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Month: June 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends

Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a celebratory clenched fist as his supporters cheered Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga. Assange

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Authorities arrested an entire chapter of Hells Angels Motorcycle Club members in Bakersfield on allegations of kidnapping and robbery in a multi-department investigation.

Entire California Hells Angels chapter arrested in robbery, kidnapping investigation

By Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story     BAKERSFIELD, California (KCAL/KCBS) — Authorities arrested an entire chapter of Hells Angels Motorcycle Club members in Bakersfield on allegations of kidnapping and robbery in a multi-department investigation. The joint investigation, which included members with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Kern County Sheriff’s

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How troops convicted under a gay sex ban can apply for a pardon from Biden. Will benefits follow?

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says troops who were convicted under an old military policy criminalizing consensual gay sex can now apply for full pardons. That could restore their discharges from military service to an honorable status and pave the way for benefits. Potentially thousands of veterans are affected, but many questions

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Así es el árbol genealógico de la casa Targaryen en “House of the Dragon” y “Game of Thrones”

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Desde Aegon el Dragón hasta la princesa Daenerys, la casa Targaryen de “Game of Thrones” y “House of the Dragon” tiene un complicado árbol genealógico de reyes, reinas, príncipes y princesas atravesado por las guerras y por la tradición valyriana de casar a hermanos entre sí. El árbol genealógico

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Indictment alleges West Virginia couple used adopted Black children as ‘slaves,’ judge says

Associated Press A couple in West Virginia is set for trial later this year after some of their adopted children were found locked in a shed. Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather face charges including civil rights violations, human trafficking and forced labor. Lantz and Whitefeather are white. Four children whose initials are referenced

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US ambassador calls China’s tech support for Russia during Ukraine invasion a ‘major mistake’

SHANGHAI, China (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Beijing says China’s support for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine by providing technology for missiles and other weaponry is a “major mistake.” Ambassador Nicholas Burns made the remark in a speech in China’s financial hub of Shanghai. He also said China “is not neutral, but has effectively

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