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5 days, 6 hours ago

2 men involved in 'partner swap club' in Bengaluru arrested after woman alleges coercion

The Central Crime Branch has arrested two individuals, identified as Harish and Hemant, for allegedly running an illicit "girlfriend swapping" racket under the guise of private parties in Bengaluru. The operation, named "swingers", reportedly lured couples into exchanging partners for sexual activities, exploiting women through coercion and blackmail. Police revealed that the accused used WhatsApp groups to organise private parties …

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1 week, 2 days ago

UnitedHealthcare CEO’s suspected killer Luigi Mangione and Sean Diddy Combs share surprising legal connection

Live Mint

Marc Agnifilo has previously represented prominent cases, including Harvey Weinstein's rape prosecution, though this marital connection caused conflicts of interest at times. This complex connection has historical challenges: during the Weinstein investigation, Friedman-Agnifilo had to recuse herself from cases involving conflicts of interest due to her husband’s high-profile legal involvement. Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs is currently facing a litany of …

Andhra Pradesh Port Stake Sale YSRCP MP Others Booked For Alleged Coercion Party Alleges Political Vendetta

ABP News

Andhra police have registered a case against YSRCP Rajya Sabha MP V Vijaysai Reddy and Y Vikranth Reddy, son of another party member Y V Subba Reddy, for allegedly acquiring stakes in Kakinada Seaports Ltd and Kakinada SEZ Ltd through "cheating, criminal intimidation, conspiracy" for a throwaway price in favour of Aurobindo Realty. Senior YSRCP leader Kakani Govardhan Reddy refuted …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Assisted dying coercion by doctors ‘a significant threat’, warns top consultant

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She has raised her concerns about the problem of coercion ahead of tomorrow’s historic debate …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'We Will Always Use Persuasion, Not Coercion': KP Singh's DLF Success Story

The Quint

Dayaram did a wonderful job seeding all the villagers with the stories of KP’s success in Delhi. We trusted him, and you should too.’ This got the farmers of Gurgaon wondering if luck could possibly strike them too. Back at KP’s side, Amritlal reported, ‘KP sahab, our villagers share common woes. Taking a cue from that memory, every evening, KP …

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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Palliative care could improve enough for assisted dying but concerns remain’

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Cabinet minister – who plans to vote against the assisted dying Bill when …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Deryck Whibley insists he’s ‘not a liar’ after ex-manager denies sexual coercion claims

LA Times

Deryck Whibley claims in his newly released memoir, “Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven and Hell,” that his band’s former manager “groomed” and “sexually abused” him. Whibley responded to Nori’s statement in a Tuesday video on X, saying: “It’s been an extremely heavy week for me.” “It’s come to my attention that Greig Nori has now called me a liar. …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sum 41 manager Greig Nori denies Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley’s sexual coercion allegations

LA Times

Deryck Whibley of Sum 41 performs during the Festival d’été de Québec in 2022 in Quebec City. Greig Nori, the former manager for pop punk band Sum 41, has denied the claims in singer Deryck Whibley’s memoir accusing him of sexual coercion and abuse. Nori, now 61, was the singer for the Canadian punk group Treble Charger, a hometown hero …

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5 months ago

China calls on countries to resist US economic coercion

China Daily

BEIJING -- China's Ministry of Commerce on Friday called on relevant countries to resist economic coercion from the US in the semiconductor sector. The ministry said that China hopes relevant countries will adhere to market principles and the spirit of their contracts, resist the economic coercion from the US, and work together to safeguard the stability of global industrial and …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

"Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult": A tango between coercion and the entertainment industry

Salon

Hollywood and cults have a natural affinity for each other. Enter “Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult,” the Netflix docuseries bridging the gap between the very online and those of us who primarily watch TV for distraction. But you may have noticed Miranda and her husband James “BDash” Derrick dancing in the 2024 version of “Road House,” recognize …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Domestic Abuse And Abortion Bans Create Danger Post-Roe

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING A new report highlights the connection between abortion access and intimate partner violence since the Supreme Court repealed federal abortion protections two years ago. “When you have a country that has now allowed abusive partners to be completely emboldened in restricting access to health care, in allowing someone to feel like they cannot control their own bodies, …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

China has threatened trade with some countries after feuds. They’re calling ‘the firm’ for help

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Business is good at “the firm.” The eight-person team at the State Department is leading Washington’s efforts to ease the economic blowback for countries targeted by China. The Chinese Embassy in Washington took issue with the notion that Beijing is using economic pressure on other countries, calling it “completely unfounded.” The United States, it said, was the one …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chip coercion further undermines trust in what US says: China Daily editorial

China Daily

Employees work on a chip production line of a tech company in Shishi, Fujian province. In yet another act of "economic coercion" targeting Chinese companies, the US has revoked export licenses that allowed tech giants such as Qualcomm and Intel to supply chips to Chinese telecommunications equipment company Huawei, which Washington has already put on a trade restriction "entity list" …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Fraud U/S 23(1) Senior Citizens Act Limited To Breach Of Condition Of Upkeep Of Transferor, Can't Be Enlarged To Fraud In Civil Law: Karnataka HC

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that the concept of fraud or coercion incorporated in the Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, to be the ground to declare the gift deed as void is limited to the breach of condition that the transferee shall provide basic amenities and physical needs …

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9 months ago

Homicide Is a Leading Cause of Death for Pregnant People. Abortion Bans Are Making Things Worse.

Slate

When Julianne McShane wanted to report on how some of the most vulnerable women in the United States were dealing with the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, she knew exactly where she needed to go: Tulsa, Oklahoma. But that study also found that pregnant people who died of homicide were more likely to die because of intimate …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Cooperation, not coercion

Hindustan Times

The Centre is considering halting further release of Samagra Shiksha funds to six non-NDA states and Union Territories for not toeing its line on the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India scheme. Attempts to strong-arm the states that have either not signed an MoU with the Centre to implement the scheme or have stopped implementing it will test already stressed …

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10 months ago

Congress Bank Accounts 'Frozen': How Financial Coercion Became a Political Tool

The Quint

In Venezuela, under the presidency of Nicolás Maduro, the freezing of bank accounts of political opponents has also been used as a method to suppress Opposition movements. In January 2019, amid a political crisis in Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, the leader of the Opposition, invoked constitutional provisions to declare himself interim president, challenging Maduro's legitimacy. In Turkey, following the failed coup …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Review of Ketian Zhang’s China’s Gambit — The Calculus of Coercion: Message from the Mainland

The Hindu

One of the most relevant recent books on China, from India’s perspective, has been authored by Ketian Zhang, an Assistant Professor at the Schar School of Policy & Government at George Mason University in the U.S. China’s Gambit: The Calculus of Coercion examines when, why and how China attempts to coerce other states over perceived threats to its national security. …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Shame on India for its coercion of Sri Lanka: China Daily editorial

China Daily

Some Indian media outlets seemed irrepressible when they reported "India beats China in diplomatic duel" earlier this week, referring to an Indian Navy submarine visiting Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, on the weekend, shortly after the island country suspended its reception of Chinese research ships under New Delhi's pressure. To begin with, New Delhi has been smearing China's marine research …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Challenges ahead after DPP win in Taiwan

Hindustan Times

On January 13, this year, Taiwan’s ruling party--the Democratic Progressive Party candidate Lai Ching-te won the presidential elections. The Taiwanese ministry of defence had also stated that it detected eight military aircraft, one of which crossed into Taiwan’s southwest air defence identification zone. Six ships from the Chinese navy were In December, a few weeks before the elections, Taiwan accused …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

How Beijing uses economic coercion to try and sway Taiwan’s elections

Al Jazeera

From pineapples to petrochemicals, Beijing uses trade to influence opinion, but analysts say it has little impact. As campaign season kicked off last April, Beijing announced a major investigation into Taiwanese trade practices, ruling last month that Taiwan had unfairly imposed “trade barriers” on more than 2,000 Chinese products. There seems to be a clear correlation indicating China’s intention to …

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1 year ago

Taiwan accuses China of coercion, election interference after tariff cut removals

Firstpost

Taiwan’s government and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party have repeatedly said China is trying to interfere in the vote, whether by military means or co-opting Taiwanese politicians, to ensure an outcome favourable to Beijing. Taiwan’s Office of Trade Negotiations, in a statement after a weekly Cabinet meeting on Thursday, said China was carrying out “typical economic coercion” and that it …

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1 year, 3 months ago

US ambassador to Japan calls Chinese ban on Japanese seafood ‘economic coercion’

Associated Press

Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel accused China on Friday of using “economic coercion” against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, while Chinese boats continue to fish off Japan’s coasts. “Economic coercion is the most persistent and pernicious tool in their economic toolbox,” …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Luis Rubiales accused of sexual assault and coercion by Spanish state prosecutor

The Independent

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spanish state prosecutors have accused Luis Rubiales of …

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2 men involved in 'partner swap club' in Bengaluru arrested after woman alleges coercion

UnitedHealthcare CEO’s suspected killer Luigi Mangione and Sean Diddy Combs share surprising legal connection

Andhra Pradesh Port Stake Sale YSRCP MP Others Booked For Alleged Coercion Party Alleges Political Vendetta

Assisted dying coercion by doctors ‘a significant threat’, warns top consultant

'We Will Always Use Persuasion, Not Coercion': KP Singh's DLF Success Story

‘Palliative care could improve enough for assisted dying but concerns remain’

Deryck Whibley insists he’s ‘not a liar’ after ex-manager denies sexual coercion claims

Sum 41 manager Greig Nori denies Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley’s sexual coercion allegations

China calls on countries to resist US economic coercion

"Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult": A tango between coercion and the entertainment industry

Domestic Abuse And Abortion Bans Create Danger Post-Roe

China has threatened trade with some countries after feuds. They’re calling ‘the firm’ for help

Chip coercion further undermines trust in what US says: China Daily editorial

Fraud U/S 23(1) Senior Citizens Act Limited To Breach Of Condition Of Upkeep Of Transferor, Can't Be Enlarged To Fraud In Civil Law: Karnataka HC

Homicide Is a Leading Cause of Death for Pregnant People. Abortion Bans Are Making Things Worse.

Cooperation, not coercion

Congress Bank Accounts 'Frozen': How Financial Coercion Became a Political Tool

Review of Ketian Zhang’s China’s Gambit — The Calculus of Coercion: Message from the Mainland

Shame on India for its coercion of Sri Lanka: China Daily editorial

Challenges ahead after DPP win in Taiwan

How Beijing uses economic coercion to try and sway Taiwan’s elections

Taiwan accuses China of coercion, election interference after tariff cut removals

US ambassador to Japan calls Chinese ban on Japanese seafood ‘economic coercion’

Luis Rubiales accused of sexual assault and coercion by Spanish state prosecutor