Fugitive fraudster sentenced in $365 million Medicare scheme
A man was sentenced to 20 years prison for orchestrating a massive $365 million Medicare fraud and kickback scheme, according to officials.
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Israelis await final election results as Netanyahu remains far from defeated
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Serbian police say assailant killed after attacking officer outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade
An assailant with knives attacked a police officer from an elite unit guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade and was killed just after midnight on Wednesday, police said. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said that police were treating the incident as a “terrorist attack” and had r...
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UK Treasury chief faces headwinds as he delivers first budget under new prime minister, Andy Burnham
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FBI searches mansion of former Eric Swalwell ally as new details emerge about his old office
The FBI served a search warrant at a mansion in Beverly Hills Tuesday morning, reportedly in connection with an investigation into former Rep. Eric Swalwell. The home belongs to billionaire Stephen Cloobeck, who Swalwell was staying with earlier this year....
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Rays stun Brewers with 2-run rally in 12th inning and force World Series Game 5 with 4-3 win
Milwaukee was three outs from its first World Series title when Junior Camerino started the bottom of the 12th inning with a grounder to third. Thousands of Brewers fans who trekked to Tropicana Field to witness the long-awaited moment started to cheer. Not so fast. Third baseman...
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Knicks get their first win and look like the team of last spring, not the last week
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UN holds annual vote on condemning US embargo on Cuba as tensions spill into public
The United Nations is set to vote Wednesday on a resolution condemning the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign to undermine Cuba's socialist government, including by threatening military intervention. The annual exercise...
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Cyclone Arnab hits India's Andhra Pradesh state as tens of thousands are evacuated
Cyclone Arnab dumped heavy rain across India ’s eastern Andhra Pradesh state and caused extensive damage in some areas Wednesday after tens of thousands of people were evacuated from vulnerable coastal areas. Prakhar Jain, head of the state’s disaster management authority, said t...