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  • Child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield dismissed by judge
    Prosecution did not act in fair and impartial way in grand jury proceedings, judge rules, after West Wing actor charged with groping young boy on TV setA state court ⁠judge in New Mexico has dismissed charges of child sexual abuse against West Wing actor and director Timothy Busfield, saying the prosecution did not act in a ⁠fair and impartial manner during grand jury proceedings.Judge Joseph Montano said prosecutors could pursue new charges against Busfield. Continue reading...
     

Child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield dismissed by judge

17 octobre 2026 à 13:56

Prosecution did not act in fair and impartial way in grand jury proceedings, judge rules, after West Wing actor charged with groping young boy on TV set

A state court ⁠judge in New Mexico has dismissed charges of child sexual abuse against West Wing actor and director Timothy Busfield, saying the prosecution did not act in a ⁠fair and impartial manner during grand jury proceedings.

Judge Joseph Montano said prosecutors could pursue new charges against Busfield.

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© Photograph: Chris Pizzello/AP

© Photograph: Chris Pizzello/AP

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  • Trump pauses new Russia sanctions passed by Congress amid deepening row with Ukraine
    President signed the legislation championed by late senator Lindsey Graham last month but has waived the restrictions as they were due to come into effectDonald Trump has put on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause on the legislation passed by both chambers was in the national interest.In an executive order on Friday, the US president said he was waiving many ⁠sanctions, restrictions and duties ⁠on Russia, in a move that comes as he has
     

Trump pauses new Russia sanctions passed by Congress amid deepening row with Ukraine

16 octobre 2026 à 22:53

President signed the legislation championed by late senator Lindsey Graham last month but has waived the restrictions as they were due to come into effect

Donald Trump has put on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause on the legislation passed by both chambers was in the national interest.

In an executive order on Friday, the US president said he was waiving many ⁠sanctions, restrictions and duties ⁠on Russia, in a move that comes as he has been publicly criticising ⁠Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, including suggesting that Ukraine needs a ​new leader.

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© Photograph: Eric Lee/Getty Images

© Photograph: Eric Lee/Getty Images

A Wayward Shark Becomes a Celebrity in South Korea

17 octobre 2026 à 08:55
Stranded in a port waterway for weeks, the 10-foot fish has attracted more than a million spectators, while officials try to guide her back to open sea.

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The shark that has been stuck in a canal in Busan, South Korea, since September.

Justice Department Seeks to Disqualify Judge Overseeing Golf Course Lawsuit

16 octobre 2026 à 22:32
Escalating a standoff with Judge Ana C. Reyes, the Justice Department demanded that she recuse herself from a case in which she had ordered several Trump officials to testify.

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Workers used a tractor to cut down a tree at the East Potomac Golf Links last week.

School Shooting in Bend, Ore., Has Heroes and Pain, But Few Answers

The city of Bend, Ore., is praising those who worked to stop the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School. The authorities are searching for answers.

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A growing memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary School the morning after a gunman killed three children and a teacher in Bend, Ore.

Congressional Staff Open Letters Containing Suspicious Substances

16 octobre 2026 à 22:00
The incidents, the first of which was reported on Thursday, came as election officials have reported a growing number of threats directed at them.

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Members of Congress Reported receiving letters containing suspicious substances on Friday.

Ilhan Omar’s Sister’s Phone Was Seized Before Search of Lawmaker’s Home

17 octobre 2026 à 14:26
A criminal investigation into the lawmaker’s immigration process advanced after federal investigators reviewed family text messages from a seized phone.

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An officer carries a box from the Washington residence of Representative Ilhan Omar, during a search on Monday.

What we learned from the latest news conference on the Oregon school shooting.

16 octobre 2026 à 21:02
The police chief in Bend, Ore. and other officials named two of the victims and the gunman in Thursday’s shooting, and said they were still early in their inquiry into a motive.

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Mike Krantz, chief of the Bend Police Department, at a news conference on Friday.

David Sabatini, an M.I.T. Scientist, Wins $6 Million in Sexual Harassment Defamation Suit

16 octobre 2026 à 21:02
David Sabatini, once a prominent scientist at M.I.T., sued a former colleague who accused him of inappropriate behavior. A jury found in his favor.

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David Sabatini, a former M.I.T. scientist, in court at the end of a trial in a defamation lawsuit he brought against a former colleague.

Manifestations lycéennes : faut-il supprimer Parcoursup?

16 octobre 2026 à 17:31
C'est l'une des revendications des lycéens en France : réformer voire abolir Parcoursup. Cette plateforme où ils doivent choisir leur orientation est devenue leur pire cauchemar. On en parle avec Pierre Mathiot, professeur de Sciences politiques à l’Institut d’études politiques de Lille. 

School Shootings Have Dropped Lately, but Gun Violence Remains Above Pre-Covid Levels

16 octobre 2026 à 20:23
One data scientist who tracks gun violence in schools says he is encouraged that people have become more vigilant about spotting warning signs.

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A makeshift memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., on Friday.

California Says D.O.J. System for Identifying Noncitizens Is Sloppy

16 octobre 2026 à 20:45
State and local officials said that they received thousands of names lacking key identifying information, and that many of the names were paired with addresses over which they had no jurisdiction.

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Election Day for the primary in Huntington Beach, Calif., in June.
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