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No proven link between Duterte speeches and drug deaths, defence tells ICC

No proven link between Duterte speeches and drug deaths, defence tells ICC

There is no proven link between the "uniquely colourful and crusty" speeches of former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte and the murders he is accused of, his defence lawyer told the International Criminal Court on Thursday. On the third day of a hearing to decide whether Duterte should face

A 12-year-old girl was raped. A lawyer says it took Montana CPS 6 months to contact police.

A 12-year-old girl was raped. A lawyer says it took Montana CPS 6 months to contact police.

Throughout a two-week civil trial in Butte, an attorney cast Montana’s child protection agency as so buried in its own bureaucracy, it failed for six months to do the simplest thing: call the cops about a child rape. Because of that, Lawrence Henke said, a 12-year-old

Duterte drew up 'death lists', boasted about murders: ICC prosecutor

Duterte drew up 'death lists', boasted about murders: ICC prosecutor

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte personally drew up "death lists" and boasted about murders committed during his "war on drugs", an International Criminal Court prosecutor alleged Tuesday at a crimes against humanity hearing. On day two of proceedings against Duterte, ICC prosecutor Edward Jeremy laid out

Zuckerberg grilled over underage users at social media trial

Zuckerberg grilled over underage users at social media trial

CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday he regretted Meta's slow progress in identifying underage users on Instagram, as he faced stinging criticism at a landmark social media trial over accusations that his company deliberately hooked children. Asked to comment on complaints from inside the company that not enough was

Montana Supreme Court orders new trial for Helena man convicted of attempted homicide

A Helena man serving a 100-year sentence is getting a new trial after the Montana Supreme Court ruled the lower district court erred when handling witness testimony in his 2023 attempted homicide trial. Jory Jerae Songer, who was 22 at the time he was charged in August 2022, was

Ethics panel on Ellsworth's contract investigating potential criminal violation

A legislative ethics committee is investigating the idea that a Hamilton senator's state-funded business contract may have violated criminal statute, according to a letter adopted at the second of two committee meetings Monday. The Montana Senate voted last week to convene an ethics committee after news of

Helena couple accused of elder exploitation; wife faces more charges involving minor

A Helena couple was charged with felony elder exploitation after authorities said incidents occurred in 2021 that involved the father of one of the accused who was in his 70s and had Alzheimer's. Charging documents were filed Dec. 16 in Lewis and Clark County District Court against Nicholas