New Jersey teachers said they were instructed during a teachers union training to log conversations regarding the COVID-19 vaccine with parents and students, Fox News reported. The training provided by …
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Fed Governor Thinks Regulators Need To Tell Banks How To Deal With Climate Change
Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard believes financial regulators should tell banks how to tackle climate change as a way to monitor threats to the overall financial system, The Wall Street …
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REPORT: US Special Forces Secretly Deployed To Taiwan As Tensions Escalate With China
A U.S. special-operations unit and a contingent of Marines have been secretly training Taiwanese troops on the island for at least a year as China becomes increasingly aggressive in the …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Georgia Man Charged with Drug Trafficking in McLean County
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPEORIA, Ill. –Tidas Thompson, also known as Titus Thomas, 44, of Stockbridge, Georgia, was indicted on September 21, 2021, for charges related to drug trafficking and firearms. The indictment alleges …
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Former Alorton Police Officer Charged with Obtaining Funds From the Village of Alorton Police Department by Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressEAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. – Jay A. Cobb, 57, of Cahokia, Illinois, formerly a police officer with the Village of Alorton Police Department, was charged in a one-count Indictment with …
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Cedar Rapids Man Convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Traveling with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPEORIA, Ill. – A federal jury deliberated for just under 90 minutes before returning a guilty verdict against Joseph Allen Wilcher, 40, of the 1800 block of Western Drive SW …
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Former Taliban Commander Charged With Killing American Troops In 2008
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAudrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Mark J. Lesko, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of …
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Red Lake Man Indicted for First Degree Murder, Assault with Intent to Murder in the Shooting Death of a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMINNEAPOLIS – A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment against a Red Lake man for fatally shooting a Red Lake tribal police officer, assaulting with intent to murder four …
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‘Majority Of Faculty Agree With Many Or Even Most Of My Positions’: Canceled Professor Speaks Out
A University of Chicago professor, whose prestigious lecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was cancelled at the behest of a Twitter mob who disagreed with his viewpoints, warns …
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Authorities Charge Soccer Player In Brazil With Attempted Murder For Kicking Referee In Head
Police charged Brazilian soccer player William Ribeiro with attempted murder for attacking a referee during a match on Monday, CNN reported. William Ribeiro kicked a referee, Rodrigo Crivellaro, in the …
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19 Defendants Charged With Defrauding The National Basketball Association Players’ Health And Welfare Benefit Plan
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAudrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation …
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Toledo Man Charged with Escape from Custody
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressActing U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Jermell Toney, 35, of Toledo with one count of escape. According to court records, …
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Cumberland County Man Charged with Manufacturing an Explosive Device and with Possessing Multiple Bombs and Precursor Materials
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – A Cumberland County, New Jersey, man will make his initial appearance today on charges related to his explosive devices and the materials used to manufacture them, Acting …
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Former SCANA CEO Sentenced to Two Years for Defrauding Ratepayers in Connection with Failed Nuclear Construction Project
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressColumbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Kevin B. Marsh, 66, former SCANA Corporation (SCANA) Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board …
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Four Charged with Making False Statement to Purchase Firearms at Licensed Youngstown Area Dealer
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressActing U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging four individuals with making a false statement during the purchase of firearms and …
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The Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 riots is set to meet with former Facebook product manager and whistleblower Frances Haugen as soon as Thursday, CNN reported. Haugen, who worked …
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Federal Judge Sides With Biden Admin, Halts Texas Abortion Law
A federal judge has halted the enforcement of Texas’ Heartbeat Act, which banned abortions in the state after a baby’s heartbeat can be detected. “It is ordered that the State …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Crane company agrees to pay more than $4.5M to resolve lawsuit for non-compliance with Military Specifications
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHOUSTON – Crane Company has agreed to pay to the United States to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to comply with Military Specification (Mil …
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Owings Mills Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – Douglas Vines, age 50, of Owings Mills, Maryland pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Vines to …
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Passengers with Guns in Carryon Bags at Pittsburgh International Airport Now Face Revocation of their Concealed Carry Permit
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPITTSBURGH, Pa. – Acting United States Attorney Steve Kaufman has announced a new way of dealing with travelers who have guns in their carryon bags at Pittsburgh International Airport security …
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Former Treasurer of Volunteer Fire Department Charged with Bank Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA Kaufman County man who allegedly took out fraudulent loans in the name of his volunteer fire department has been charged with making a false statement to a bank, announced …
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US and World News
Both China And US Will Abide By Taiwan Agreement, Biden Says After Phone Call With Xi Jinping
President Joe Biden assured reporters that Chinese President Xi Jinping would respect the “Taiwan agreement” after a phone call with the leader in September. Tensions between China and Taiwan have …
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Former U.S. Military Pilot Charged With Making False Statements on National Security Background Forms Regarding Foreign Contacts
SAN DIEGO – A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot-turned-civilian-contractor appeared in federal court in San Diego yesterday to face charges that when he was required to make disclosures during national …
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Oklahoma Man Charged with Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Romain Green, 32, of Oklahoma City, was arraigned today upon an indictment charging him with conspiracy …
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Buffalo Man Charged With International Email Scam Targeting Businesses And Defrauding Victims Out Of Hundreds of Thousands Of Dollars
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Eric Iwu aka James, 32, a Nigerian citizen currently residing in …