Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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59/100
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Thomas Markle was taken back into custody after cutting an electronic monitoring device off his ankle, the US Department of Justice said on Tuesday.
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Department → take → Tuesday
The 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was being held ahead of a hearing in federal court in Tampa, Florida, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said.
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Essayli → hold → Tampa
The arrest came shortly after he removed the ankle bracelet at 1:45 a.m., Essayli said.
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Essayli → come → 1:45
“Four days ago, a federal judge allowed Mr. Markle to remain out of custody pending trial,” Essayli said.
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Essayli → allow → trial
“He was ordered to wear a location monitoring device.
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He → order → device
He allegedly cut the bracelet off at 1:45 a.m. last night.
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He → cut → night
We are asking the court to revoke his release and detain him pending trial, and we will continue to prosecute this case to the fullest extent of the law.”
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we → ask → law
Markle had first been arrested on Friday, on allegations of keeping child sexual abuse material in storage units in California.
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Markle → arrest → California
That arrest followed the seizure of approximately 78 items, among them slides, film negatives and books that contained suspected child sexual abuse images, held in storage in the Los Angeles area, Essayli said.
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Essayli → follow → area
When he was detained last week, he was taken by ambulance from a senior care center in Lakeland.
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he → detain → Lakeland
Hours later, a judge allowed his release on condition that he be electronically monitored, which typically means wearing an ankle tether.
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which → allow → tether
The judge also ordered a mental competency exam and a report by Nov. 20.
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judge → order → Nov.
His daughter, Meghan, married Prince Harry at Windsor Castle in 2018.
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daughter → marry → 2018
They have two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
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They → have → children
She is an American citizen and an actor who starred in the U.S. television drama Suits.
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who → star → drama
Meghan recently said she was “deeply distressed” by allegations that a collection of child sexual abuse images had been found at her father's former home.
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collection → say → home
She also revealed that a letter containing “troubling allegations” about him had been sent to police in London in 2019.
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letter → reveal → 2019
“It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated,” Meghan said of the letter.
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Meghan → make → letter
“I hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications’ distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children was for one reason: to protect them.”
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him → hope → them
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