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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has been asked to appear before U.S. lawmakers after documents released by the Justice Department raised new questions about his contacts with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2026
Bill Gates faces questioning in U.S. Congress over Epstein ties
Democrats say they intend to ask what Bill Gates knew about the disgraced financier¡¯s crimes and the full nature of their relationship.
A firefighter works to extinguish a fire in three cars parked on the street at Tigers Bay, during a protest after a knife attack on June 8 left a man seriously injured and prompted police to declare a critical incident, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2026
U.K. police call for calm after brutal knife attack in Belfast
The incident led to the arrest of a Sudanese national and prompted protest calls from the far right.
Marina Lacerda in Parkland, Florida, on April 20. Lacerda is one of 23 women whose claims of sexual abuse in the hands of financier Jeffrey Epstein have led to them coming under attack from trolls, haters and other foes.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2026
Exposed by the Justice Department, Epstein survivors come under attack
Women who accused the late financier of sexual abuse have faced threats, harassment and intimidation by trolls, haters and other foes.
Temporary street signs warn pedestrians of a Metropolitan Police live facial recognition operation in London on May 11.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 25, 2026
On London¡¯s streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and liberty
Britain has long been one of the world¡¯s heaviest users of CCTV cameras in public spaces, and Londoners can be caught ?on film up to several ?hundred times a day.
Lu Jianwang, a U.S. citizen charged with conspiring to act as an agent of the Chinese government by helping set up a Chinese ¡°secret police station,¡± arrives at Brooklyn federal court during his trial in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2026
Man accused of running China police outpost in New York convicted
The man, a U.S. citizen, was also convicted in Brooklyn federal court of obstruction of justice.
Boats sit in a bay in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in July 2019. Little St. James Island is where?Epstein repaired, his escape from the toil of cultivating the rich and powerful.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2026
Epstein island¡¯s billionaire owner is battling zealous voyeurs
Curiosity-seekers and voyeurs have been swarming the island, arriving on jet skis, deploying drones to shoot footage and risking arrest.
Federal prosecutors allege that Jho Low, with the help of two former Goldman Sachs Group bankers, paid about $2 billion in bribes to foreign officials.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 13, 2026
Alleged 1MDB mastermind Jho Low seeks presidential pardon
The fugitive financier is accused of being the architect of a scheme that siphoned at least $4.5 billion from Malaysia¡¯s sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad.

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon

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