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California wildfire claims season’s first fatality

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Editor

Crews fighting a fast-moving Northern California wildfire on Friday discovered the charred remains of a person apparently caught in the flames, sheriff’s officials said, marking the first fatality in a particularly intense fire season across the state.

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New York jury convicts two men for trading on hacked press releases

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Editor

A federal jury in Brooklyn, New York on Friday convicted two men for their roles in an international scheme to make millions of dollars by illegally trading on corporate press releases that were stolen by computer hackers before they became public.

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Judge orders U.S. to provide list of separated migrant children

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Editor

The U.S. government must provide a list by Saturday evening of the estimated 100 children under the age of 5 who were separated from their parents when entering the United States, a federal judge ordered on Friday.

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‘Godfather of payday lending’ sentenced to 14 years in U.S. prison

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Editor

A Pennsylvania businessman known as the “godfather of payday lending” was sentenced on Friday to 14 years in prison for conspiring to collect on hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal high-interest loans issued to thousands of people.

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Confusion in L.A. court over affairs of Marvel legend Stan Lee

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Editor

A Los Angeles judge on Friday dissolved a temporary restraining order on a business manager accused of elder abuse against Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, saying she was unsure who was authorized to represent Lee.