Dismisses

Judge drops charges against Alec Baldwin in Rust case, citing ‘wilful’ withholding of evidence

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Judge drops charges against Alec Baldwin in Rust case, citing ‘wilful’ withholding of evidence

A New Mexico judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin on Friday, agreeing with Baldwin’s lawyers that prosecutors and police withheld evidence on the source of the live round that killed Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. Three days after Baldwin’s trial began, New Mexico district court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled after hearing evidence … Read more

Black scholars criticize white writer’s ‘dehumanizing’ use of blackface to write book on U.S. race relations

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Black scholars criticize white writer’s ‘dehumanizing’ use of blackface to write book on U.S. race relations

A Canadian journalist is defending his decision to travel the U.S. in blackface and write a book about racism, after facing a storm of criticism online. “Last summer, I disguised myself as a Black man and traveled throughout the United States to document how racism persists in American society,” Sam Forster, who is white, posted Tuesday on … Read more

Supreme Court dismisses CBC appeal of order to identify source in military sex assault case

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Supreme Court dismisses CBC appeal of order to identify source in military sex assault case

The Supreme Court of Canada decided on Thursday morning that it will not hear the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s challenge of a court order that demanded it identify a source and release related documents in the sexual misconduct case against Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson. Edmundson was charged in December 2021 with sexual assault and committing indecent acts. The alleged offences date back to 1991. He … Read more

Ismail Sabri went to perform umrah, don’t spin any ‘Madinah move’, says aide

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Ismail Sabri went to perform umrah, don’t spin any ‘Madinah move’, says aide

PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was in the Middle East to perform the umrah, says his special officer Affifi Aris. He said in a Facebook post on Sunday (Dec 31) that the Bera MP performed his umrah and returned to Malaysia in a direct flight from Saudi Arabia. “It was … Read more