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Lawsuit accuses Sean 'Diddy' Combs of trafficking, sexual assault and abuse

8:59am November 17, 2023

R&B Singer Cassie Ventura has filed a civil lawsuit against hip-hop mogul Sean Combs, alleging she suffered physical and sexual abuse for more than a decade.

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According to a new federal lawsuit, Sean Combs is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking his former partner Cassandra Ventura.

Hip-Hop mogul Sean Combs accused of trafficking, sexual assault and abuse in lawsuit

7:37pm November 16, 2023

by Andrew Limbong

Combs' former partner, the singer Cassie, filed the federal lawsuit in Manhattan on Thursday. In it, she describes being drugged, raped, and forced to perform sexual acts with male sex workers.

Climate activists protest on the first day of the ExxonMobil trial outside the New York State Supreme Court building on 2019. Last month, prosecutors described how ExxonMobil tried to take advantage of material stolen by hackers working for Aviram Azari.

Private detective who led a hacking attack against climate activists gets prison time

6:18pm November 16, 2023

Aviram Azari was sentenced to almost seven years in prison on Thursday. Azari directed a group of hackers that targeted thousands of victims globally, including U.S. climate activists.

Florida drag shows win temporary victory in Supreme Court

4:25pm November 16, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the law to ban "children" from "adult live performances" that feature sexual conduct. While the law doesn't refer to drag shows, it is widely seen as aimed at them.

Shy'Kemmia Pate was just 8 years old when she was last seen at her residence in Unadilla, Ga., on Sept. 4, 1998. Twenty-five years later, her family is still hopeful for her safe return as they continue the search efforts for her.

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25 years later, a Georgia mother isn't giving up on finding her missing daughter

1:47pm November 16, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Shy'Kemmia Pate was just 8 years old when she vanished from her family's porch in Unadilla, Ga., on Sept. 4, 1998. She has not been heard from or seen ever since.

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U.K. government wants to work around Supreme Court ruling on migrant deportations

4:19pm November 15, 2023

by Willem Marx

Britain's Supreme Court has ruled a government plan to ship migrants to Rwanda illegal. The government says it will try to enact a law permitting the deportations.

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IDF troops enter Al Shifa hospital as thousands of civilians and staff shelter inside

4:19pm November 15, 2023

by Peter Kenyon

The Israeli military said its troops went into the main hospital complex in Gaza City overnight — where conditions for patients and medical staff have been growing increasingly desperate.

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A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death threats

4:19pm November 15, 2023

A federal warden claims he tried to stop the abuse at his prison complex in Illinois, but faced threats from his staff and obstacles from his bosses.

Amanda Zurawski is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights against Texas. Here, she arrives at the Austin courthouse where a hearing was held on July 20.

20 women are now suing Texas, saying state abortion laws endangered them

3:47pm November 15, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

7 women who were denied reproductive health care in Texas have joined an ongoing lawsuit.

This trans college athlete is being faced with an impossible decision

4:36pm November 14, 2023

by Laine Kaplan-Levenson

The story of one trans college athlete who is being forced to choose between continuing his gender-affirming medical care and playing the sport he loves.