LogoPowered byScale logo At least 114 people have died and 127 remain missing in central Philippines after a typhoon caused destruction and widespread flooding, which local officials suggest could have been prevented if not for persistent graft in flood-control projects.
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Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
The government shutdown, which started on October 1, has prevented many federal employees from getting paid.
In retrospect, the houses should have been protected from redevelopment with a deed covenant, which could have precluded new development on the site.
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Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
20 Oct. 2025
Though Combs’ defense argued that his acquittals on the most serious charges precluded the court from considering the women’s claims of coercion, Judge Arun Subramanian said the women’s claims of violence and exploitation were major factors in the prison sentence of four years and two months.
Jens snorts angrily; the frost has deprived him of his virility and transformed him into a helpless old man.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
Through this scheme, the defendants defrauded betting platforms, deprived Major League Baseball and the Cleveland Guardians of their honest services, illegally enriched themselves and their co-conspirators, misled the public and betrayed America’s past time.
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