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Jul 15 2023
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Bay Area woman held captive 8 months in Mexico found safe, FBI says
A San Mateo woman who was kidnapped eight months ago in Mexico is on her way back home, the FBI announced Saturday. Monica de Leon Barba, 29, went missing on Nov. 29, 2022 while walking her dog in Tepatitlán, Jalisco. Surveillance footage released by the FBI showed Barba appearing to be confronted by several suspects before being forced inside a silver Volkswagen Jetta. The suspects were seen
SFGATEJul 13 2023
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DOJ announces investigation into Fulton County Jail after death of inmate, other reports
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that it has opened a civil investigation into the condition in the Fulton County Jail. The DOG says that after an "extensive" review of publicly-available information, including reports about LaShawn Thompson who died in September 2022 covered in insects and filth and reports of prevalent violence, it found significant justification to open an
Fox 5 AtlantaJul 13 2023
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Appeals court orders new Congressional lines in New York, a potential boon for Democrats
ALBBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A mid-level state appeals court on Thursday ordered new congressional lines be drawn for New York, a ruling that could benefit Democrats in the 2024 fight for control of the U.S. House. The Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court reversed a lower court and directed a state redistricting commission to start work on new proposed state congressional lines. Democrats are
Midland Daily NewsAug 16 2023
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Trump's televised trial could rival Super Bowl viewership
A televised criminal trial against former President Donald Trump could pull in viewership that rivals the nation's biggest sporting events. "There's gonna be an awful lot of coverage," veteran media consultant Brad Adgate told Newsweek. "The initial burst will do something almost like a Super Bowl in terms of views." Trump was indicted for a fourth time on Monday night by a jury in Fulton
NewsweekJul 13 2023
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Wholesale prices effectively flat in June, another sign inflation is dramatically cooling
Wholesale prices in the United States decelerated again last month, the latest sign that inflationary pressures are easing in the face of the Federal Reserve’s streak of interest rate hikes. The government’s producer price index — which measures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose just 0.1% last month from June 2022, the smallest such increase since August 2020. And from May to June,
FortuneAug 14 2023
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How the Georgia indictment against Donald Trump may be the biggest yet and other case takeaways
The fourth indictment of former President Donald Trump may be the most sweeping yet. The sprawling, 98-page case unveiled Monday opens up fresh legal ground and exposes more than a dozen of Trump’s allies to new jeopardy. But it also raises familiar legal issues of whether the First Amendment allows a politician to try to overturn an election. Already, Trump and his supporters are alleging the
Associated PressAug 14 2023
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Here’s who else was charged in Georgia (other than Trump)
Return to menu Charges: Violation of the Georgia RICO Act; three counts of solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer; three counts of false statements and writings; conspiracy to commit impersonation of a public officer; two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree forgery; two counts of conspiracy to commit false statements and writings; and conspiracy to commit filing false
Washington PostJul 15 2023
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Pimp’s tip last year steered cops to accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann
A Long Island pimp’s tip, coupled with chilling web searches and pizza crust DNA, steered authorities to serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann before his arrest in the notorious Gilgo Beach murders ended years of mystery in the long-cold case. The unidentified pimp for murder victim Amber Lynn Costello didn’t know the suspect’s name, but described his car to authorities as a green Chevrolet
New York Daily NewsAug 16 2023
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Mark Meadows seeks transfer of Fulton County case to federal court, claims immunity from prosecution
Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has asked to move his charges in the Georgia 2020 election interference case to federal court. On Tuesday, Meadows petitioned the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to remove his case from Fulton County Superior Court, arguing that federal law shields him from state prosecution for actions undertaken as a federal
Fox News (Online News)Aug 14 2023
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Donald Trump indicted: 18 others charged including Giuliani, Meadows, and Eastman
Former President Donald Trump and 18 others including former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and attorneys John Eastman and Rudy Giuliani were named as part of a sprawling indictment by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. The 41-count indictment unsealed Monday in Georgia accused Trump and 18 other defendants of unlawfully conspiring and that they "endeavored to conduct and
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