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'What Meta's Money Is Buying': DOJ Halts Probe of Facebook Owner That Has Given Trump Millions

Top officials at the US Department of Justice have reportedly halted a years-long criminal investigation into Facebook parent company Meta for allegedly facilitating—and profiting from—the illegal sale of drugs on its platforms, including to children. Bloomberg Law reported Thursday that "senior leaders" at the Justice Department "ordered career…

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Common Dreams· Oct 16, 6:44 PM'What Meta's Money Is Buying': DOJ Halts Probe of Facebook Owner That Has Given Trump Millions

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Secret DOJ answer on Trump’s torn-up records finally comes out: reportThe Justice Department twice declined to open a criminal investigation into allegations that Donald Trump destroyed presidential records, according to emails Bloomberg obtained . The emails, released through Leopold’s long-running Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, show that in February 2022, weeks after Archives officials recovered 15 boxes from…

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Elon Musk settles fraud lawsuits over his $1 million giveaways to 2024 election votersPlaintiffs said that they were misled after being falsely told by Musk that million-dollar winners were randomly chosen in a lottery.

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ICE officers 'did not identify themselves' ahead of Bronx shooting: LawyersLawyers for the man shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York City say the officers involved “did not identify themselves” before they opened fire on him, according to recent court filings. On Oct. 8, Oscar Belgal was picking up his 5-year-old son before he was stopped by ICE officers who did not...

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Ilhan Omar's sister skips book tour event amid week of chaos following raid on progressive's DC homeSahra Noor skipped a scheduled book tour event in Rochester, Minnesota, after reportedly being subpoenaed in the Ilhan Omar immigration fraud probe.

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Enforcement ‘surge’ from DOJ, IRS uncovers $490M in suspected tax fraudJustice and IRS officials said this won’t be the last tax fraud enforcement surge of its kind. But it's not yet clear how much money they'll claw back from suspected fraudsters.

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Little-known law sets ticking time bomb for Trump officials who send ICE to polls: reportAny Trump official who sends armed federal agents to polling places this November could be walking into a trap that springs years later. Federal law bars "troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held," and the crime carries a five-year statute of limitations, The Bulwark's Adrian Carrasquillo reported Friday. That leaves…

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10/16: CBS Evening NewsEvacuations ordered as California fires spread; New details in deadly Oregon school shooting.

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Ilhan Omar's husband barks at reporter asking questions after home raidA Fox News Digital reporter got a sharp rebuke from the husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) when asked about her whereabouts. The reporter challenged Tim Mynett to comment on rumors that Omar fled the country after her home was raided Monday for an investigation into alleged immigration fraud. 'My wife came here when she was 12 years old as a child war…

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Top Democrats were sent letter with 'suspicious substance' — at least a dozen others targeted, feds sayNumerous politicians reported receiving letters with a suspicious substance on Friday, including Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating numerous letters that were sent to state election officials and congressional offices, according to a spokesperson for the…

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