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New Hampshire rehab center ex-CEO charged with harassment against journalist

The former CEO of a New Hampshire addiction rehab center has been federally charged with directing a harassment campaign against journalists and their families in response to negative coverage. A Federal grand jury indicted Eric Spofford, 40, of Salem, N.H., and Miami, Fla., on several interstate stalking-related charges. In March 2022, New Hampshire Public Radio […]

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U.S. warns Americans not to travel to Venezuela due to risks of torture, kidnapping

The crisis in Venezuela The crisis in Venezuela 07:11 The U.S. State Department is warning citizens not to travel to Venezuela, warning of “severe risks” including wrongful detention, kidnapping and torture.  The State Department said that it does not have an operating embassy or consulate in the South American country, and cannot provide routine or […]

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Trump says he’s pardoning Scott Jenkins, a sheriff convicted of taking $75,000 in bribes

President Trump said Monday he is pardoning Scott Jenkins, a former Virginia sheriff who was convicted of making several businessmen sworn law enforcement officers in exchange for cash bribes. Former Culpeper County Sheriff Jenkins, 53, was found guilty on fraud and bribery charges and sentenced to 10 years in prison in March. But on Monday, Mr. […]

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One killed in Dorchester double shooting

One man has died and another victim remains in critical condition following a shooting in Dorchester on Saturday night, Boston Police reported Sunday. At about 9:47 p.m. Saturday night, police responded to a shot spotter activation around 38 Franklin Hill Ave. in Dorchester, BPD stated. At the scene, officers found two victims with gunshot wounds. […]

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Suspect in shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers railed against Gaza war in online posts

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and JIM MUSTIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — In the years before he was accused of killing two Israeli Embassy employees, the suspect in the fatal shootings was an active participant in Chicago’s left-wing protest scene, speaking out against police violence and a proposed Amazon headquarters. Then the war in Gaza ignited his fury […]

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Singer Dawn Richard says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs threatened her with death after she saw him beat Cassie

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — The Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial resumed Monday when singer Dawn Richard testified that the hip-hop mogul threatened to kill her if she told anyone that she saw him beat his longtime girlfriend. Richard told a jury in Manhattan federal court that Combs […]

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