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FBI searches a Washington Post reporter's home as part of investigation

Hannah Natanson had a phone, two laptops and a Garmin watch seized. The Justice Department says this is part of an investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of taking home classified informatio...

Jan 15NPR NewsPolitics

FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe

The Washington Post says FBI agents have searched a reporter’s home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of sharing government secrets...

Jan 14ABC NewsPolitics

Iranian goes on trial in France ahead of possible prisoner swap

An Iranian went on trial in France Tuesday accused of promoting "terrorism" on social media in a case linked to a possible prisoner swap with two French citizens held by the Islamic republic for over ...

Jan 13France 24Politics

The Alexander brothers head to trial this week on sex-trafficking charges. Here's what's at stake.

Brothers Oren Alexander, Tal Alexander and Alon Alexander were arrested on sex trafficking charges in 2024. J Grassi/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images The Alexander brothers will stand trial on federa...

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California's Attorney General is investigating Grok's sexualized deepfakes

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said there was an "avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that xAI has produced." Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty I...

Jan 14Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Utah Man Gets Three Years for $2.9M Fraud Tied to Crypto Cash Scheme

The sentencing of a Utah man links investor fraud and unlicensed cash-to-crypto activity under the same prosecution....

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Renee Good's family mourns her death amid push for 'transparency' after ICE shooting

The family of Renee Maklin Good, the 37-year-old mother of three who was fatally shot by an ICE agent, is mourning her death after announcing a civil probe into her case....

Jan 15ABC NewscrimeImpact

The Atlantic, Penske, and Vox Media have all sued Google for antitrust violations

Lawsuits seeking damages from Google's illegal ad tech monopoly are piling up following the Justice Department's successful antitrust case . Vox Media, The Verge's parent company, is the latest in a w...

Jan 14The VergeeconomicsImpact

South Korean prosecutors demand death penalty for Yoon Suk-yeol over martial law

A Seoul court says an independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his imposition of martial law in Decembe...

Jan 13South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Hong Kong activist loses legal fight over prison shorts ban for female inmates

A jailed activist has lost a judicial review against a Hong Kong Correctional Services Department rule that prohibits female inmates from wearing shorts in summer, with the court ruling that the women...

Jan 13South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

WATCH: Oversight Committee will 'hold both Clintons in criminal contempt of Congress'

House Oversight Chair James Comer said the panel plans to move forward with contempt of Congress proceedings against the Clintons after they defied subpoenas for depositions in the Epstein probe....

Jan 14ABC NewsPolitics

Marine Le Pen aiming to win appeal trial on "technicality rather than emotion"

French ‍far-right leader Marine Le ​Pen softened her tone while answering judges' questions during her appeal trial in ⁠Paris but denied wrongdoing, after being barred from public office over a convic...

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ICE detainee dies of 'presumed suicide' at Texas detention facility, agency says

Victor Manuel Diaz, 36, of Nicaragua, died of a "presumed suicide" on Jan. 14 at Camp East Montana in El Paso, ICE said....

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Minneapolis Mayor Frey says he will 'of course' comply with DOJ probe

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey joined "This Week" amid ongoing protests in his city and a newly launched DOJ probe into his actions....

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Armed Robbers Steal $100,000 of Pokémon Card Merchandise, Hold Customers at Gunpoint

A Pokémon card store in Manhatten has become the latest target for thieves looking to steal merchandise featuring the lucrative pocket monsters — and this time, customers were held at gunpoint. Speaki...

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Italy's privacy watchdog, scourge of US big tech, hit by corruption probe

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/italys-privacy-watchdog-scourge-us-big-tech-hit-by-corruption-probe-2026-01-15/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

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France's Marine Le Pen returns to court as appeal could decide her 2027 presidential fate

A Paris appeal court will decide whether the far-right figurehead can run for president in 2027, as attention increasingly turns to her 30-year-old protégé and MEP Jordan Bardella....

Jan 13EuronewsPoliticsImpact

Counsel seeks death sentence for ex-S. Korean leader Yoon over martial law imposition

A court in South Korea confirms that an independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his martial law imposition in Decem...

Jan 13ABC NewsPoliticsImpact

Corsica: Former nationalist leader shot dead at his mother’s funeral

Alain Orsoni, who led the separatist Corsican Movement for Self-Determination before becoming the president of Corsican football club ‍AC Ajaccio, was killed by a long-range shot at his mother's funer...

Jan 13France 24crimeImpact

Autopsy finds Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia

A Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died after guards held him down, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday that ruled the death a hom...

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