New York Times: Prosecutors insisted on harsher Hunter Biden plea deal around time IRS whistleblowers came forward
Special counsel David Weiss appeared to be willing to end the Hunter Biden probe earlier this year without any charges for the president's son, but seems to have changed his mind around the time two IRS whistleblowers accused the Justice Department of stonewalling the case and giving Hunter Biden special treatment, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Drug dealer sentenced to 10 years in prison for death of actor Michael K. Williams
A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin to actor and producer Michael K. Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Deaths from starvation after aid halted - official
The region estimates at least 1,400 have died since a food corruption scam was uncovered in April.
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VinFast's new sales approach has US car dealers cautious but interested
By Ben Klayman (Reuters) -Vietnamese electric-vehicle maker VinFast, which made a splash this week when its shares debuted on the
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Tax charges from defunct Hunter Biden plea deal dismissed, so probe can move forward
A federal judge in Delaware dismissed two tax misdemeanor charges against Hunter Biden that were filed as part of his now-defunct plea deal, paving the way for special counsel David Weiss to potentially bring more charges in another jurisdiction as part of his continuing probe.
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Core Lithium gets notice from Tesla over failed deal
Core Lithium has received a notice from electric-vehicle maker Tesla over a 2022 supply agreement that failed to
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Intel calls off $5.4 billion chip deal after failing to get regulatory approval
Intel has pulled out of a major acquisition of an Israeli chipmaker after failing to obtain the required regulatory approval.
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Exclusive-Vietnamese exporters renegotiate higher rice prices after Indian ban -traders
By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Vietnamese exporters have renegotiated higher prices for around half a million metric tons of rice,
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Hunter Biden: The legal troubles of the US president's son
A five-year probe into the president's son looked set to end last month. Now it may be heading to trial.
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Special counsel says Hunter Biden's gun deal is 'withdrawn' and invalid
Special counsel David Weiss said the deal his team previously reached with Hunter Biden to resolve a felony gun possession charge was never approved by a probation officer and is not binding.
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Possible deal to free American prisoners in Iran called for shuttle diplomacy -- from hotel to hotel
Closing in on a deal to free five Americans detained in Iran, US and Iranian delegations gathered in separate hotels in Doha -- within sight of each other, but not within earshot -- as Qatari diplomats shuttled back and forth trying feverishly to broker an elusive agreement between the two.
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UPS driver pay deal in US to be worth $170,000 a year, firm says
The shipping giant warns of lower profits after it agreed a deal to avert a US drivers' strike.
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