Crime
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Islamic State group says it killed 5 aid workers in Nigeria
Jul 23, 2020 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Militants from an Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility Thursday for killing five aid workers who were kidnapped last month in northeaster...
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US: Researcher being harbored at Chinese consulate in SF
Jul 23, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Chinese consulate in San Francisco is harboring a Chinese researcher who lied about her military background, the Justice Department said Thursday a...
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Ohio GOP lawmakers push to repeal energy bill amid scandal
Jul 23, 2020 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Mirroring their Democratic colleagues, House Republicans on Thursday launched an effort to repeal a nuclear bailout law and 'œsanitize'ť legislativ...
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Politics drive views of US response to 2 Oregon standoffs
Jul 23, 2020 7:00 am - BOISE, Idaho (AP) - When armed protesters took over a remote wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon four years ago to oppose federal control of public lands, U.S. agents nego...
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Trump sending agents into more cities to help combat crime
Jul 23, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump announced he will send federal agents to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to help combat rising crime, expanding the adminis...
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Surge of federal agents leaves many questions unanswered
Jul 23, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - President Donald Trump offered few details when he announced this week that the government will dispatch hundreds of extra federal agents to Chicago and A...
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Portland's mayor tear-gassed by US agents as protest rages
Jul 23, 2020 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The mayor of Portland, Oregon was tear-gassed by U.S. government agents as he stood outside a federal courthouse during another night of protests a...
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Q&A: What charges might longest serving US speaker face?
Jul 23, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors recently answered the question about whether Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the nation's longest serving statehouse speaker, ...
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Ex-utility exec pleads guilty to $1B fraud in South Carolina
Jul 23, 2020 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Nearly three years after leading a failed project to build two nuclear reactors in South Carolina, an executive in charge of the construction plead...
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Judge orders Michael Cohen to be released from prison
Jul 23, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A judge on Thursday ordered the release of President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer from prison, saying the government retaliated against him for ...