Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to stay in jail while appeals court takes up bail fight
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court judge has ruled to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs locked up while he makes a third bid for bail in his sex trafficking case, …
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Sex workers are hit hard by Congo’s mpox outbreak but say their only option is to keep working
KAMITUGA, Congo — It’s been four months since Sifa Kunguja recovered from mpox, but as a sex worker, she said, she’s still struggling to regain clients, with fear and stigma …
Diddy faces public scrutiny over alleged sex crimes as questions arise about future of his music
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs created a hit-making empire with big name performers, earning his place as a savvy music mogul and becoming a three-time …
A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
KAMITUGA, Congo — Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. The 1-month-old died from mpox in eastern Congo in August, …
Tokyo host bar worker arrested over kickbacks for brokering prostitution
Tokyo police have arrested two men for allegedly receiving kickbacks for arranging for a woman, who had significant debt at a host club in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district, to work at …
Tokyo police arrest 23 men over brokering of prostitution
Tokyo police have arrested 23 men for allegedly pimping out female workers at sex entertainment stores — the largest number of arrests in a single crackdown. Masaki Tooka, a 51-year-old …
US Justice Department sues over Tennessee law targeting HIV-positive people convicted of sex work
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday sued the state of Tennessee over its decades-old felony aggravated prostitution law, arguing that it illegally imposes tougher criminal penalties on …
Five arrested after raid finds guns, ammunition, cash
SAN JOSE — An investigation into illegal gambling led to the arrest of five people and the discovery of nearly three dozen guns, hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition …
Tennessee’s penalties for HIV-positive people are discriminatory, Justice Department says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s decades-old aggravated prostitution statute violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday after an investigation, warning that the state could face …
80 women arrested in Tokyo’s Kabukicho over alleged prostitution
Eighty women were arrested between January and September on suspicion of prostitution for allegedly soliciting customers on the streets of Tokyo’s Kabukicho nightlife district, police said Tuesday. The Metropolitan Police …