Topic: Crime & Justice — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-18 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Slovakia will file a lawsuit with the EU’s Court of Justice challenging the bloc’s decision to ban imports of Russian gas, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said.
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[2026-04-18 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A federal judge in the United States has dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to access voter data from Rhode Island.
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[2026-04-18 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: LA mayor Karen Bass leads a city reeling from street disorder, a failed homelessness response, wildfires, depleted police staffing, and a fiscal crisis.
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[2026-04-18 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Court filings have indicated that lawyers for President Donald Trump are seeking a resolution with the Department of Justice over a $10bn lawsuit he filed against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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[2026-04-18 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Patrick Brear was part of a high-stakes Upper Murray police operation in the 1980s. (ABC News: Sarah Krieg)
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[2026-04-18 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jonathan Turley via jonathanturley.org,
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[2026-04-18 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ajay Bhatia (centre) represented ADI Predict Street months after settling an insider-trading case. (ABC News: Teresa Tan)
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[2026-04-18 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The man accused of killing conservative leading light Charlie Kirk was in court Friday for a marathon hearing as his lawyers argued to push his case back four months and to keep cameras out of the courtroom going forward.
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[2026-04-18 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People vote in Oak Creek, Wis., on Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
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[2026-04-18 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ex-Va. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and wife Cerina’s teen children were blessed from birth with sharp intellects and impressive athletic prowess, but for years suffered under the crushing weight of their parents’ toxic marriage and a father whose life and mental state were in freefall.
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[2026-04-18 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Saarland Holocaust memorial stele was defaced with feces for the 11th time since January last Wednesday, according to local officials, police, and an organization that maintains the site.
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[2026-04-18 06:28 UTC+10:00] [Rust film set shooting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Actor accused of acting negligently after firing loaded gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed
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[2026-04-18 06:28 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday appointed a high powered Presidential Commission led by Supreme Court Judge, Justice Gihan Kulatunga to investigate into coal procurements from the commencement of coal-based power generation in Sri Lanka up to April 16, 2026.
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[2026-04-18 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ALBANY – First responders like firefighters are seeing soaring costs and increased risks under New York’s trial-lawyer friendly car accident liability laws, Gov. Kathy Hochul charged Friday.
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[2026-04-18 06:20 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath while assuring that no fraud or irregularities have taken place in coal import process yesterday invited anyone with information about alleged irregularities related to coal procurements to present them to the Presidential Commission.
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[2026-04-18 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: FedEx killer Tanner Horner’s trial is being paused for several days while the judge in Fort Worth, Texas, determines what evidence the jury will be allowed to hear.
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[2026-04-18 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: There are times when you can see the major points of a thriller’s story coming, but don’t mind as much because the acting is solid and the writing provides enough tense moments. That’s what we get with Hulu’s new thriller Innate.
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[2026-04-18 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gov. Greg Abbott ’s office has threatened to cut state funding to three of Texas’ largest cities if they fail to change policies that the governor says limit police cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
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[2026-04-18 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of oil giant Chevron on Friday in a case that could impact environmental damage lawsuits.
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[2026-04-18 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced Friday that its National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED) thwarted fraud schemes targeting $340 million in taxpayer funds in its first week on the job — with more than $10 million paid back in restitution.
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[2026-04-18 05:55 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday, as part of an amnesty by a new president who ousted her government in a coup five years ago.
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[2026-04-18 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Bodycam footage shows the moment a New York police officer patrolling on horseback chases a suspected purse-snatcher around city streets.
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[2026-04-18 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: During a speech celebrating the 80th year anniversary of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Antonio Gutteres warned that international law was falling apart before the world’s eyes.
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[2026-04-18 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Warning: This story contains distressing content
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[2026-04-18 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — Daniel Kinahan, the alleged leader of one of Ireland’s biggest criminal networks, has been arrested in Dubai, Irish media reported Friday.
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[2026-04-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An attempted bank robbery in southern Italy turned into a tense hostage crisis, as armed suspects held 25 people inside a branch in Naples before escaping through an underground route, Rai News reported on Friday.
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[2026-04-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered the release on bail of former Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) Chairman Sarath Kongahage and former Additional Director General Devapriya Abeysinghe, who were arrested and remanded by the Bribery Commission on corruption charges.
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[2026-04-18 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A 13-year-old girl alleges she was violently restrained by an off-duty police officer during an arrest on a Perth train.
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[2026-04-18 05:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: One of the twisted brutes who livestreamed the racist torture of a white disabled man nearly a decade ago is back behind bars for chasing down and mugging a cyclist, according to police.
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[2026-04-18 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person early votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Fairfax County Government Center, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-18 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Lawyers for President Donald Trump are engaged in talks with the IRS to resolve a $10 billion lawsuit the president filed against his own tax collection agency over the leak of his tax information to news outlets between 2018 and 2020.
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[2026-04-18 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Actor Dylan Sprouse tackled a home invader who tried to break into his Hollywood Hills estate and held the suspect at gunpoint before restraining the burglar until police arrived.
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[2026-04-18 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — The murder case surrounding the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz is on track for a third trial, after a judge declined Friday to dismiss charges against the onetime New York shop clerk charged with abducting and killing the boy on his way to school.
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[2026-04-18 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-04-18 04:54 UTC+10:00] [Ireland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Arrest by Dubai police comes as Irish authorities issue warrant related to alleged organised crime offences
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[2026-04-18 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former New York City police sergeant Erik Duran stands during his sentencing hearing at the Bronx County Hall of Justice Thursday, April 9, 2026, New York, for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, Eric Duprey, who then crashed his motorized scooter and died. (AP Photo/Michael R.
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[2026-04-18 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner was seen cleaning the van he used to abduct and murder 7-year-old Athena Strand in disturbing security video taken from the vehicle.
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[2026-04-18 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Maricopa County Recorder candidate Arizona state Rep. Justin Heap, R-Phoenix, speaks during a campaign event, Oct. 22, 2024, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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[2026-04-18 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Wind turbines operate at Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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[2026-04-18 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A portrait of Charles Adair, who died after a deputy kneeled on his back in a Kansas jail, is displayed at a news conference held by his family and their attorneys at Friendship Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Hollingsworth, File)
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[2026-04-18 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The popular image of Theodor Herzl as a secular, assimilated Viennese journalist who stumbled into Zionism after covering the Dreyfus trial has never sat well with Yaakov Hagoel.
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[2026-04-18 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alabama’s Luther Davis (96) reacts after their 32-13 win over Florida in the SEC championship NCAA college football game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
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[2026-04-18 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From reboots of classic formats to true-crime deep dives and new comedy specials, this week’s streaming releases bring a mix of familiar concepts and fresh storytelling. Whether you’re after light entertainment, prestige drama or something more offbeat, there’s plenty to add to your watchlist.
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[2026-04-18 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Becky Pepper-Jackson is part of a potentially history-making case before the U.S. Supreme Court this summer. For now, the West Virginia high schooler is focused on her sophomore year track season, hoping it won’t be her last. (AP Video: John Raby, Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)
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[2026-04-18 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Steven Michael Johnson, best known as cancer-fighting T-shirt designer “Scuba Steve,” was arrested for allegedly impersonating a cop when authorities asked him to move his car at a local arts festival — but he claims it’s all a big “misunderstanding.”
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[2026-04-18 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New young German police officer trainees throw their hats in the air after taking their oath of service and officially entering the service for security, law and democracy in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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[2026-04-18 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: D4vd remained out of sight from the public for months, holed up in a $3.5 million Hollywood Hills home and surrounded by messy chaos before he was arrested for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
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[2026-04-18 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran will be released from prison as he fights his manslaughter conviction for fatally chucking a picnic cooler at a fleeing drug-suspect.
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[2026-04-18 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai Police on Friday announced an Irish citizen had been arrested over allegations he played a role in an organised criminal group involved in international crimes in his home country.
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[2026-04-18 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin has thanked the UAE for its cooperation following the arrest of the alleged drug kingpin Daniel Kinahan.
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