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US journalist pleads guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China
Opinion 06/08/2026Linda Sun, a former aide to New York governors, was accused of selling her influence to the Chinese government. Sun pleaded not guilty to charges that she failed to register as an agent of a foreign government, conspired with her husband to launder m...
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Prosecutors seek 50-year sentence in massive Minnesota nonprofit fraud case
Opinion 05/22/2026The former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted for her role in a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite a federal immigration crackdown should spend 50 years in prison, prosecutors argued in a court filing.Aimee Bock, who...
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Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall pleads guilty to assault
Opinion 05/09/2026A man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis pleaded guilty to assault Thursday in federal court after reaching a deal with prosecutors.Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, is awaiting sentencing.Kazmierczak,...
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Trump Administration Seeks Appeal to Pause White House Ballroom Halt Order
Opinion 04/07/2026The Trump administration is arguing that a judge's order to halt construction of a $400 million ballroom creates a security risk for President Donald Trump as it asks a federal appeals court to pause the ruling.In a motion filed Friday, National Park...
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Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, communication minister says
Opinion 03/06/2026Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Friday.Hafid in a statement to media said that she just signed a government regulation that will mean children under the age of 16 can...
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US inflation ticked up last month as some price pressures remain persistent
Opinion 12/10/2024Fueled by pricier used cars, hotel rooms and groceries, inflation in the United States moved slightly higher last month in the latest sign that some price pressures remain elevated.Consumer prices rose 2.7% in November from a year earlier, up from a ...
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Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court
Opinion 08/05/2024Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa’s lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, the foreign minister said.Turkey’s ambassador to the Netherlands, accompanied by a group of Turkish legislators, sub...
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Special Education Lawyers in Connecticut - Maya Murphy, P.C.
Opinion 07/10/2024Joseph Maya and the attorneys at Maya Murphy, P.C. practice a range of areas of the law including education and special education law,Parental awareness of a child’s special needs is the best way for the child to exceed expectations and achieve...
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Trump taps ‘eminently qualified’ Barrett for Supreme Court
Opinion 09/29/2020President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation and that he hopes will provide a needed boost to his reelection effor...
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Supreme Court sides with government in immigration case
Opinion 04/26/2020The Supreme Court is making it harder for noncitizens who are authorized to live permanently in the United States to argue they should be allowed to stay in the country if they've committed crimes.The decision Thursday split the court 5-4 along ideol...
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Judge criticized by abortion foes named to top Kansas court
Opinion 12/17/2019Kansas' Democratic governor on Monday named a veteran trial-court judge who is opposed by the state's most influential anti-abortion group to the state Supreme Court ? an appointment that's likely to further stoke conservatives' efforts to change how...
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Supreme Court steps into Google-Oracle copyright fight
Opinion 11/15/2019The Supreme Court said Friday it will referee a high-profile copyright dispute between technology giants Oracle and Google. Oracle says it wants nearly $9 billion from Google.The case stems from Google’s development of its hugely popular Androi...