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Headlines for October 5, 2026Brazil’s Presidential Election Heads to a Runoff, U.S. Pulls Bombs Out of RAF Fairford After New Warnings of an Iranian-Backed Plot Targeting the Base, Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Will Remain Closed, Yemen’s Saudi-Backed Forces Announce Major New Operation Against Houthis, Israeli Airstrike in Gaza Kills at Least Five Palestinians, U.K.'s Green Party…

Democracy Now!18h agoWhole story →

Lula Heads to Presidential Runoff Against Bolsonaro's Son as Trump Accused of Election MeddlingBrazil's presidential election headed to a runoff on Sunday after neither incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nor challenger Flávio Bolsonaro—the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and ally of US President Donald Trump—received enough votes to win outright. The younger Bolsonaro, whose father is serving a 27-year prison sentence under house…

Common Dreams20h agoWhole story →

Tennessee Prison Commissioner Resigns After Murderer Christa Pike Survives Double Dose of Lethal InjectionTennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada resigned from his post Saturday, a few days after murderer Christa Pike survived two doses of lethal injection and is still alive at a hospital. The post Tennessee Prison Commissioner Resigns After Murderer Christa Pike Survives Double Dose of Lethal Injection appeared first on Breitbart .

Breitbart News Network1d agoWhole story →

President Trump Calls for Mandatory Prison Sentences for Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Fraudsters – Says Crooked Politicians Who Cover It Up Must Face Real Consequences * The Gateway PunditPresident Donald Trump is calling on Congress to finally put real teeth behind the government’s war on fraud, mandatory prison sentences for criminals caught s…

The Gateway Pundit2d agoWhole story →

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Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa PikeTENNESSEE — The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday, the first major staff shake-up since Christa Pike’s stunning failed execution left her unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital.

WBRZ2d agoCoverage (2)Whole story →

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Ex-GOP Florida lawmaker sentenced to 10 years in prison(The Hill) -- Former Florida Rep. David Rivera (R) was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday for his undisclosed role in a multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign on behalf of the Venezuelan government under the first Trump administration. Rivera, a longtime friend and former roommate of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has been in federal [...]

NewsNation3d agoWhole story →

Departure comes as the state investigates what went wrong during Pike's lethal injection.Tennessee's top prison official turned in his resignation days after the failed attempt to execute death row inmate Christa Pike , the state announced Saturday. Gov. Bill Lee said Department of Correction commissioner Frank Strada would step down this month. Strada, who had served as commissioner since 2023, said he would cooperate with the independent…

Axios3d agoWhole story →

Ex-US congressman sentenced to 10 years in prison for $50m lobbying schemeRiver's ex-housemate, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, testified he had no idea about his activities.

BBC News3d agoWhole story →

Supreme Court Denies Arizona’s Bid to Delay Start of Takeover of Healthcare in State PrisonsPHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Arizona's eleventh-hour bid to block the upcoming start of a court-ordered takeover of healthcare operations in its prisons after the state was found to have provided constitutionally inadequate care to incarcerated people and dragged its feet for over a decade in making required improvements. Justice…

U.S. News & World Report5d agoWhole story →

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Judge keeps Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in custody for alleged assaultGarces Perez is charged with one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Reading Eagle5d agoWhole story →

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Dauphin County Prison cooperates with ICE despite resolution to the contraryWarden Gregory Briggs said jail officials coordinate with ICE so everyone the federal agency wants, they get, regardless of the resolution that passed 4 months ago.

Mechanicsburg Patriot News5d agoWhole story →

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Fugitive ex-CT official sentenced to prison, did not show upDuring the conversation federal authorities offered to fly Diamantis back to Connecticut to appear at his sentencing.

Hartford Courant6d agoWhole story →

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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to allow transgender inmate banThe Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to allow a Bureau of Prisons policy banning hormone therapy and social accommodations for transgender inmates in federal prisons.

Fox News6d agoWhole story →

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Trump asks Supreme Court to suspend transgender medical care in federal prisonsBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Monday to allow federal prison officials to deny certain types of medical care for transgender inmates, such as surgeries – putting another culture war issue on the high court’s burgeoning fast-track docket. The Bureau of Prisons policy that began early

ABC17News.com6d agoCoverage (3)Whole story →

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Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officerFederal prosecutors in Texas announced assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by immigration enforcement agents on Sept. 20. A federal complaint alleges Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez, 28, tried to escape Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who pulled him over after a judge issued a final removal order, according to…

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution7d agoCoverage (2)Whole story →

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Michigan man faked 50 employees, $875K payroll to steal $2.18M in pandemic relief fundsA Metro Detroit man will serve two years in federal prison over a $2.18 million fraud scheme involving pandemic assistance funds.

CBS News7d agoWhole story →

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Ex-LASD deputy sentenced to prison for abusing power, tax fraudEric Chase Saavedra, 42, of Chino, once served as a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detective in the anti-gang unit and as a federal task-force officer.

Santa Ana Orange County Register7d agoWhole story →

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Fake payroll, millions in loans: Detroit man sentenced in pandemic fraud caseA 46-year-old Detroit man was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to participating in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme involving pandemic relief funds.

WDIV ClickOnDetroit7d agoWhole story →

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Ex-deputy headed to prison for helping L.A. crypto 'godfather'A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who admitted to violating the civil rights of multiple people through intimidation, illegal search warrants and other abuses of power, was sentenced Monday to serve nearly two years in federal prison.

Los Angeles Times7d agoWhole story →

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Houston man sentenced to 35 years in prison in smuggling case tied to fatal crashA 26-year-old Houston man was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for his role in a cartel-linked human smuggling ring tied to a fatal 2022 Texas car crash.

FOX 4 News7d agoWhole story →

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