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4 Men with Ohio Ties Accused of Collecting Money to Help Now-Dead Al Qaida Leader
Four men with ties to Ohio were collecting money and other assistance to send to an al Qaida leader who was later killed in a drone strike.
![FBI Abandons Plans to Require ‘Backdoors’ on All Consumer Tecnhology](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IPhone-6.jpg)
FBI Abandons Plans to Require ‘Backdoors’ on All Consumer Tecnhology
The FBI has backed off plans to require all consumer technology to have a so-called backdoor so that law enforcement can spy on suspects.
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Arizona Rancher Who Assaulted Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to Jail
An Arizona rancher who was convicted of assaulting a Border Patrol agent has been sentenced to eight months in prison.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: U.S. Should Offer Snowden Deal to Come Home
The European Parliament has urged its member states to embrace American fugitive Edward Snowden as a “whistle-blower and international human rights defender.”
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National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence Urges Obama to Give ATF Resources, Appoint Permanent Director
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence is urging President Barack Obama to provide ATF with adequate resources to battle gun violence and appoint a permanent director for the agency. In a letter dated Nov. 4, Jim Johnson, the Baltimore County Police chief, who is chair of the anti-gun…
![DEA Chief Agrees with FBI Director Comey That Police Are Less Aggressive After Ferguson](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/police-lights.jpg)
DEA Chief Agrees with FBI Director Comey That Police Are Less Aggressive After Ferguson
The head of the DEA said Wednesday that he agrees with other law enforcement officials that police are less aggressive because of the racially-charged incidents captured on videotape.
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FBI Helps Find Boy Who Was Abducted 13 Years Ago, Allegedly by His Father
Julian Hernandez was 5 years old when he went missing.