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WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday along party lines to advance William Barr’s nomination to become attorney general, a procedural step that sets the stage for his confirmation vote next week before the entire Senate. Because Republicans control ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — A judge confirmed in a court filing Thursday that federal prosecutors in New York are still investigating campaign finance crimes committed when President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid two women to stay silent about ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at the U.S. trial of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman ended their first week of deliberations on Thursday without reaching a verdict, making the day more noteworthy for Guzman’s buoyant demeanor and the ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Federal security officers caught 14 handguns last year at checkpoints in four upstate New York airports. That’s a decrease of two from the previous year. The Transportation Security Administration says only Buffalo Niagara International Airport saw ...

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A lawsuit over a no-knock search by police conducting a murder investigation six years ago has been dismissed by a federal judge. On Dec. 2, 2013, Rochester police obtained a search warrant for the home of Chiuquanda Sanders, where they ...

The vast majority of Rochester-area ZIP codes fared better than the national average when it comes to seriously “underwater” properties. The Year-End 2018 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report released this week by Attom Data Solutions revealed that 8.8 percent ...

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into federal prosecutors’ handling of a plea deal in which a wealthy, politically connected Florida financier avoided potentially severe penalties for sexually abusing teenage girls in favor of a ...

PHILADELPHIA — The top federal prosecutor in Philadelphia has filed suit to stop a nonprofit from opening a first-in-the-nation supervised drug injection site to address the city’s opioid problem. The lawsuit pits U.S. Attorney William McSwain’s stance on safe injection ...

Opioid overdoses in Erie County will now be treated as crime scenes, local and federal law enforcement officials have announced. The initiative calls for state and local law enforcement officers who respond to an overdose in Erie County to input ...

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NEW YORK — Jurors at the U.S. trial of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman contemplated their case for a fourth day on Thursday while some colorful action erupted, presumably out of their earshot, in the adjacent courtroom. As ...

WASHINGTON – Around the time of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, two of his supporters met to toast the new administration at the Russia House, a Washington restaurant known among Russian diplomats and emigres for its vodka and caviar. The Dupont ...

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WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday is expected to vote to advance William P. Barr’s nomination to become attorney general – a procedural step that sets the stage for his confirmation vote next week before the entire Senate. ...

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