October 5, 2023

Ex-treasurer for Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to conspiracy, tells of bogus loan and fake donors

Nancy Marks leaves federal court, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Central Islip, N.Y. Marks, the ex-campaign treasurer for U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to defraud the U.S. government and implicated the indicted New York Republican in court with submitting bogus campaign finance...

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U.S. presses for cooperation from Mexico on fentanyl, but results are mixed

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alicia Brcena walk together during a meeting on security, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) (Marco Ugarte / Associated Press) U.S. presses for cooperation from...

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In last farewell to Feinstein, San Francisco celebrates its ‘forever mayor’

San Francisco, CA – October 04: The late Senator Dianne Feinstein(D-CA) lies in state during a ceremony to honor the senator from California at San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in San Francisco, CA. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles...

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Group that brought Charter challenge on sex work laws to appeal Ontario court ruling

A group that challenged the constitutionality of laws criminalizing some aspects of prostitution is vowing to bring its fight to the Ontario Court of Appeal – even as some groups that support criminalization call on Ottawa to better protect vulnerable people in the sex trade.

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Cornel West is running for president as an independent, leaving the Green Party

FILE – Harvard Professor Cornel West speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at the Whittemore Center Arena at the University of New Hampshire, Feb. 10, 2020, in Durham, N.H. Progressive activist Cornel West will run for president in 2024...

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