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BBCWoman raped and killed on bench in Southall - court
A homeless man is on trial accused of the rape and manslaughter of Natalie Shotter.
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Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison for receiving illegal gifts
A former Singaporean Cabinet minister was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts, in a rare criminal case involving a minister in the Asian financial hub. Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran had pleaded guilty last week to one count of obstructing justice and four of accepting gifts from people with whom he had official business. Justice Vincent Hoong, in his ruling, said holders of high office "must be expected to avoid any perception that they are susceptible to influence by pecuniary benefits.”
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Mom Disappeared During Solo Hike in Japan. 17 Months Later, Her Backpack and a Single Shoe Were Found
"I have to hold out hope miraculously she is still alive, and until I hear otherwise, that’s the hope I’m holding onto," said Patricia Wu-Murad's husband
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Denzel Washington ‘had furious bust-up with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs at one of rapper’s parties’
As the rapper is in jail in New York awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, Denzel Washington is said to have told Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs he doesn’t “respect” anyone during a furious row at one of the musician’s infamous parties.
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Calvin Klein’s Ex-Boy Toy Slammed for Being Tenant From Hell
Calvin Klein’s ex-boy toy Nick Gruber has been accused of being a drug-slinging roommate from hell by a California man battling Parkinson’s Disease—and now a judge ruled the man must pay Gruber for the trouble.Santa Rosa resident Richard Jones told ABC 7 News that he and his husband, Alfonso Monreal, took Gruber in as a tenant in 2021. However, things quickly turned sour, according to Jones.“I don’t want this to happen to anybody else,” said a teary-eyed Jones in an interview with ABC 7 News hos
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Cambodian maid is arrested and deported by Malaysia for criticizing Cambodia leaders on social media
A Cambodian woman who worked as a maid in Malaysia has been deported to her homeland for comments she posted on social media criticizing Cambodian government leaders, in the latest example of a Southeast Asian government helping another arrest a dissident. A Cambodia prison official and an opposition activist group said Thursday that Nuon Toeun, 36, who had worked in Malaysia for several years, was arrested last week by Malaysian authorities following a request from the Cambodian government.
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MS-13 member ‘Little Devil’ lured four men into a Long Island park. They were then hacked to death by gang
Victims were killed after two of the men posted photos on social media showing them wearing items and flashing hand signs that wrongly suggested they were members of MS-13
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‘Vulnerable’ woman raped and killed by stranger on park bench, court told
Natalie Shotter, 37, was found dead on a bench in Southall Park, west London, on July 17 2021 after a night out.
- The Daily Beast
Judge Scolds ‘Privileged’ MAGA Election Official During Searing Sentencing
A Colorado judge threw the book at a MAGA folk hero on Thursday after bizarre scenes in court that included “magnetic mattresses” and courtroom outbursts. Tina Peters, the infamous election-denying Colorado clerk who tried to help Donald Trump overturn 2020 election results, was sentenced to nine years in prison—a far cry from probation, as her attorneys had asked for. Peters, 68, was found guilty last month of allowing a man associated with MyPillow’s Mike Lindell to enter the Mesa County elect
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A North Korean defector who struggled in South Korea stole a bus and tried to drive across the border, police say
A North Korean defector who escaped to the South more than a decade ago was detained after attempting to cross back into North Korea on a stolen bus, police said.
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Yazidi woman kidnapped by IS as a child 10 years ago freed from Gaza captivity
A Yazidi woman who was kidnapped by Islamic State as a child before being sent to Hamas in Gaza has been rescued after more than a decade in captivity.
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Memories and prayers are shared at small-town funeral for the victims of horrific Thai bus fire
At a Buddhist temple in central Thailand, Wichan Seubsaichan recalled his 9-year-old son as a well-mannered boy who loved school and sports, and enjoyed participating in many activities since he was a toddler. The boy, Reutthawat, had been asking him for a new pair of soccer shoes. On Thursday, Wichan laid a brand-new pair of shoes, a soccer ball, and colorful sporting t-shirts along with a tray of food and beverages on top of a silver and blue patterned coffin, in front of which stood a portrait of a beaming wide-eyed boy in a white tunic with a purple brocade sash running across his chest.
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5 Chinese nationals charged with covering up midnight visit to Michigan military site
U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were confronted in the dark near a remote Michigan military site where thousands of people had gathered for summer drills. The five, who were University of Michigan students at the time, were not charged for what happened at Camp Grayling in August 2023. The FBI noted in the Tuesday court filing that there have been instances of college students from China taking photos of vital defense sites in the United States.
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Restraining order renewed for Chinese woman facing racist abuse from ex-Seattle cop
On Sept. 24, a King County Superior Court judge renewed a 10-year restraining order for Zhen Jin, a Chinese American woman who, along with her elderly uncle, has faced ongoing racist abuse from her neighbors, Agnes Miggins and former police officer Burton Hill, in their condominium complex. Jin had requested a permanent restraining order, but the court decided to extend the current order until Sept. 24, 2034. The couple accused Jin of trying to kill their dog by leaving chicken bones in the condo’s courtyard, escalating into verbal abuse, including sexist slurs from Hill, who called Jin a “dumb f*cking ch*nk” and a “stupid f*cking c*nt.”
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Weeping families mourn Thai school bus crash victims
Grieving families wept as they offered prayers on Wednesday for 23 children and their teachers killed in a horrifying Thai school bus fire, as the government vowed a crackdown on unsafe vehicles.Teachers and students at a number of schools around Thailand laid white flowers to mourn those killed in the blaze, believed to be the kingdom's deadliest road accident in a decade.
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Haiti gang attack leaves at least 20 dead
Members of one of the country's armed groups raided a small town forcing residents to run for their lives.
- Variety
Kim Kardashian Demands Menendez Brothers Be Freed: ‘We Owe It to Those Little Boys Who Lost Their Childhoods’
After visiting Erik and Lyle Menendez in prison, Kim Kardashian has penned an essay demanding the brothers be freed, after they were convicted of killing their parents in 1996. “We are all products of our experiences. They shape who we were, who we are, and who we will be. Physiologically and psychologically, time changes us, …
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‘I don’t have the energy to be displaced again’: Lebanon’s capital reels after Israeli strikes
When Israel struck the center of Beirut in the early hours of Thursday, it seemed to wipe out what little sense of safety remained in the Lebanese capital.
- Evening Standard
Sexual predator who filmed attack on woman outside his home is jailed for 14 years
Heilab Assefa was tackled by police after reports a woman had been assaulted
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Former Los Angeles cop charged with giving meth to and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl
Former deputy Benny Caluya started his law enforcement career in 1979 and faces 10 years in prison if convicted