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Donald Trump Was In The Know About WikiLeaks, Says 2016 Campaign Official
The deputy manager of US President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign pulled back the curtain Tuesday on the campaign's keen interest in the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks and suggested that Trump himself had more knowledge of the matter than the president has previously claimed.
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US Military To Get Custody Of 2 British ISIS Men Over Killings In Syria
Two British men accused of involvement in the ISIS's summary executions of Western hostages, including Americans, are being transferred into US military custody because the Turkish incursion into Syria threatened their continued detention by Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, according to US officials.
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iStreamItAll, Jetflicks Streaming Service Programmers Accused of Piracy
The programmers behind the services were indicted Tuesday in Alexandria, Virginia.
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School Teacher Who Sent Porn To 15-Year-Old Student Jailed For 10 Years
A Virginia Islamic schoolteacher who cultivated sexual video conversations with a 15-year-old student will go to prison for 10 years.
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Virginia Gunman E-Mailed "Ordinary" Resignation Hours Before Killing 12
Virginia Shooting: After an unremarkable career spent tending the water and sewer systems beneath this city of 450,000 residents, DeWayne Craddock quit on Friday morning.
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Billionaire Wanted To Orbit Moon, But Ended Up In Court
Harald McPike had been to the North Pole. The South Pole. Climbed the tallest peak in Africa, the volcano that is the highest point on Earth and the mountain that's not Everest but gives you a great view of its deadly face. What was left? He wanted to hit the moon with a tennis ball.
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FBI Translator Hears Own Voice On Wiretap, Logs Himself As "Unidentified"
Abdirizak Jaji Raghe Wehelie worked as a contractor for the FBI, translating wiretapped conversations. Then, according to prosecutors in federal court in Alexandria, Va., he heard his own voice on the other end.
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Former CIA Officer Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Spy On China's Behalf
A former CIA case officer long suspected in the intelligence community of being a devastating mole for the Chinese government admitted Wednesday he conspired to commit espionage in that country. But no evidence was produced that Jerry Chun Shing Lee shared any information.
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Woman Scammed Dozens Into Giving Up Savings So She Could Stay At The Ritz
Keisha Williams lived large. When she stayed at the Ritz-Carlton in the Bahamas, her cabana had to have a balcony, and her shrimp could not be jumbo - "too tough." At the Cavalieri in Rome, she complained that the Mercedes that picked her up was "too small".
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"It's Christmas": Workers Hit By US Shutdown Worry About Paying Bills
The latest version of a malfunctioning Washington convinced NASA aerospace engineer Edward Amatucci to break a beloved household rite: Over the weekend, after the partial government shutdown went into effect, the 54-year-old furloughed telescope specialist brought down the American flag that normally flies outside his Maryland home.
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Court Tells North Korea To Pay $501 Million For Death Of US Student
A federal court judge on Monday ordered North Korea to pay the parents of Otto Warmbier more than $500 million, holding the country accountable for the "barbaric mistreatment" and death of the University of Virginia student.
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Former US High School Teacher Admits Role In Celebrity Nude Photo Hack
The fifth man to plead guilty in a massive hack of female celebrities' nude photos is a former high school teacher from central Virginia.
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Man Supposed To Serve 85 Years For Backing Terrorism, Walks Out After 10
A member of the "Virginia jihad network" that trained for combat by playing paintball will be released from prison after serving only a fraction of his original 85-year sentence.
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Criminal Gang MS-13 Members Implicated In Killings Of 2 Virginia Teens
The Facebook image showed a man dressed in black and wearing a mask, with three 6s around his head.
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Rose McGowan Indicted On Cocaine Possession Charges, Trial In January
The actress and activist is accused of taking cocaine on a plane during a trip to Washington
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Donald Trump Was In The Know About WikiLeaks, Says 2016 Campaign Official
The deputy manager of US President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign pulled back the curtain Tuesday on the campaign's keen interest in the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks and suggested that Trump himself had more knowledge of the matter than the president has previously claimed.
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US Military To Get Custody Of 2 British ISIS Men Over Killings In Syria
Two British men accused of involvement in the ISIS's summary executions of Western hostages, including Americans, are being transferred into US military custody because the Turkish incursion into Syria threatened their continued detention by Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, according to US officials.
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iStreamItAll, Jetflicks Streaming Service Programmers Accused of Piracy
The programmers behind the services were indicted Tuesday in Alexandria, Virginia.
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School Teacher Who Sent Porn To 15-Year-Old Student Jailed For 10 Years
A Virginia Islamic schoolteacher who cultivated sexual video conversations with a 15-year-old student will go to prison for 10 years.
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Virginia Gunman E-Mailed "Ordinary" Resignation Hours Before Killing 12
Virginia Shooting: After an unremarkable career spent tending the water and sewer systems beneath this city of 450,000 residents, DeWayne Craddock quit on Friday morning.
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Billionaire Wanted To Orbit Moon, But Ended Up In Court
Harald McPike had been to the North Pole. The South Pole. Climbed the tallest peak in Africa, the volcano that is the highest point on Earth and the mountain that's not Everest but gives you a great view of its deadly face. What was left? He wanted to hit the moon with a tennis ball.
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FBI Translator Hears Own Voice On Wiretap, Logs Himself As "Unidentified"
Abdirizak Jaji Raghe Wehelie worked as a contractor for the FBI, translating wiretapped conversations. Then, according to prosecutors in federal court in Alexandria, Va., he heard his own voice on the other end.
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Former CIA Officer Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Spy On China's Behalf
A former CIA case officer long suspected in the intelligence community of being a devastating mole for the Chinese government admitted Wednesday he conspired to commit espionage in that country. But no evidence was produced that Jerry Chun Shing Lee shared any information.
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Woman Scammed Dozens Into Giving Up Savings So She Could Stay At The Ritz
Keisha Williams lived large. When she stayed at the Ritz-Carlton in the Bahamas, her cabana had to have a balcony, and her shrimp could not be jumbo - "too tough." At the Cavalieri in Rome, she complained that the Mercedes that picked her up was "too small".
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"It's Christmas": Workers Hit By US Shutdown Worry About Paying Bills
The latest version of a malfunctioning Washington convinced NASA aerospace engineer Edward Amatucci to break a beloved household rite: Over the weekend, after the partial government shutdown went into effect, the 54-year-old furloughed telescope specialist brought down the American flag that normally flies outside his Maryland home.
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Court Tells North Korea To Pay $501 Million For Death Of US Student
A federal court judge on Monday ordered North Korea to pay the parents of Otto Warmbier more than $500 million, holding the country accountable for the "barbaric mistreatment" and death of the University of Virginia student.
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Former US High School Teacher Admits Role In Celebrity Nude Photo Hack
The fifth man to plead guilty in a massive hack of female celebrities' nude photos is a former high school teacher from central Virginia.
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Man Supposed To Serve 85 Years For Backing Terrorism, Walks Out After 10
A member of the "Virginia jihad network" that trained for combat by playing paintball will be released from prison after serving only a fraction of his original 85-year sentence.
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Criminal Gang MS-13 Members Implicated In Killings Of 2 Virginia Teens
The Facebook image showed a man dressed in black and wearing a mask, with three 6s around his head.
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Rose McGowan Indicted On Cocaine Possession Charges, Trial In January
The actress and activist is accused of taking cocaine on a plane during a trip to Washington
