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Prosecutors shift focus to fraud charges in Manafort trial

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — After three days of dramatic and even salacious testimony in the trial of Paul Manafort, prosecutors on Thursday returned to the nuts and bolts of their case against the former Trump campaign chairman as they sought to show he obtained millions of dollars in bank loans under false pretenses. …read more […]

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APNewsBreak: Kobach’s lead in Kansas race falls to 91 votes

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s lead over Gov. Jeff Colyer in the Republican primary has shrunk to only 91 votes after election officials discovered a mistake in the listing for one county’s results in the state’s tally of votes. The lead is minuscule when compared with the 311,000 votes cast. …read more […]

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‘Sue Me,’ Sinclair Tells Justice Official as Tribune Deal Tanks

The exchange was detailed in a lawsuit filed Thursday by Tribune, which said Sinclair had failed to win regulatory clearance in part because it had insulted U.S. officials and rejected their offers to clear the transaction. The acquisition of Tribune and its 42 television stations would have made Sinclair, already the owner of more U.S. TV stations than any other company, so large it would need to sell some outlets to meet regulatory requirements. In January, the Justice Department’s top antitrust official, Makan Delrahim, told the companies the department would approve the merger if Sinclair agreed to sell …read more […]