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Steward Health Care: Former House Speaker John Boehner testifies before U.S. grand jury
Boehner was a board member for the private healthcare giant, which declared bankruptcy amid corruption allegations.
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Cruise ship company offers travellers the chance to ‘skip’ the Trump presidency with special itinerary
The recent US election result has left many Americans pondering a move abroad in an attempt to escape the divisive political climate.
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’America First, Britain last?’ Trump victory puts UK ’special relationship’ at risk
After Donald Trump’s thorough victory over Kamala Harris this morning, Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be trying to preserve the UK’s so-called ’special relationship’ with the United States
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Make America Mad Again: Trump wins by sending everyone into a frenzy
American elections are free and fair. They are so free and fair that even a convicted felon who supported a violent attempt to overturn the results of the previous free and fair election can take part. If the American people support him, he can even win.
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Racism, sniper threats, and Elon Musk: 10 key moments from the Trump campaign
Trump’s campaign was possibly one of the most extreme, with violent rhetoric and a profound sense of grievance, but he resonated with enough people to win
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Fire from a suspicious parcel at a Birmingham warehouse was a ’test run’ by Russian spies before a planned attack on the US
Prosecutors in Poland have made several arrests linked to a suspected Russian-backed plot, allegedly aiming to route explosive parcels to the US and Canada via international couriers.
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Scammer accused of stealing 4,100 Bitcoin has appeared in U.S. court on charges of wire fraud
Malone Lam and co-conspirator exploited victim’s trust through fake support calls, extracting over $274 million in crypto.
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Historic guilty plea by bank underscores US crackdown on money laundering
For the first time, a US bank has admitted to helping criminal networks in Colombia launder hundreds of millions of dollars in dirty money, highlighting the fruits of a renewed push to target those aiding the region’s money launderers.
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Seven people have died after a crowded ferry dock collapsed during a celebration
At least seven people have died after part of a ferry dock collapsed in Georgia’s Sapelo Island on Saturday, local authorities say.
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What is the American THAAD anti-missile system being sent to Israel?
The United States has sent a new anti-missile system to be operated by American troops on the ground in Israel.
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The world teeters on the brink as NATO plans to deploy nuclear-capable fighters near Putin’s doorstep
It’s envisaged that planes accommodated at the base will reportedly include the F-15 Eagle, an all-weather fighter aircraft capable of dropping B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs.
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How private equity and an ambitious landlord put Steward Health Care on life support
Nearly 300,000 internal documents leaked from Steward Health Care to OCCRP show how a private equity firm, real estate investors and top executives drained billions from the hospital operator as it lurched towards bankruptcy and failed hospital patients.
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Iraq’s dollar auction: the ‘monster’ channeling billions to fraudsters and militants via the U.S. Federal Reserve
A system set up to channel dollars from Iraqi oil sales to importers has been exploited by money launderers and militant groups for years. An OCCRP investigation shows how the fraud works in practice.
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Elon Musk joins Donald Trump on stage at a rally held at the location of an attempted assassination
Donald Trump brought out Elon Musk during his return to the Pennsylvania fairgrounds, the site where he was nearly assassinated in July.
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Murder for hire: Inside Iran’s proxy war with Israel in the West
The Islamic Republic’s long shadow war with Israel is playing out in the West with a rise in alleged Iran-linked murder and kidnapping plots, often with the help of hired assassins.
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US military says it hit 15 Houthi targets in Yemen
US forces carried out strikes on 15 targets in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels, the US military has confirmed.
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Sanctioned Cambodian senator linked to alleged Chinese crime figures
A Cambodian tycoon and ruling party senator – who the U.S. recently sanctioned, citing links to human trafficking – had business relationships with alleged organized crime figures from China, company records show.
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Forex fraudster ordered to pay $36 million penalty
A U.S. judge has ordered a man to pay over US$36 million for his role in a forex and digital asset fraud scheme, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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Claims about the short-seller made in UK Parliament are linked to a private intelligence firm hired by Steward Health Care
In March 2023, a member of parliament publicly questioned whether a prominent short-seller had ties to Russia. Leaked records suggest that the question was planted by Audere International, a private intelligence firm conducting a smear campaign paid for by Steward Health Care.
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Steward gave controversial consultants an interest in Malta Company at heart of Huge Graft Scandal
Shaukat Ali, a Pakistani businessman who helped U.S.-based Steward Health Care secure a massive public contract in Malta, says he and his son were paid only normal consulting fees for their work. Leaked documents show they were promised much more.
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Gulf Cartel OG who founded Mexico’s Zetas released from US prison
The United States has released Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, the former Gulf Cartel leader who created the Zetas and ushered in the hyper-violent organized crime wars that have marked Mexico since the turn of the century.
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Truth or lie? A letter from El Mayo fuels Mexico-US tensions over Sinaloa Cartel arrests
Controversy and conflicting narratives persist around the arrests of two top Sinaloa Cartel leaders in the United States, raising questions about what led to the detentions and how the historic leadership blow may impact one of Mexico’s most powerful drug trafficking organizations.
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Ransomware kingpin extradited to U.S. faces decades in prison
Poland has extradited a Belarusian-Ukrainian cybercrime suspect to the United States, where he could face decades in prison for allegedly masterminding a global ransomware and wire fraud scheme under the alias “J.P. Morgan.”
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My son is dangerous online incel spewing out misogynistic hate like Andrew Tate
IT is every parent’s worst nightmare that their child will go off the rails in their school years.
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Europe’s €10 trillion gamble
From Athens to Berlin, governments are coalescing around an idea to turbocharge the economy. If successful, it could be transformative ― but it’s a big if.
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