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Now, the threat has crept further westward, with Poland reporting a swarm of up to 21 drones crossing from Belarus and Ukraine into Polish territory earlier this month and directing accusations toward Russia, which has denied responsibility.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Counter-accusations by other states deepen mistrust, leaving cooperative security arrangements elusive.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The impeachment effort is unlikely to succeed due to Republican control of both the House and Senate.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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As a House member, Schiff led the first impeachment against Trump for withholding aid from Ukraine in an effort to pressure its president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to perform a political favor.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Global organization Human Rights Watch accused the festival of diverting attention away from allegations of the government’s severe repression of free speech and criticized comedians for performing on the behest of an oppressive regime.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors asked the judge to let Mia address the court for about five minutes, even though her allegations are not tied directly to Combs’ conviction.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Horsman is being held without bail ahead of arraignment at a later date at Plymouth Superior Court in Brockton.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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For the second time this week, Judge Benjamin Cassady postponed the arraignment because Hernandez Santana remains under a federal custody hold.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Astin’s remarks come after a formal condemnation of Norwood from SAG-AFTRA, as well as outcry from dozens of actors, including Emily Blunt, Melissa Barrera, Lukas Gage and more.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s latest tour de force is an absurdist, boldly surprising condemnation of his homeland.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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Morris, 64, entered guilty pleas to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child in an Osage County courtroom.—
Nolan Clay,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Two administrators from a closed Waukesha day care entered pleas on reduced misdemeanor charges for failing to report child abuse.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Far from being simply a denunciation of marginalization, the song becomes a sincere embrace of vulnerable childhoods, highlighting the pain of those who grow up in poverty, neglect, and, often, are forced into crime as a means of survival.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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Cinema sometimes has to know how to give in to a cause, but another thing entirely is to impoverish cinema by attributing to documentary cinema a mere and strict role of denunciation.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Mike Hallquist to make a motion for Seals's censure, which failed and was followed by cheering support by Seals' supporters.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The House voted to table the resolution 214-213, preventing it from moving to debate and a vote on the underlying censure, effectively ending Mace’s effort to formally reprimand Omar and remove her from committees.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Countercharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countercharge. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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