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Labor Dept.: Scammers manipulating legislators, social media, reporters in fraud effort

Click here for updates on this story     DENVER (KCNC) — In acknowledging nearly $20 million in confirmed fraudulent unemployment claims during the pandemic, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment also portrayed cunning and sophisticated scam rings that are trying to manipulate Facebook groups, state lawmakers and media organizations in an effort to pressure the

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Negotiations over Biden’s infrastructure package continue in Congress this week. Here’s what to watch

Washington is staring down a bumpy road to infrastructure consensus. The Biden administration’s roughly $2 trillion proposal focused on infrastructure and the climate crisis enters a critical week on Capitol Hill as congressional Republicans wrestle with what a scaled-down counter offer might look like. Complicating the already winding path to bipartisan agreement has been pressure

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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says those clubs planning a new Super League are ‘taking football hostage’

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says the “shameless” plans for a new European Super League (ESL) are akin to taking “football hostage.” Speaking to CNN Sport contributor Darren Lewis, Ceferin did not hold back on the proposals which threaten to rock the foundations of the sport but was confident the new league would not be a

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Minnesota has a First Amendment problem

A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Authorities in Minnesota are coming under wholly deserved scrutiny for mistreating members of the media who are covering protests in Brooklyn Center and beyond. While the state’s governor has expressed regret for the earlier incidents,

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Man arrested in connection with Wisconsin shooting that killed 3 people, injured 3 others, authorities say

A man has been arrested in connection with the Kenosha, Wisconsin, shooting that killed three people and injured three others early Sunday morning, authorities said. In a Monday statement, Kenosha County Sheriff David G. Beth identified the suspect as Rakayo Alandis Vinson, 24. Gunfire broke out both inside and outside the The Somers House tavern

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Harris pitches American Jobs Plan during first extended economic speech since becoming VP

Kamala Harris on Monday delivered her first extended economic speech since becoming vice president, making a pitch for the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan and touting the White House’s accomplishments since President Joe Biden was sworn in. “Help is here and hope is here — and things are looking up. Schools are reopening. Businesses are reopening.

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LCPS says there were other proms besides Mayfield’s ‘secret prom’ – but those followed safety rules

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — This month’s “secret prom” with mostly Mayfield High School students wasn’t the only large event that weekend, there were other prom-style gatherings, according to Las Cruces Public Schools. “We actively investigated other gatherings on April 10 based on information we received from students who attended the MHS event,” Kelly Jameson,

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¿Deberían asociarse Biden y Bolsonaro para proteger el Amazonas? Algunos activistas brasileños dicen que no

(CNN) — Cuando el entonces candidato presidencial Joe Biden le ofreció a Brasil US$ 20.000 millones para proteger el Amazonas, el presidente Jair Bolsonaro los rechazó con desprecio. Ahora, a activistas brasileños les preocupa que los dos líderes terminen llegando a un acuerdo. Estados Unidos espera ver «un compromiso muy claro» de Brasil para combatir

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