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Year: 2021

Deutsche Bank to pay more than $100 million in deferred prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors

Deutsche Bank entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors who allege the bank violated anti-bribery laws while doing business abroad. The bank has agreed to pay more than $100 million in penalties, prosecutors announced Friday. The German bank entered into the agreement with Brooklyn federal prosecutors remotely. The criminal complaint charges the bank

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DC police made far more arrests at the height of Black Lives Matter protests than during the Capitol clash

Black Lives Matter protesters in Washington, DC, last summer found themselves facing a massive show of force: military helicopters hovering over the city, National Guard troops patrolling the streets and tear gas filling the air. When a mob of President Trump’s supporters broke into the US Capitol on Wednesday, they were confronted by a far

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Illinois Republican congresswoman apologizes for invoking Hitler as she faces calls to resign

Republican US Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois issued an apology Friday after invoking Adolf Hitler during a speech earlier in the week — comments that have been widely condemned and have some Illinois Democrats calling for her resignation. “I sincerely apologize for any harm my words caused,” the freshman congresswoman said in a statement Friday.

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DOJ announces charges against man carrying Pelosi’s podium and others in US Capitol riot

Federal prosecutors have charged three individuals in connection with Wednesday’s riot at the US Capitol, the Department of Justice announced Saturday, including a man seen on video carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern and another wearing a bearskin headdress. Adam Johnson, 36, of Florida was arrested in the state Friday and booked into the Pinellas

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Quarterback Aaron Rodgers pledges $500,000 to help small businesses

Aaron Rodgers is showing his charitable side by throwing $500,000 to the Barstool Fund, a non-profit organization helping small businesses struggling in the pandemic. Barstool President Dave Portnoy hosted the Green Bay Packers’ quarterback on an Instagram live Friday not knowing what Rodgers wanted to discuss. But shortly into the conversation, Rodgers made his intentions

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