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The JPMorgan Chase headquarters building is seen in New York City. The banking giant is filing lawsuits against customers who exploited a viral technical glitch this summer that allowed people to pull huge amounts from Chase ATMs.

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  • Business

JPMorgan Chase is suing customers over 'infinite money glitch' ATM scam

JPMorgan Chase is filing lawsuits against customers who exploited a viral technical glitch this summer that allowed people to pull huge amounts from Chase ATMs.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Oriel Moore describes her life without her brother, Othel Moore Jr., to reporters Dec. 19, 2023, at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo.

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  • National

Family releases video of final moments before Black man's death in Missouri prison

A criminal complaint alleges that guards pepper-sprayed Othel Moore Jr., placed a mask over his face and left him in a position that caused him to suffocate.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon arrives at a press conference outside a federal correctional institution on July 1, 2024 in Danbury, Conn.

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  • Law

Steve Bannon feels 'empowered' after four months in federal prison

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was back to hosting his daily podcast "War Room" just hours after his release from federal prison.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
David DePape, who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer, is seen on Dec. 13, 2013, in Berkeley, Calif. DePape was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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  • National

Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prison

David DePape, who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole following a separate state trial.

October 29, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Actor Jay Johnston emerges from the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, after being sentenced to one year in prison for his part in a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago.

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  • Law

Former 'Bob's Burgers' actor sentenced to 1 year in prison for role in Capitol riot

Jay Johnston expressed regret that he “made it more difficult for the police to do their job" on Jan. 6.

October 29, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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  • Law

Sikh separatist, targeted once for assassination, says India still trying to kill him

The alleged assassination attempt of a Sikh activist in the U.S. is part of a broader trend around the world in which foreign governments seek to silence critics overseas.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $1 million check on Oct. 20. The legality of these cash prizes has been called into question.

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  • Politics

Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk over $1 million giveaway to registered voters

The suit alleges that Musk and his super PAC are luring voters to give up identifying information in pursuit of a cash prize. DA Larry Krasner called the scheme “indisputably an unlawful lottery.”

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Alana Wise
A person leaves an early voting site after casting a ballot on Oct. 21 in Deland, Fla. Florida is one of three states that recently sued the Biden administration over citizenship checks of voters.

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  • Elections

GOP lawsuits about an obscure immigration database may set up election challenges

Florida, Texas and Ohio have filed last-minute lawsuits against the Biden administration demanding data about the citizenship of voters on their state rolls. One expert calls these "zombie" lawsuits.

October 28, 2024
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block and
  • Miles Parks
Lil Durk poses in the press room with the award for best melodic rap performance for "All My Life" by Lil Durk featuring J. Cole during the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4 in Los Angeles.

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  • National

Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk is charged in murder-for-hire conspiracy

The Grammy Award-winning rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, was arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for the attempted 2022 revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo at a gas station.

October 26, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A Jackson, Miss., precinct worker reaches for more "I Voted" sticker on Nov. 7, 2023.

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  • Elections

Appeals court sides with GOP on Miss. law that provides grace period for mail ballots

A conservative appeals court sided with Republicans in ruling against a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after it.

October 25, 2024
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice on Sept. 27.

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  • Law

DOJ lawyers slam 'glaring gap' in failure to investigate potential Israeli crimes

The four-page letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland calls on the department to investigate potential crimes committed by Israeli soldiers and civilians and is a rare instance of public disagreement inside the department.

October 25, 2024
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
A rural polling location is seen in Lancaster County, Pa., on Nov. 8, 2022.

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  • Elections

Pennsylvania county halts hundreds of potentially fraudulent voter registration forms

Officials in Lancaster County in the swing state of Pennsylvania say they identified hundreds of potentially fraudulent voter registration applications.

October 25, 2024
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  • NPR Washington Desk
Voters line up outside of an early voting location for the 2022 midterm election in Woodbridge, Va.

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  • Elections

A judge orders Virginia to restore registered voters purged too close to Election Day

A judge ruled that Virginia violated a federal law by systematically purging registered voters too close to this fall’s election. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin says the state is appealing.

October 25, 2024
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  • Hansi Lo Wang
The former site of the Return to Nature funeral home is seen in April, after the Environmental Protection Agency dismantled and cleared the facility in Penrose, Colo. The funeral home's owners, Jon and Carie Hallford, have pleaded guilty to fraud for taking nearly $1 million in total from customers and a federal COVID-19 relief fund.

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  • National

Owners of ‘horrific’ funeral home plead guilty to federal fraud charges

Jon and Carie Hallford were accused of taking money from customers and a pandemic relief fund and spending it on travel, plastic surgery and expensive cars.

October 25, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Erik (left) and Lyle Menendez talking in a Los Angeles courtroom on Feb. 2, 1995.

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  • Law

DA recommends resentencing of Menendez brothers for the 1989 slaying of their parents

The Los Angeles County District Attorney said that although the brothers had committed a crime, the circumstance surrounding the murders should be taken into account.

October 24, 2024
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  • Alana Wise
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