New Orleans mayor indicted on fraud charges linked to affair with bodyguard
LaToya Cantrell is accused of ‘defrauding’ city, paying Jeffrey Vappie as if he were on duty while on trips and trysts.
New Orleans mayor indicted for corruption over alleged bodyguard romance
Grand jury charges LaToya Cantrell with using city property and resources for purported affair
The New Orleans mayor, LaToya Cantrell, was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday on corruption charges involving a purported romance with her former bodyguard.
Cantrell, 53, thus became the first New Orleans mayor in the city’s 307-year history to be charged by the US government with crimes while still in office.
Continue reading...UK to prosecute 60 more people for backing banned Palestine Action group
Since the controversial ban on July 7, more than 700 people have been detained at peaceful protests.
How an emergency declaration deepened Honduras’s crime crisis
Critics say Honduras's long-running state of exception created a system of impunity for the country's law enforcement.
I tried to find out if the dinosaur tooth I bought online was real. It didn’t go as expected – CNN
Africa wants new map to represent continent’s impact on the world – The Times
- Africa wants new map to represent continent’s impact on the world The Times
- African Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s size The Guardian
- Why African campaign groups want the traditional world map scrapped Sky News
- ‘Correct The Map’: AU Denounces Cartographic Imperialism in Global Fight for Africa’s Spatial Justice Morocco World News
- African countries are calling on the international community to adopt a map that reflects the right 매일경제
Trump, Putin skip questions ahead of Alaska joint press conference
US President Trump and Russian President Putin began talks on the Ukraine war at a US military base in Alaska.
When our inflation infeelings don’t match the CPI : Planet Money – NPR
Pilot Detained At A Chilean Military Base In Antarctica Finally Cuts Deal To Leave, All For Children’s Cancer Research – Jalopnik
- Pilot Detained At A Chilean Military Base In Antarctica Finally Cuts Deal To Leave, All For Children's Cancer Research Jalopnik
- American Pilot, 20, Stuck Off Antarctica Says It’s ‘Isolating and Lonely’ The New York Times
- US teen influencer pilot accused of unauthorized Antarctic landing reaches deal to leave Chile CNN
- American teen pilot detained in Antarctica while raising money for cancer on solo trip Fox News
- U.S. teen influencer still stranded in Antarctic weeks after landing plane without permission CBS News
Israel targets emergency workers trying to help people trapped in Gaza City
As military closes in on city, it continues attacks across enclave, targeting al-Shifa and Al-Aqsa hospitals.
Medieval knight ‘Lancelot’ and his stunning stone tomb found under ice cream shop in Poland – Live Science
Watch: Moment Trump and Putin meet in Alaska for Ukraine talks
This is the moment Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin exchange handshakes as they meet for a summit in Alaska.
Trump greets Putin in Alaska for Russia-Ukraine talks
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted each other today in Anchorage, Alaska.
‘Hamas in disguise’: Israel’s tried-and-true tactic to smear Palestinian journalists – +972 Magazine
- ‘Hamas in disguise’: Israel’s tried-and-true tactic to smear Palestinian journalists +972 Magazine
- Al Jazeera reporter's death a 'significant escalation' of dangers media face, CPJ says NPR
- ‘Legitimization Cell’: Israeli unit tasked with linking Gaza journalists to Hamas +972 Magazine
- Here are the names of the journalists Israel killed in Gaza Al Jazeera
- Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza as journalist toll grows AP News
Trump rambles about tariffs bringing in ‘trillions’—when asked about Putin – Daily Kos
Israel’s aid rules demand “sensitive data, put staff at risk”
Bushra Khalidi says Israel’s new NGO registration rules violate international law and endanger aid workers.
A Secret History of the Japanese Army – NPR
One killed, several injured after train derails in Denmark – Reuters
- One killed, several injured after train derails in Denmark Reuters
- One dead and several injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails BBC
- Train collides with vehicle in Denmark, killing one person and injuring about 20 others AP News
- At least one person killed after train collides with car in Denmark, local officials say Euronews.com
- Denmark Train Collision The Batesville Daily Guard
Verdict, sentencing in coup trial for Brazil’s Bolsonaro set for September
Supreme Court will rule on ex-president's fate in case dividing nation that could result in lengthy prison term.
One dead and dozens injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails
The crash at a railway crossing in southern Jutland involved a lorry transporting farm waste.