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Short seller Andrew Left charged with fraud by prosecutors, SEC
Andrew Left, founder and CEO of Citron Research Adam Jeffery | CNBC Federal prosecutors have criminally charged the well-known short seller and analyst Andrew Left with securities fraud related to allegedly using his public platform to illegally profit to the tune of at least $16 million from manipulating stock market activity contrary to positions he […]
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U.S. arrests Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ and El Chapo’s son in Texas
Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and the son of his former partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department said. Icy Macload | Moment | Getty Images Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and the son of his former partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department […]
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Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle tells House ‘we failed’ Trump and others at rally shooting
Embattled Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle told a House panel on Monday that “we failed” to maintain the agency’s “solemn mission to protect our nation’s leaders” during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 13. “We must learn what happened and I will move heaven and earth to ensure an incident like […]
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Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of criminal cases, cites Trump classified documents ruling
Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, walks upon arrival at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, DC, on July 1, 2024. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Lawyers for Hunter Biden on Thursday asked federal judges in California and Delaware to dismiss the criminal cases against him in their courts, citing a […]
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Special counsel Jack Smith appeals dismissal of Trump classified documents case
Special counsel Jack Smith makes a statement to reporters about the 37 federal charges returned by a grand jury in an indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump on charges of unauthorized retention of classified documents and conspiracy to obstruct justice as Smith speaks at his offices in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2023. Leah Millis […]
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Trump shooting: Secret Service changes story on local SWAT team position
United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle speaks during a press conference at the Secret Service’s Chicago Field Office on June 4 2024 in Chicago, Illinois, ahead of the 2024 Democratic and Republican National Conventions. Kamil Krzaczynski | Afp | Getty Images A U.S. Secret Service official on Wednesday said that a local Pennsylvania police […]
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Trump shooting motive unknown three days after assassination attempt
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump walks during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 15, 2024. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The motive of the 20-year-old gunman who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump remained unknown three days after the shooting […]
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Live updates: Trump shooting puts Secret Service under scrutiny
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated throughout the day. The Secret Service is under growing pressure to explain what went wrong in the hours and minutes before a gunman opened fire in an attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump at his Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. One attendee was killed […]
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Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ manslaughter circumstance dismissed by judge
US actor Alec Baldwin (L) attends his trial for involuntary manslaughter at Santa Fe County District Court docket in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on July 12, 2024. Ramsay De Give | AFP | Getty Images A New Mexico judge on Friday dismissed the prison involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin on the 3rd day of […]
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Rudy Giuliani bankruptcy situation dismissed, opening door to collectors pursuing collection
Rudy Giuliani speaks to associates of the media exactly where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was scheduled to host a marketing campaign celebration in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Jan. 21, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images A New York federal individual bankruptcy decide on Friday in a scathing ruling dismissed the Chapter 11 bankruptcy defense situation […]
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