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Trump-backed Blake Masters dodges question if he removed ‘big lie’ material from website

Reports suggest Republican softened positions on abortion and 2020 election integrity

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Which states have the least and most crime?

Northeastern states have the lowest crime rates, while states in the South and West have the most crime

USAFacts · Oct 7, 2022

Which states have the highest and lowest crime rates?

Between 2021 and 2022, New York’s violent crime rate rose 39.2%, while its property crime rate rose 64.3%.

USAFacts · Oct 7, 2022

Second Whitmer kidnap plotter sentenced to prison

DETROIT — Kaleb Franks, a central figure in the largest domestic terrorism investigation in a generation who admitted to plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, was sentenced to four years in federal prison Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022

FBI finds US crime rate steady in 2021, but data incomplete

The FBI estimates violent crime rates didn’t increase substantially last year, though they remained above pre-pandemic levels, according to annual crime data

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Appeals ruling a "bad sign" for Trump

An appeals court panel unanimously backed the DOJ's request to expedite special master challenge

Salon · Oct 6, 2022

Review: 'Alaska Daily' turns an HBO-ready premise into broadcast TV. And it works

I have been catching up with ABC's recently premiered "The Rookie: Feds," in which Niecy Nash-Betts stars as a middle-aged high school guidance counselor turned FBI "probie." (I say "middle-aged," but that isn't a description that sticks easily to Nash-Betts.) It's an over-the-top action cartoon, in which scenes dealing with…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 6, 2022

Whistleblower: Hundreds left FBI over misconduct in 20 years

A U.S. senator says a whistleblower has alleged that an internal review found 665 FBI personnel have resigned or retired to avoid accountability in misconduct probes over the past two decades

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Kidnapped twice by the same man years apart – the staggering real-life story of Jan Broberg

A new Peacock drama is based on a mind-boggling 1970s kidnap case in Idaho when a trusted church member and father of five abducted an adolescent family friend twice. Victim Jan Broberg, who told her story to Sheila Flynn, appears onscreen before the first episode to warn viewers that similar…

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Did Murders Rise in 2021? No One Knows.

Plus: Court says DACA is illegal, Colorado baker appeals gender transition cake ruling, and more...

Reason · Oct 6, 2022