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The article discusses an online 'burnerverse' that targets college women with nonconsensual sexually explicit images. A Wired reporter describes how the community harasses and exploits its victims.
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Charlie Kirk's family has filed a wrongful death notice accusing Utah Valley University officials of reckless safety failures that left him exposed to a rooftop sniper. The notice, a precursor to a possible lawsuit, names the university, campus police and Utah; the man charged with Kirk's murder awaits trial.
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The House voted by unanimous consent to hold billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas from the House oversight committee's Epstein investigation. Black has denied wrongdoing and sued the committee, while the Justice Department will decide whether to act on the referral.
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A Missouri prosecutor named Travis Kelce among the victims of a $35 million Ponzi scheme run by Siddharth Jawahar, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Jawahar pleaded guilty to wire fraud and was ordered to pay more than $31 million in restitution. The article notes that other professional athletes may also have invested in the Swiftarc Capital fund.
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The House oversight committee voted 41-0 to recommend holding billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas in the Epstein investigation. Epstein survivors praised the vote as accountability for wealth and influence, while Black has denied wrongdoing and sued the committee. The resolution now goes to the full House if Speaker Mike Johnson permits a vote.
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A Paris court awarded Kim Kardashian €1 in damages, the amount she requested, after eight people were convicted for the 2016 armed robbery. The court also awarded damages to a former hotel receptionist, the hotel, and stylist Simone Harouche. Kardashian said the decision was about accountability and recognition, not compensation.
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Tucker Carlson claimed in a Vanity Fair interview that President Trump personally ordered a cover-up of the Epstein files, saying Trump gave an emotional explanation that it was a plot against him. The White House did not directly deny the account and said Trump has been exonerated on Epstein-related matters.
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LeJames Norman was executed in Texas for a 2005 triple murder, the state's fifth execution this year, while Georgia halted Stacey Humphreys' scheduled execution after a judge granted a stay tied to a new resentencing law. The article details the crimes, clemency decisions, and legal arguments in both cases.
A video shows a Belgian police officer slapping a handcuffed woman across the face during an arrest, prompting an internal investigation and public outrage. The article includes both condemnation of the officer's force and some social media defense of his actions.
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An opinion piece reports nearly 200 anonymous pizza deliveries to federal judges since 2025, used as veiled threats, with no public record of arrests or prosecutions. It ties many incidents to judges who recently ruled against the Trump administration and argues the Marshals Service lacks the resources to investigate such threats.
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Gun violence prevention workers in California describe how ICE raids and Trump administration immigration enforcement have disrupted their work, spreading fear in Latino and immigrant communities and making residents reluctant to go to school, work, or seek hospital care. The article presents the crackdown as a direct cause of trauma and reduced access to violence intervention services.
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Three Reform UK councillors on Durham County Council resigned, citing concerns about party culture and an unanswered safeguarding complaint, bringing the number of departures there to 16. The party's Welsh leader also stepped down after an arrest for suspected assault and controlling behaviour, while Nigel Farage faces questions over donations and a standards probe.