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As part of an agreement with prosecutors,
But the agreement included an unusual passage that described the scope of the investigation and cleared Awan of a litany of conspiracy theories promulgated on Internet blogs, picked up by right-leaning news sites, and fanned by Trump on Twitter.
"The Government has uncovered no evidence that your client violated federal law with respect to the House computer systems," including stealing equipment or illegally accessing or transferring information, including sensitive or classified information, prosecutors wrote in an 11-page plea agreement dated and signed Tuesday.
Awan and four of his associates worked as IT specialists for dozens of Democratic lawmakers until they were banned from the computer network in
The case highlighted Trump's willingness to lobby for specific outcomes of federal criminal investigations and to suggest a coverup by his own
Thousands in
The protests came as a lower retirement age was taking effect for
Thousands of people gathered in front of the
There were also protests in Krakow, Lodz,
Judge rules suit challenging census question can proceed
A federal judge Tuesday allowed a multistate lawsuit to move forward amid "strong" evidence that the Trump administration acted in bad faith in its push for a controversial citizenship question to be added to the 2020 Census, plaintiffs in the case said.
Judge
The judge gave the defendants, which include the
A senior intelligence officer said
The military said it had uncovered three
Federal regulators have rejected the idea of setting minimum standards for airline seats and legroom as a safety measure.
The
The
FlyersRights said cramped planes combined with the larger size of today's passengers means that planes can't be evacuated in 90 seconds, as required.
A couple of decades ago, the distance between one seatback and the seatback in the next row measured about 35 inches in economy class. Today on some planes it is as tight as 28 inches.
Men plead no contest for deadly fire in warehouse
Under the terms of a plea agreement,
They have been in jail for a year.
Authorities say the 48-year-old Almena rented the warehouse and illegally converted it into an entertainment venue and residences that became known as the "Ghost Ship" before the
A government task force probing alleged theft and money laundering of a state investment fund said Najib's arrest was linked to the suspicious transfer of
The Syrian government on Tuesday called on refugees to return, saying it has successfully cleared large areas of "terrorists."
The rare appeal reflects the government's growing confidence after more than seven years of war. Syrian forces, with crucial support from
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