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ABC News - Tech
Detroit paying $300,000 to man wrongly accused of theft, making changes in use of facial technology
The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongly accused of shoplifting -
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The New York Times - World
Myanmar Shop Owners Are Being Jailed for Increasing Wages
Myanmar’s junta, facing a growing popular rebellion, has plunged the country into economic crisis, reversing gains from a decade of civilian leadership. -
The New York Times - Top stories
A Reporter’s Unlikely Path From a Wisconsin Jail to Journalism
While serving a sentence for burglary, I enrolled in a college journalism class. When I interviewed my correctional officer, my world broadened. -
NBC News - Politics
Trump says he’ll get reporter Evan Gershkovich out of Russia jail
Former President Trump said that he will get Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich out of Russia "as soon as he wins the election."Donald Trump -
ABC News - World
4 Serbs in Kosovo jailed in the killing of a moderate Serb politician in 2018
A Kosovo court has sentenced four ethnic Serbs to four to 10 years in jail for the killing of a moderate Serb leader -
The Guardian - World
Canadian woman gets three years’ jail in first ever sentencing for a ‘Pretendian’
Karima Manji, whose daughters accessed over C$150,000 in benefits for Inuit residents, pleaded guilty in February. A Canadian woman who fraudulently claimed her daughters were Inuit has been sentenced to three years in jail, in what is believed to ... -
BBC News - Top stories
From 'Iceland vibes' to 'get-out-of-jail-free card'
At half-time in England's game against Slovakia there were "Iceland vibes" and, even at the end, "Sweet Caroline didn't sound very sweet" - but the Three Lions are in a fourth quarter-final in a row under Gareth Southgate. -
The New York Times - Top stories
Trump Amplifies Calls To Jail Biden, Harris, Pence, McConnell
A post that Mr. Trump circulated on Sunday called for Liz Cheney to be prosecuted by a military court reserved for enemy combatants and war criminals.Donald Trump -
The Guardian - World
Cambodia jails 10 environmentalists in ‘crushing blow to civil society’
Activists from the award-winning Mother Nature found guilty on charges of plotting against government. Ten activists from a prominent youth-led environmental group in Cambodia have been sentenced to between six and eight years in jail in a case ... -
BBC News - Top stories
Man who murdered two girlfriends jailed for 35 years
Carl Cooper was known to be violent, with both women contacting the police in fear for their safety. -
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CNBC - Business
Supreme Court rejects bid by former Trump aide Steve Bannon to avoid jail in Jan. 6 contempt case
Former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon was sentenced to four months in jail for defying a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.Donald Trump -
ABC News - World
Judge in Ecuador orders judges, attorneys and officials held in jail as part of corruption probe
A judge in Ecuador has ordered that more than a dozen suspects including judges, attorneys and government officials be held in jail while authorities investigate judicial rulings that allegedly favored criminals -
The Guardian - World
I endured Evin, Iran’s most notorious jail. I can’t understand how Sweden can leave its citizen to die there | Siamak Namazi
I’m overjoyed two Swedes were released as part of a swap deal – but to leave another behind on death row is unconscionable. Siamak Namazi is an Iranian-American businessman and former hostageI am a former hostage. I spent eight years enduring ...