Crime
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Police torture victim sues Chicago, former officers for $66MMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - One of the men who was tortured into giving a false confession by officers working under late Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge is suing the city and its form...
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Bergdahl appeals court-martial over Trump, McCain comments
Mar 02, 2021 6:00 am - BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A former U.S. Army soldier who was court martialed after he left his post in Afghanistan and was captured by the Taliban is asking a federal judge to...
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Pandemic loan program at high-risk for fraud, auditor finds
Mar 02, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Emergency loans made to small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic have been added to a list of government programs considered at high risk of wa...
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Polish court acquits activists who put LGBT rainbow on icon
Mar 02, 2021 6:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A Polish court on Tuesday acquitted three activists who had been accused of desecration and offending religious feelings for producing and distribu...
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Unusual alliance seeks policing reforms in New Mexico
Mar 02, 2021 6:00 am - SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Policing reforms are making for strange bedfellows in New Mexico as the co-founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and the conservative-backed nonprofi...
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Guatemala begins reshaping court; corruption concerns grow
Mar 02, 2021 6:00 am - GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemala's Congress began reshaping the country's highest court Tuesday, selecting a new magistrate and an alternate in decisions that could have ...
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Sarkozy rules out French presidential run after conviction
Mar 02, 2021 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ruled out running again for office next year, a day after a court found him guilty of corruption and influence p...
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Mississippi congressman Palazzo accused of misusing funds
Mar 02, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An independent ethics body says there is "substantial reason to believe'ť that Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo of Mississippi abused his office by missp...
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US sets sanctions over Russia opposition leader's poisoning
Mar 02, 2021 6:00 am - The Biden administration announced sanctions of Russian officials and businesses Tuesday for a nearly fatal nerve-agent attack upon opposition leader Alexei Navalny and ...
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FBI chief to face questions about extremism, Capitol riot
Mar 02, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI Director Chris Wray is set to testify for the first time since the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, with lawmakers likely to press him on wh...