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FBI raids Washington home linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska

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FBI agents on Tuesday raided a Washington mansion linked to  Russian Oleg Deripaska, a metals billionaire with ties to the Kremlin and to Paul Manafort, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s one-time 2016 campaign chairman.

An FBI agent stood outside the house in one of Washington’s wealthiest neighborhoods, with yellow “CRIME SCENE DO NOT ENTER” tape across the front of the mansion, while members of the FBI’s Evidence Response Team carried boxes out of the property.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed the agency was conducting a court-authorized law enforcement activity at the home, which the Washington Post has previously reported was linked to the Russian oligarch.

The specific reason for sealing off and searching the mansion was not immediately clear, and the FBI spokesperson did not provide details. A representative for Deripaska said the homes belong to relatives of the oligarch.

Deripaska, 53, has been under U.S. sanctions since 2018. Washington imposed sanctions on him and other influential Russians because of their ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin after alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Reuters could not immediately determine Deripaska’s whereabouts.

Deripaska once employed Paul Manafort, who served for a period as the chairman of Trump’s 2016 campaign and who was convicted in 2018 on tax evasion and bank fraud charges.

He owns part of Rusal via his stake in the giant aluminum producer’s parent company En+ Group. Washington previously dropped sanctions against both companies but kept them on Deripaska.

Rusal’s Moscow-listed shares extended losses after the report, falling 6%.

The representative for Deripaska, who declined to give their name because of company policy, confirmed the raid on the home in Washington as well as one in New York City, and said both belong to Deripaska’s family rather than the executive himself.

“The FBI is indeed currently conducting searches of houses belonging to Oleg Deripaska’s relatives. The searches are being carried out on the basis of two court warrants related to the U.S. sanctions. The houses in question are located in New York and Washington, DC and are not owned by Oleg Deripaska himself,” said the representative did not provide any further details.

Deripaska previously sued to have the U.S. sanctions lifted but his case was dismissed in June.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey, Sarah N. Lynch, Mark Hosenball, Kevin Fogarty Jonathan Landay; additional reporting by Anastasia Lyrchikova and Polina Devitt in Moscow; Writing by Arshad Mohammed and Susan Heavey; Editing by Jonathan Oatis, Mark Porter and Howard Goller)

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‘He violated me’: Woman tells jury Regina chiropractor pulled breast

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REGINA – A woman told a jury Tuesday that a Regina chiropractor reached into her bra and grabbed her breast without her consent during an appointment.

The 47-year-old woman, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban, testified she went to see chiropractor Ruben Manz in 2011 to treat pain in her neck, shoulders, lower back and hips.

Manz is accused of sexually assaulting seven women over 10 years while they were under his care.

The complainant said she was sitting on an exam table when Manz placed a hand on her shoulder, pulled her head to one side and put a hand in her shirt.

He asked if she was OK, she said, and she replied yes but was hesitant.

She told the trial that Manz then moved his hand into her bra and pulled her breast.

“He said, ‘Just relax. It’s part of the treatment,’ And I said, ‘The hell it is,’” the woman testified.

“I got up, grabbed my stuff and left the room.”

The woman told the jury what happened to her was wrong and no other chiropractor had touched her that way.

She stopped seeing Manz immediately, she said.

“I didn’t trust him. He violated me.”

The woman said she reported Manz to a chiropractors’ association the next day. In 2021, after reading a news report about criminal charges against Manz, she went to police.

“He did this to somebody else, so I was mad,” she said.

She said she regularly seeks treatment for muscle strain and adjustments to her shoulders, hips and spine.

“I have to work very hard to find the strength to trust people to put their hands on me,” she added.

Defence lawyer Kathy Hodgson-Smith questioned the complainant about what she remembered, including how many appointments she had with Manz, the clothes she was wearing and how many people she told about her allegation.

The woman said she couldn’t remember exactly how many times she saw Manz. She recalled wearing a supportive bra meant to prevent pressure to her chest.

She said she’s been open about sharing what happened with others if the topic of bad experiences comes up.

“I remember that one incident with him like it was yesterday,” the woman testified.

“I remembered it this whole time — not because it came up in a news report or because I talked about it.

“Because it wasn’t OK. And I haven’t had a chiropractor before then or since then do that to me.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 5, 2024.

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N.S. Tory leader won’t ask Poilievre to join campaign |

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Tim Houston, who is seeking a second term as Nova Scotia premier, said he had no plans to invite Poilievre to join him on the campaign ahead of the Nov. 26 provincial election. He explained the provincial Progressive Conservatives have no formal ties with the Tories in Ottawa — and he made a point of saying he is not a member of the federal party. Experts say it also is because the latest polls suggest Atlantic Canadians have not warmed to Poilievre. (Nov. 5, 2024)



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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney challenged at poll when out to vote in election

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CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — It has been a rough few days for Clemson coach Dabo Swinney. First, his 19th-ranked Tigers lost to Louisville on Saturday night, then he was told he couldn’t vote Tuesday at his polling place.

Swinney, whose given name is William, explained that the voting system had locked him out, saying a “William Swinney” had already voted last week. Swinney said it was his oldest son, Will, and not him.

“They done voted me out of the state,” Swinney said. “We’re 6-2 and 5-1 (in the Atlantic Coast Conference), man. They done shipped me off.”

Dabo Swinney had to complete a paper ballot and was told there will be a hearing on Friday to resolve the issue.

“I was trying to do my best and be a good citizen and go vote,” he said. “Sometimes doing your best ain’t good enough. You have to keep going though, keep figuring it out.”

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