201811.02
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Funeral to be held for 97-year-old synagogue attack victim

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This undated family photo provided by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) shows Rose Mallinger, 97, who was one of the people killed on Oct. 27, 2018, at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue. Her daughter, Andrea Wedner, was among the wounded, the family said. (Courtesy of the Mallinger family/UPMC via AP) A 97-year-old woman…

201811.02
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Trump pledges asylum crackdown, tent cities; is it legal?

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By JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he plans to sign an order next week that could lead to the large-scale detention of migrants crossing the southern border and bar anyone caught crossing illegally from claiming asylum — two legally dubious proposals that mark his latest election-season…

201811.01
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$9 million lawsuit settlement limits debt-collection phone calls

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Eighteen counties, including Riverside and Los Angeles, have reached a $9 million settlement with a debt-collection company that requires it to change its calling practices. Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin, in a news release Wednesday, Oct. 31, announced that his office will receive $1.6 million in penalties and $150,000 for its costs. The lawsuit was…

201811.01
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Former federal agent testifies about his years undercover with the Mongols Motorcycle Club

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A veteran federal agent who spent years undercover after infiltrating the notorious Mongols Motorcycle Club offered his first-hand account Thursday of a secretive culture of violence and intimidation during testimony in an ongoing federal racketeering trial. The three years that Darrin Kozlowski and three other U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Officers spent embedded in the…