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L.A. Woman Charged in Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Boyfriend
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Putin Praises Trump at Annual Conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Trump Thursday at an annual news conference while criticizing his opponents. Joyce Vance and Dan Hoffman discuss Putin and GOP efforts to discredit Mueller, according to…
Mom died in 1993, but her daughter kept cashing her Social Security checks for 24 years
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Drug Dealers Who Used Fleet of Cars to Make Rapid Narcotics Deliveries Indicted
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21st Century Oncology to Pay $26 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations
FLORIDA 21st Century Oncology Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates agreed to pay $26 million to the government to resolve submission of false attestations regarding the company’s use of electronic health records…
Every Chicago Patrol Officer Equipped With a Body Camera
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NYT: 54 Best Songs of 2017
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Mexican National Who Smuggled Methamphetamine Sentenced to More Than 12 Years
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Postman Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Stealing Credit Cards
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Cop Who Broke Walmart Customer’s Leg Guilty of Using Unreasonable Force
GEORGIA A federal jury convicted former Atlanta Police Department Sergeant Trevor King, of Stockbridge, Georgia, of breaking Walmart customer’s leg, officials announced Friday. King used unreasonable force when he arrested a Walmart…
Two Associates of La Cosa Nostra Plead Guilty to Extortion-Related Charges
NEW YORK Two associates of the Genovese La Cosa Nostra crime family plead guilty Thursday to extortion-related charges, according to officials. Francesco Depergola, 61, of Springfield, Mass., and Gerald Daniele, 52, of…