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Recording captured ex-interpreter impersonating Ohtani to transfer $200,000, prosecutors say

Recording captured ex-interpreter impersonating Ohtani to transfer $200,000, prosecutors say

A nearly four-minute audio recording allegedly captured Shohei Ohtani 's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara impersonating the baseball star on a call with a bank as he attempted to transfer $200,000 for what he describes as a car loan, federal prosecu
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California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from wildfires

California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from wildfires

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from recent deadly wildfires under a relief package signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary, despite allegations

Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary, despite allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump's defense secretary Thursday on a largely party-line vote, despite grave objections from Democrats and stirring unease among Republicans over his behavior
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Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault

Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017 , according to answers he provided to a senator during his confirmation process that The Assoc
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Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances

Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would pardon anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Trump called it “a great honor to sign this.
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Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault

Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017 , according to answers he provided to a senator during his confirmation process that The Assoc
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Italy's top court upholds Amanda Knox's conviction for falsely accusing innocent man of murder

Italy's top court upholds Amanda Knox's conviction for falsely accusing innocent man of murder

ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest court on Thursday confirmed a slander conviction against U.S.
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Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances

Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would pardon anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Trump called it “a great honor to sign this.
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Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England sentenced to over 50 years

Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England sentenced to over 50 years

LONDON (AP) — A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England was sentenced Thursday to more than 50 years in prison for what a judge called “the most extreme, shocking and exceptionally serious crime
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Suburban Seattle officer gets over 16 years in prison for fatally shooting a homeless man

Suburban Seattle officer gets over 16 years in prison for fatally shooting a homeless man

A suburban Seattle police officer was sentenced Thursday to over 16 years in prison for the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man he was trying to arrest for disorderly conduct, marking the first conviction under a Washington state law that made it e
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