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Cable Companies Probed for limits on Online Video
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has launched an anti-trust investigation into whether cable companies are acting improperly to hurt competition from online video, the Wall Street Journal reported. Justice Department officials have talked to cable companies such as Comcast and Time Warner Cable about setting data caps and limiting how much a subscriber can…
Off to the Races: Feds Indict 14 Cartel Members for Laundering Millions in U.S. Horse Racing
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Investments in the drug cartel world apparently know no bounds. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western Texas District announced Tuesday the indictment of 14 members of Mexico’s Los Zetas cartel for laundering money by purchasing, breeding and racing American quarter horses in the U.S. Those indicted included Los Zetas leader…
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After initially editing its Instagram post in response to the criticism Canada Goose Outlet Canada Goose Sale, the TSA posted an update Thursday saying the agency has determined the whole thing was a by a popular YouTube personality see if he could get the giant bear on the plane. UPDATE After watching a YouTube video…
ATF Probes Flashlight Bombs in Phoenix Area
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Feds are investigating the discovery of at least three flashlight bombs — flashlights designed to explode — found recently in the Phoenix area, CBS news reports ATF officials are puzzled by the flashlight bombs that have injured five people recently. Unclear who is behind the small bombs, local police are erecting 22…
Justice Department Threatens to Sue Florida Over Voting Rights
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department said it will sue Florida if it doesn’t scrap its controversial voter purge program, which critics says unfairly targets minorities based on largely inaccurate information, CNN reports. At issue is a Republican-led effort to eliminate non-eligible voters in a battleground state that will play a key role in…
Justice Department to Oversee Elections in South Carolina
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department announced it will monitor primary elections in two South Carolina counties following complaints of discrimination. Tasked with ensuring fair elections, the Justice Department said in a press release that it will assure that local officials comply with the Voting Rights Act, which bans discrimination on the basis of race….
Buffalo Officer Accused of Links to Drug and Being an FBI Informant
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Buffalo Police feel duped after hiring an officer who was accused of overseeing a major marijuana grow operation and had worked as an FBI informant before his hire, the Buffalo News reports. Jorge Melendez became an FBI informant in New York after a wire tap caught him talking to drug dealers, police…
Ex-U.S. Atty. Christie Exaggerates About Number of Crooked Pols He Put Behind Bars
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com What’s a little exaggeration among friends? The Newark Star-Ledger and PolitiFact called ex-U.S. Attorney turned N.J. Gov. Chris Christie on his exaggeration the other day. Christie said at a town hall meeting that as Newark U.S. Attorney he put behind bars 10 percent of the state legislature for various crimes. The…