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TSA Finds Snakes Hidden in Traveler’s Pants
TSA officers made a slithering discovery at the Miami International Airport – a sack of snakes stashed in a traveler’s pants.
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CBP Officer Convicted After Assaulting 2 People, Lying on Reports
A federal judge found a CBP officer guilty of using excessive force against two people in separate incidents while working at the bridge of the Americas on the El Paso border, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
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Colorado Man Who Threatened Mass Shooting at FBI Building, Homeland Security Office Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison
A Colorado man charged with threatening to embark on a mass shooting at Denver’s FBI building and Homeland Security office was sentenced to 21 months in prison.
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Conservatives States Sue ATF over Rule Intended to Close ‘Gun Show Loophole’
A group of conservative states is suing the ATF over a new federal rule that will require people who sell firearms online and at gun shows to conduct background checks of customers.
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Trump Admits He Wanted to Go to Capitol on Jan. 6, But Denies Other Details
Former President Trump on Wednesday admitted he asked Secret Service agents to take him to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but denied that he lunged at security detail for refusing to let him go.
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Starkman: Why is the DOJ Investigation into Powerful Consulting Firm McKinsey & Co. Still Going?
McKinsey reached a settlement with all 50 states, five U.S. territories, and Washington, D.C., to pay $642 million to resolve civil opioid-related litigation against the firm.
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CBP Has Been Interrogating TikTok Employees Who Enter the U.S.
CBP agents have stopped more than 30 TikTok employees at the border and interrogated them.