A federal grand jury in Virginia has returned a new 18-count indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, it adds 17 counts on top of the single charge he originally faced. [democracy id=”32″] The indictment charges Assange not only with getting classified info but also with publishing…
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Harvey Weinstein has reached a tentative $44M deal with women who accused him of sexual misconduct, his former film studio’s board and the New York AG to resolve lawsuits & compensate his alleged victims in this civil lawsuit. So his insurers pay but he doesn’t…
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Pirates of the Carribean movie star Geoffrey Rush wins a record $2.9 million in Australian currency, so that equals $1,993,418 in U.S. dollars in the defamation payout. The Oscar-winning actor had earlier offered to settle his case against The Daily Telegraph for $50,000 and an…
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Federal prosecutors in New York charge Michael Avenatti with additional financial crimes, including allegedly forging the signature of his former client Stormy Daniels and diverting nearly $300,000 owed to her into his own account. [democracy id=”2″] Those doctored documents Avenatti used to divert that $300,000…
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The Swedish Prosecution Authority says it has filed a request for Julian Assange to be detained in his absence in relation to an investigation into a rape allegation made against the WikiLeaks founder. If the court approves that he be arrested in absentia, the prosecutor…
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President Trump seems to have distanced himself from the recent controversial Alabama abortion law that was passed nearly banning all abortions in the state. Many Republicans have been dramatically against this. Missouri and Georgia recently made their own restrictive legislation on abortions this week as…
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President Trump’s latest financial disclosure report had been expected to provide a rare glimpse into whether his presidency has either helped or hurt his hotels, golf resorts and other parts of his business empire. President Donald Trump made at least $479 million in 2018, according…
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Missouri Senate has passed a bill that would ban abortions after 8 weeks. Only exceptions allowed would be for medical reasons. Rape/incest will not be considered as exceptions. The bill needs one more vote by the Republican-controlled House. The Governor will sign it. Missouri Senate…