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Thomas Markle, father of the Duchess of Sussex, arrested in Florida over child sexual abuse material charges.
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Thomas Markle, father of the Duchess of Sussex, arrested in Florida over child sexual abuse material charges.

Thomas Markle, 82, was arrested Friday in Lakeland, Florida, and charged with possession of child pornography under U.S. federal law. The U.S. Department of Justice said he allegedly kept sexually explicit images of himself with prepubescent girls in two Los Angeles-area storage units for nearly two decades. FBI agents arrested him at the Maravida Senior Living care home and he was set to appear in court later that day in the Middle District of Florida.

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Russell Brand Guilty of Rape, Faces Custody After London Trial
Europe

Russell Brand Guilty of Rape, Faces Custody After London Trial

British comedian Russell Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault on Thursday at Southwark Crown Court. He was acquitted of two rape charges and one charge of attempted indecent assault. Judge Joel Bennathan ruled that Brand must be remanded into custody and will be sentenced on Monday. “You’ve been convicted of a number of offences including rape,” Bennathan said. “The consequence of that is inevitably a significant custodial term.”

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Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Letter
Policy & Law

Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Letter

A U.S. federal judge in Miami on Saturday dismissed with prejudice President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against media mogul Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal over a 2025 article reporting on a sexually suggestive letter allegedly sent by Trump to Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles ruled that Trump had again failed to show that the defendants acted with “actual malice,” a legal standard required for defamation claims by public figures. “The Amended Complaint falls short of pleading actual malice,” Gayles wrote. “Indeed, the allegations regarding malice are conclusory, vague, sometimes inconsistent with the Article and often irrelevant to whether Defendants knew or should have known that the statements in the Article were purportedly false.”

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Christa Pike Survives Botched Execution, Describes Ongoing Pain and Suffering
Conflicts & Security

Christa Pike Survives Botched Execution, Describes Ongoing Pain and Suffering

Christa Pike, the only person in U.S. history to survive a lethal injection execution, released a public statement on October 30, 2026, describing ongoing physical and emotional pain. “There hasn’t been a moment since that night when I haven’t been in pain,” she said. “My body hurts. My arms hurt. My hands hurt. My throat hurts. I still struggle to speak. And the pain isn’t just physical. There is pain in my mind and in my soul.”

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