3 h. ago Trump names Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC – US politics live

Pirro to serve as interim attorney for Washington DC after it became clear Ed Martin would not pass Senate confirmation The winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Federal prosecutors open criminal investigation into New York attorney general

Exclusive: Prosecutors impanel federal grand jury in Virginia to hear evidence after Trump official’s referral against Letitia JamesUS politics live – latest updatesFederal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, after the Trump administration alleged last month in a referral that she may have falsified paperwork for properties she owns in Virginia and New York, according to people familiar with the matter.The investigation marks a swift and notable escalation against James, a major political enemy of Donald Trump, who was ordered to pay more than $450m in penalties as a result of a lawsuit brought by James’s office that accused him of inflating his net worth to secure financial benefits. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Council says it has suffered a ‘suspected criminal ransomware cyberattack’

West Lothian Council said a ‘live criminal investigation’ was ongoing, and it is working with the police and Scottish Government.

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3 d. ago Boston councilwoman pleads guilty to federal corruption charges in a kickback scheme

A Boston city councilor has plead guilty to federal corruption charges, after prosecutors accused her of taking most of an inflated bonus that she paid to a relative who worked for her

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3 d. ago Playboy employee's mystery death explored in shocking new documentary as ex

There was not enough evidence to file a criminal case, and the investigation was closed with zero arrests.

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3 d. ago Federal prosecutor caught on camera stabbing driver in frenzy lodges bizarre defence

Patrick Scruggs, 40, is arguing he was right to stab motorist Blake Sharp, 35, as he believed he was a danger to other road users. He stabbed him multiple times in front of shocked drivers

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8 d. ago Apple referred to federal prosecutors after judge rules it violated court order

Judge says executive told ‘outright lies’ when he gave testimony in antitrust case from Fortnite maker Epic GamesApple violated a United States court order that required the iPhone maker to allow greater competition for app downloads and payment methods in its lucrative App Store and will be referred to federal prosecutors, a federal judge in California ruled on Wednesday.The US district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland said in an 80-page ruling that Apple failed to comply with her prior injunction order, which was imposed in an antitrust lawsuit brought by Fortnite maker Epic Games. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Spain’s criminal court to investigate whether 'computer sabotage' caused blackout

Top judge says ‘cyberterrorism’ is among possible explanations for blackout

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9 d. ago Chaos is Trump’s calling card. But reality is biting back | Lloyd Green

In his first 100 days, the president has taken a sledgehammer to institutions and the constitution. We can only guess what’s nextIn nearly 100 days on the job, Donald Trump has outlasted Liz Truss and a fabled head of lettuce. That’s a fact, not an achievement. Like the hapless British prime minister, the 47th president blazes a trail of wreckage. Chaos is his calling card. If, when and how the carnage ends is anyone’s guess.The US simultaneously wages economic war on its allies and China. Tariffs soar. It’s as if Trump forgot the words “Smoot-Hawley” and “Great Depression”. The president risks higher inflation and a recession for an idealized yesteryear that never quite was. Back on Earth, markets signal potential capital flight and stagflation.Lloyd Green is an attorney in New York and served in the US Department of Justice from 1990 to 1992 Continue reading...

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1 week ago Evil cousins brutally murdered disabled man before baffling clue pointed finger of blame

Forensic ecologist Patricia Wiltshire has worked on over 300 criminal investigations, solving many using previously overlooked clues from nature, but one case proved to be her most bizarre

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1 week ago A Hamptons beekeeper told the US he was fleeing the Rwandan genocide. Now prosecutors say he helped carry it out

Faustin Nsabumukunzi ‘lied his way to a green card,’ according to federal prosecutors

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1 week ago Man 'stabbed twice through anus' as crime expert uncovers grim detail

Forensic ecologist Patricia Wiltshire has worked on over 300 criminal investigations, solving many using previously overlooked clues from nature, but one case proved to be her most bizarre

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1 week ago Jurors can see video of Sean 'Diddy' Combs beating Cassie at hotel in 2016, judge rules

A judge says prosecutors at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ upcoming federal sex trafficking trial can show jurors video of the hip-hop mogul hitting and kicking one of his accusers in a Los Angeles hotel hallway

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1 week ago New York beekeeper accused of concealing role in Rwanda genocide

Faustin Nsabumukunzi, 65, is charged with hiding his past when applying for a green card and citizenshipA New York beekeeper who has been in the US for decades has been accused of concealing a leadership role in the genocide in Rwanda in the mid-90s, prosecutors have said in documents.The man told federal agents: “I know I’m finished” when he was arrested on Thursday on charges that he hid his past when he applied for for a green card and US citizenship, according to the prosecution in the case. Continue reading...

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1 week ago A Russian general was killed by a car bomb just outside Moscow

Russia’s top criminal investigation agency said that a senior Russian military officer was killed by a car bomb on Friday

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2 w. ago In unintended filing, feds say Trump administration strategy to end New York toll is a losing battle

The federal prosecutor’s office in Manhattan on Wednesday accidentally filed an internal memo that poked holes in the Trump administration’s strategy to kill New York’s $9 congestion toll in Manhattan

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2 w. ago NY attorney general’s lawyer urges Justice Dept. to reject Trump official’s call for criminal probe

A lawyer for New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday urged the Justice Department to refuse a Trump administration official’s request to prosecute the Democrat for mortgage fraud, calling it “improper political retribution” based on “long-disproven allegations.”

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2 w. ago Three more prosecutors resign in aftermath of dismissal of case against NYC mayor

Three federal prosecutors placed on leave amid a probe into their handling of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ now-dismissed corruption case are resigning

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2 w. ago Justice Department slams George Santos for his ‘insatiable appetite for likes’ on social media ahead of sentencing

Santos has accused federal prosecutors of unfairly targeting him in social media posts made weeks before he’s scheduled to be sentenced

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2 w. ago Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'

A top housing official in the Trump administration has asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James over a real estate transaction

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