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Man Gets 12 Years in Case That Tested Broad Search Warrants

Man Gets 12 Years in Case That Tested Broad Search Warrants

A Virginia man has been sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison on federal bank robbery charges in a case that tested the constitutionality of broad search warrants that use Google location history to identify people who were near the scene of a crime.Read more

Iranian Operative Charged in Plot to Murder John Bolton

Iranian Operative Charged in Plot to Murder John Bolton

An Iranian operative has been charged in a plot to murder former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton in presumed retaliation for a U.S. airstrike that killed the country’s most powerful general, offering $300,000 to “eliminate” the Trump administration official, the Justice Department said Wednesday.Read more

Austin Pledges Military Training, Support for Baltics

Austin Pledges Military Training, Support for Baltics

The U.S. will conduct more military exercises with Baltic nations such as Latvia, and look to provide increased training, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday, saying the U.S. may bring in additional troops from America if needed to bolster the region against any possible threat from Russia.Read more

Inflation Slows From a 40-Year Peak, But Remains High

Inflation Slows From a 40-Year Peak, But Remains High

Falling prices for gas, airline tickets and clothes helped give Americans a slight break from the pain of high inflation last month, though overall price increases slowed only modestly from a four-decade high that was reached in June.Read more

Biden Formalizes US Support for Finland, Sweden Joining NATO

Biden Formalizes US Support for Finland, Sweden Joining NATO

President Joe Biden formally welcomed Finland and Sweden joining the NATO alliance Tuesday as he signed the instruments of ratification that delivered the U.S.’s formal backing of the Nordic nations entering the mutual defense pact, part of a reshaping of the European security posture after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Read more

Man’s Death During Police Encounter Leads to $5M Settlement

Man’s Death During Police Encounter Leads to $5M Settlement

Relatives of a 19-year-old Black man who died during a struggle with police officers on Maryland’s Eastern Shore have reached a $5 million partial settlement of their wrongful death lawsuit, an agreement that also requires improvements in police training and policies, family attorneys announced Monday.Read more

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Iranian Operative Charged in Plot to Murder John Bolton

Iranian Operative Charged in Plot to Murder John Bolton

An Iranian operative has been charged in a plot to murder former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton in presumed retaliation for a U.S. airstrike that killed the country’s most powerful general, offering $300,000 to “eliminate” the Trump administration official, the Justice Department said Wednesday.Continue Reading

Biden Formalizes US Support for Finland, Sweden Joining NATO

Biden Formalizes US Support for Finland, Sweden Joining NATO

President Joe Biden formally welcomed Finland and Sweden joining the NATO alliance Tuesday as he signed the instruments of ratification that delivered the U.S.’s formal backing of the Nordic nations entering the mutual defense pact, part of a reshaping of the European security posture after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Continue Reading

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