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“I Killed 83 People”: Carlos the Jackal’s Chilling Prison Boast and the OPEC Raid That Made Him Terrorism’s First Global Celebrity
Fifty years after Carlos the Jackal stormed an OPEC meeting in Vienna, killed three people and took dozens hostage, the notorious terrorist remains unapologetic behind bars in France. A new book built from declassified intelligence files and a rare prison interview reveals how Ilich Ramírez Sánchez became one of the world’s most wanted men—and how an ordinary medical procedure finally left him vulnerable enough to capture.
He Pleaded the Fifth More Than 100 Times—Now a Senate Panel Has Voted to Hold Dr. Fauci in Contempt
A Republican-led Senate committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during a contentious COVID-19 hearing. The referral could reach the Justice Department, but Fauci’s sweeping presidential pardon and unresolved questions about the Senate’s process could turn the case into a major constitutional fight.
He Resigned One Day After the Ethics Probe Began: Inside the Sexual Misconduct Allegations That Ended Eric Swalwell’s Career in Congress
Eric Swalwell went from a leading candidate for California governor to a former member of Congress in a matter of days. Multiple women accused him of sexual assault or other misconduct, the House Ethics Committee opened an investigation, and Swalwell resigned while fiercely denying the allegations. Months later, the controversy remains far from resolved.