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South Korea Court Jails Ex-Fiance Of Olympic Medalist For 13 Years
A South Korean appellate court on Thursday sentenced a former fiance of Olympic fencing medalist Nam Hyun-hee to 13 years in prison for swindling dozens of people out of more than 3.5 billion won ($2.5 million) under the guise of a chaebol heir.
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Actor Kasthuri, Who Was Jailed For Comments Against Telugu Community, Released
Actress Kasthuri was released from the Puzhal Central Prison here on Thursday, a day after she was granted conditional bail by a court in a case of alleged derogatory comment against Telugu speaking people.
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Hamas Says No Hostage-For-Prisoner Swap With Israel Unless Gaza War Ends
Hamas' acting Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in an interview with Al-Aqsa TV released on Wednesday that there would be no hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless the war in the Palestinian enclave ended.
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Odisha's Top Maoist Leader Wants To Pursue MA From Jail
Top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, currently in Odisha's Berhampur circle jail serving a life sentence, expressed his interest in pursuing MA in Public Administration through the Odisha State Open University (OSOU) this year, a prison official said.
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US Contractor To Pay $42 Million To 3 Iraqis Tortured At Baghdad Prison
A federal jury on Tuesday found US defense contractor CACI International liable for its role in torture at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad during the Iraq war.
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FTX Sues Binance and Ex-CEO Zhao, Seeking $1.8 Billion Clawback
FTX is seeking to claw back almost $1.8 billion it alleges was fraudulently transferred by Sam Bankman-Fried. Binance, Zhao and other Binance executives received the funds as part of a July 2021 share repurchase deal with Bankman-Fried, the FTX co-founder who is now in prison.
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Irish Man Faces Jail Over Negative Review For Dubai Dog Grooming Salon
A Northern Irish man may get up to two years in Dubai prison for writing a negative review of a dog grooming service.
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US Elections: When A Convict Ran An Entire Presidential Campaign From Jail
US Elections: In the 1920 US election, Eugene V. Debs, the Socialist Party presidential candidate, managed to secure nearly a million votes without ever stepping on the campaign trail.
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UP Man Poses As Army Officer, Demands Rs 50,000 On False Promises, Arrested
A man was arrested here on Sunday for allegedly posing as an Army officer and demanding Rs 50,000 from a person on the false promise of getting his family members released from prison, police said.
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Canada Woman With Alzheimer's "Relieved" At Assisted Suicide Policy Shift
Sandra Demontigny was afraid of being a prisoner in her own body: a 45-year-old diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, she worried about losing control of her life and burdening those she loves for years.
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Nancy Pelosi's Husband's Attacker Jailed For Life
A man who attacked the elderly husband of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer was sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday by a California state court, the district attorney general's office said.
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"I'm Empowered": Trump Advisor Steve Bannon Out Of Jail Ahead Of Polls
Steve Bannon, a prominent right-wing figure and former senior advisor to Donald Trump, was released from prison early Tuesday after spending nearly four months behind bars and just a week ahead of the US election.
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Egypt Proposes 2-Day Truce In Gaza With Limited Hostage-Prisoner Exchange
Egypt has proposed an initial two-day ceasefire in Gaza to exchange four Israeli hostages of Hamas for some Palestinian prisoners, Egypt's president said on Sunday as Israeli military strikes killed 45 Palestinians across the enclave.
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6 Russian Convicts Escape Prison Through Secret Tunnel, Manhunt Launched
Russian authorities announced a manhunt on Saturday after six convicts tunnelled their way out a correctional facility.
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Menendez Brothers, Jailed For Life For Killing Parents, Could Be Freed
Lyle and Erik Menendez, who in 1989 murdered their wealthy parents, could be released from prison after a US prosecutor said he would ask a judge to look again at their sentences.
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South Korea Court Jails Ex-Fiance Of Olympic Medalist For 13 Years
A South Korean appellate court on Thursday sentenced a former fiance of Olympic fencing medalist Nam Hyun-hee to 13 years in prison for swindling dozens of people out of more than 3.5 billion won ($2.5 million) under the guise of a chaebol heir.
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Actor Kasthuri, Who Was Jailed For Comments Against Telugu Community, Released
Actress Kasthuri was released from the Puzhal Central Prison here on Thursday, a day after she was granted conditional bail by a court in a case of alleged derogatory comment against Telugu speaking people.
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Hamas Says No Hostage-For-Prisoner Swap With Israel Unless Gaza War Ends
Hamas' acting Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in an interview with Al-Aqsa TV released on Wednesday that there would be no hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless the war in the Palestinian enclave ended.
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Odisha's Top Maoist Leader Wants To Pursue MA From Jail
Top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, currently in Odisha's Berhampur circle jail serving a life sentence, expressed his interest in pursuing MA in Public Administration through the Odisha State Open University (OSOU) this year, a prison official said.
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US Contractor To Pay $42 Million To 3 Iraqis Tortured At Baghdad Prison
A federal jury on Tuesday found US defense contractor CACI International liable for its role in torture at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad during the Iraq war.
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FTX Sues Binance and Ex-CEO Zhao, Seeking $1.8 Billion Clawback
FTX is seeking to claw back almost $1.8 billion it alleges was fraudulently transferred by Sam Bankman-Fried. Binance, Zhao and other Binance executives received the funds as part of a July 2021 share repurchase deal with Bankman-Fried, the FTX co-founder who is now in prison.
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Irish Man Faces Jail Over Negative Review For Dubai Dog Grooming Salon
A Northern Irish man may get up to two years in Dubai prison for writing a negative review of a dog grooming service.
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US Elections: When A Convict Ran An Entire Presidential Campaign From Jail
US Elections: In the 1920 US election, Eugene V. Debs, the Socialist Party presidential candidate, managed to secure nearly a million votes without ever stepping on the campaign trail.
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UP Man Poses As Army Officer, Demands Rs 50,000 On False Promises, Arrested
A man was arrested here on Sunday for allegedly posing as an Army officer and demanding Rs 50,000 from a person on the false promise of getting his family members released from prison, police said.
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Canada Woman With Alzheimer's "Relieved" At Assisted Suicide Policy Shift
Sandra Demontigny was afraid of being a prisoner in her own body: a 45-year-old diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, she worried about losing control of her life and burdening those she loves for years.
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Nancy Pelosi's Husband's Attacker Jailed For Life
A man who attacked the elderly husband of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer was sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday by a California state court, the district attorney general's office said.
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"I'm Empowered": Trump Advisor Steve Bannon Out Of Jail Ahead Of Polls
Steve Bannon, a prominent right-wing figure and former senior advisor to Donald Trump, was released from prison early Tuesday after spending nearly four months behind bars and just a week ahead of the US election.
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Egypt Proposes 2-Day Truce In Gaza With Limited Hostage-Prisoner Exchange
Egypt has proposed an initial two-day ceasefire in Gaza to exchange four Israeli hostages of Hamas for some Palestinian prisoners, Egypt's president said on Sunday as Israeli military strikes killed 45 Palestinians across the enclave.
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6 Russian Convicts Escape Prison Through Secret Tunnel, Manhunt Launched
Russian authorities announced a manhunt on Saturday after six convicts tunnelled their way out a correctional facility.
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Menendez Brothers, Jailed For Life For Killing Parents, Could Be Freed
Lyle and Erik Menendez, who in 1989 murdered their wealthy parents, could be released from prison after a US prosecutor said he would ask a judge to look again at their sentences.
