Former Maryland college town mayor pleads guilty to 140 child pornography charges
The former mayor of a Maryland college town pleaded guilty Wednesday to 140 charges stemming from child pornography possession and distribution, prosecutors said.
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Mother of Uvalde school shooting victim is running to be the city's mayor
Kimberly Mata-Rubio, the mother of Lexi Rubio, one of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting, is running to be the mayor of the Texas city, she announced Thursday.
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to address GOP-led House Judiciary committee Wednesday
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will face House Republicans who have been making the case to potentially impeach him over his handling of the US-Mexico border in a House panel hearing Wednesday.
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Ecuador jails: Inmates hold dozens of guards hostage
Prison guards are being held against their will in at least six jails by inmates after a deadly fight.
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Ukrainian mayor visits Jersey to strengthen ties
The mayor of Mykolaiv told BBC Jersey how Russia launched missiles on his town killing two.
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London mayor urges government to re-join EU research project
Scientists say being outside the £85b scheme is highly damaging to UK science and innovation
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France riots: Can Paris prevent tensions igniting again?
The riots in the country's suburban estates have subsided, for now, but deep divisions remain.
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France riots: 'For the politicians we are nothing'
In one of Marseille's most deprived neighbourhoods, residents say local despair fuels riots.
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Hundreds march with French mayor whose house was attacked by burning car
Hundreds of people marched on Monday in support of a French mayor whose house was attacked by a burning car, as the country entered a second week gripped by violent protests and riots.
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Home of French mayor ram-raided and torched by rioters
PARIS The home of a Paris suburb mayor was ram-raided and set alight while his wife and children
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologises for country's role in slavery
King Willem-Alexander calls slavery a "horror" and says sorry for his family's failure to act.
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'What's a Uyghur?': Miami mayor and 2024 GOP hopeful Suarez fumbles question on China
Miami mayor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Francis Suarez indicated in an interview on Tuesday that he was unfamiliar with the plight of Uyghur Muslims, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority in China whose treatment has been the subject of worldwide condemnation for years.
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