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Clare Bronfman, an heiress of the Seagram's liquor empire, arrives at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse, for her trial regarding sex trafficking and racketeering related to the Nxivm cult in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Jan. 9, 2019.
Clare Bronfman, an heiress of the Seagram's liquor empire, arrives at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse, for her trial regarding sex trafficking and racketeering related to the Nxivm cult in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Jan. 9, 2019.
Judge Nicholas Garaufis had directed the defendants to appear in court "to address issues it has identified" with the irrevocable trust established by Seagram's heiress Clare Bronfman. The trust was being tapped to pay for defense lawyers.
Prosecutors raised questions about the trust and whether Bronfman, who is charged with racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit identity theft, established it in order to exert control over her fellow members of NXIVM.
The judge reviewed who contributed to the fund, how much money it has and whether there are conflicts in a trust established by one defendant that's meant to aid all six. It is not clear what happens if the money runs out.
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New amendments to the legislation propose importing 1.1kg of marijuana, 300g of hashish, and 50g of hash oil. The legislation would also increase the importation quota of tetrahydrocannabinol - the chemical responsible for most of marijuana's psychological effects - from 10g to 50g per annum.
The document emphasizes that imported cannabis could be only used for scientific purposes, and that its use for medicinal purposes would remain prohibited in Russia.
However, the Health Ministry noted that the medical use of marijuana is "on the table" for the WHO and other international bodies.
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Relatives of Naasan mourn during his funeral at al-Mugheir village
Relatives of Naasan mourn during his funeral at al-Mugheir village
Nikolay Mladenov on Sunday called on Israel to "put an end to settler violence and bring those responsible to justice".
Hamdi Naasan, 38, succumbed to his wounds on Saturday near the village of al-Mugheir after Israeli settlers from the nearby illegal settlement of Adei Ad fired shots.
According to the Palestinian health ministry, Naasan was shot with a live bullet in the back. At least 30 other Palestinians were injured, of whom six were shot with live ammunition, according to Maan news agency.
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The man filmed students leaving a school.
The man filmed students leaving a school.
The unnamed man was taken into custody by Tower Hamlets police in London on Monday after footage of a vile verbal assault was published online. In the video, a man can be seen describing schoolgirls, dressed in headscarves, "c**ts" and calling for people to "burn their ovaries out" so they can't "breed like f***ing rats."
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Supermarket shoppers in Caracas.
Supermarket shoppers in Caracas.
Disgruntled customers, empty store shelves, long supermarket lines. These are the images that mainstream U.S. media typically feature in their coverage of Venezuela's ongoing food crisis.
These images are usually accompanied by sarcastic headlines like Forbes' "Venezuela Discovers the Perfect Weight Loss Diet" and the Cato Institute's "Hunger Is in Retreat, But Not in Socialist Venezuela."
U.S. media outlets publish stories blaming Venezuela's food crisis on the socialist government almost daily. Today isn't any different.
A new study released by researchers from three Venezuelan universities reported that nearly 75 percent of the population lost an average of 19 pounds in 2016 for lack of food. The report, titled, "2016 Living Conditions Survey," added that about 32.5 percent of Venezuelans eat only once or twice a day, compared to 11.3 percent last year.
Moreover, 93.3 percent told the researchers that their income was not enough to cover their food needs.
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Polish far-right activists enter the former German Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau
The small group of hardline activists held their demonstration inside the former concentration camp at the same time as the official Holocaust commemorations on Sunday.
The 50 protestors from the Polish Independence Movement were led by Piotr Rybak, who was once jailed for burning an effigy of a Jew.
Mr Rybak told reporters they were there to oppose the official - and historically accurate - narrative that millions of Jews were murdered by the Nazis with the active collaboration of some Poles.
Comment: The Times of Israel reports that Polish prosecutors have since opened a probe into the protest:
Piotr Rybak, a far-right activist with a past conviction for burning an effigy of a Jew in 2015, could be seen in TV footage saying, "We must tell Jewish invaders... that we are masters of this country."
Mariusz Slomka, a deputy district prosecutor in Oswiecim, said Monday that prosecutors are investigating. In Poland, it is a crime to incite hatred based on religion or race.
Two suspects were shot and killed in the exchange with police.
Houston police tweeted that the fifth officer was released Monday night after being treated for a gunshot wound to the shoulder.
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High-voltage fences surround the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Brzezinka, Poland
High-voltage fences surround the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Brzezinka, Poland
"Many European Union governments are rehabilitating World War II collaborators and war criminals while minimising their own guilt in the attempted extermination of Jews," the Holocaust Revisionist Report, which was sponsored by Yale University, Grinnell College and the European Union of Progressive Judaism, concluded.
"Revisionism is worst in new Central European members - Poland, Hungary, Croatia and Lithuania," the study found.
Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann hired bulldog litigator L. Lin Wood to sue the media for defaming him.
Sandmann's family selected L. Lin Wood of Atlanta after conducting an "extensive search to find a nationally-recognized attorney skilled in the fields of libel, defamation, and the First Amendment," according to a statement.
Wood issued the following statement about his next course of action:
In the coming weeks, we will be carefully reviewing all of the false accusations and threats made against Nick. We fully expect that a multitude of civil lawsuits will be filed and aggressively pursued.
We recognize that justice for Nick will not be achieved quickly, but we are dedicated to achieving it for this young man regardless of time or expense.
Comment: See also: Second Seagram's heiress sued for ensnaring women in 'fraudulent scheme' as part of NXIVM cult