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American arrested over ammunition in Turks and Caicos avoids prison time

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands — An American will avoid any more time behind bars, a judge ruled Friday, after the Oklahoma resident was arrested on the islands with four rounds of ammunition found in his luggage. Justice Lobban Jackson sentenced 40-year-old Ryan Watson to time served and a $2,000 fine, or $500 for each […]

‘No justice’ as soldier who beat woman avoids jail

A woman beaten in the street by a serving soldier who later boasted about it on social media has criticised the Irish justice system after he avoided prison. Cathal Crotty, 22, attacked 24-year-old Natasha O’Brien, punching her six times, after she asked him to stop shouting homophobic abuse. Ms O’Brien’s injuries included a broken nose […]

Missouri Senate avoids impasse over budget to make constitutional deadline

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Lincoln Hough speaks during the budget debate Thursday in the Missouri Senate. (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent) With passage of a $51.7 budget Thursday, the Missouri Senate beat the constitutional deadline by 24 hours after a debate that left Republican leaders exhausted but satisfied. A 41-hour filibuster stalled all work last week – […]

Tories Drop Bid to Oust Sunak After He Avoids Election Wipeout

(Bloomberg) — Rishi Sunak looks likely to lead the Conservative Party into the UK general election due this year after internal critics called off a planned effort to depose him after the local elections. Most Read from Bloomberg Support among Tory lawmakers for a move to replace Sunak has not materialized after early results showed […]

A cautionary tale that largely avoids politics, highlights brutality of war

Given the subject matter, Alex Garland’s Civil War could easily have slipped into an overly political commentary on the current divisions in the United States. However, it does not focus on the politics, and instead captures the brutality of war, particularly wars that see neighbours, family and friends going up against each other. Ahead of […]