Beatings, torture and electric shocks: freed scam compound workers allege horrific abuse

Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs in Southeast Asia, thousands instead allegedly end up enslaved in jail-like compounds and forced to carry out online scams

Deborah Oladeji

Who is Friedrich Merz, the favorite to become Germany’s new chancellor?

Deborah Oladeji
February 20, 2025

Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s chancellor in a CDU-led government, has extensive experience as a lawyer and working with major corporations.

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Trump’s new passport rules are trapping transgender Americans in bureaucratic limbo

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Trump’s new passport rules are trapping transgender Americans in bureaucratic limbo

Deborah Oladeji
February 13, 2025

Mary Fox’s viral TikTok video has drawn attention to trans Americans’ passport obstacles. | STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images When Mary Fox went to apply for a passport, she brought copies of her birth certificate, certificate of legal name, driver’s license, and a check, because the State Department w…

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A model of heritable genome editing for complex traits

Deborah Oladeji
February 13, 2025

Nature Genetics, Published online: 12 February 2025; doi:10. 1038/s41588-025-02105-5A model of heritable genome editing for complex traits…

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Chinook Blast’s SkijorDue and winter events: What our photographers saw this weekend

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Chinook Blast’s SkijorDue and winter events: What our photographers saw this weekend

Deborah Oladeji
February 17, 2025

As Trump eyes more tariffs, South Korea remains safe haven for GM and Hyundai

Deborah Oladeji
February 13, 2025

Automakers such as Hyundai Motor and General Motors have increasingly used South Korea as a tariff-free export market to the U.S.

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As GOP Pushes Tax Giveaways for the Rich, Sanders Launches ‘National Tour to Fight Oligarchy’

Deborah Oladeji
February 13, 2025

As Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration scour the federal public services infrastructure looking for cuts to healthcare, food assistance, and consumer protections that could offset the $4. 6 trillion deficit hole the GOP is intent on creating by extending tax cuts for the rich, U.S. S…

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