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Connecticut postmaster pleads guilty to fraud in $875,000 bribery scheme with maintenance vendor

DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut postmaster has admitted to defrauding the U.S. Postal Service of nearly $875,000. The scheme involved cash bribes, misuse of USPS credit cards and demands for free personal vehicle repairs. The longtime postmaster of the office in Danbury, a western Connecticut city of more than 86,700, Ephrem D. Nguyen

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Tim Scott praises ‘restraint’ of Israel’s Netanyahu, says US should move more firepower to region

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina on Monday praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for showing what he called “restraint” after Hamas attacked Israel over a week ago. The Republican presidential candidate said Netanyahu “waited” and showed “patience” and “humanity” in response to

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Prosecutors are appealing length of prison sentences for Proud Boys leaders convicted of Jan. 6 plot

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An attorney for ex-Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio says his defense team will review federal prosecutors’ reasoning for appealing his 22-year prison sentence in the U.S. Capitol insurrection. The Justice Department is appealing the length of sentences for the Miami resident and three

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Wisconsin Supreme Court asked to draw new legislative boundaries over Republican objections

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic voters hoping to undo Republican-drawn Wisconsin legislative district maps are telling the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court that it should draw new maps by March. That would force every lawmaker to stand for election under redrawn lines in 2024. But Republicans who control the Legislature countered

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Gunman kills 2 Swedes in Brussels, prompting terror alert and halt of Belgium-Sweden soccer match

By SYLVAIN PLAZY, RAF CASERT and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police early Tuesday hunted for a gunman with suspected extremist motives who killed two Swedes with stunning viciousness before disappearing into the night. He created such fear that authorities shut down a Belgium-Sweden soccer match and held 35,000 fans inside for

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GOP’s Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — With a push by allies of Donald Trump, far-right firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan appeared Monday to be shoring up support to become U.S. House speaker, winning over reluctant Republicans who have few options left two weeks after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster. One by one, Jordan, the hard-charging

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NJ man arrested in airport parking garage shooting that killed 1 Philadelphia officer, wounded 2nd

By RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say one man has been arrested and at least two other suspects are being sought in an airport parking garage shooting that killed one officer and wounded another last week. Police said 18-year-old Yobranny Martinez Fernandez was arrested Monday in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and

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Settlement over Trump family separations at the border limits future separations for 8 years

By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A proposed court settlement prevents the government from policies to separate migrant parents from their children at the border for eight years. The agreement announced Monday also provides families that were split under the Trump administration with temporary legal status and short-term housing

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