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Biden announces more artillery, radars for Ukraine's war against Russia

President Joe Biden on Friday announced new US commitments of weaponry for Ukraine in its fight to repel Russia's invasion, but said funding was close to running out and urged Congress to authorise more. To see how all the day's events unfolded, read our liveblog below. All times are Paris…

France 24 · May 6, 2022

Documents found by Fiji on superyacht implicate its Russian owner - FBI

Fiji authorities searching a yacht they seized on behalf of the United States as it presses Russia over the invasion of Ukraine have found documents implicating its suspected owner, Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, in breaking U.S. law, the FBI said.

Reuters · May 6, 2022

Journalist says Britain has become a safe deposit box for oligarchs' ill-gotten gains

Butler to the Word author Oliver Bullough says the UK has developed a system of bankers, lawyers, accountants and PR managers who work to help Russian kleptocrats hide their wealth.

WEKU · May 5, 2022

Patrick Spilotro, who helped the feds nab Joey Lombardo after his brothers’ murders, dies at 85

Patrick Spilotro told a judge in 2009 that, “the deaths of my brothers, as significant as it was, is not what defines this family. Family is what defines this family. And anyone with a family knows no one is perfect.”

Chicago Sun-Times · May 4, 2022

Another Coloradan charged in connection with Jan. 6 insurrection

Another Coloradan has been charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022

What's next in the investigation of the Supreme Court leak?

Chief Justice John Roberts, in ordering an investigation into an “egregious breach of trust” in the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion, has tasked a relatively unknown court official to carry out what could be one of the most high-profile investigation in decades

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Mark Jackson’s controversial candidacy and Vivek Ranadive’s role in Kings’ coaching search

Mark Jackson, one of the top candidates in Sacramento’s search for a new head coach, went to the FBI in 2012 after an extramarital affair led to an extortion scandal involving a stripper, her accomplice and some nude photographs.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022

Oklahoma Senator Jessica Garvin Receives Serious Threats Over Cannabis License Fees, FBI Investigates

Senator Jessica Garvin (R-OK) of the Oklahoma Senate received a threatening voicemail over a bill that aims to raise the license fees for the state medical cannabis grow operations, reported NonDoc.

Benzinga · May 4, 2022

Leader of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang, which kidnapped American missionaries, is flown to US

The leader of an infamous gang behind an ongoing armed conflict with another gang in Haiti was flown by federal agents from Port-au-Prince to the United States on Tuesday in connection with last year’s kidnapping of 16 American missionaries.

Miami Herald · May 3, 2022

What to stream: Documentary turns spotlight back on 'Spring Awakening' cast

Debuting Tuesday, May 3, on HBO Max is a documentary taking a look at a reunion 15 years in the making. “Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known” follows the reunion concert of the original cast of the eight-time Tony winning musical “Spring Awakening,” benefiting The Actor’s Fund. The film, directed by…

Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022