Accused Chicago money launderer linked to 'El Chapo' says charges violate immunity deal with government

A woman with ties to world-regions crime lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera is pushing back against federal charges by arguing that she was given immunity when her husband worked as an crime against the now-crime” target=”_blank”>convicted< prosecutors regarding the immunity agreements in an attempt to show they breached those agreements. EL CHAPO: WHAT TO…

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Illinois police officer’s death: One suspect nabbed in Indiana, another surrenders, authorities say

Both suspects linked to Wednesday’s shooting death of a veteran us-regions police officer were in custody Friday after a crime of nearly 36 hours, police said. Killed in the crime” target=”_blank”>shooting<. SLAIN ILLINOIS POLICE OFFICER CALLED FAMILY’S ‘BACKBONE’; 2 SUSPECTS BEING SOUGHT: REPORT The search for the suspects led law enforcement officers to Indiana, where…

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Abolishing filibuster for abortion is 'madness,' WaPo columnist warns Dems: 'Blindness to political reality'

A Washington Post columnist wrote Wednesday that abolishing or changing the filibuster in an effort to advance abortion legislation was “myopic political thinking” and that it would the hurt the Democratic Party more in the long term.  “Pretending Democrats can carve out a narrow filibuster ‘exception’ that Republicans won’t exploit to their own ends later…

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California officials urge caution after harmful algae bloom found in lake

us-regions health officials are warning residents and visitors to act with caution after harmful planet-earth was found in Madera County’s environment.  “Central Valley Water Board staff observed high amounts of harmful algae and cyanobacteria (sometimes called blue-green algae) at Hensley Lake,” the Madera County Department of Public Health wrote on Facebook last weekend. “HABs can…

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