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Jul 07 2022
News
Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court as her trial resumes
Russia continued to make its case against Brittney Griner at her trial on Thursday, more than 140 days since the WNBA star was arrested at a Moscow-area airport on drug charges.
It marks Griner's second court appearance since her trial began in earnest last Friday. A judge had previously ordered her to be detained for the length of the trial, which her lawyer has said could last up to
NPR (Online News)Mar 24 2022
Opinion
I’m the Prime Minister of Estonia. Putin Can’t Think He’s Won This War.
To anyone who lived under Soviet occupation, reports from Ukraine replay scenes we thought we would never see again. The bombing of civilians and the wanton destruction of buildings recall the carnage unleashed on the European continent by Hitler and Stalin. In Mariupol, a port city subjected to a brutal, horrifying siege, residents are reportedly being deported to faraway places in Russia
Guest Writer - CenterFeb 25 2020
News
DC Sniper May Get Parole After Virginia Governor Northam Signs Juvenile Sentencing Law
A sniper who terrorized the D.C. area and was sentenced to life in prison may get parole after Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed a juvenile sentencing law into effect Monday.
The law allows prisoners who were convicted of crimes before they turned 18 and are serving life terms to be considered for parole after they spent at least 20 years in prison, Fox 5 DC reported.
The Daily CallerMar 23 2022
Analysis
What is a war crime and could Putin be prosecuted over Ukraine?
US President Joe Biden has called Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" - when discussing the conflict in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson have previously both accused Russia of carrying out war crimes.
What is a war crime?
It may not seem like it, but "even war has rules", as the International Committee of the Red Cross puts it
BBC NewsFeb 26 2022
News
Ukraine’s boats attack ships evacuating Ukrainian troops who surrendered on Snake Island
At least 16 Ukrainian naval boats attempted to attack the Black Sea Fleet ships that were evacuating the Ukrainian troops who had laid down their arms and surrendered on Snake Island, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing on Saturday.
He added that the boats could have been directed by US drones.
"On the evening of February 25, during the
TASSApr 20 2022
News
UK court approves extradition of Julian Assange to US
A court has formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the US on espionage charges, in what will ultimately be a decision for the UK home secretary, Priti Patel.
The Wikileaks co-founder, who has the right of appeal, appeared by videolink during the Westminster magistrates court hearing, which one of his barristers described as a “brief but significant moment in the case”.
The GuardianMar 13 2022
News
Over 100 House Democrats Tell Biden to Halt Immigration Detention Expansion
More than 100 House Democrats sent a letter to the Biden administration on Thursday calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to suspend detention expansion, phase out private for-profit facilities, and conduct a review of all ICE detention facilities.
The letter, which is led by Representatives Pramila Jayapal, Raul Grijalva and Jason Crow, states that after the White
NewsweekJan 04 2021
News
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange shouldn’t be extradited to US, UK judge rules
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won his legal battle against being extradited from the UK to face espionage charges — after a judge decided he would likely commit suicide if sent to the US.
District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that it would be “oppressive” to extradite the 49-year-old Australian because of his mental health as he faced up to 175 years in prison for
New York Post (News)Feb 20 2022
News
Jeffrey Epstein associate Jean-Luc Brunel, ex-Miami modeling agent, found dead in Paris jail
Jeffrey Epstein’s former business partner and alleged accomplice in trafficking and sexually abusing girls, Jean-Luc Brunel, was found dead Saturday in his French jail cell, according to French authorities.
The death of Brunel, once a fixture in Miami Beach’s modeling industry, resembles Epstein’s death by hanging in a New York prison cell in August 2019 that was ruled a suicide. The
Miami HeraldApr 15 2022
News
Childhood Transgender Treatments Create ‘Life-Long’ Patients: Alabama Doctor
Amid a groundswell of debate over the rationality of minors receiving medical treatment to change their genders, one Alabama physician is speaking about the long-term effects of pharmaceutical and surgical alterations and how they can make a child “a life-long patient.”
Patrick Lappert, a plastic surgeon with Lappert Skin Care in Alabama, spoke in favor of state Senate Bill 184 in
The Epoch Times