A former top aide to California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been indicted on federal charges alleging her involvement in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Health Secretary Xavier Becerra. Dana Williamson was arrested and appeared in court Wednesday in Sacramento. She pleaded not guilty to all charges, and a judge ordered her...
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Powerful Philippine Politicians Will Be In Jail By Christmas For Corruption Scandal, President Says
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday that many of at least 37 powerful senators, members of Congress and wealthy businesspeople implicated in a massive corruption scandal involving flood control projects would be locked up in jail by Christmas, as he tried to quell public outrage and street protests. Marcos said an independent fact-finding commission he created has...
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Singer Akon Arrested Near Atlanta For Missing Court Over Suspended License
Hip-hop artist Akon was arrested last week in suburban Atlanta after he didn’t show up in court to face a ticket for driving with a suspended license. Police records show Akon, whose legal name is Aliaune Thiam, was arrested Friday by police in Chamblee, just northeast of Atlanta. Akon was taken to the DeKalb County...
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Apple Removes Two Gay Dating Apps In China To Comply With Government Order
Apple said it has removed two popular gay dating apps from its app store in China, in compliance with an order from the country’s cyberspace regulator, stoking fears within the country’s LGBTQ community. The same-sex dating and social apps Blued and Finka suddenly became unavailable to download on iOS devices over the weekend, while users of Android devices...
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Indian Government Calls Deadly Car Blast A Terror Attack By ‘Anti-National Forces’
India’s Cabinet on Wednesday called this week’s deadly car explosion in the capital a terror attack carried out by “anti-national forces,” though it did not release any new evidence linked to the blast. Earlier Wednesday, authorities said several suspects had been arrested in the disputed Kashmir region as part of the investigation into the blast Monday near...
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Top Ukrainian Ministers Submit Their Resignations As The Country Is Rocked By A Corruption Scandal
As Russia’s renewed attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure cause rolling blackouts ahead of winter, a major embezzlement and kickbacks scandal involving the state-owned nuclear power company has put top officials under scrutiny. It’s fast becoming one of the most significant government crises since Moscow’s full-scale invasion, with media reports implicating a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy....
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“The Other One Is For Your Wife. How Many Wives?” Trump Hilarious Question To Syrian President Ahmed Hussein Al-Sharaa, While Gifting Him A Perfume
President Donald Trump gave the President of Syria Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa a bottle of Trump cologne earlier this week when he visited the White House. Trump questioned: “The other one is for your wife. How many wives? Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa replied: “One. Trump: “With you guys, I never know.”
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Experts Warn Italy’s Long-Declining Birth Rate Shows No Sign Of Recovery
Italy’s birth rate has dropped to a record low of 1.13 children per woman with only 370000 babies born last year being the lowest record since 1861 and the 16th year in a row in which the figure declined. According to ISTAT, in the first seven months of 2025 the negative trend continued, with just...
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California Revokes 17,000 Commercial Driver’s Licenses For Immigrants
California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be in the U.S., state officials said Wednesday. The announcement follows harsh criticism from the Trump administration about California and other states granting licenses to people in the country illegally....