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USA TODAY At the heart of Wednesday's riot at the U.S. Capitol, a desecration of the seat and symbol of American government that left five people dead, is the baseless claim that November's presidential election was stolen.  President Donald Trump has been the primary propagator of that myth, seeding the ground for many months by boasting at rallies that the only way he could lose was if the election were rigged, and later lying that he'd scored a landslide victory. He accelerated false claims of fraud after his actual loss to Joe Biden, culminating in a "Stop the Steal"  speech t...

Murdoch empire calls time on Trump but tries to keep his base onside

© Getty The Old Bailey Courthouse A review of Judge Baraitser's 132-page judgement reveals that she considers the alleged behaviour of the WikiLeaks publisher to be akin to a "co-conspirator" with US Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning and not that of a "proper journalist". The judge in Julian Assange's extradition hearing decided that the WikiLeaks publisher should not be extradited to the United States on the grounds that he is at "high risk" of suicide or self-harm on 4 January 2021. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser's reasoning was based upon the pre-trial and post-trial conditions Assange...

By Press Association 2021 Julian Assange speaks from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London Throughout his tumultuous life, Julian Assange has commanded loyalty from family, friends and legions of supporters. To his allies, the 49-year-old Australian is a political provocateur, campaigner, journalist, and freedom of speech hero. His public image is larger than life – blown up on the side of a mobile hoarding which circled the Old Bailey as he fought for his liberty. But behind the scenes, divorced Assange is an intensely priva...