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President Trump announced a new “Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program,” saying people who report cases that lead to recovered taxpayer money could receive a 1% commission. He said reporters may also qualify if their media outlets approve and the program complies with federal law. bit.ly/4dQIOJa #fraud #whistleblower #trump #nickshirley #journalists
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Tropical Storm Vance formed in the eastern Pacific on Wednesday & was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by Friday while remaining far from land, according to the National Hurricane Center. bit.ly/3WEE5nW
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The former University of Kentucky cheerleader who pleaded guilty in the death of her newborn son reported to a Kentucky jail to begin serving a 10-year prison sentence, according to online records. bit.ly/4iedaGX
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Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced that they've dismantled an alleged marriage fraud ring that arranged hundreds of sham marriages designed to obtain unlawful immigration benefits. Six people in Massachusetts were charged, including a U.S. citizen “mastermind,” who allegedly raked in over $6 million in profit in over a decade. bit.ly/4sfCxNb #fraud #marriage #immigration #greencard #scam
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"We're not going to be intimidated. We're not going to be silenced. We're not going to be scared. I'll be out there campaigning alongside all of you and making sure that we beat back all of this, and that we win in the midterms — win the House, win the Senate — and hold this administration accountable," Omar said. Read more: bit.ly/3UHMMxc
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Pope Leo made his first general audience appearance since his lung surgery on Wednesday at the Vatican. The Pope thanked the audience for their prayers and was seen in the Pope Mobile blessing children and waving to crowds. bit.ly/4i5GYoY #popeleo #vatican #surgery #lungcancer #news
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President Trump criticized people who, he said, were encouraging him to take other courses of action with Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Stephen Hubbard from Russia back to the US. "So let's say we did what a lot of stupid people wanted me to do. I took a lot of heat," Trump said. Read more: bit.ly/4BkD84c
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Migrants from several Latin American countries have begun heading towards the U.S. border in search of better opportunities. READ MORE: bit.ly/3RUJMc7
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With the election just weeks away, Republican candidate for New York State Attorney General @sarithaforny is emphasizing her experience as a federal prosecutor and the need to fully prosecute criminals in order to stop repeat offenders. "I had a law enforcement officer tell me that he caught a guy who stole 13 cars in 21 days. And when he was caught, the offender just said, 'Give me my desk appearance ticket and let me go.'" "If you commit a crime, you need to face a consequence. Giving someone the desk appearance ticket is the same as just letting them go." Full interview: bit.ly/486A8uJ
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Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks out, via TikTok, for the first time since federal agents searched her Washington DC home. READ MORE: bit.ly/3UHMMxc
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Wedgewood Polling said that it was an "experimental project to demonstrate the vulnerabilities, lack of oversight, and overall low barrier to entry in the modern political polling industry." Read more: bit.ly/4Bpm2SQ
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President Donald Trump reacted to US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff's comments about Russia's President Vladimir Putin, in which he called Putin a "humanitarian." "Well, I guess you could say for that particular purpose, for the purpose of allowing a man who is thinking he was going to be in prison for life out," Trump said. Read more news: bit.ly/4BkD84c
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Survivors speak out about a new civil action seeking to stop Epstein’s attorney, Darren Indyke, and accountant, Richard Kahn, from accepting an estimated $100 million in payments from Epstein’s estate. READ MORE: bit.ly/4zMvM7X #epstein #news #politics #crime
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed the credibility of “U.N. experts” in remarks Tuesday. “‘U.N. experts’ are an oxymoron,” Rubio said. READ MORE: bit.ly/3RUJMc7
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