Federal Agencies
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U.S. Embassy warns of potential mass-casualty threat at Moscow tourist attraction
The alert identified the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve as the potential target and urged people to avoid the area on Oct. 31.
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Department of Justice charges fifth foreigner with voting illegally in Nevada
The department charged Argentine national Mariela Delia Mendoza, who is in the United States legally but is not a U.S. citizen, with the crime, which carries a penalty of up to one year of imprisonment, a fine of up to $100,000, or both.
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US Attorney, ICE push back on Harris County indictment of ICE agent
Democrat Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare announced Friday that ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales had been indicted in Houston on charges of hitting and injuring a Mexican national illegally in the country. Morales faces second-degree felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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Federal prosecutor in Alaska confirms criminal investigation into Senate Dem nominee is underway
The investigation comes after Mary Peltola denied Thursday that she had any knowledge of the effort to put another Dan Sullivan on the ballot alongside incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan.
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‘Operation Ghostbusters’: DOJ charges five in student aid scheme it says sent money to Kenya
Investigators say the scheme used stolen identities of real Americans to enroll fake students and take more than $200 million in taxpayer-funded aid. The money never reached its intended recipients.
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Fire breaks out at Department of Energy nuclear site in South Carolina, emergency declared
The fire, which was reported at 5:39 p.m. Eastern, has since been extinguished and no contamination has been reported outside the affected facility.
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Treasury Department sanctions North Korean IT worker schemes for facilitating fraud on US businesses
The department said profits from the schemes go to North Korea's unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs.
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Three arrested after FBI foils planned shooting at Georgia high school
Cherokee High School was allegedly the intended target of the shooting, which arrest warrants claimed was scheduled to take place next August.
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Fed holds rates steady in last meeting before midterms
The decision comes despite President Donald Trump's public pressure on the regulator to lower rates.
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Immigrant advocates sue Trump admin to block ICE from hiding locations of some detainees
The lawsuit argues that the policy, which was adopted last month in order to expedite deportations, is "unlawful and inhumane," and makes it difficult or impossible for the attorneys representing the immigrants to locate their clients.
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Home is where the legacy is: Trump’s housing accomplishment that could remake neighborhoods
The new Treasury rule would, with few exceptions, block large investors from purchasing single-family homes and converting them into multifamily housing, preserving the neighborhood atmosphere in diverse communities across the country.
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FBI agents accused of lying in Hunter Biden investigations call charges 'serious abuse'
The DOJ added an obstruction of a congressional proceeding charge against the two former FBI officials prior to a hearing on the matter on Tuesday. Both former agents deny the charges.
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CDC deputy director, chief medical officer Shuford leaving posts after six months
The infectious-disease physician was hired in April as part of a new four-person leadership team the CDC recruited to restore confidence in the agency, Trump officials said at the time.