Crime
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Portland standoff: State asks federal agents to be reined in
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Attorneys for Oregon argued Wednesday for a restraining order against federal agents deployed to quell protests in Portland, in a standoff that som...
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Trump's show of federal force sparking alarm in cities
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is using the Department of Homeland Security in unprecedented ways as he tries to bolster his law and order credentials by makin...
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Attorney: Competency in question in Vegas 'thrill killing'
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - A court-appointed attorney raised mental health questions Wednesday about a 21-year-old Las Vegas man accused of recording shooter's-view cellphone vide...
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UK looks to fresh laws on spies after critical intel report
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain is considering new legislation to crack down on the activity of hostile governments after a damning intelligence committee report on Russian meddli...
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Ohio speaker's arrest in bribery probe muddies 2020 election
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The arrest of Ohio's House speaker on federal bribery charges has suddenly thrown a shadow over not just his political future, but that of his part...
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2 more ex-Wirecard managers arrested, ex-CEO back in custody
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Two more former executives at bankrupt German payment company Wirecard were arrested on Wednesday in the fraud scandal that brought down the one-time tech ...
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US orders China to close its consulate in Houston
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston 'œto protect American intellectual property" and the private ...
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Ohio Dems want nuclear bailout law repealed as scandal grows
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A nuclear plant bailout law should be repealed immediately, Democratic members of the Ohio House announced Wednesday as a bribery scandal involving...
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Amber Heard accuses Depp of throwing bottles like 'grenades'
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON - Amber Heard alleged in a British court on Wednesday that her ex-husband Johnny Depp threw "30 or so bottles" at her as if they were "grenades or bombs" during a...
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State employment agency hit in nationwide fraud schemeJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Wednesday it has been affected by a nationwide fraud scheme involving the federal Pandemic Unemployment...