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Five sentenced for defrauding Department of Education
Five people were sentenced Thursday for defrauding the Department of Education of $12 million via a financial aid scheme.
Categories: News Domestic and International
Disgraced South Carolina attorney Richard Alexander Murdaugh indicted for tax evasion
A South Carolina state grand jury has indicted Richard Alexander Murdaugh on nine counts of willful attempt to evade or defeat a tax. Murdaugh, a disgraced attorney from a powerful family, now faces 99 criminal charges.
Categories: News Domestic and International
Jan. 6 rioter who chased Eugene Goodman gets 5 years in prison
A QAnon believer who chased Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the Capitol building has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Categories: News Domestic and International
NHTSA investigating safety issues with GM Cruise automated taxis
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a "preliminary evaluation" into GM's Cruise automated taxis for safety issues. The taxis can brake suddenly or stop, causing safety hazards.
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Even with one facility closed, U.S. LNG exports improve
U.S. LNG exports are helping the European economy break Russia's grip on the regional energy sector.
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Space company Maxar plans to go private with $6.4 billion deal
Space company Maxar announced an agreement to go private on Friday in an acquisition led by private equity firm Advent International.
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Brittney Griner says she will return to WNBA in first statement since release
Brittney Griner confirmed she plans to return to the WNBA on Friday in her first public statement since she was released from Russian captivity.
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13 killed, 20 missing in landslide at Malaysian campground
At least 13 people were killed when a landslide swept over campgrounds in Malaysia's western Selangor state early Friday, officials said.
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Ex-Twitter employee jailed for spying on users for Saudi Arabia
A former Twitter employee has been sentenced to more than three years in jail for using his position at the social media company to steal personal information about Saudi dissidents for the Saudi Royal Family.
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Congress passes one-week stopgap funding bill to stave off shutdown
The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill Thursday night that will keep the government running until Dec. 23 while lawmakers dash to finalize a omnibus spending package before the end of Congress with the new year.
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Senate passes $858B military spending bill
Senate lawmakers Thursday overwhelming passed the annual defense policy bill that allocates $858 billion for the Pentagon to spend during the next fiscal year.
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Justice Department finds Alaska segregates children with behavioral disabilities
The Department of Justice concluded that children with behavioral health disabilities in Alaska are often subject to segregation, sometimes sent thousands of miles away from their families.
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CDC finds 90% of children have survived COVID-19
Around 90% of children in the United States have survived being diagnosed with COVID-19 at least once, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
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Missouri transgender inmate asks governor for clemency ahead of execution
A transgender woman in Missouri sentenced to be executed on Jan. 3, is asking the state's governor for clemency, citing mental health struggles.
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Philadelphia mafia underboss sentenced to five years in prison
The underboss of the Philadelphia mafia was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for illegal loansharking and running an illegal gambling business.
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Three U.S. citizens, one Canadian charged with raising money for ISIS
Authorities have charged three U.S. citizens and one Canadian with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State.
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Former Fort-Worth police officer found guilty of manslaughter
A former Texas police officer was found guilty of manslaughter after he shot and killed a Black woman through a window in her home in October 2019.
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Dow has worst day since September amid larger market dip
The Dow Jones Industrial Average had its worst day in months and markets as a whole dropped Thursday, after numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau showed retail sales declined more than expected in November.
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Keystone Pipeline restarts oil flow while leak's cause still investigated
Crude oil is again moving through the Keystone Pipeline between Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, and Patoka, Ill., after a leak was discovered a week ago.
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Biden releases nearly 13,000 more JFK assassination files
The National Archives and Records Administration released nearly 13,000 documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Thursday.
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