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New York City’s latest plans to crack down on illegal short-term rentals – which could remove as many as 10,000 Airbnb listings later this year – is sparking fierce debates about housing, hotels, the tourist market and residents’ rights. The new rules will hit those New Yorkers who make extra …

Police will visit 1,000 homes in the coming week to warn fans that they could face prosecution if they continue to watch Premier League matches on illegal streams.   The authorities are working with anti-piracy investigators from Federation Copyright Theft (FACT) in ‘Operation Raider’ to track individuals who have been watching games …

EL PASO — President Biden on Sunday made his first visit to the border since taking office, arriving at a city swamped by migrants amid a historic surge in illegal immigration and anger from both parties about how he is handling it. In a brief visit to El Paso’s busiest …

Iran on Saturday, January 7, hanged two young men, one a karate champion, the other a volunteer children’s coach bringing the total number of people known to have been executed in connection with the protests that have swept the country since September, to four.   Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed …

Amid the rush to pass a government funding bill, Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) is pushing Congress to pass her bipartisan bill cracking down on scam PACs. Video of Porter: Fraudsters are exploiting loopholes in the law to steal from Americans eager to participate in our democracy. I’m urging Congress to …

Aussie swimming great Giaan Rooney said she’s never seen so many disqualifications as have been handed out at the World Championships in Melbourne this week. During Friday morning’s 200m breast stroke heats, four swimmers were disqualified across the men and women. Speaking on Wide World of Sports‘ coverage, Rooney believed …

US has accused three Iranian security officials of complicity in human rights violations in largely Kurdish regions. The United States has announced sanctions against three Iranian security officials amid efforts by the government to clamp down on protesters in largely Kurdish regions of the country. In a news release on …

CNN  —  Two well-known Iranian actresses have been arrested by security forces after they showed support for the protest movement gripping the country, as authorities intensify their crackdown on dissidents. Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi were arrested on separate occasions for publicly backing the nationwide protests, according to the semi-official …

CNN  —  Up to 10 people, including children, are feared to have been killed Friday in a crackdown on protests by Iranian security forces in the southeast of the country, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said. In several Twitter posts Friday, Amnesty said security forces had fired live ammunition at …

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday ordered law enforcement agencies to tighten gun ownership rules and crack down on drug use following a mass killing by an ex-policeman at a daycare center that left has the nation in shock. A total of 36 people including 24 children were killed …