arrested

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A U.S. soldier was charged in April over trades he allegedly made around the operation that arrested Venezuela’s former President Nicolás Maduro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

He was arrested two days after a new law banning harassment motivated by a person's sex came into force.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Jackson was arrested and later booked into jail on a $50,000 bond, according to jail records.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

AFP journalists saw several people arrested by police, who also fired tear gas to disperse the growing crowds.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Later, Kathy would tell me that while she wasn’t arrested, her roommate, Pat, was among those who were.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson