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Oakland, California – Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a U.S. federal court heard Tuesday in a trial against the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive to young users.
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Man booked over alleged sexual assault of part-timer hired via online platform
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- A man has been booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a part-timer at his home after hiring her for makeup services via online secondhand marketplace Karrot, police said Wednesday.
· KIM, SEONGHUN
Chinese national Jianfei Lu sentenced to 15 years in US$92m drug money scheme
The 31-year-old previously pleaded guilty to role in laundering illicit funds for outfit with ties to Mexican cartels
· Mark Magnier
Chinese national Jianfei Lu sentenced to 15 years in US$92m drug money scheme
The 31-year-old previously pleaded guilty to role in laundering illicit funds for outfit with ties to Mexican cartels
· Mark Magnier
Grieving parents confront Meta outside California courtroom: ‘My son was killed’
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· Justin Choi
Survivors of infected blood scandal say inquiry will 'let their voices be heard'
Niel Lake, Tristan Stanley and Tony David, who were all impacted by the tainted blood scandal, have been waiting decades for justice. (Australian Story: Greg Nelson)
· Hannah Meagher
Zamboanga declares Day of Mourning, suspends all classes after Ateneo shooting
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Comanchero bikie gang accused of plotting building industry empire
The Comanchero outlaw bikie gang is suspected of seeking to build a construction empire in Victoria via union-backed front companies and by infiltrating CFMEU ranks, according to law enforcement intelligence aired at a Queensland inquiry.
· Nick McKenzie
US sanctions ICC president, senior trial lawyer in latest attack on court
ICC. Exterior view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on December 9, 2025.
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Man charged with Commonwealth offences over alleged Islamophobic incident
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Former DOJ lawyer alleges Trump university antisemitism probes lacked evidence
A former US Department of Justice attorney has said the Trump administration's probes of US universities over accusations of antisemitism lacked evidence and had predetermined outcomes.
· REUTERS
US sanctions ICC chief Tomoko Akane of Japan
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan and another senior official as part of its campaign against the body that it accuses of being "politicized."
· Agence France-Presse
Ukraine war briefing: Would-be parcel bomber convicted in German court
Russian-led plot was exposed when participants sent trial packages carrying GPS trackers through Ukrainian and German post. What we know on day 1,638
· Warrenmurray
Minority Leader Jeffries Drops The Mask, Signals Democrats Are Coming For The Court
Hakeem Jeffries has developed a habit of saying out loud what his party once preferred to keep vague.
· Tyler Durden
Actor Hwang Jung-min faces trial involving woman claiming private relationship
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Renowned veteran actor Hwang Jung-min will face a formal civil trial against a woman who claims to have had a private relationship with him after rejecting a court-ordered mediation, judicial officials said Wednesday.
· Yoo Cheong-mo
Woman at centre of Swans sexual assault probe speaks to police
The woman at the centre of the sexual assault allegations engulfing the Sydney Swans has completed a formal statement to police about what occurred in the East Melbourne hotel room on Monday morning.
· Chris Vedelago, Christine Lacy
‘Armed and dangerous’ Mass. wife wanted over death of veteran police officer husband
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· David DeTurris
Tupac Shakur trial: lawyers share full account of killing as witnesses still refuse to testify
Murder trial of Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, 63, former South Side Compton Crips gang leader, opens in Las Vegas
· Lois Beckett
Derek Chauvin Seeks To Dismiss Charges In Death Of George Floyd
Derek Chauvin's legal team filed a new court petition Tuesday morning seeking to dismiss the charges against the former Minneapolis police officer and vacate his convictions, arguing that the case that sent him to prison for the death of George Floyd rested on a foundation that never had legal standing to begin with.
· Tyler Durden
Father charged with murder of infant daughter found dead in drug-filled Utah basement
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· Zoe Hussain
Multiple fans arrested at Cubs-White Sox game — but not over viral Wrigley Field melee
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· Christian Arnold
Swans ban five players for remainder of season amid police investigation
Sydney has suspended Riley Bice, Nick Blakey, Isaac Heeney, James Jordon and Chad Warner for the remainder of the 2026 AFL season.
Erin Patterson appeal live: mushroom murderer to challenge convictions over fatal beef wellington lunch
Victorian court of appeal to consider whether triple murder and attempted murder guilty verdicts should be quashed
· Adeshola Ore
Police release CCTV of Melbourne arson linked to bikies
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Vagrant accused of randomly stabbing NYC tourist at ‘murder McDonald’s’ charged with attempted murder
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· Ella Morrison
Georgia man charged with breaking into Greg Biffle’s home after NASCAR driver was killed in plane crash
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Three sanitation workers killed in Yeongcheon crash on way to work
Three sanitation workers were killed early Wednesday when a dump truck collided with their garbage truck at an intersection in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, police said.
· Lee Sun-young
Mushroom killer Erin Patterson appeals murder conviction
Convicted murderer Erin Patterson is today seeking to have her conviction overturned, while Crown prosecutors will seek to have her sentence increased and the prospect of parole removed.
· Judd Boaz
Cops respond to report of shooting near Tupac trial courthouse
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· Pierce Sharpe
Fauci Aide Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy That Shielded EcoHealth Records, Countered Lab-Leak Narrative
Dr. David Morens, the longtime senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, pleaded guilty in Greenbelt federal court on Tuesday to conspiracy to commit offenses and to defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. § 371). The plea caps a records scandal that began with hi…
· Tyler Durden
Boyfriend of Hayden Panettiere was at apartment when actor died
Police report shows Brian Hickerson and his brother, Zach Hickerson, were at Greenville, South Carolina, residence
· Associated Press
Parents of social media victims see Meta trial as pivotal for online safety
Opening statements are set to kick off Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children. (AP Video: Terry Chea)
· Kaitlyn Huamani
‘Violent and baseless raid’: Human rights group demands probe of police over Umm el-Fahm wedding
The Mossawa Center for Arab Citizens in Israel demanded on Tuesday that an immediate investigation be opened into police conduct during a Saturday night raid on a private wedding at the home of the Mustafa al-Afan family in Umm al-Fahm.
· YOAV ETIEL
Fuming homeowners rail against Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax rollout at fiery NYC Council hearing: ‘Where is the justice?’
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· Hannah Fierick, Craig McCarthy, Matt Troutman
Man charged with murder over alleged stabbing south of Brisbane
Police were called to a house in Beenleigh on Tuesday afternoon. (Supplied)
Minnesota official sues Texas governor to force ICE agent’s extradition
Minnesota’s attorney general is suing the governor of Texas to force the extradition of a federal agent charged with shooting and wounding a man during President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
· Evan Semones
Rubio Announces Sanctions Against International Criminal Court President & Top Lawyer
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Tuesday new sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye as tensions flare between the court and the Trump administration.
· Tyler Durden
Netherlands slams US sanctions on top ICC officials
Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen lashed out at the Trump administration on Tuesday after Washington sanctioned two senior officials at the International Criminal Court over probes targeting alleged Israeli crimes in Gaza.
· Milena Wälde
Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, court hears
Lawyers for Meta have been defending the company this year against several major lawsuits.
· Bbcnews
Colombia estimates quake damage at $9.6 billion
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — The powerful earthquake that killed hundreds of people in western Colombia caused $9.57 billion in economic losses, President Abelardo de la Espriella said on Tuesday, issuing a preliminary estimate.
· Agence France-Presse
Meta hooked children and misled public — prosecutors
OAKLAND — Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a federal court heard Tuesday in the trial of the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive to young users.
· Agence France-Presse
Comcast Turns Millions Of Routers Into Motion Sensors - The Same WiFi Signals Can ID You With 99.5% Accuracy
Dear Comcast customers: The internet gateway in your living room is now a motion sensor. It's free of charge, and the data can go to law enforcement without further notice. What's more, researchers have already shown that these same signals can identify exactly who is in the room.
· Tyler Durden
Bolivia arrests political adviser to Latin American right-wingers
Bolivia has arrested a prominent adviser to several right-wing political leaders in Latin America on suspicion of plotting a murder.
Harvard to pay $53m over theft and sale of human remains from medical school
Cedric Lodge, 58, sentenced in December to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts in national scheme
· Lucy Campbell
Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trial
ST. PAUL — Minnesota's attorney general sued the governor of Texas on Tuesday, seeking to compel the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with wounding a man and then lying to justify the shooting during the agency's crackdown in Minneapolis.
· Associated Press
US sanctions International Criminal Court president, senior prosecutor
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks alongside Paraguay’s Vice President Pedro Alliana (not pictured), in the Treaty Room at the State Department, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tierney L. Cross)
· Matthew Lee
Horror discovery on the sand at world-famous LA beach
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· Ross O'Keefe
European heatwave killed more people in one region than height of COVID — and locals still refuse AC: ‘They don’t want to be Americans’
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· Anthony Blair
Israeli strike reported to kill at least six in Gaza City
An Israeli strike has killed at least six people in Gaza City as an agreement aimed at ending hostilities remains stalled.
· Al Jazeera Staff