Crime
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Jussie Smollett guilty verdict latest in polarizing case
Dec 09, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jussie Smollett's conviction Thursday for lying to police about a racist, homophobic attack came nearly three years after his report of a horrifying hate ...
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Anti-vaccine group targets California's medical director
Dec 09, 2021 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The president of California's medical board, which issues medical licenses and disciplines doctors, says a group of anti-vaccine activists stalked h...
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Italy dentist with fake silicone arm gets vaccine - for real
Dec 09, 2021 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - An Italian dentist who presented a fake arm for a COVID-19 vaccine says he has since gotten a shot and that the vaccine 'œis the best weapon we have against ...
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Witness, official: Myanmar troops massacre 11 civilians
Dec 09, 2021 6:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar government troops rounded up villagers, some believed to be children, tied them up and slaughtered them, according to a witness and other reports....
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Congressional staffer with gun in bag causes brief lockdown
Dec 09, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Capitol Police arrested a congressional staffer Thursday after he walked into a legislative building with a gun in his bag, leading to a brief loc...
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Saudi activist sues 3 former U.S. officials over hacking
Dec 09, 2021 6:00 am - RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Loujain al-Hathloul, a prominent Saudi political activist who pushed to end a ban on women driving in her country, is suing three former U.S. intell...
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Nobel laureate: Media should fight for facts, not each other
Dec 09, 2021 6:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Media worldwide should join forces in 'œfighting for facts'ť amid threats to press freedoms instead of competing with each other, Maria Ressa,...
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Black councilman nudges Portland center on post-protest path
Dec 09, 2021 6:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's largest city was at the center of the movement to defund the police amid outrage that swept the nation after the murder of George Floyd, b...
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Recall vote tightens for Seattle socialist in latest count
Dec 09, 2021 6:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - The vote in a recall effort against a socialist Seattle City Councilmember tightened considerably on Wednesday as more mail ballots were counted, meaning ...
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DEA agent gets 12 years for conspiring with Colombian cartel
Dec 09, 2021 6:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A once-standout U.S. narcotics agent who used his badge to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive cars, parties on yachts and Tiffany jewels was senten...