scandal

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The stars are cashing in with Instagram ads for Uber Eats, Sonic and Sephora that cannily reference the scandal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The Tasmanian government has apologised for a decades-old scandal in which body parts taken from autopsies were secretly kept - and in some cases put on display - without the consent of families.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Particularly in the wake of the Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor scandal there have been calls for more financial openness, including about royal property.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

To his credit, said the 65-year-old retired public relations strategist, Becerra has largely kept clear of controversy and there’s never been a whiff of personal scandal — an important consideration after Swalwell’s spectacular self-destruction.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The scandal of her child was forgotten; there had been more recent disgraces—a woman who took up with her sister s husband, a fisherman who was caught stealing from his own brother.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry