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Victims ‘shocked’ after Biden grants clemency to ‘kids-for-cash’ judge and $54 million embezzler

Victims of major public corruption cases in Pennsylvania and Illinois are angry that President Joe Biden granted clemency this week to the two convicted officials.
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President Joe Biden commutes sentence of former Miami booster Nevin Shapiro

Shapiro was one of 1,499 people convicted of non-violent crimes whose sentences were commuted Thursday by Biden.
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Russia packs up military assets in Syria; future of bases unclear

Russia used the air base in Hmeimim and naval base at Tartus to support Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s 13-year civil war. But now, Assad is gone.
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Syrian rebels deliver American to U.S. military post, photos show

Travis Timmerman, a Missouri native, was imprisoned in Syria after he crossed into the country months ago. He was flown out of Syria and taken by helicopter to Jordan on Friday, a U.S. official said.
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VOA Russian: Will Russia lose its military bases in Syria?

Two Russian military bases in Syria are crucial for Moscow’s presence in the Mediterranean Sea and in Africa. VOA Russian speaks to a range of U.S. experts and officials to see if Russia has any chance of keeping its Syrian bases following the fall of its ally, Bashar al-Assad. Most experts,…
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Drone experts rule out US government experiment, unsure of other New Jersey drone phenomenon theories

Drone experts have little idea what the dozens of drone sightings over New Jersey could be, but have ruled out the possibility that they might be the work of a classified government program.
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What’s up in the sky around Maryland’s Route 50? Even the state’s former governor is asking

Reports have been coming in about mysterious aerial activity, usually attributed to drones of some sort, in the New Jersey area. Now it’s also being reported in Maryland, specifically along the Route 50 corridor.
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13 staggering records Taylor Swift broke in 2024

As Taylor Swift turns 35, let’s take a look at the 13 records the superstar broke – or helped to break – in her 35th year.
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‘I am a free citizen once again’: DC man among those pardoned by President Biden

One of the 39 people pardoned by President Joe Biden on Thursday as part of the largest single-day act of clemency in modern U.S. history lives in D.C.
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Mysterious drones reported in New York, Maryland following weeks of sightings in New Jersey

The New York governor said residents have reported sightings this week, while the former governor of Maryland posted a video himself.