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Tennessee official and executive accused of rigging a bid on a $123M contract are charged

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee prison official and former executive at a private contractor have been charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice and commit perjury after they were accused of rigging a bid on a $123 million contract. Federal prosecutors announced the charges on Tuesday. They relate to a 2020 civil

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Redmond’s rebuilt SW Reservoir Drive reopens to through traffic; Phase 2 set for next year

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Redmond reopened the newly reconstructed SW Reservoir Drive from SW Helmholtz Way to SW 35th Street last Friday. This major arterial has been closed since late January while crews worked to complete Phase 1 of this significant city Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project, focused on increasing safety and mobility

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Kyiv investigates alleged Russian execution of Ukrainian soldier with sword inscribed ‘for Kursk’

By Christian Edwards, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Kostyantyn Hak, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian prosecutors have launched an investigation into an alleged Russian execution of a Ukrainian soldier found dead with a sword inscribed with “for Kursk” in his body, in an apparent act of revenge for Kyiv’s recent incursion into the Russian border region. In a

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Pivotal witness in Harvey Weinstein’s New York trial says she will testify in upcoming retrial

By Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — A critical witness in the original trial of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has announced she will testify in his upcoming retrial on criminal charges. After Weinstein’s conviction was overturned earlier this year, Mimi Haley, a former production assistant on The Weinstein Company’s “Project Runway,” said she wasn’t sure if she

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Takeaways from the racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking indictment against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The first paragraph of the three-count federal indictment against the music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs lays out in an overarching summary the serious and sprawling allegations against him. “For decades, Sean Combs, aka ‘Puff Daddy,’ aka ‘P. Diddy,’ aka ‘Diddy,’ aka ‘PD,’ aka ‘Love,’ the defendant, abused, threatened, and

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Takeaways from the racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking indictment against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The first paragraph of the three-count federal indictment against the music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs lays out in an overarching summary the serious and sprawling allegations against him. “For decades, Sean Combs, aka ‘Puff Daddy,’ aka ‘P. Diddy,’ aka ‘Diddy,’ aka ‘PD,’ aka ‘Love,’ the defendant, abused, threatened,

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Takeaways from the racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking indictment against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The first paragraph of the three-count federal indictment against the music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs lays out in an overarching summary the serious and sprawling allegations against him. “For decades, Sean Combs, aka ‘Puff Daddy,’ aka ‘P. Diddy,’ aka ‘Diddy,’ aka ‘PD,’ aka ‘Love,’ the defendant, abused, threatened,

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A migrant has died off a Greek island after smugglers ditched 31 people in the sea to avoid patrols

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say one migrant has died after smugglers piloting a speedboat from Turkey to an Aegean Sea island forced their passengers into the sea to avoid detection by marine patrols. The remaining 30 migrants on the vessel were unhurt. A coast guard statement says the incident occurred Tuesday off the

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13-year-old girl arrested for school threats targeting specific students, police say

By Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story     MANTECA, California (KCRA) — A 13-year-old girl was arrested Monday and is accused of targeting specific students at two Manteca schools while sharing threats on Instagram, the police department said. The Manteca Police Department said the teenager listed the names of actual students at Sequoia

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OceanGate’s former operations director says tragic deaths could have been prevented if US safety officials had investigated

By Ray Sanchez and Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — David Lochridge, a former director of marine operations for OceanGate who expressed safety concerns about the ill-fated Titan submersible, said Tuesday that the tragedy could have been prevented if US safety authorities had investigated his complaints. Lochridge also blasted OceanGate’s company culture as being centered on

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