Over a dissent from two justices Monday, the Supreme Court declined to take up the case of a utility worker who chose church over work on Good Friday and was promptly suspended.
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The University of Michigan’s governing board on Friday censured a Republican regent who called the state’s female Democratic leaders “witches” whom the GOP would prepare for a “burning at the stake” in the 2022 election.
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The United States is not attempting an unlawful “territorial power grab” by trying to extradite Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou for fraud, since her alleged conduct has an “overwhelming” connection to the country and therefore should be tried in a U.S. court, Canadian prosecutors said Thursday in British Columbia Supreme Court.
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Britain on Thursday ramped up sanctions against the Myanmar junta over its brutal crackdown on protests, as ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court.
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The United States’ extradition bid for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was made in violation of international law and Canadian cooperation with the request puts it at risk of breaking international law as well, the tech executive’s defense team claimed Monday in Canada’s British Columbia Supreme Court.
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Canadian prosecutors in Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s extradition case Friday denied the existence of a coverup or conspiracy that violated her constitutional rights in the leadup and aftermath of her arrest in Vancouver in December 2018.
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hina slapped sanctions on several British politicians and organizations Friday after the U.K. joined the European Union and others in sanctioning Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region. The U.K. responded by accusing China of violating human rights on an “industrial scale.”
Read moreCanadian prosecutors also noted the judge in the case must presume “good faith” on the part of the United States
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Huawei CFO’s defense lawyers zeroed in on what they said were “shoddy” notetaking by law enforcement and the improper destruction of police emails and texts after a key officer in the case retired.
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The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on four Chinese officials accused of responsibility for abuses against Uyghur Muslims in a raft of measures targeting alleged human rights offenders around the world, despite warnings that Beijing could retaliate.
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Federal prosecutors said the Iranian nationals ran a decades-long ruse designed to evade U.S. sanctions by disguising millions of dollars worth of transactions.
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Battered by punishing US sanctions and the Covid-19 pandemic, Iranians are readying for a gloomy Nowruz, the traditional Persian New Year festival that is at the heart of national culture.
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Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou accuse Canadian authorities of a ‘pattern of misconduct’ that tainted the U.S. extradition bid.
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The U.S. sanctioned an additional 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on political freedoms in the semi-autonomous city, just ahead of the Biden administration’s first face-to-face talks with China.
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A federal judge sanctioned the city for violent protest policing Tuesday, ordering additional training for officers who shoot grenade launchers and an investigation into one officer whose actions at a June 2020 protest formed the basis for the judge to hold the city in contempt of a ruling restricting use of force.
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The extradition of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to the United States to face fraud charges could hinge on whether HSBC’s dealings with the tech giant carried sufficient risk for the bank.
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The European Union announced Friday it was ending sanctions imposed in 2011 against nine Egyptians, including the family of former leader Hosni Mubarak, over the alleged stealing of state funds.
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The Biden administration said Monday it is offering temporary legal residency to several hundred thousand Venezuelans who fled their country’s economic collapse and will review U.S. sanctions intended to isolate the South American nation.
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Canadian prosecutors fired back at Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s legal team’s claims of unfairness in her extradition hearing Thursday, arguing that comments made by former President Donald Trump did not affect the hearing.
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Blaming the Kremlin for trying to kill the charismatic opposition leader with a nerve agent, the Biden administration issued sanctions Tuesday against Russia.
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