arrest
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Khalil, who is still fighting the government’s efforts to deport him from the U.S., said the university’s failure to keep him safe from such harassment “directly led” to his March 2025 arrest and attempted deportation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Paramedics and police found Panettiere in cardiac arrest, according to the coroner’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Following Cerimedo’s arrest, Negre announced that he had bought out his former partner in La Derecha Diario.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
It comes after emergency services were called to a house on Long Street, Atherstone, at about 11:50 BST on Friday to reports of a child in cardiac arrest.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Are they gonna arrest us for trying to bring JP in?
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
In addition to 78 misdemeanor arrests, Leary said police impounded two vehicles whose drivers were “aiding and abetting.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The European Union parliament's rapporteur on Turkey condemned the arrests as "a shocking escalation in the repression" in the country Turkey.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Shortly before 15:30, the force said the protest activity had ended without incident and no arrests had been made.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The fall arrests a steady rally in European banks, with the Europe-wide sector gauge up around 23% so far this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
There is no public record of the arrests.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
He was arrested and pleaded guilty to harassing Banks, who he claimed to have become fixated on as a result of internal Labour Party fall-outs while suffering from severe mental health problems.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Rohit, of India, illegally entered the United States through Arizona in August 2023 and was arrested by the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
But the debut was overshadowed when manosphere influencer Andrew Tate, who the IBA had brought in to host, was arrested by U.S.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Georgia’s Department of Corrections has arrested 18 staff and 92 civilians this year for smuggling contraband into prisons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
One day a visiting official saw one of her performances and ordered Aleksandr Gridnev, “She will be arrested for forty-five days for a violation of flight regulations.”
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Macron has been pushing for French children to spend less time in front of screens, which the government fears is arresting their development.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
In a podcast, Mansour spoke about how in the 1970s and 1980s soldiers would confiscate posters and postcards, arresting the sellers.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
A California federal judge on Thursday signaled that she is likely to order immigration agents to stop arresting people without warrants unless they determine they are likely to escape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The company was awarded a contract to build the catapults and arresting gear for the Doris Miller in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
They may be arresting Dad at this very moment.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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