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News House Intelligence Committee finds no collusion by Trump campaign with Russia
House Intelligence Committee finds no collusion by Trump campaign with Russia
Ashley Rundell
April 27, 2018 02:00:53 pm

The US House Intelligence Committee released its final report absolving the Trump campaign from involvement in Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. In the almost 250-page report, Republicans concluded that the year-long investigation has produced...

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News New report urges solutions to crime in Latin America
New report urges solutions to crime in Latin America
Ashley Rundell
April 27, 2018 12:34:28 pm

A new report by IGARAPÉ Institute outlines the continuing rise in crime in Latin America and demands urgent solutions. According to the report released Thursday, crime rates will continue to rise until new innovative preventive programs are implemented....

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News Guatemala votes to refer conflict with Belize to ICJ
Guatemala votes to refer conflict with Belize to ICJ
Ashley Rundell
April 16, 2018 03:29:18 pm

In a referendum Sunday, Guatemalans voted overwhelmingly to request that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) resolve the country's centuries-old territorial dispute with Belize. On Monday the government of Belize issued a press...

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News Former South Korea president will not appeal prison sentence
Former South Korea president will not appeal prison sentence
Ashley Rundell
April 16, 2018 02:19:22 pm

Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye , who was sentenced to 24 years in prison earlier this month, has decided not to appeal, according to a filing Monday. Park has submitted her intention not to proceed with...

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News Former South Korea president faces formal corruption charges
Former South Korea president faces formal corruption charges
Ashley Rundell
April 9, 2018 02:25:41 pm

South Korean prosecutors formally charged jailed ex-president Lee Myung-Bak on Monday with a slew of corruption charges, including bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power. These charges make him the country's fourth leader to face a criminal trial in...

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News First sentence handed down in Mueller investigation
First sentence handed down in Mueller investigation
Ashley Rundell
April 3, 2018 04:13:38 pm

In the first sentencing in the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Muller into Russian meddling, 33-year-old Dutch attorney Alex van der Zwaan was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in prison and a $200,000 fine, followed by two months...

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News Supreme Court reverses denial of qualified immunity in police shooting case
Supreme Court reverses denial of qualified immunity in police shooting case
Ashley Rundell
April 2, 2018 02:02:10 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday reversed a lower court denial of qualified immunity in a civil rights suit involving a shooting by a University of Arizona Police officer. Hughes, who was shot four...

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News BMW faces class action lawsuit over diesel emissions
BMW faces class action lawsuit over diesel emissions
Ashley Rundell
March 27, 2018 04:20:15 pm

Three plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging that BMW cheated during emissions tests of their diesel vehicles. The plaintiffs, individual...

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News Cambridge Analytica accused of violating election laws
Cambridge Analytica accused of violating election laws
Ashley Rundell
March 26, 2018 02:20:40 pm

Government watchdog group Common Cause filed a pair of legal complaints on Monday accusing Cambridge Analytica LTD and its affiliates of violating federal election laws that prohibit foreigners from participating in the decision-making process of US...

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News Former South Korea president arrested for corruption
Former South Korea president arrested for corruption
Ashley Rundell
March 22, 2018 03:14:32 pm

Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak was arrested and jailed early Friday on multiple corruption charges, including bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power. The Seoul Central District Court approved the arrest warrant based on serious allegations...

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