China Frees 68yearold Us Pastor David Lin after 18 Years in Prison

China’s premier defends free trade on eve of US presidential election

Li Qiang bemoans global rise of protectionism at Shanghai import expo amid escalating tariff brawl

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Bob's Burgers actor gets year in prison for US Capitol riots

Jay Johnston, a Hollywood actor, is one of the most high-profile people to be jailed for involvement in the 6 January 2021 riot.

Russia sentences former US consulate worker to nearly 5 years in prison

A court in Russia’s far-eastern city of Vladivostok has convicted a former U.S. Consulate worker charged with cooperating with a foreign state and sentenced him to four years and 10 months in prison

World - ABC News - November 1

Man who used AI to create child abuse images jailed for 18 years in UK

Judge rules in landmark case involving deepfake sexual abuse material

Business - Financial Times - October 28

British man sentenced to 18 years for using AI to make child sexual abuse imagery

A British man who used artificial intelligence to create images of child abuse was sent to prison for 18 years

Tech - ABC News - October 28

José Rubén Zamora Will Leave Prison After Nearly Two Years

The case against José Rubén Zamora became a sign of crumbling democracy in Guatemala and a symbol of threats against press freedom across Latin America.

World - The New York Times - October 20

David Warner’s lifetime leadership ban lifted six years after ball-tampering scandal

Cricket Australia scraps sanction imposed for ‘sandpapergate’ Decision paves way for veteran to captain BBL side Sydney Thunder Cricket Australia has scrapped David Warner’s lifetime leadership ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Maine mass shooter's family speaks out a year after he killed 18 people

In an exclusive interview, the sister and brother-in-law of the Army reservist who killed 18 people one year ago in Maine's worst mass shooting, describe warning signs about his mental health in ...

18-Year-Old NASCAR Truck Series Driver Suspended After Intentionally Crashing

Matt Mills was hospitalized for two days after the driver Conner Jones intentionally hit his truck.

Sports - The New York Times - October 31

US, Germany and France urge China to free a human rights lawyer and his wife accused of subversion

The United States, Germany and France have called for the release of a Chinese human rights lawyer and his wife who were sentenced to prison this week

World - ABC News - November 1

Paul Pelosi attack: David DePape sentenced to life in prison in state trial

David DePape was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the state trial over the hammer attack against Paul Pelosi.

David DePape sentenced to life in prison for hammer attack on Paul Pelosi

State charges included kidnapping, first-degree burglary and false imprisonment of husband of Nancy Pelosi. The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

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.

Taiwan and trade: how China sees its future with the US after the election

Beijing does not see there being much difference between a Democratic- or Republican-controlled White House. Deciphering the obscure machinations of elite politics is a pursuit that western ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Paul Whelan speaks out after more than five years in Russian prison

Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan spent more than five years detained in Russia before he was released in August in one of the biggest prisoner swaps since the Cold War era. NBC News' Andrea Mitchell ...

50 years after Philadelphia halted prison medical testing, families seek reparations

Fifty years ago, Philadelphia prison officials ended a medical testing program that had allowed a University of Pennsylvania researcher to conduct human testing on incarcerated people, many of them ...

Health - ABC News - October 23

David Lammy urged to raise human rights concerns on China trip

Exclusive: Group of UK MPs says foreign secretary must ‘engage with China as it really is’ amid rapprochement drive. David Lammy must “engage with China as it really is under the leadership of Xi ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

David Lammy, U.K. Foreign Secretary, Visits China in Bid to Reset Relations

David Lammy is set to meet China’s foreign minister in Beijing on Friday, in a trip the British government said would acknowledge “areas of contention as well as areas for cooperation.”

World - The New York Times - October 18

China's Massive Fishing Fleet Overwhelms Locals in 'David and Goliath' Battle

Off the Peruvian coast, one of the world’s richest fishing grounds is under pressure.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 26

What to look for on US election night

Razor-thin margins and possible legal challenges mean the next president might not be known for some time

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Giant pandas arriving at National Zoo after agreement with China lapsed last year

Generations of giant pandas have called the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., home for more than 50 years. But last year, an agreement with China lapsed, sending the pandas home. After delicate ...

Fan Bingbing, Once China’s Top Actress, Returns to Film Years After Tax Scandal

Fan was a megastar until 2018, when she was fined tens of millions of dollars over unpaid taxes and her career tanked. “Green Night” is her first film since the scandal.

World - The New York Times - October 17

ICYMI in Mets Land: Everything David Stearns said about free agency, offseason

Here's what happened in Mets Land on Wednesday, when David Stearns addressed the media to talk about free agency, trades and the MLB offseason.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24

A week after China’s war games, US and Canadian warships sail through Taiwan Strait

U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the disputed Taiwan Strait on Sunday, almost a week after China held massive war games around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory

World - ABC News - October 21

David Montgomery returns to Lions-Vikings game after leaving with knee injury

Montgomery needed the help of two trainers as he limped off the field in the first quarter.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 20

The Atlantic's David Frum leaves GOP after Trump victory

Conservative author David Frum announced Wednesday that he has left the Republican Party following President-elect Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election. “De-registered as a Republican ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to visit China in an attempt to reset frosty relations

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is making his first trip to China in office this week in an attempt to reset the U.K.’s ties with Beijing and seek “pragmatic engagement” despite human rights ...

World - ABC News - October 17

Woman quit booze after ‘beer fear’ of 18-hour bender

Jessie, from Cardiff, realised she would go weeks without having one day of not drinking alcohol.

Tesla shares leap 22% after Musk predicts sales rebound

EV maker adds more than $150bn in market value after billionaire says sales may increase as much as 30% next year

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court

He was jailed for republishing and distributing untrue claims about a Syrian refugee.

China posts slowest economic growth in 18 months as optimism fades over stimulus

Blistering sharemarket rally of recent weeks recedes as expectations cool towards long-awaited ‘bazooka stimulus’ for ailing property sector. China posted its slowest growth in a year and a half on ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Mickey the cockatoo is free from his shopping centre prison. Here’s what you do when a bird flies in

Remaining calm, removing any food from the area, and locking up cats and dogs are among the first things to do if a feathered friend drops in. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

DA wants Menendez brothers resentenced, which could free them from prison for parents' murders

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on Thursday said he will seek resentencing for Lyle and Erik Menendez in their parents' murders.

China Isn't Planning a 'Bazooka' Stimulus---at Least Not This Year

Hopes that China is awaiting the results of the U.S. election to unveil a huge stimulus package are unikely to be fulfilled, though a smaller package is expected soon.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

A Saudi cartoonist has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, activists say

A Saudi cartoonist who once drew for a Qatari newspaper as a yearslong diplomatic crisis engulfed Doha has been sentenced to 23 years in prison

World - ABC News - October 15

'Penguin Bandit' who robbed multiple banks sentenced to 13 years in prison

A man whom authorities named the “Penguin Bandit” was sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison last week for robbing multiple banks in the Denver area.

Ukrainian father-son pair sentenced to 20 years in Belarus prison for terrorism

World - Yahoo News - October 24

Ukrainian father-son pair sentenced to 20 years in Belarus prison for terrorism

A father and son from Ukraine have been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each in Belarus after being convicted of preparing terrorist acts

World - ABC News - October 24

China Frees 68yearold Us Pastor David Lin after 18 Years in Prison

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