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Prosecutors seek 7-year prison sentence for George Santos in sweeping fraud case

[ad_1] Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to sentence disgraced gay former New York Congressman George Santos to more than seven years in prison, calling him a “pathological liar and fraudster” who “made a mockery of our election system.”In a sentencing memo filed Friday, the Justice Department recommended a seven-year and three-month sentence for Santos, who pleaded guilty last year to felony wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He is
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Catawba County woman sentenced after pleading guilty to several felony charges

[ad_1] BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Connelly Springs woman was sentenced to five to seven years following guilty pleas to numerous felony charges and admission of habitual felon status, according to the district attorney for the 36th district.Sarah Marie Worth, 33, entered guilty pleas to two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, attempted obtaining property by false pretense and uttering a forged instrument, altering
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Excel Parking ordered to pay £10,240 in five-minute parking rule row

[ad_1] Caroline LowbridgeBBC NewsHannah RobinsonHannah Robinson was asked to pay £11,390 despite her paying for parkingA car park operator that demanded £11,390 in parking charges from a driver has lost a court case and been ordered to pay thousands in costs.Excel Parking, which has been criticised for charging drivers £100 if they took more than five minutes to pay at a car park in Derby, has been doing the same
Health

How a home DNA test finally revealed the truth

[ad_1] Family handoutSusan was no more than puzzled when she saw the first results from her home DNA testing kit.Now a woman in her mid 70s, she had never known much about her grandfather, and paid for the private test to see if it threw up anything unusual."I did notice there was a lot of Irish heritage, which as far as I knew was wrong," she says."But I just pushed
Business

2 killed in double rollover crash in Northeast El Paso

[ad_1] EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Two people were killed and three others hurt in a double rollover crash early Thursday morning, April 3, in Northeast El Paso, El Paso Police said.The crash happened just before 2:30 a.m. on Thursday along the 8300 block of Gateway North. 3 injured in rollover crash in Northeast El Paso Police said two vehicles — a Dodge Ram pickup and a Toyota Avalon —
US & World

Trump’s agenda grapples with political and economic reality

[ad_1] Getty ImagesDonald Trump, in announcing his sweeping new tariffs on US imports on Wednesday, promised that the history books would record 2 April as America's "liberation day". After two days of stock market turmoil, however, this may also be remembered as the week the president's second-term agenda ran headfirst into economic - and political - reality.US stocks have been in a tailspin since Trump unveiled his tariffs at Wednesday
Entertainment

Ashley Cain’s ‘shocking’ experience in the Brazilian favelas

[ad_1] BBC/True NorthAshley Cain says he found his time in the favelas 'shocking' and 'devastating'Ashley Cain visited dangerous places around the world - and tried to understand why some young men choose a life of crime."It's absolutely devastating. People are losing their lives every single day," says Cain about the impact of crime in some of the world's most hostile environments.In his new BBC series, the ex-professional footballer speaks to
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2 US Border Patrol officers are charged with taking bribes to wave in people without documents

[ad_1] SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two U.S. border inspectors in Southern California have been charged with taking thousands of dollars in bribes to allow people to enter the country through the nation's busiest port of entry without showing documents, prosecutors said.U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers Farlis Almonte and Ricardo Rodriguez were assigned to immigration inspection booths at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. They were charged after investigators found
Technology

Will Mario Kart on Switch 2 make £75 the new normal for video games?

[ad_1] Tom GerkenTechnology reporterNintendoNintendo has been the talk of the gaming world this week after it finally unveiled details of the much-anticipated Nintendo Switch 2, the sequel to the third-best selling console ever made.Despite excitement over its upcoming launch in June, fan conversations have been dominated by one topic - the price of its games.The console itself is priced similarly to its rivals - Sony's PlayStation 5 and Microsoft's Xbox