Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns... www.npr.org/2026/08/02/g...

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns

The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d...

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Last week, the High Court granted permission for the publication of the names of more than 300 former Christian Brothers who are now co-defendants accused of a breach of duty in a civil abuse claim... www.thejournal.ie/names-of-341...

Names of 341 former Christian Brothers published in Irish Independent as part of abuse case order

None of those named are accused of abuse, but their names have been published in the hope that they will come forward.

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Now, during her deposition, Uber’s lawyer Taylor Silverberg zeroed in on Ms. Doe’s behavior on the night she was raped. Ms. Silverberg asked Ms. Doe exactly how much Tito’s vodka she had drunk, how many milligrams of Adderall she had taken and whether she had “felt regret” about mixing the two.

David Lavery, provided a character reference to a court after the former schoolteacher was convicted earlier this year. On Tuesday, Lavery was sacked from his role as a human rights commissioner but he remains in post as chief executive of the Law Society of Northern Ireland.

Matthew Caruana Galizia has testified about the assassination of his mother, a journalist who spent years investigating government corruption in Malta... www.occrp.org/en/news/in-m...

In Malta Courtroom, Murdered Journalist's Son Describes Last Day With His Mother

Matthew Caruana Galizia has testified about the assassination of his mother, a journalist who spent years investigating government corruption in Malta. Businessman Yorgen Fenech is alleged to have ord...

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from 2013... From the end of 2008 to the middle of 2013 total U.S. wealth increased from $47 trillion to $72 trillion. About $16 trillion of that is financial gain (stocks and other financial instruments). The richest 1% own about 38 percent of stocks... www.sott.net/article/2712...

U.S.: The shocking redistribution of wealth in the past five years

Anyone reviewing the data is likely to conclude that there must be some mistake. It doesn't seem possible that one out of twenty American families could each have made a million dollars since Obama be...

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Andy Burnham is "looking into" the possibility of holding a public inquiry into the UK activities of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Burnham 'looking into' conducting Epstein inquiry, says victims minister

Alex Davies-Jones tells BBC Newsnight she discussed an inquiry with the PM when she was re-appointed as minister.

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With farmers across the country reporting this year's low rainfall is hitting crop yields, here's an interview we did a few years ago with Riverford Farm's Guy Singh-Watson. We need to free up farms to prepare for many more dry summers to come: share.google/zJBDVkHYOR8q...

Iran denies Trump’s claim of talks; Israeli strikes on Gaza kill over 30 since Friday “deal”; Cuba’s electricity collapses again... www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-us-tr...

Iran denies Trump’s claim of talks; Israeli strikes on Gaza kill over 30 since Friday “deal”; Cuba’s electricity collapses again

Drop Site Daily: August 3, 2026

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In the continuing shitshow that is Somerset Council’s children’s homes outsourcing agreement with Homes2Inspire, Ofsted has now cancelled the registration of one of the homes because of risks to the children living there. reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/2/2...

Meanwhile in Malaysia and Myanmar

Human Rights Watch@hrw.org · 2d ago

Malaysia has for many years hosted refugees from Myanmar who have fled oppression and atrocities by the Myanmar military. But the Malaysian government recently announced the planned return of 5,000 Rohingya to Myanmar, where they face persecution and violence. New from HRW: https://bit.ly/3TAwpBR

Fujitsu was named on the G Cloud 15 framework, which is worth £16.8bn in total. According to the GCA, this replaces G-Cloud 14 in providing “a large variety of cloud-based services from a range of suppliers, including: cloud hosting services, cloud software... www.computerweekly.com/news/3666467...

MPs demand answers on Fujitsu’s inclusion in lucrative frameworks | Computer Weekly

Controversial supplier was included in major government procurement opportunities just last month.

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“You actually gave Dr. Fauci a presidential commendation before you left office.” TRUMP: “Uhhh… I don’t know who gave him the commendation.” 🤷🏼

But as Four Corners discovered in Ghana, the promises of the multi-billion-dollar global chocolate industry don’t always match the reality on the ground... www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

'Behind that treat is human suffering': The chocolate industry's 'dirty secret'

For decades, major chocolate companies have pledged to eradicate child labour. Four Corners discovered that in Ghana, the promises don't always match the reality.

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New discipline rules were implemented when the school was taken over in January 2024 by the Athena Learning Trust, which runs six secondary schools in Devon and Cornwall... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How parents and pupils took on 'cruel', 'authoritarian' schools - and won

Discipline at an academy trust went too far - parents, pupils and former teachers tell BBC Panorama.

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The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

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A new Prisons and Probation Ombudsman report found staff at the prison closed suicide and self-harm monitoring protocols, known as ACCT for Mr Maslennikovas – just 16 hours after opening them and five days before he died... southlondon.co.uk/news/hmp-wan...

HMP Wandsworth staff 'took no meaningful steps' to prevent prisoner's suicide says watchdog - southlondon.co.uk

HMP Wandsworth staff did not take “any meaningful” steps to prevent a prisoner taking his own life, a watchdog has found. Aleksandras Maslennikovas, 47, was found unresponsive in his cell on July 17, ...

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Early on the morning of July 9, 2026, men from a paramilitary force known as the Pakistan Rangers began raiding homes in the village of Gehl Topi, a few kilometers from the city of Rawalakot in Pakistan-administered Kashmir... www.dropsitenews.com/p/state-kill...

State Killings in Pakistan as Kashmir Protest Movement Grows

The Pakistani military has imposed a communications blackout as it conducts a violent siege aimed at crushing a movement for electoral reform in Azad Kashmir.

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There has been a major change in leadership across adult and children’s services. It is important to recognise that people have suffered and have been seriously hurt, and on behalf of Cyngor Gwynedd, I apologise... gwyneddsfailingcouncil.blogspot.com/2026/06/cyng...

Cyngor Gwynedd's Director Of SS Annual Report Blames Facebook For Poor Staff Well Being...

Cyngor Gwynedd Social Services

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He was locked up in Wormwood Scrubs prison. Mr Trew, then 22, was one of four black men – known as the Oval Four – who wrongly spent time behind bars after being framed by crooked Det Sgt Derek Ridgewell, a British Transport Police officer... www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...

Daryn Edwards, 59, remains in the Galveston County Jail on charges of possession of child pornography, aggravated sexual assault, and sexual performance of a child. He has been denied bond. Edwards, who is the captain of HPD’s Auto Theft Division... www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...

Charged Houston Police captain accused of molesting, sexually assaulting child for years

Court documents reveal the disturbing allegations against a Houston Police captain who was arrested and charged with sex crimes against a child.

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Unique Green is accused of posing as the wife of Lawrence Gammon after his death last summer and allegedly forging paperwork to claim his estate, which included his home, vehicles, and retirement accounts... www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...

'I'm a celebrity': Unlicensed funeral director accused of stealing dead man's estate dodges questions after court

A Houston funeral home director accused of stealing a dead man’s estate stormed out of the Harris County criminal courthouse Friday morning, claiming to be a “celebrity” who had nothing to say — then ...

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US prosecutors have dropped charges against a former Olympian who had been accused of vandalising the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC, writing in court documents that the damage is now believed to be "the result of flawed installation by the contractor". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits 'botched' repairs

President Donald Trump had blamed "sick" vandals, and a former Olympian had been charged, but prosecutors now say contractors caused the damage.

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Growing up with ADHD: findings from an 18-year longitudinal follow-up study of adults with childhood ADHD, their siblings, and controls... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Growing up with ADHD: findings from an 18-year longitudinal follow-up study of adults with childhood ADHD, their siblings, and controls

The prevalent childhood-onset disorder attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (5-7%) poses risks for adult functioning, which should be ident…

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Inside KPMG “war rooms” in Sydney and Melbourne, the pressure was on. A KPMG director sent a message to then-head of audit Julian McPherson, noting he had a secret weapon: a draft KPMG audit plan for Telstra’s arch-rival, Optus... www.afr.com/companies/pr...

Confused, compromised, in chaos: Inside KPMG’s Telstra-Optus breach

When the firm chased Australia’s biggest telco audit, it brought a rival’s secret data to the table. An Allens report reveals the chaos that followed.

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Major review flags concerns over Australia's ill-defined national security offences... www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Warning spy laws too broad and could undermine democracy

A major review warns parts of Australia's national security laws could undermine democracy and press freedom.

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Australia... Private health insurers were given $8 billion in subsidies in the last budget. Bupa then paid $536 million out to its UK parent. NIB spent $214 million last year on marketing and commissions, 6.2 cents of every premium dollar... www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGsx...

Private Health's $8 Billion Subsidy Scam | The West Report

YouTube video by The West Report

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croydon council... What they failed to mention is that Mike Jackson, who is to be the bankrupt borough’s third head of service in the space of just 10 months, will be paid at a rate that works out close to £360,000 per year... insidecroydon.com/2026/07/30/1...

“They’re not worried about him being a security risk – they’re worried that he might actually need the protection of Australia once he comes and gives his evidence.” He went on to suggest those who blocked Marcus’s visa benefited from him “not giving evidence”. www.msn.com/en-au/news/o...

A non-verbal boy with autism and an intellectual disability has been detained in a windowless hospital room on an adult ward for 12 weeks because there is no suitable placement for him... www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

Boy with autism detained in windowless hospital room for 12 weeks due to lack of placement

Mother in ‘chasm of despair’ that there is no prospect of her son’s situation being remedied, court hears

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