Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned by New York appeals court
A New York court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction for rape, ordering a new trial in the landmark "MeToo" case.
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HuffPostEx-Trump White House Attorney Has Damning Prediction For Classified Docs Judge
Ty Cobb said Judge Aileen Cannon is "not capable of ruling intelligently or fairly."
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Missing trucker's body found in rig in N.L., after remains missed during Ontario police search
The remains of a Newfoundland trucker who went missing in Ontario two weeks ago were found in the back of his truck's trailer in his home province, even though his rig was a key piece of evidence in the search and the place where he was last seen.The Ontario Provincial Police confirmed Tuesday that Brian Lush's body was recovered inside the truck's trailer in Port aux Basques, N.L.On Monday, the OPP had only said that Lush had been found dead. A news release did not disclose where. Lush, who liv
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Lobster plant fined $350k, banned from hiring foreign workers for 2 years
A lobster processing plant in northeastern New Brunswick has been fined more than $365,000 and banned from hiring temporary foreign workers for two years. LeBreton Fisheries in Grand-Anse, on the Acadian Peninsula, was previously fined $30,000 for failing to provide a work environment free of harassment and reprisal.In a decision made in April, Immigration Canada found that the employer violated the same rule again and four new ones.It found that pay or working conditions did not match the worke
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Mexico surfer deaths: Man charged confessed to girlfriend, court told
Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their US friend Jack Carter Rhoad disappeared last month.
- People
Deaf Man Was Killed in Road Rage 'Honking Incident,' Says Family, as 2 Charged with Murder
Ryan Hawkins died after he was allegedly shot on the highway and ejected from his car, which landed in a pond, say police
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Super-aged Japan now has 9 million vacant homes. And that’s a problem
The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ever-declining population.
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Retired police dog was abandoned by handler at animal shelter, Georgia sheriff says
An investigation is underway, officials say.
- People
Woman Killed Her Husband and Sister Before She Was Fatally Shot by Brother: Police
Police say Angela Gosser killed her husband Larry Gosser and sister Jennifer Wilson and was allegedly killed by her brother Darryl Wilson after attacking him
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NAACP calls on Biden to pardon Marilyn Mosby, who they say was Trump victim
The NAACP on Tuesday led a group of civil rights organizations in calling for President Biden to pardon Marilyn Mosby, a former state’s attorney for Baltimore. Mosby was convicted in February on a federal charge of making a false mortgage application in order to secure a lower interest rate. The conviction followed a November 2023 conviction on two…
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Calgary doctor facing new sexual assault charge
A Calgary family doctor has been charged with sexual assault — the fourth time he's been accused of the same offence since 2017.On Wednesday, police announced Dr. Ali Ayyaz Chatha, 34, faces one count of sexual assault stemming from an alleged incident in January 2023.Court records show Chatha was charged with sexual assault on three previous occasions involving three different women but has never been convicted of that offence.Defence lawyer Jennifer Ruttan who represents Chatha issued a brief
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Crown stays all charges against Edmonton hot tub company, owner
Crown prosecutors have paused prosecuting dozens of charges laid by Service Alberta's consumer investigations unit against an Edmonton hot tub company.Sunray Manufacturing Inc., its owner Brad Roberts, and a salesperson were facing 49 counts of violating Alberta's Consumer Protection Act. Roberts and the salesperson were also facing criminal charges for eight counts of fraud under $5,000. Some of the charges were laid in March and others were laid last year.Sunray Manufacturing operates as Sun R
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A man points a gun at a church pastor before getting tackled. Then the suspect’s relative is found dead in the gunman’s home
An armed man gave no warning as he walked toward the front of Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in Pennsylvania on Sunday, raised a gun toward the pastor’s face and pulled the trigger.
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Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man’s family said Wednesday. Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, was in his off-base apartment in Fort Walton Beach when the shooting happened on May 3. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said in a statement that Fortson was on a Facetime call with a woman at the time of the encounter.
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Hundreds of charges laid in OPP child sexual abuse investigation
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) revealed what the service is calling the "staggering results" of a series of investigations into online child sexual abuse and exploitation Wednesday.The multi-jurisdictional investigations involved 27 police services from across the province, including those in the Greater Toronto Area.Det. Staff Sgt. Tim Brown told reporters Wednesday that the investigations focused on people who make, access and distribute child sexual abuse material.There are now 64 people acr
- Charlotte Observer
26-year-old kills man and steals $60, then gets wings for her and boyfriend, cops say
The woman’s mother recognized her daughter in a video police shared from the scene, Tennessee authorities said.
- People
5-Month-Old Baby Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest at Legoland, Woman Arrested
The child was “seriously injured” at the theme park on May 2 and died in the hospital on May 5, police say
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$300K worth of product stolen from several LCBO stores across the province, 2 men arrested
Two men found sleeping in a stolen car in St. Catharines, Ont., have been arrested as part of an investigation into more than 100 thefts from LCBO stores across the province.Police say more than $300,000 worth of product was taken in more than 100 thefts from LCBO stores, including some located in Guelph.Arrests were made on Sunday afternoon, when Guelph Police found the men sleeping inside a stolen car in St. Catharines. With help from Niagara police, they blocked in the car with the sleeping m
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Man arrested for murder hours after being released from Prince Albert, Sask., police custody
A man accused of second-degree murder in Prince Albert, Sask. was released from police custody earlier that day.Officers arrested 29-year-old Everett Constant on Saturday following a "violent family dispute" at a residence on 28th Street W., according to the Prince Albert Police Service.There, police found 51-year-old Beverly Constant dead.But that wasn't the police's first encounter with Everett Constant on the weekend.On Friday, officers were called to the same residence to help paramedics, an
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Ex-Army soldier convicted of murdering pregnant 19-year-old in Germany 22 years ago
A 42-year-old former U.S. Army soldier faces life in prison after being convicted this week of killing a pregnant 19-year-old fellow soldier on a U.S. Army base in Germany more than 22 years ago.
- People
Inside the Final Days Before American and 2 Australian Brothers Were Found Slain in Mexican Well
American Jack Carter Rhoad and his friends, Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, were shot to death while surfing and camping in Baja California