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Colorado judge who sentenced election denier Tina Peters to prison receives threats
A rural Colorado county courthouse beefed up security Friday after threats were made against staff and a judge who sentenced…
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Nevada politician guilty of using $70,000 meant for statue of slain officer for personal costs
LAS VEGAS — A Nevada Republican politician who ran unsuccessfully two years ago for state treasurer was found guilty Thursday…
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Venezuelans rally worldwide to demand democracy
This article was originally published in Spanish One of the largest protests took place in the Spanish capital Madrid, where around…
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Man pleads guilty in lucrative telemarketing scam
NEW YORK — A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal criminal charge alleging that he duped people…
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Telegram app CEO freed from custody and will appear in court, French prosecutors say
PARIS — French prosecutors on Wednesday freed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov from police custody after four days of questioning over…
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Woman arrested for scheme to steal Elvis Presley’s estate Graceland
WASHINGTON: A Missouri woman was arrested on Friday (Aug 16) for an alleged “brazen scheme” to steal ownership of Graceland,…
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Vietnam property tycoon sentenced to death in US$12 billion fraud case
The death sentence is an unusually severe punishment in such a case. The arrests came as part of a national…
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Instagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens and fight sexual extortion
LONDON — Instagram said it’s deploying new new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature…
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Vietnam tycoon sentenced to death in US$12 billion fraud case: Report
HANOI: A court in Vietnam sentenced real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death over her role in a 304 trillion…
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Man indicted in attempt to defraud 28 US federal bankruptcy courts out of $1.8M in unclaimed funds
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Maryland man accused of trying to defraud 28 federal bankruptcy courts out of more…
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