Grand jury indicts Arizona mayor on theft charge

PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Attorney General's Office says a grand jury has indicted the mayor of the town of Superior on one count of theft.

Prosecutors have accused Jayme Valenzuela of using the town's debit card on eight separate occasions to obtain $2,300 in cash between August 2013 and ...

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Russia Brags That It Can Detect And Track New F-35 Stealth Jet

'I see you,' Russia says

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CARTO makes geographical data visualization and analysis accessible to non-specialists

 CartoDB, a data visualization company founded in Madrid in 2012, changed its name to CARTO to celebrate its new analysis tool CARTO Builder and to emphasize its attempt to enlarge its audience from developers to business people and non-coders. Historically, CartoDB has helped data specialists with knowledge of SQL perform location data analysis. In addition, the company allowed data… Read More

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Representative Corrine Brown Indicted After Fraud Investigation

U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown of Florida and her chief of staff have been charged with multiple fraud and other federal offenses in a grand jury indictment unsealed Friday after a federal investigation into a fraudulent charity with ties to the congresswoman.

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Hillary Clinton Still Doesn't Believe She Sent Or Received Classified Info Despite Comey Statement, Testification

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Testimony in senator's corruption case focuses on fraud

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A determination is drawing closer on whether former New Mexico state Sen. Phil Griego should stand trial on corruption charges.

State prosecutors and a defense attorney for Griego honed in Friday on evidence related to fraud and bribery charges during a fourth day of evidentiary ...

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Second Group Of States Sue Obama Over Transgender Bill

'Trying to 'rewrite' the law'

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Facebook explains censorship policy for Live video

 Facebook only removes content if it celebrates or glorifies violence, not if it's only graphic or disturbing, according to a spokesperson. Facebook also insists that the video of Philando Castile's death was temporarily unavailable due to a technical glitch that was Facebook's fault. That contradicts theories that the video disappeared due to Facebook waffling on whether… Read More

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National Leaders Call for Unity in Wake of Dallas

On "With All Due Respect," Mark Halperinn and John Heilemann discuss Thursday's shooting in Dallas that killed five police officers. The shootings took place at a demonstration against fatal shootings of two black men by police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota this week.

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U.S. Expels Two Russian Officials After Attack on American Diplomat in Moscow

The United States expelled two Russian officials on June 17 in response to an attack by a Russian policeman on an American diplomat earlier in the month, the State Department said Friday.

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Clinton cites aides for classified emails, rejects Comey finding of 'careless'

Hillary Clinton on Friday brushed aside the FBI's conclusion that she was reckless with classified information, again denying she sent any secrets across her non-secure email system and saying she was merely repeating what others had told her.

She said those she was mailing with originated the information and they ...

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Hillary Says FBI Director Was Just 'Speculating' When He Said It Was Possible She Was Hacked [VIDEO]

Downplays James Comey's concerns

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15 TechCrunch stories you don't want to miss this week

 This week, Apple's iOS 10 beta was released, Tesla Autopilot went under scrutiny and the tech world responded to the devastating shootings and protests that occurred across the country. These are the top tech stories to bring you up to speed. Read More

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U.S. Expels Two Russian Diplomats After American Is Attacked

The U.S. expelled two Russian diplomats in retaliation for an incident in which a Russian policeman tackled an American outside the embassy in Moscow, as relations between the two countries continue to sour.

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Frack This

(Steven Hayward) About a year ago there was the usual fanfare about a new study that purported to show that hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") for natural gas led to unsafe levels of local air pollution and increased cancer risk. Newsweek covered it, for example: Living near to active fracking sites could increase the risk of cancer as the process harmful chemicals into the air, a new study has found. Researchers from Oregon State

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Man Troubled By Confrontations Between Police, Blacks Opens Fire on Tennessee Highway

A man who shot indiscriminately at passing vehicles on a Tennessee highway Thursday and then targeted police officers said he opened fire in response to recent killings of black men by police, according to local authorities.

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Knicks' Anthony: He'll lead charge for social change

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony said in a social media post that he's willing to take a lead role in demanding change following a wave of racial violence that has rocked the nation.

Anthony posted on Friday to Instagram and Twitter that he and others need to take advantage ...

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Missouri Officer In Critical Condition After Being 'Ambushed' During Traffic Stop

The violence continues

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Google's Self-Driving Car Project has a new legal lead

 Google's Self-Driving Car Project is one step closer to becoming its own independent business. Recode has confirmed that the autonomous-driving company under the Alphabet umbrella has hired The Climate Corporation's chief legal officer, Kevin Vosen, as its first general attorney. He's slated to begin later this month. Currently, Google's self-driving unit is under… Read More

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Dallas Force Hit by Tragedy Embodied Obama Policing Approach

The Dallas Police Department had adopted a number of measures recommended by the Obama administration to reduce tensions with minority communities before at least 12 officers were shot on Thursday, five fatally, city officials and White House advisers said.

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