Crime
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Conservative hoaxers face charges over false voter robocalls
Oct 01, 2020 7:00 am - Two conservative operatives were charged Thursday in connection with false robocalls that aimed to dissuade Black residents in Detroit and other Democratic-leaning U.S. ...
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Yorkie's death at airport facility fuels legal fight
Oct 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It may not rate as an international scandal, but the death of a Yorkshire terrier in U.S. custody is fueling a messy legal battle over the importation of...
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In Appalachia, people watch COVID-19, race issues from afar
Oct 01, 2020 7:00 am - BUCHTEL, Ohio (AP) - The water, so cold that it nearly hurts, spills relentlessly into a concrete trough from three pipes driven into a hillside near the edge of town. P...
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French 'Spiderman' climbs Frankfurt skyscraper, faces fine
Oct 01, 2020 7:00 am - FRANKFURT (AP) - German police say French urban climber Alain Robert faces a criminal investigation and fine after scaling one of Frankfurt's tallest buildings Thursday....
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Man accused of having body in bags extradited to Kentucky
Oct 01, 2020 7:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky man accused of carrying parts of his girlfriend's body in duffel bags he took aboard a bus from Louisville to Chicago has been extradit...
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Belarus activist shares '~Alternative Nobel' with 3 others
Oct 01, 2020 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - A prominent Belarus opposition figure and an imprisoned Iranian human rights lawyer on Thursday were awarded the Right Livelihood Award, sometimes refer...
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Man accused of threatening tollway employeesOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - A Melrose Park man is facing a felony charge for making a threatening phone call to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, authorities said. Edward Rice, 34, of the ...
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Palatine music teacher sentenced to three years in prison for attempted sex assaultOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - A cello instructor from Palatine was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison following his conviction on allegations he attempted to sexually assault a teenage stud...
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Ex-FBI Director Comey to appear for Russia probe hearing
Sep 30, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former FBI Director James Comey faces questioning Wednesday from the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee about his role in leading the bureau's i...
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AP FACT CHECK: False claims swamp first Trump-Biden debate
Sep 30, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of fabrications and fear-mongering in a belligerent debate with Joe Biden, at one point claiming the U.S. d...