Executive - Page 906

March 19, 2024

Brazil's former president indicted over alleged falsification of COVID vaccination data

Brazil's Federal Police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for criminal association and allegedly falsifying COVID-19 vaccination data, officials say.

March 19, 2024

Biden becoming increasingly frustrated and worried over re-election efforts: report

President Biden is reportedly becoming frustrated over his re-election efforts as Democrats privately fret over his 2024 re-election prospects.

March 19, 2024

Iraq's former defense minister arrested in Swedish airport for alleged benefits fraud

Iraq's former defense minister, who holds citizenship in both Iraq and Sweden, was arrested on Monday in Sweden on suspicion of illegally receiving benefits.

March 19, 2024

Forced labor profits, including sexual exploitation, reach 'obscene' $236 billion annually, UN report says

The International Labor Organization reported on Tuesday that illegal profits from forced labor worldwide have surged to a staggering $236 billion annually.

March 19, 2024

Biden fails to acknowledge Hunter's out-of-wedlock daughter during Women's History Month event at White House

President Biden failed to acknowledge Navy Joan Roberts, the estranged daughter of his son Hunter Biden, during remarks at a Women's History Month event at the White House.

March 19, 2024

Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously pass controversial security law, granting government power to curb dissent

Hong Kong lawmakers have unanimously passed a new national security law aimed at curbing dissent, seen as a response to the 2019 pro-democracy protests.

March 19, 2024

Trump says 'disgusting' New York AG committed 'FRAUD' by allegedly convincing judge to undervalue Mar-a-Lago

Former President Trump accused New York Attorney General Letitia James of engaging in fraud by allegedly convincing a judge to undervalue his Mar-a-Lago estate in his civil fraud case.

March 19, 2024

Afghan refugee convicted of murder in New Mexico killing of Muslim man

Muhammad Syed, an Afghan refugee, was convicted of first-degree murder for killing Aftab Hussein in Albuquerque during the summer of 2022, officials say.

March 19, 2024

Justice Jackson ripped for worrying about the First Amendment 'hamstringing' government: 'Literally the point'

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was ridiculed on Monday after voicing her concerns that the First Amendment could limit the federal government.

March 19, 2024

New York governor orders probe of marijuana licensing program 'disaster' amid black market surge

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York has ordered a probe of the state's recreational marijuana licensing program due to issues that have hindered its success.