Los Angeles Times

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BOSTON –– In a busy week in the college admissions scandal, some accused parents have decided to cooperate with prosecutors. One couple who balked, however, were indicted with an added charge of money laundering, indicating that the government is rea

Reason

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Lucio Delgado was proud to have the chance to become an American citizen after moving to the U.S. from Mexico six years ago. But his dreams were dashed when he flunked the reading portion of the naturalization test. Delgado is blind, but examiners re

The Australian Women's Weekly

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A very profound read about actress Susan Sarandon (My Year of Letting Go, AWW, March). Her wisdom about what is important and her empathy as an actor made this story a very giving one. S. Yarrow, Tamborine Mountain, Qld Sexual abuse and rape is no

Chat Specials

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Standing outside the police station, I was minding my own business. At just 16-years-old, I was proud to be a cadet within my local police force. However, on this day, at the end of my shift, a car drove past and hurled racist abuse at me. I was a bi

The Independent

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Nearly three years later, former Nissan executive Greg Kelly is still wondering why the questions that led to his arrest and trial in Japan weren’t simply taken up in the automaker's corporate boardroom. Kelly, an American lawyer who worked for thre

New Idea

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Jody Harris was branded Australia’s greatest con woman by police – and for good reason! She pilfered hundreds of thousands of dollars from bank accounts across the eastern seaboard. She posed as an air hostess, doctor, psychiatrist and police woman w

India Today

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Madhya Pradesh forest minister Kunwar Vijay Shah plans to create a riot police squad of sorts within the forest department and has given orders for the outfit to be trained in controlling and, if necessary, teargassing, unruly crowds. A seven-term ML

NPR

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A judge says Kyle Rittenhouse, accused in the deadly shooting of protesters in Kenosha, Wis., can stay in Illinois until Sept. 25 to assemble his legal defense team.

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

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Tell me, into which America are young girls to put their faith? The one that has wholeheartedly celebrated the outstanding athleticism, the steely grace and unshakable comradery of sisterhood that is the U.S. women's soccer team? Those are the uplift

NPR

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The New Yorker reports the women, with whom Schneiderman had romantic relationships, say he physically abused them. Schneiderman denies the accusations but says they prevent him from doing his work.

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

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Looking back, it's ironic to remember how the charges against Bill Cosby were not taken seriously until after they became a joke. The joke was told on a stage in Philadelphia four years ago by rising Chicago-based actor-comedian Hannibal Buress. Bure

You South Africa

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SOPHIA MACY has landed on her feet more than a year after her mom, actress FELICITY HUFFMAN (57), was charged in the college admissions scam that made waves around the world. Sophia (19) has been accepted to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh,

Independent on Saturday

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SOCIAL media was abuzz yesterday over allegations of a sex scandal involving prominent media personality, Katlego Maboe. The scandal gave rise to #Katlego and #Nikita, in relation to Nikita Murray, the woman he admitted to having an affair with in a

New Idea

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Heather Locklear has sparked speculation she’s getting married to childhood sweetheart Chris Heisser, but friends and family fear the marriage is doomed to fail. The star, 58, stepped out in Los Angeles recently with a massive diamond ring on her en

NPR

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The court said that it dismissed the case after determining that Lochte's robbery claim made to NBC did not constitute filing of a fake report, a crime punishable by up to 18 months in prison.

The Atlantic

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The secretary of labor, under fire for his handling of a sex-trafficking case, spoke for 53 minutes without saying he was sorry.

Writing Magazine

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‘Lockdown served me well,’ writes subscriber Barbara Fagan Speake. ‘I used the downtime from many of my regular activities to write two further books in the Detective Annie Macpherson series. Annie, a Scottish detective working in the Greater Manches

Independent on Saturday

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WITH Covid-19 having made life generally difficult for all, many losing their jobs and others hard-pressed to make ends meet on reduced salaries, the last thing we need is people preying on the vulnerable for their few remaining rand. And with the po

Futurity

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Police departments have embraced body-worn cameras as a tool for reducing police misconduct and building trust between law-enforcement officers and the communities they serve, but do they work? A randomized-controlled trial conducted within the Washi

Chicago Tribune

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CHICAGO - The Cook County Forest Preserve District police officer who was caught on video seemingly ignoring a woman's call for help has resigned, the district announced late Wednesday. Officer Patrick Connor's resignation is effective immediately, a

NPR

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Sheriff's deputies arrested William Strampel, 70, who was dean of Michigan State's College of Osteopathic Medicine. He took a leave of absence in December.

Weekend Argus Saturday

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A CASE of fraud has been opened against the George municipality after it was discovered that there were irregularities linked to a R350 million investment. The investment was made with Old Mutual more than three years ago. Last Friday municipal counc

Sunday Independent

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IT IS the end of the road for disgraced Public Service Commission (PSC) director-general Dr Dovhani Mamphiswana, who appointed his mistress as a chief director for professional ethics. On Tuesday, retired judge Cynthia Pretorius, who chaired a discip

New Zealand Listener

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The history of Centrepoint, the alternative-lifestyle and therapeutic commune that became a byword for child sexual abuse and cult-like behaviour under the leadership of Bert Potter, is being re-examined in a new documentary. It’s nearly 30 years sin

Sunday Tribune

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MERVYN NAIDOO AN ESTATE agent, who preyed on an elderly woman’s vulnerability and need to find a suitable home, pleaded guilty to 58 counts of fraud which related to scamming the unsuspecting client into parting with more than R2.1 million, but deli

Independent on Saturday

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The man responded to the allegations via his attorneys, Livingston Leandy in uMhlanga. Mohamed Mota, in an email to the Independent on Saturday’s sister paper, the Saturday Star, said: “(The man) has no knowledge of any allegations being made by thre

Saturday Star

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THEY were meant to be a game changer in the fight against crime on the streets of Johannesburg – a new crop of officers who would double the size of the metro police force. But a year after they had their passing out parade, the 1 085 cadets are the

Horse & Hound

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JOCKEY CLUB chief executive Delia Bushell has resigned amid claims of gross misconduct and a “deeply unpleasant ‘stitch-up’”. The Jockey Club said this came after an independent review into a “wide range of allegations about her conduct, which the bo

Weekend Argus Saturday

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A LOWER Crossroads man accused of intimidation made a brief appearance in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Shaun Madolo was allegedly seen in a video clip that was shared on social media in October threatening to shoot all boys from the

Chicago magazine

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In 2016, Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble produced Bindis and Bruises, a performance focused on sexual assault and domestic violence among Indian Americans. At the same time, artistic director Sara Maslanka was going through hell — she had to file an ord