New Yemen VP hopes to avert Saudi invasion
No sign of compromise on either side.
New Yemen VP hopes to avert Saudi invasion
No sign of compromise on either side.
New Yemen VP hopes to avert Saudi invasion
No sign of compromise on either side.
Armed National Guard Troops Patrol Residential Streets in California
‘Video footage out of Ontario, California shows armed National Guard troops patrolling residential streets and practicing traffic control. The video, which was shot this past weekend, features Guard troops marching in formation while chanting a […]
World Bank breaks its own rules as millions lose land and livelihoods
‘The World Bank has repeatedly violated its own policies on protecting the rights of indigenous people by funding projects that resulted in nearly 3.4 million slum-dwellers, farmers and villagers losing their land or having their […]
Judges warned to beware their subconscious bias against poor and foreign defendants by head of the Supreme Court
‘Britain’s white and wealthy judges must ensure they do not inject a ‘subconscious bias’ into their courtroom dealings with less privileged members of society, Britain’s most senior judge has warned. Lord Neuberger, the President of […]
Labour peer dodges mass child abuse charges ‘due to dementia’
‘Fury has erupted after prosecutors said they would not charge a Labour peer with allegations of historic child sex abuse, despite credible evidence that would support 22 charges. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has admitted […]
Corrupt Conservative Party Profiteering From Dodgy Tax Havens
‘Conservative Party candidates are bankrolled by hedge fund donations siphoned to Westminster from lucrative tax havens including the Cayman Islands, new analysis suggests. Figures released on Thursday by the Electoral Commission detail donations received by […]
Corrupt Conservative Party Profiteering From Dodgy Tax Havens
‘Conservative Party candidates are bankrolled by hedge fund donations siphoned to Westminster from lucrative tax havens including the Cayman Islands, new analysis suggests. Figures released on Thursday by the Electoral Commission detail donations received by […]
UK Government Refuses To Reveal Job Title Or Salary Of Top Law Enforcement Officer Because Terrorism
‘As Techdirt has reported previously, the UK government is so reflexively secretive that it even refuses to confirm or deny information that it has previously confirmed. The Intercept reports on another absurd case of completely […]
UK Government Refuses To Reveal Job Title Or Salary Of Top Law Enforcement Officer Because Terrorism
‘As Techdirt has reported previously, the UK government is so reflexively secretive that it even refuses to confirm or deny information that it has previously confirmed. The Intercept reports on another absurd case of completely […]
Federal Judge Prevents Victims of General Motors’ Faulty Ignition Switches From Receiving Billions In Compensation
‘A federal judge handed General Motors a multi-billion-dollar reprieve Wednesday, ruling that the company could not be sued in hundreds of death and injury claims related to the defective ignition switches that are estimated to […]
Federal Judge Prevents Victims of General Motors’ Faulty Ignition Switches From Receiving Billions In Compensation
‘A federal judge handed General Motors a multi-billion-dollar reprieve Wednesday, ruling that the company could not be sued in hundreds of death and injury claims related to the defective ignition switches that are estimated to […]
Citigroup Shuffles Management Ranks: Is a Guilty Plea Coming?
‘Media rumors have been rife since February that the U.S. Justice Department is edging closer to forcing a Citigroup banking unit to plead guilty to criminal charges of rigging foreign currency markets. On Monday, the […]