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Trump has a plan to steal the midterms. It will probably fail.
- in January 2025, many Americans have feared for the integrity of their nation's future elections. And not without reason. President Donald Trump made his contempt for democracy clear on January 6, 2021. Shortly after retaking office last year, he If concerns that Trump might unduly influence the 2026 midterms aren't new, however, they've grown markedly more plausible over the past two weeks. • Trump has said ...

Source: vox.com
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Ghislaine Maxwell pleads the Fifth but says she'd 'speak fully and honestly' if Trump grants her clemency
- Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer questions from the House Oversight Committee on Monday, but her attorney said she is "prepared to speak fully and honestly" if President Donald Trump grants her clemency . "Only she can provide the complete account" of Epstein's actions, David Oscar Markus said in a statement after Maxwell's brief virtual appearance before the panel in the morning, ...

Source: nbcnews.com
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Jimmy Lai sentenced: What happened to other HK pro-democracy protesters?
- Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's prominent pro-democracy prisoner and media mogul, was sentenced to 20 years in prison under Beijing's sweeping national security law on Monday in a high-profile case that has dragged on for five years. Lai, the founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, was first arrested in August 2020 and found guilty late last year on two counts of foreign collusion and one count of seditious ...

Source: aljazeera.com
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Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE had violent criminal records
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article First direct confirmation from DHS data that officials are wrongly stating administration's priority is those with criminal backgrounds A new internal Department of Homeland Security analysis obtained by CBS News confirms that the share of immigrants with violent criminal ...

Source: independent.co.uk
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UK leader Starmer fights for his job as Mandelson-Epstein revelations spark a leadership crisis
- LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a battle to stay in post as he comes under heavy criticism for his decision in 2024 to appoint veteran politician Peter Mandelson as the British ambassador to the U.S. despite the latter's ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer's judgment is in the spotlight like never before after the recent release of millions of ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
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Palace says King Charles will 'support' police probe into ex-Prince Andrew
- Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will "support" UK police assessing reports that the former Prince Andrew gave confidential information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The statement on Monday came after police said they were examining reports that the former prince, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, sent trade reports to Epstein in 2010. Thames Valley Police, which serves areas west of ...

Source: aljazeera.com
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Venezuela's top prosecutor orders the arrest of opposition leader's ally, hours after his release
- CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's top prosecutor said on Monday that his office had requested the arrest of one of the closest allies of opposition leader María Corina Machado , less than 12 hours after his release from a detention facility as part of a government move to free those facing politically motivated accusations. The attorney general's statement did not say whether Juan Pablo Guanipa was ...

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Two babies among 53 people dead or missing after boat capsizes off Libya
- A rubber boat carrying dozens of people has capsized off the coast of ‌Libya, leaving at least 53 people, including two babies, dead or missing. In a statement on Monday, the International Organization for ‌Migration (IOM) ‌said the vessel carrying 55 people had overturned north of the coastal city of Zuwara, in northwestern Libya, on February 6. The IOM said its teams provided two survivors with ...

Source: aljazeera.com
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Thailand's ruling Bhumjaithai party tops election that marks a conservative comeback
- – The Bhumjaithai Party of Prime Minister is on track to win the most seats in Thailand's general election, according to unofficial results released by the state Election Commission after about 94% of polling stations had reported Monday. It's the first decisive victory of a conservative party in Thailand in years. Sunday's election came against a backdrop of slow economic growth and heightened nationalist ...

Source: news4jax.com
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Republican calls on Trump ally Howard Lutnick to quit cabinet over Epstein files
- Congressman Thomas Massie says commerce secretary 'has a lot to answer for' over ties to late convicted sex offender US House member Thomas Massie has called for the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick – a fellow Republican – to resign over his ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . Massie, who co-authored a law mandating the release of the so-called Epstein files, appeared Sunday on CNN's ...

Source: theguardian.com