Mike Sisak

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US charges Cambodian executive in massive crypto scam and seizes more than $14 billion in bitcoin The U.S. government has seized more than $14 billion in bitcoin and charged the founder of a Cambodian conglomerate in a massive cryptocurrency scam.

US has seized $14+ billion in bitcoin & charged founder of a Cambodian conglomerate in a massive crypto scam. He's accused of exploiting forced labor to dupe "investors" and using proceeds to purchase yachts, jets and a Picasso painting (w/ AP's Jack Brook) apnews.com/article/cryp...

Who is Letitia James? New York's attorney general has battled Trump, big tech and the NRA New York Attorney General Letitia James has battled big tech, opioid manufacturers and the National Rifle Association.

Who is Letitia James? New York’s attorney general has battled Trump, big tech and the NRA
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Crazy to think the best baseball play by player of his generation works for ESPN/ABC — and doesn’t call baseball games regularly anymore

Two jurors claim they were bullied into convicting Harvey Weinstein and regret it, his lawyers say Two jurors who voted in June to convict Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault said they regret the decision and only did so because others on the panel bullied them, the former movie mogul’s lawyers said...

Two jurors claim they were bullied into convicting Harvey Weinstein and regret it, his lawyers say apnews.com/article/harv...

Great analysis. Dickerson solo could work, but they might not let him. He's got the chops and the CBS bona fides. Question is: what even is a 6:30 network newscast anymore? Is it regurgitation? Scoops? The best of the best? What's the reason to watch?

New York Attorney General Letitia James charged in fraud case after pressure campaign by Trump New York Attorney General Letitia James has been charged as part of a mortgage fraud investigation aggressively pushed by the Trump administration.

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in a mortgage fraud case that President Donald Trump urged his Justice Department to bring after vowing retribution against some of his biggest political enemies. apnews.com/article/leti...

Tilly tizzy

A key to acting is authenticity. AI ain't it.

Rory McIlroy calls out 'unacceptable and abusive behavior' from Bethpage fans at Ryder Cup Rory McIlroy won the Ryder Cup and then called out the hostile New York crowd for “unacceptable and abusive behavior.”

Rory McIlroy won the Ryder Cup. Then he called out the hostile New York crowd for “unacceptable and abusive behavior.” My latest (and last) dispatch from Bethpage ⬇️ apnews.com/article/ryde...

Bethpage crowd jeers Europeans then heads early for the exits amid a US Ryder Cup drubbing U.S. fans kept chanting and cheering the home team at the Ryder Cup until the result basically seemed lost.

On a raucous Saturday crowd at Bethpage Black that tried to will the US back into the #RyderCup, got into it with Rory McIlroy and fled to the exits when Europe made it a rout: apnews.com/article/ryde...

McIlroy gives as good as he gets at Ryder Cup, telling fans to shut up, then sending them to exits With the match tightening and the crowd screaming, Rory McIlroy backed off his approach shot from the rough on the 16th hole at Bethpage Black and shouted “Shut the (expletive) up!”

Saturday at Bethpage: Rory McIlroy gives as good as he gets at Ryder Cup, telling fans to shut up, then sending them to exits
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Trump swings by the Ryder Cup, soaking up fans’ love after vowing revenge on more of his enemies President Donald Trump started Friday by warning that more of his enemies will face prosecution, shaking the foundations of the American justice system by treating it as a tool of political retributio...

Trump swings by the Ryder Cup, soaking up fans’ love after vowing revenge on more of his enemies apnews.com/article/dona...

Federal Bureau of Prisons moves to end union protections for its workers The federal Bureau of Prisons it is canceling a collective bargaining agreement with its workers and stripping them of union rights, the latest move by the Trump administration to gut labor protection...

“We will absolutely fight this tooth and nail!” union president Brandy Moore-White said.
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Federal Bureau of Prisons moves to end union protections for its workers The federal Bureau of Prisons it is canceling a collective bargaining agreement with its workers and stripping them of union rights, the latest move by the Trump administration to gut labor protection...

The federal Bureau of Prisons said Thursday it is canceling a collective bargaining agreement with its workers and stripping them of union rights, the latest move by the Trump administration to gut labor protections for federal employees.
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Donald Trump heads to the Ryder Cup, embraced by a golf world that once shunned him Four years ago, President Donald Trump was persona non grata in the golf world, ostracized from the sport he loves in the wake of the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

My latest: President Donald Trump heads to the Ryder Cup, embraced by a golf world that once shunned him
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'You deserve to be on this team': Veteran US players get rookies like J.J. Spaun ready for Ryder Cup It was the wisdom U.S. Ryder Cup rookie J.J. Spaun needed, even after winning a major, climbing to No. 6 in the world and automatically qualifying for the team.

And now for something completely different: Me, writing about golf. My first contribution to @apnews.com’s Ryder Cup coverage!

‘You deserve to be on this team': Veteran US players get rookies like J.J. Spaun ready for Ryder Cup
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Screenshot of post on X from VA Secretary Doug Collins. The text reads: @ProPublica is an extreme liberal news outlet that will do anything to make the Trump Administration look bad. But this week, the far-left editors there reached a new low by sending @VernalColeman to stalk @DeptVetAffairs employees at their homes. This creepy behavior will discourage good people from coming to work at VA. @ProPublica, please do better and stop letting your hatred of the Trump Administration continue to warp your judgment.

It's a journalist's job to ask questions of government officials, no matter which party is in power. That often means respectfully knocking on doors to get answers people deserve to know.

Tips and evidence are essential to our nonpartisan work: www.propublica.org/tips/

Luigi Mangione's lawyers want death penalty off the table in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case Luigi Mangione’s lawyers are urging a judge to bar federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

NEW: Luigi Mangione’s lawyers urge judge to bar federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. apnews.com/article/unit...

Appeals court keeps New York’s gun restrictions in place, including Times Square and subway ban A federal appeals court has effectively upheld a state law in New York that bars firearms in “sensitive” locations including Times Square, the New York City subway system and commuter trains.

No guns for Elmo, Spider-Man or anyone else in New York’s Times Square — and don’t try sneaking them into the subway, either. That’s the decision from a federal appeals court effectively upholding a New York law that bars firearms in “sensitive” locations.
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Elected officials among dozens of protesters arrested at a Manhattan immigration holding facility More than a dozen elected officials have been arrested while protesting conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility where a federal judge extended a court order requiring the government...

More than a dozen elected officials were arrested Thursday while protesting conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility where a federal judge this week extended a court order requiring the government to shape up its treatment of detainees.
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16-year-old with a loaded gun threatened to shoot up his New York City high school, police say A New York City high school student has been arrested after authorities say he brought a loaded gun to class and wrote on social media that he wanted to “shoot the school up."

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City high school student was arrested Thursday after bringing a loaded gun to class and writing on social media that he wanted to “shoot the school up,” authorities said.
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No Free Speech Except for Me

Rudy Giuliani is ordered to pay $1.36 million in legal bills It’s another blow to Rudy Giuliani’s withered wallet: A judge has ordered the former New York City mayor to pay $1.36 million in legal fees he racked up during investigations into his efforts to overt...

It’s another blow to Rudy Giuliani’s withered wallet: A judge has ordered the former New York City mayor to pay $1.36 million in legal fees he racked up during investigations into his efforts to overturn President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss.
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New York judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand A judge has dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state’s case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

A New York judge on Tuesday threw out terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, rejecting the Manhattan DA’s theory in a state murder case that the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was “intended to evoke terror.”
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New York City police hunt for man suspected of killing elderly couple and burning their home Authorities say they're searching for a man seen near the home of an elderly New York couple who were later found dead inside their burning residence.

A New York City couple in their 70s was killed in what the police commissioner said was a “horrific double homicide, robbery and arson" — the man tied to a pole and stabbed, the woman’s body severely burned as their home went up in flames. (w/Jake Offenhartz)
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Nepal’s prime minister resigns, and parliament burns amid deadly protests Anger had been mounting for years against a Nepali political elite viewed as corrupt and out of touch, and it exploded Tuesday with sudden ferocity.

Nepal premier does resign
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I hope the train operator, if there is one, is in the front tho... 😉

New York attorney general asks court to reinstate President Trump’s massive civil fraud penalty New York’s attorney general is moving to have the state’s highest court reinstate President Donald Trump’s staggering civil fraud penalty.

New York Attorney General Letitia James moved Thursday to have the state’s highest court reinstate President Donald Trump’s staggering civil fraud penalty, appealing a lower-court decision that slashed the potential half-billion-dollar fine to $0.
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