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California officials charge 21 people in hospice fraud exceeding $250 million

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California officials on Thursday said they uncovered a multimillion-dollar scheme to use stolen identities from people outside the state to charge for hospice services paid for with a government insurance program. State Attorney General Rob Bonta said officials have charged 21 and have so far arrested 5 people involved as the […]

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Prediction markets are back in the spotlight, this time because of the war in Iran

Prediction markets let people wager on just about anything — from basketball games to elections. And among more jarring bets recently, the fate of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran. Shortly ahead of a fragile ceasefire agreement earlier this week, a new group of accounts on prediction market platform Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed […]

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Protesters rally against planned Maryland immigration detention facility that’s now paused

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the U.S. and Iran would reach a ceasefire on April 7, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits for these new customers. These bets were made even though, in the hours before […]

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Federal judge finds Pentagon is violating court order to restore access to reporters

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters, a setback in the administration’s efforts to impede the work of journalists. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman sided with The New York Times for the second time in a […]

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An Army veteran is charged with sharing classified details of an elite commando unit

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An Army veteran has been charged with sharing classified information about an elite commando unit with a journalist, which one official said put the country, members of the U.S. military and the nation’s allies at risk. Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina, is accused of violating federal law, as well […]

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A first for Michigan’s $2.4B SOAR business incentive program: New jobs

Michigan’s embattled $2.4 billion business incentive program has spurred controversy, but last year it began generating something new: Jobs. Reports submitted to the state for the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) Fund show that 1,846 jobs were created in 2025 among 10 companies awarded a collective $1.74 billion in large taxpayer subsidies. That’s less than 13% […]

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Newly created Polymarket accounts bet big on US-Iran ceasefire in hours before Trump’s announcement

Michigan’s embattled $2.4 billion business incentive program has spurred controversy, but last year it began generating something new: Jobs. Reports submitted to the state for the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) Fund show that 1,846 jobs were created in 2025 among 10 companies awarded a collective $1.74 billion in large taxpayer subsidies. That’s less […]

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Judges say ICC prosecutor in sexual misconduct inquiry can potentially resume work, documents show

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court can potentially resume his duties, a three-judge panel said, after rejecting a United Nations investigation of alleged sexual misconduct with a female aide, according to conclusions viewed by The Associated Press. A final decision on the fate of British barrister Karim […]

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A look at how the Epstein files dogged Pam Bondi’s time as attorney general

NEW YORK (AP) — After Pam Bondi became U.S. attorney general last year, conservative influencers, online sleuths and others who wanted the government to disclose all it knew about Jeffrey Epstein thought they might have a champion in the Department of Justice.So did Jess Michaels, one of the legions of women who have said they […]

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It’s International Fact-Checking Day. Refresh your AI identification skills

Artificial intelligence-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news. Look no further than the Iran war. Since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, researchers have identified an unprecedented number of false and misleading images that were generated using […]

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Judge says Penn must turn over information about Jewish employees in US discrimination probe

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination but said it did not have to reveal any employee’s affiliation with a specific group. U.S. District Judge Gerald Pappert […]

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Judge throws out US Justice Department lawsuit challenging sanctuary laws in Colorado, Denver

DENVER (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing Colorado and Denver of interfering with the enforcement of immigration laws. The lawsuit claimed the state and its most populous city passed “sanctuary laws” violating the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution. At issue were four state laws […]

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