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Pentagon official George Kollitides faces scrutiny over $350 million in contracts awarded to his former firm’s affiliate
Among the Wall Street executives recruited to the Pentagon during President Donald Trump’s second term, George K. Kollitides II has become an influential figure, tasked with broad efforts to improve the procurement of weapons and critical minerals.
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American Express fined $350 million over $13 billion in suspected trade-based money laundering transactions
American Express processed approximately US$13bn in transactions suspected of being linked to trade-based money laundering (TBML), as disclosed by US federal authorities following a significant enforcement action against the company.
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Secret trips and million-dollar real estate: How Ken Paxton turned state security into a personal luxury perk
In the summer of 2023, after he was impeached on charges of abusing his office for personal gain, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was suspended and barred from conducting any official business for more than three months while awaiting trial in the state Senate.
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Erika Kirk reflects on husband Charlie Kirk’s political legacy one year after fatal shooting
Charlie Kirk believed in moving on from a political defeat rather than endlessly relitigating the result, according to his widow Erika Kirk – an approach she has contrasted with the continuing controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss.
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Republican Senator John Curtis calls for congressional probe into Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden
A Republican senator is calling for an investigation into the business dealings of Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden following the revelation that a Russian oligarch paid for Trump Jr.’s post-wedding festivities in the Caribbean earlier this year.
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Pentagon releases sixth batch of declassified UFO files highlighting historic 1952 Tremonton footage
The sixth batch of UFO files has been released by the Pentagon, showcasing clusters of alleged spacecraft flying through the sky for decades.
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Over 600 workers lost jobs in widespread crackdown following Charlie Kirk assassination
The grief that Emily Taylor had been holding back finally overwhelmed her in January. It had been four months since a lone gunman shot Charlie Kirk in the throat at Utah Valley University, killing the conservative commentator within minutes.
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Mass firings and First Amendment lawsuits sweep academia and media one year after Charlie Kirk assassination
The grief Emily Taylor had been holding at bay finally overwhelmed her in January. It had been four months since a lone gunman shot Charlie Kirk in the throat at Utah Valley University, killing the conservative commentator in minutes. That winter "was the first time in my entire life that I didn’t go back to school," said the former English professor, holding back tears.
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Mario Fernandez-Saldana convicted in 2022 Florida murder-for-hire plot of Jared Bridegan
A fixer for a hitman has been found guilty of killing a Microsoft executive in a murder-for-hire scheme fueled by a custody battle between the victim and his ex-wife.
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Prosecutors reveal alleged ’sniper pad’ evidence in Charlie Kirk assassination case
A former campus police officer testified Monday that he found an apparent "sniper pad" on a rooftop near where Charlie Kirk was assassinated, as prosecutors sought to convince a state judge they have enough evidence to put a Utah man on trial for murder.
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“I think she would hurt us”: sons of convicted killer Kouri Richins tell court they feel safe only while she is in prison
The young sons of Utah author Kouri Richins stated before her sentencing hearing on Wednesday that they would feel unsafe if their mother were ever released from prison after she was found guilty in March of killing their father, and one of the boys recalled highly unusual circumstances on the night his father died.
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South Carolina measles outbreak declared over after infecting nearly 1,000 people in largest U.S. surge in decades
South Carolina’s measles outbreak — the most severe in the U.S. in over 35 years — has ended, state health officials announced Monday.
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Utah custody battle escalates as federal authorities recover 10-year-old from Cuba in international parental kidnapping investigation
The administration of President Donald Trump took the unusual action this week of sending a government plane to Cuba to bring back a 10-year-old from Utah who is involved in a complex and controversial custody battle concerning the child’s gender identity.
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Alleged court-attorney relationship sparks political firestorm in Utah redistricting case under White House pressure
White House officials are keeping a close watch on an alleged scandal in Utah, urging Republicans there to further investigate ethics concerns about a relationship between two main figures in a prominent gerrymandering case, sources told CBS News.
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Lawmakers finally stop Utah authorities from requiring polygraph tests that revictimized sexual assault survivors and blocked justice
For years, Utah permitted government officials to do something that other states prohibited: request a person who reports a sexual assault to take a polygraph test.
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State attorney general Kris Mayes vows Arizona will not allow any company to operate above state law as Kalshi faces 20-count indictment
Arizona on Tuesday became the first state to file criminal charges against Kalshi, accusing the prediction market company of operating an illegal gambling business within its borders, marking a significant escalation in the effort to regulate the popular platform.
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‘Black widow’ Kouri Richins found guilty of first-degree murder, insurance fraud, and attempted murder in shocking Utah case, facing 25 years to life in jail
A jury in Utah convicted a mother of three for fatally poisoning her husband with a cocktail laced with fentanyl, a crime that attracted national attention when the woman authored a children’s book about grief and losing a loved one.
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Americans turn to balcony solar as utility costs soar
Agnes Chan is involved in a discreet solar revolution emerging in the US. The retired teacher has a small solar system installed in her backyard in Berkeley, California, plugged into a standard outlet. It cost her approximately $2,000, reduces her monthly bills by about $50, and she is very enthusiastic about it. “I have already recommended it many times,” she said.
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Manhunt ends as suspect in Wayne County triple homicide taken into custody
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the deaths of three women in a rural area of Utah after authorities tracked him across several states and into Colorado, officials say.
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FBI Director Kash Patel blamed for delaying investigations while flying for fun
FBI Director Kash Patel has been accused of using the bureau’s jet for "joyriding" to various locations, including the Winter Olympics in Italy, at the taxpayers’ expense.
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US military airlifts small nuclear reactor to Utah in landmark logistics drill
The agencies partnered with Valar Atomics, based in California, to move one of the company’s Ward microreactors — without nuclear fuel — on a C-17 aircraft to Hill Air Force Base in Utah.
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South Carolina executes third inmate by firing squad this year in grisly revival of old method
A South Carolina firing squad has executed Stephen Bryant, 44, on Friday, making him the third person to die by this method in the state this year.
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Charlie Kirk predicted his own assassination years before Utah killing
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk predicted his own assassination in chilling text messages to friend and former colleague Candace Owens — years before he was assassinated in Utah.
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Utah dentist kept license despite board warnings of botched implants and serious patient harm
The patients kept coming to the Utah oral surgeon’s office — one after another, year after year — with dental work that the surgeon said had gone wrong.
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Charlie Kirk suspect’s transgender partner vanishes from Utah home as mail piles up
The transgender live-in boyfriend of the person alleged to have assassinated Charlie Kirk seems to have left their comfortable townhouse in Utah, with mail accumulating outside, as he faces increasing criticism for not reporting the accused killer after he confessed to the hateful murder in a series of text messages.
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