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The Latest: Singer Cassie set to testify in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial

The R&B singer Cassie could testify as soon as Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial, as the Bad Boy Records founder faces charges that he orchestrated a deviant empire of exploitation that forced women into drugged-up sex parties called “freak-offs.”

The Independent UK

Diddy forced women into 'freak off' sex parties in 20-year criminal conspiracy, prosecutors tell New York trial

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is accused of sex trafficking, racketeering, and prostitution charges

Evening Standard

R&B singer Cassie set to testify in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial

The R&B singer Cassie is poised to testify in Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial

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Diddy trial draws media circus to New York streets: ‘I just want to catch the vibe’

Sean Combs’s racketeering and sex-trafficking trial had plenty of cameras but few if any demonstrations or protests

The Guardian - US

Cassie Ventura Could Be Diddy's Downfall: Her Role in Explosive Sex Trafficking Trial Explained

The trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs has begun in New York. His relationship with his ex, Cassie Ventura, is being presented in court as evidence supporting the prosecution's accusations.

Latin Times

Diddy trial latest: Sean Combs used 'indefensible' violence but is not a sex-trafficker, defence tells trial

Long-awaited sex-trafficking trial of rapper and business mogul Combs has begun in New York

Evening Standard

The Latest: Sean 'Diddy' Combs gives a thumbs up to spectators at racketeering trial

Federal prosecutors will begin trying to prove Monday that Sean “Diddy” Combs turned his hip-hop conglomerate into a racketeering enterprise that forced women to satisfy his sexual desires for two decades

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First day of Sean Combs sex-trafficking trial ends as prosecutors say he ‘ran a criminal enterprise’

Lawyers for hip-hop mogul claim alleged sex-trafficking incidents were consensual relationships

The Guardian - US

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial: Who is going to testify, what are the charges?

The trial resumes on Monday in which the American music mogul faces charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering.

Al Jazeera

Diddy trial live: Cassie Ventura ends cross-examination in tears after saying she’d return $20m to avoid ‘freak offs’

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s ex-girlfriend is testifying in Manhattan federal court as the defense argues she consented to ‘freak-offs’

The Independent UK

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s sex-trafficking and racketeering trial to begin

Hip-hop mogul, 55, has been accused of forcing women to perform in drug-fueled ‘freak offs’ to further their careers

The Guardian - US

Ecuador Declares National Mourning For 11 Troops Killed By Guerrillas

Ecuador's president declared three days of national mourning starting Saturday over the deaths of 11 soldiers who the army said were killed by dissident FARC guerrillas in an ambush near the Colombian border.

International Business Times

Insect trafficking poses a risk to wildlife and human health

Four men were recently arrested and fined for attempting to smuggle more than 5,000 ants out of Kenya. Aiming to sell them as part of the exotic pet trade, these ants were being stored in individual test tubes and syringes with small amounts of cotton wool for transportation. This unusual…

The Conversation

Final phase of jury selection in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s sex-trafficking trial postponed

Judge accepted request from Combs’s attorneys due to concerns that jurors might drop out over the weekend

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Modern slavery victims opt to stay with exploiters for fear of deportation, research finds

Exclusive: Act found to be failing as hostile immigration policies deter trafficking victims from seeking help

The Independent UK

Jury to be chosen for sex trafficking trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs

The final stage of jury selection for the racketeering and sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was set to occur three days before opening statements

The Independent UK

New musical puts trio of felons — including Diddy — in the spotlight for a sold-out run

The musical will debut weeks after opening statements are given in Diddy’s sex trafficking trial

Reason

California Sex Trafficking Fight Erupts Over Punishment for Soliciting Minors

Democrats did the right thing, got attacked for it, then caved.

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Latin Times

El Chapo's Son to Enter Guilty Plea in U.S. Drug Case, Suggesting Deal with Authorities

Ovidio Guzmán López, son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, will plead guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges in a Chicago federal court on July 9

The Independent UK

Ministers’ plans to stop small boat refugees getting British citizenship hit by legal challenge

Exclusive: New guidance, potentially affecting 70,000 people, could have a ‘devastating impact on rape survivors’ and penalise trafficking survivors, charities claim

The Independent UK

Jury in Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial may not be finalized until Friday

A federal judge says the jury in the sex trafficking trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs isn't expected to be finalized until Friday, two days later than expected

Euronews

Two Belgian teens found with 5,000 ants in Kenya given $7,700 fine or year in prison

The teenagers were found with the ants, which authorities said were destined for European and Asian markets, in an emerging trend of trafficking lesser-known wildlife species.

The Independent UK

Jury selection in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial proceeds for a second day

Jury selection has resumed in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs as a federal judge and lawyers try to seat a jury of individuals who are not so opinionated about the hip-hop mogul that they can't be fair

The Independent UK

US sanctions Myanmar militia and warlord linked to cyber scams and trafficking

Washington says Karen National Army and its chief lease land to organised crime gangs and run highly lucrative ‘scam compounds’ targeting Americans

The Independent UK

US imposes sanctions on Myanmar ethnic militia for 'facilitating cyber scams'

An ethnic militia group in southeastern Myanmar that faces sanctions by the United States over its alleged involvement with human trafficking and online scams has criticized Washington’s actions

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