Syria's notorious Saydnaya prison

ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent James Longman reports at Saydnaya prison, where Syrians are searching for their lost loved ones.

ABC News - 4d

Saydnaya Prison: Inside Assad’s ‘human slaughterhouse’

The search for loved ones inside Syria's detention centres

BBC News - 4d

Syrians Search Notorious Prison for Thousands of Missing

The regime’s downfall has given hope to families of Syrians who disappeared in recent decades.

The Wall Street Journal - 5d

Inside the Syrian prison at the heart of Assad’s police state

On the outskirts of Damascus, Saydnaya holds the secrets to the fate of thousands who disappeared under the dictator

Financial Times - 5d

Prison boss killed in car blast in occupied Ukraine

Sergei Yevsyukov's death is being seen as the latest in a series of attacks on Russian officers.

BBC News - 5d

Belarus’ authoritarian ruler pardons 29 political prisoners amid claims of ongoing repression

Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 29 political prisoners amid what human rights groups describe as renewed oppression in the country

ABC News - 5d

What we know about the notorious Saydnaya Prison

Thousands of people have been executed and tortured in the secretive prison since the 1980s.

BBC News - 5d

Explosion at fuel depot in central Italy leaves two dead, seven injured

ABC News - 5d

Videos show 'prisoners being released from cells' in notorious Syrian prison

Videos posted online purported to show rebels freeing dozens of women and men at the notorious Saydnaya prison in Syria.

NBC News - 5d

Reports of people trapped underground at notorious Syrian prison

It is thought thousands of people could still be trapped in hidden parts of the notorious Saydnaya prison.

BBC News - 5d

Spot-on Palmer earns comeback win for Chelsea in seven-goal thriller at Spurs

It was Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham in microcosm. A couple of steps forward; more in the opposite direction. Where it left the manager was the biggest question as Chelsea roared back from 2-0 down ...

The Guardian - 6d

France’s political institutions are creaking

A system designed in the late 1950s is looking increasingly dysfunctional

Financial Times - 6d

Seven people arrested in alleged Rutgers University social media drug ring

Seven people have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged social media drug ring at Rutgers University, authorities announced this week.

NBC News - Dec. 7

Inside a High-Stakes U.S.-China Prisoner Swap

A Stanford student and a Uyghur activist are among those who waged a long battle to get attention from Washington for family members jailed in China.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 7

Catholic nun arrested for bringing mafia messages to prisoners

An Italian nun was arrested Thursday as part of a long investigation that led to the arrests of 25 suspects and the seizure of over 1,800,000 euros.

CBS News - Dec. 6

Power Rankings: Texas moves up, Notre Dame drops seven spots

South Carolina and Texas moved up while Notre Dame dropped, but could the SEC/ACC Challenge and three top games this weekend shake things up again?

ESPN - Dec. 6

MLB Winter Meetings 2024: Seven biggest questions ahead of most anticipated week of baseball's offseason

Free-agent signings, trades and more are on tap. Strap in.

CBS Sports - Dec. 6

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 as Thunder rout Raptors 129-92 for sixth win seven games

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points, Jalen Williams had 20 and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Toronto Raptors 129-92 for their sixth win in seven games

ABC News - Dec. 5

Examining the unprecedented political division in France

French President Emmanuel Macron is accusing his political opponents of creating chaos after left and right-wing lawmakers voted to oust his prime minister just three months into the job. Angela ...

CBS News - Dec. 5

Slurpee and an IPO, please: 7-Eleven parent Seven & I may list North American business, report says

Japan’s Seven & I Holdings Co., fending off a takeover bid, may list its North American 7-Eleven convenience stores in an initial public offering as part of a management-led takeover bid, according ...

MarketWatch - Dec. 4

Letby interviewed in prison over more baby deaths

The serial killer nurse has been interviewed over more deaths and collapses at two hospitals.

BBC News - Dec. 4

NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester

Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons are demanding an investigation into the death of a man imprisoned since 2021 after being arrested for participating in historic protests ...

ABC News - Dec. 3

NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester

HAVANA (AP) — Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons demanded an investigation Tuesday into the death of a man imprisoned since 2021 after being arrested for participating in ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 3