Maine man sentenced to 27 years in prison in New Year's Eve machete attack near Times Square
A Maine man who admitted trying to kill three police officers with a machete near New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve 16 months ago has been sentenced to 27 years in prison
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Chinese billionaire gets time served, leaves country after New York, Rhode Island straw donor scheme
A Chinese billionaire has been sentenced to time served in connection with a scheme to funnel illegal straw donations to politicians' campaigns in New York and Rhode Island
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Minnesota Senate approves tougher penalty for 'straw purchasers,' other restrictions off the table
Senate DFL leaders said they didn’t have the votes to pass measures requiring 48-hour notice of a lost or stolen firearm or prohibiting gun owners from locking, unloading or storing a firearm when it’s not in their possession.
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Trump is limited in what he can say about his court case. His GOP allies are showing up to help
Former President Donald Trump is limited in what he can publicly say as his hush money trial is underway in New York
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President Joe Biden cheers the Las Vegas Aces and women's basketball
President Joe Biden has welcomed the reigning WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces, to the White House, celebrating what he called a “banner year” for women’s basketball
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Harris congratulates HBCU graduates in video message for graduation season
Vice President Kamala Harris has recorded a video commencement message that is being played for graduates at historically Black colleges and universities across the country this spring
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Virginia judge to decide whether state law considers embryos as property
A judge must decide whether Virginia law allows frozen embryos to be considered property that can be divided up and given a monetary value
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Appetites: Sisters bottle up mom's 'magic' chutney recipes
On Mother’s Day, many celebrate the mother figures in their lives with flowers or by cooking a meal. Sisters Yasameen and Sheilla Sajady have been celebrating their mom, Fatima, with their sauce company, Maazah, and sharing the “magic&rdq...
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Catholic church is stonewalling sex abuse investigation, Washington attorney general says
Washington's attorney general says the Seattle Archdiocese isn't cooperating in a sex abuse investigation, but church officials disagree
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Guyana says it gave permission for the US military to fly 2 powerful jets over the capital
Guyana’s government says it gave permission for the U.S. military to fly two powerful F/A-18F Super Hornet jets over its capital to demonstrate the close military and other forms of cooperation between this oil-exporting South American nation a...
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