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Wealth, drugs and rape: US luxury real estate stars convicted of sex trafficking
Three brothers, including two of America’s most successful luxury real estate brokers, were convicted of sex trafficking charges on Monday after a five-week trial over accusations that they used drugs and force to rape scores of women they had dazzled with their wealth and opulent lifestyle. The verdict came after 11 women testified they were…
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Iran war is already bolstering Russia in Ukraine
The American and Israeli attacks on Iran and the confusion within the United States over the war’s objectives are making headlines. The attacks, and Iran’s counter-tactics of targeting American military bases and allies in the region, is having geopolitical ramifications beyond Iran’s borders. The surge in oil prices is just one way the war is…
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Dort apologizes to Jokic after another flagrant
OKLAHOMA CITY — Thunder wing Luguentz Dort said he apologized to Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic after committing a second fourth-quarter flagrant foul on him in the past two weeks. “Just lost in the competition,” Dort told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. “But shook his hand, [said] ‘great game’ and I apologized that that happened.” Dort’s flagrant…
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Amazon holds engineering meeting following AI-related outages
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No clear Iran endgame as Trumps position shifts by the hour
On Monday, oil prices briefly touched $120 a barrel before falling back after President Trump told CBS the “war is very complete, pretty much”, claiming Iran has “no navy, no communications, no air force.” Earlier, however, his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had said the war was just beginning. Asked about the contradiction, Trump said both…
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Looking ahead to the NHLs Central Division playoff battle
The 2026 NHL trade deadline has come and gone. The Toronto Maple Leafs sent players away, the Foligno brothers will play together on the same hockey team for the first time, Colton Parayko didn’t go to the Buffalo Sabres, and the rich seemingly got richer. That’s particularly true in the Central Division. The three top…
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TikTok gets green light to stay in Canada, reversing earlier ban
Canada will allow TikTok to continue operating in the country, a complete reversal after the government had previously ordered the social media company to close its Canadian division for security reasons. In November 2024, under former prime minister Justin Trudeau, Canada ordered ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese owner, to wind down its Canadian subsidiary. That would not…
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