SUMMARY: Jay-Z’s lawyers asked a judge to quickly remove him from a lawsuit where a woman claims she was sexually assaulted by him and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs when she was 13. The woman alleges the assault occurred in 2000 after being offered a ride by Combs’ limo driver. Jay-Z’s lawyers pointed to inconsistencies in her story, highlighted in a recent TV interview. Combs faces a criminal case for allegedly coercing and abusing women, to which he has pleaded not guilty. Jay-Z denies the claims, stating they are part of a false lawsuit for financial gain.

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SUMMARY: Former U.S. Congressman David Rivera has been indicted for violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and laundering funds to conceal his criminal activities, according to the Department of Justice. Rivera, 59, allegedly received over $5 million to lobby U.S. officials on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan businessman Raul Gorrín from June 2019 to April 2020. He created fraudulent shell companies to disguise his actions and failed to register under FARA. Rivera previously faced charges in 2022 for money laundering linked to President Nicolás Maduro’s government, resulting in frozen assets worth $24 million. The FBI is currently investigating the case.

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SUMMARY: The head of the U.N. migration agency, Amy Pope, expressed optimism after meetings with Syria’s new caretaker government, noting their recognition of the challenges ahead and their need for international support. Since former President Bashar Assad’s departure, around 100,000 people have returned to Syria, while approximately 85,000 have left for Lebanon. Most of those departing are Shiite Muslims, in contrast to the predominantly Sunni armed groups now in control. Pope, one of the first U.N. agency leaders to visit post-Assad Syria, reaffirmed IOM’s commitment to aid efforts, seeking $30 million to support nearly 685,000 people in the northwest.

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