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Pennsylvania officials reject viral claim about illegal voters
Pennsylvania officials reject claim that "illegal voters" were able to apply for mail-in ballots.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
EU launches action against shopping website Temu over illegal products
Formal investigation opens amid concerns Chinese shopping website is breaching Digital Services Act. Business live – latest updates The EU has launched formal proceedings against the Chinese ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Temu Faces EU Probe Over Failure to Stop Illegal Sales
The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said it had opened formal proceedings against the Chinese e-commerce platform to assess whether it may have breached Europe’s digital services ...Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 31 -
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UK introduces a bill that would eventually make the purchase of cigarettes illegal
Legislation intended to ban today’s British children from ever legally being able to smoke has begun its journey through ParliamentHealth - ABC News - November 5 -
Meta Fined $15 Million in South Korea for Illegal User Data Collection
The country’s privacy watchdog said Meta amassed sensitive information by analyzing users’ likes and the ads they opened.Business - Inc. - November 5 -
William takes on illegal wildlife trade in Cape Town speech
Prince William warns that wildlife crime has "ripple effects" that are "profound for us all".Top stories - BBC News - November 5 -
Groypers Gave Illegal Hot Dogs and Burgers to Trump Voters
At an Arizona polling location, a college GOP group, supporters of an antisemitic influencer, and a Christian nationalist pastor were handing out hot dogs and burgers—but only if you voted for Trump.Tech - Wired - November 6 -
Judge declares Biden immigration program for spouses of U.S. citizens illegal
The ruling is a major defeat for the outgoing Biden administration, which argued the policy promoted family unity among mixed-status households.Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Biden immigration program for spouses of U.S. citizens declared illegal by judge
A judge has struck down a Biden administration program that would offer legal status to undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens. The judge, who was appointed by President-elect Trump ...Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
Raheem Mostert fined for illegal use of helmet on a play Taylor Rapp was penalized
The NFL fined Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert for unnecessary roughness in last week's game against the Bills.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 9 -
U.K. Plans to Fine Tech Executives for Illegal Weapon Sales Online
In a bid to curb knife crime, the government would hold officials of tech companies personally liable for illicit sales on their platforms, a significant shift in internet regulation.World - The New York Times - November 13 -
Man who ran illegal football streaming service jailed
Jonathan Edge was caught selling reprogrammed Firestick devices after advertising on Facebook.Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
South African tiger farms illegally smuggling body parts, says charity
Biggest tiger farms outside Asia are operating freely in South Africa, Four Paws animal charity says. The largest tiger farms outside Asia are operating freely in South Africa , facilitating the ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
South Africa is trying to starve 4,000 miners out of an illegal mine
South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an abandoned shaft to face arrest.Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
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Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners
This week a government minister said those underground illegally would be "smoked out".Top stories - BBC News - November 15 -
South African government seeks experts' help to bring illegal miners to the surface
The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to surface illegal miners who remain under a disused gold mineWorld - ABC News - November 15 -
South Africa Police Try Siege Tactics on Illegal Mining, Igniting Debate
The police have cut off food and water to miners for weeks in a bid to force them out of an abandoned mine. Human rights advocates and community leaders call the tactics inhumane.World - The New York Times - November 17 -
Trapped illegal gold miners hold out against police in South Africa
Court seeks to halt blockade on abandoned Stilfontein mine over concerns that hundreds hidden underground are at riskWorld - Financial Times - November 17 -
Trump says he'll make good on using military to curb illegal immigration
President-elect Donald Trump says he'll make good on his campaign promise to deport undocumented immigrants. Two sources familiar with the planning tell NBC News the incoming Trump administration ...Politics - NBC News - November 19 -
South African officials weigh up rescue mission for illegal miners underground
Police say 350-400 people have stayed in Stilfontein mine to avoid arrest after minister vowed to ‘smoke them out’. South African authorities are assessing whether it is safe to rescue potentially ...World - The Guardian - November 19 -
NFL admits incorrect application of grounding/illegal touching rules in Ravens-Cowboys
Sometimes, transparency doesn't show up at all.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago -
Prominent Cambodia environmentalist arrested while investigating illegal logging
A prominent Cambodian environmentalist has been arrested along with five others while investigating illegal logging in a national parkWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Expelled the same day: Ireland hardens illegal immigration response
Ireland is clamping down on migrants crossing the border from the UK - the BBC sees the policy in action.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Illegal border crossings on track to reach new Biden-era low
President-elect Donald Trump, who ran on mass deportation and harsher immigration policies, could inherit a border that is relatively quiet.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Cambodian activists investigating illegal logging are freed from detention
A prominent Cambodian environmentalist and five others have been released a day after being detained while investigating illegal logging in a national parkWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Illegal border crossings on track for Biden-era low in November
For the first time under the Biden administration, illegal crossings at the southern border are on track to dip below 50,000 for November. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
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Drug cartel reeling in huge profits with illegal fishing in Gulf of Mexico
The cartel allegedly uses fishing boats to smuggle drugs and migrants — and catch tons of red snapper, a commercially valuable but vulnerable species.Top stories - CBS News - 4 hours ago -
EasyJet boss denounces ‘illegal’ fines over hand luggage charges
Spain’s penalty to carriers for charging passengers for hand luggage and seat reservations is called ‘anti-consumer’. The boss of easyJet has denounced fines handed out to the airline and other ...World - The Guardian - 59 minutes ago -
Erdoğan has big plans, but the Kurdish problem keeps getting in the way
Turkey hopes to exploit recent setbacks for Iran but an armed attack near Ankara has thrown a question mark over his plansWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
N.Y.C. Housing Voucher Program Is ‘Plagued With Problems,’ Audit Says
Thomas DiNapoli, the New York State comptroller, found that management lapses had caused delays for people who needed permanent housing.Top stories - The New York Times - October 31 -
Audio Clip Spotlights Problems With Coach-to-Helmet Communication Technology
The audio was captured by a third party during Texas Tech’s game at T.C.U.Sports - The New York Times - November 2 -
For Biden Officials, Lebanon May Be a Problem Too Big to Solve
Despite hopes that political shifts in Beirut could bring lasting peace to the Israel-Lebanon border, the United States may have to settle for a quicker fix.World - The New York Times - November 6
