A former producer for CNN’s Jake Tapper is reportedly being investigated over “serious allegations” of child sexual abuse, Fox News reported, citing police. He is the second CNN employee to face similar charges this month. A statement by Virginia’s Fairfax County Police Department on Wednesday, which was cited by Fox …
Read More »NYT investigation reveals ‘hundreds’ of civilian deaths uncounted in US strikes
The New York Times investigation, first part of which was released on Monday, draws on over 1,311 casualty assessment reports that were previously kept under wraps by the Pentagon. Having reviewed the files and visited “nearly 100 casualties sites” in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, the Times reported that the US …
Read More »‘Act of terrorism’: US offers to assist investigation into Iraqi PM alleged assassination attempt
Shortly after the Iraqi PM’s residence in Baghdad was hit by what Iraq’s Security Media Cell said was a “booby-trapped drone,” the United States State Department released a statement decrying the attack and offering to help the investigation. “We are relieved to learn the Prime Minister was unharmed,” State Department …
Read More »MI5 officer admits investigation of Manchester Arena bomber could have prevented attack but required a ‘high-priority operation’
A senior member of the UK counter-terrorism agency MI5, referred-to only as “Witness J,” gave evidence at the inquiry from behind a screen, to conceal their identity. During the hearing, Witness J agreed with a lawyer for the victims’ families that the investigation of bomber Salman Abedi – who had …
Read More »‘Most absolute of evils’: Investigation estimates up to 3,200 pedophile priests in French Catholic Church since 1950
The independent commission led by former vice president of the Council of State Jean-Marc Sauve was set up by the French Catholic Church in 2018 to study sexual crimes against minors within its ranks. After going through church archives across the country and conducting interviews, the commission, known by its …
Read More »‘Unacceptable in a civilized society’: Investigation launched after Ukraine ace apologizes for racist ‘banana-eating’ jibe (VIDEO)
Kremenchuk forward Andrei Deniskin was caught on camera making the bizarre taunt towards new Donbass Donetsk signing Jalen Smereck, clearly mimicking the act while looking at the American in the 36th minute of a league game. The 23-year-old was sent off and the league has warned that extra sanctions are planned for the …
Read More »Police launch criminal hooliganism investigation after fans jump fence in stadium in bloody fight over flares during match (VIDEO)
Violent footage has emerged of the scrap during Dynamo’s match with Oleksandriya on Saturday, appearing to show ‘ultras’ – the hardcore section of support – charging towards a segregation fence at the 70,000-capacity NSC Olimpiyskiy. The clip shows a man with his face and jacket covered in blood, while blood can also …
Read More »CIVIL RIGHTS arm of US Department of Education launches investigation into Florida governor’s ban on obligatory masks in schools
US President Joe Biden’s administration seemingly did not waste time in responding to the Republican governor’s recent victory in the ongoing legal battle against mask mandates, with federal education officials announcing an inquiry into the state’s policy that allows parents to decide whether their children wear masks at school or …
Read More »US drone strike in Kabul killed AID WORKER, not ISIS terrorist, NYT investigation shows
The Pentagon’s official version said that the August 29 drone strike targeted a white Toyota belonging to Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), a terrorist group that took credit for the killing of 13 US troops and 170-plus Afghan civilians at the Kabul airport several days prior. Multiple officials claimed that “secondary …
Read More »Scandal erupts as US softball coaching staff face investigation after member is accused of hushing student she ‘had affair with’
Working with a team known as ‘Hotty Toddy’, Katie Rietkovich Browder is a coach at the Ole Miss set-up who started a romance with a senior student-athlete behind the back of another senior teammate the player was dating, according to a report. After discovering text messages that alerted them to the tryst, …
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