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Kim Kardashian attends the Breakthrough Prize awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 13, 2024.

US VP Harris hosts Kim Kardashian to discuss criminal justice reform

Nandita Bose |Updated 2 minutes ago |2 min read

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will host reality-television star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian at the White House on Thursday to discuss criminal justice reform, after President Joe Biden granted ...

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 04 October 2022. Harvey Weinstein was extradited from New York to Los Angeles to face sex-related charges. Etienne Laurent/Pool via

Reactions to court overturning Harvey Weinstein NY rape conviction

Reuters |Updated 2 minutes ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - Reactions were widespread to the overturning of Harvey Weinstein's 2020 New York conviction for sexual assault and rape on Thursday: DOUGLAS WIGDOR, LAWYER FOR EIGHT WEINSTEIN ACCUSERS: “Today’s decision is a major step back in ...

U.S. flag and TikTok logos are seen in this illustration taken, April 24, 2024.

Exclusive-ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say

Julie Zhu, Kane Wu |Updated 24 minutes ago |4 min read

By Kane Wu and Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer shutting down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in ...

The United Nations building is pictured in New York City, U.S., February 23, 2023.

UN chief calls for swift deployment of security mission to Haiti

Reuters |Updated 41 minutes ago |1 min read

(shortens headline) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on the new authorities in Haiti "to expedite the full implementation of the transitional governance arrangements" and for the swift deployment of an ...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to silence claims of extramarital sexual encounters during his 2016 presidential campaign. Jeenah Moon/Pool via REUTERS

US judge rejects Trump bid to throw out writer's $83.3 million defamation verdict

Reuters |Updated 42 minutes ago |1 min read

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's bid to throw out a $83.3 million defamation verdict in favor of the writer E. Jean Carroll, who said the former U.S. president defamed her after she accused him of raping ...

Muslim demonstrators pray at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 24, 2024.

Columbia University inspires national protest wave, swift response by authorities

Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien |Updated 51 minutes ago |3 min read

By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien NEW YORK (Reuters) - A stalemate at Columbia University over removing a student encampment to protest Israel's war in Gaza has spawned a wave of similar demonstrations on college campuses across the U.S., but ...

Single-family residential homes are shown under construction in Menifee, California, U.S., March 28, 2024.

US ban on worker noncompetes faces uphill legal battle

Daniel Wiessner |Updated 53 minutes ago |3 min read

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's ban on "noncompete" agreements commonly signed by workers is likely vulnerable to legal challenges, experts said, as some courts have grown increasingly skeptical of federal ...

The logo of Airbus is seen at the Milipol Paris, the worldwide exhibition dedicated to homeland security and safety, in Villepinte near Paris, France, November 15, 2023.

Canada exemption for Airbus from titanium sanctions is time-limited, says source

Reuters |Updated 57 minutes ago |1 min read

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The sanctions exemption that Canada granted Airbus to allow it to use Russian titanium in its manufacturing is available only for a limited time, a Canadian source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. The ...

Police said the couple became stranded approximately 45 km into the Highlands before 4 p.m. on Saturday. File

Guysborough County man charged with child pornography offences

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 53 minutes ago |1 min read Premium content

A 36-year-old Boylston, Guysborough County man has been charged with child pornography offences after an investigation by the RCMP’s provincial internet child exploitation unit. Police say they were directed to a home on Antigonish Guysborough Road ...

The shadow of a child who fled from attacks of armed militants in the Sahel region, is seen at a camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Kaya, Burkina Faso November 23, 2020. Picture taken November 23, 2020.

Burkina Faso army executed over 220 villagers in February, HRW says

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

DAKAR (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military in February summarily executed about 223 villagers, including at least 56 children, as part of a campaign against civilians accused of collaborating with jihadist militants, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said ...

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