Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in U.K.
May 28, 20255:52 PM ET
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Willem Marx

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/28/nx-s1-5414499/tate-brothers-rape-trafficking-assault-uk

LONDON — British prosecutors have confirmed that Andrew and Tristan Tate face 21 criminal charges in total, that include rape, assault and human trafficking.

It's the first time that Britain's Crown Prosecution has revealed the detailed charges, that it first authorized last year after a police service in Bedfordshire -- north of London --- provided it with a file of allegations dating back to a period between 2012 and 2015.

The two British-American brothers will face the charges once they are extradited back to the U.K. from Romania, where they currently live, but their extradition is still pending because they are still involved in separate criminal proceedings in Romania. They involve allegations of having formed a criminal gang to exploit women.

Andrew Tate, 38, a former kickboxing champion turned self-styled misogynist influencer is accused of 10 offences tied to 3 alleged victims. The charges include rape, human trafficking, a form of assault known under British law as "actual bodily harm", and a type of prostitution for financial gain.

His younger brother Tristan, 36, has been charged with 11 offences, including rape and trafficking, that are tied to a single alleged victim.

A European arrest warrant has already been issued and approved by the courts in Romanian, but a travel ban on the Tates was lifted recently, allowing them to fly to Florida via private jet in February, before returning to the Romanian capital of Bucharest in March.

https://theprint.in/world/indian-arrested-in-canada-for-groping-spree-at-public-water-park-victims-include-minors/2170057/

Indian arrested in Canada for ‘groping spree’ at public water park, victims include minors
While 12 victims have been identified, the mother of one said on social media that the number could be higher.
SHIVANI MAGO

New Delhi: The Canadian police have arrested a 25-year-old Indian citizen for allegedly groping at least 12 victims, some of them minors, while walking at a public water park in Moncton, New Brunswick.

The arrest was made Sunday after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police received a report of sexual interference and sexual assault.

The accused was allegedly going around the water park groping people. While 12 victims have been identified, Alicia Hill, the mother of one minor girl, indicated on social media that the number could be higher. The police have encouraged people to come forward in case they knew anything or were at the park that day.

“We are asking parents to speak to their children if they attended this location on July 7. We also want people to know that a sexual assault complaint can be made at any time. If you are a victim of sexual misconduct, please contact us. You will be listened to, and you will be believed,” read a press release by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

The police also said an investigation into the matter was underway and while the accused was released from custody, he is scheduled to appear in front of the Moncton Provincial Court on 24 October. According to Canadian law, offences involving sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching and exploitation of a young person or child are punishable with a minimum of six months to a maximum of 10 years in jail.

While the identity of the accused has not been revealed, images of him at the water park and of him being arrested by the police were all over the Internet.

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US GDP shrank by an annualised 0.2 per cent in the first quarter, according to revised data that confirmed the first contraction since 2022, as Donald Trump’s trade war ripples across the world’s biggest economy.

The fall in GDP compared with a 2.4 per cent expansion in the final quarter of 2024, and was largely caused by a surge in imports as companies rushed to buy foreign-made goods before the US president’s “liberation day” tariff announcement in early April.

Thursday’s reading from the Bureau of Economic Analysis was revised slightly higher from the 0.3 per cent contraction reflected in initial data released last month. But the change was not enough to put the economy in positive territory for the period as consumer spending cooled.

The statistics for the first quarter were distorted by a surge in imports — driven by companies’ tariff fears — that were not offset by a corresponding rise in inventory investment or purchases by consumers.

While investment rose in the revised statistics, that was largely counteracted by a fall in the rate of growth in consumer spending — especially in services and housing — as Americans contend with higher prices and uncertainty stemming from the trade war.

“You are seeing consumers that have slowed consumption,” said Andrew Hollenhorst at Citi. “That kind of aligns with what we’ve been hearing, especially from hotels and airlines, that services spending has been slowing.”

US consumer prices have risen more than 25 per cent since 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic, which has weighed on consumer sentiment reports and prompted anxious shoppers to cut back.

The balance between imports and exports is an important factor in calculating GDP, which also measures domestic consumption, investment and government spending. The BEA calculates GDP based on numerous reports, so the figures do not always align precisely.

https://www.thetimes.com/us/business/article/taco-trump-wall-street-rdln5s0l8

A coded critique adopted by Wall Street traders to describe President Trump’s whipsawing tariff policies made its way to a White House press briefing on Wednesday.

The “Taco trade”, an acronym that stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out”, describes the pattern of Trump’s threats of blanket tariffs, which often sends stocks tumbling only for the market to recover when he pauses or lifts them entirely.

It has become a favoured term among stockbrokers and analysts trying to navigate the president’s on-again, off-again tariff policies.

Trump appeared unimpressed with the Taco acronym when asked about it by a CNBC reporter during a swearing-in ceremony for Jeanine Pirro as interim US attorney for the District of Columbia.

https://abc7.com/post/trump-administration-backtracks-harvard-foreign-student-policy/16587931/

Ahead of a federal hearing over Harvard University's ability to enroll international students, the acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a letter Thursday giving the school 30 days to challenge the administration's revocation of that certification.

The letter formally notifies the school that its Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification would be withdrawn -- but backtracks from the administration's earlier stance by giving Harvard 30 days to achieve compliance.

"Your school has 30 calendar days from the date of service of this Notice to submit written representations under oath and supported by documentary evidence, setting forth the reasons why SEVP should not withdraw your school's certification," the notice said. "If SEVP certification is withdrawn, your school will then no longer be approved to enroll or continue to educate nonimmigrant students."

The notice comes one week after Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced she had ordered the termination of the school's SEVP certification.

"As a result of your refusal to comply with multiple requests to provide the Department of Homeland Security pertinent information while perpetuating an unsafe campus environment that is hostile to Jewish students, promotes pro-Hamas sympathies, and employs racist 'diversity, equity, and inclusion' policies, you have lost this privilege," Noem wrote last week in a letter to the university.

At a hearing Thursday shortly after the Trump administration issued its 30-day notice, U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs said she plans to issue a preliminary injunction that prohibits the Trump administration from revoking Harvard's SEVP certification without first going through the legally required procedure.

Elon Musk, having accomplished none of the goals he announced at the beginning of his tenure and with the national debt higher than when he started, is leaving his post at DOGE months earlier than originally planned. The billionaire says he intends to use his newfound downtime to spend more time crying on Twitter and ignoring his 13+ fatherless children.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5322954-musk-thanks-trump-end-doge/

Elon Musk expressed gratitude to President Trump in a Wednesday message marking the end of his special government employee status, the latest sign of his declining involvement in the White House.

In a post on X, Musk thanked Trump for the opportunity to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a panel focused on dramatically slashing the size of the federal budget and workforce.

“As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” Musk wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter before he purchased it in 2022.

“The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.”

As a special government employee, Musk was limited to 130 days in service to Trump and spent much of the start of the new administration close by the president’s side.

France's male Prime Minister was physically assaulted by his wife (an old lady who groomed him when he was a teenager). Nobody cares because France is a feminist country that accepts abuse of men.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brigitte-macron-emmanuel-macron-wife-france-president-hanoi/

Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte Macron appears to shove his face upon arrival in Hanoi

Hanoi, Vietnam — French President Emmanuel Macron's office on Monday downplayed an incident in which his wife appeared to push his face away as he arrived in Vietnam to begin a Southeast Asian tour.

Video shot by The Associated Press in Hanoi on Sunday evening shows Macron's plane door opening, revealing him. His wife Brigitte's arms then emerge from the left of the open doorway, she places both hands on her husband's face and gives it a shove.

The president appears startled but quickly recovers and turns to wave through the open door. She remains concealed by the aircraft body, making it impossible to see her facial expression or body language.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/uk-roll-chemical-castration-sex-offenders-122070271

LONDON -- The British government is to rollout the use of medication to suppress the sex drive of sex offenders, as part of a package of measures to reduce the risk of reoffending and alleviate the pressures on the prison system, which is running out of space.

In a statement to Parliament Thursday following the release of an independent sentencing review, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said so-called chemical castration would be used in 20 prisons in two regions.

“And I am exploring whether mandating the approach is possible," she said. “Of course, it is vital that this approach is taken alongside psychological interventions that target other causes of offending, like asserting power and control.”

Though the review highlighted the treatment would not be relevant for some sex offenders such as rapists driven by power and control, rather than sexual preoccupation, Mahmood said studies show that chemical castration can lead to a 60% reduction in reoffending.

It's been used in Germany and Denmark on a voluntary basis, and in Poland as mandatory for some offenders.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/girl-17-injured-brutal-body-005435354.html

Footage of a violent arrest last week that has since gone viral on social media shows a police officer brutally body slamming a 17-year-old girl who was reportedly handcuffed.

The May 21 incident occurred in the parking lot of the San Bernardino Food4Less grocery at around 2 p.m., according to Najee Ali, a spokesperson for the family who spoke at a Sunday press conference outside the San Bernardino Police Department.

Police said they were called to the area on reports of a person trespassing and someone actively trying to fight other people inside the Food4Less.

Cellphone video captured the moment the teen, standing face first against the police cruiser, was lifted off her feet and viciously slammed to the ground by the officer.

The young Black girl, a San Bernardino resident who has only been identified as Erin, suffered several injuries during the incident and required immediate medical treatment for a dislocated wrist and cuts to her chin and face that required stitches.

Trump, who campaigned on stopping illegal immigration, is pretty much failing completely to arrest any people who cross the border, and is instead arresting US citizens, as he fails to meet his arrest targets
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-arrests-border-patrol-white-house-pressure-more-2078025
More migrants are being arrested and detained within the United States than at the southwest border, but the White House reportedly wants even more to be held despite limited capacity in detention centers.

In a major shift for immigration enforcement, the latest detention data from ICE showed 11,367 of those booked into facilities in May were arrested by the agency, while 2,415 came from Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

In May 2024, 20,131 arrivals were arrested by CBP, compared to 8,451 by ICE.

Both agencies operate under the Department of Homeland Security.

The shift in arrests comes amid an Axios report Wednesday that White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is putting pressure on Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to triple the number of daily arrests made by her agents, including those working for ICE.

"I think it's evident to everybody that the last administration's policies they rolled back, on the first days in the office of the Biden administration was basically an unguarded, unprotected border. Everybody was given free rein to come here, it was just a mess," Scott Mechkowski, a retired deputy field director with ICE, told Newsweek Wednesday. "I think President Trump's administration, his policies, are effective and shut down the mass migration and it makes border enforcement more manageable now."

Newsweek reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment via email Wednesday morning.