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Little Village mall vendors weigh uncertain future, FBI records detail dropped case against influential union and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Chicago Sun-Times

FBI: Minnesota man was making arsenal, revered mass shooters

Authorities say a Minnesota man who told an FBI informant that he was building an arsenal of automatic weapons to use against police was arrested this week as he tried to buy grenades

The Independent UK

Indicted Ald. Carrie Austin walked ‘unassisted’ despite medical claims, feds say

Austin is charged with taking sump pumps, a dehumidifier and kitchen cabinets as kickbacks from a developer overseeing a $50 million development in her ward.

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Lawyer of Whitmer kidnap plotter: He doesn't deserve to spend life in prison

Barry Croft did not recruit, lead or control men convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and does not deserve to spend the rest of his life in federal prison, his lawyer wrote in a court filing late Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Qatar 2022: this World Cup has taken place in a crime scene

For the past month we’ve watched the biggest sports event in the world take place in the middle of a crime scene yet nothing changes

The Guardian - UK

JFK files: What might the new records reveal and what conspiracy theories still surround the case?

National Archives declassifies more documents on one of 20th century’s defining events

The Independent UK

FBI files detail dropped investigation of clout-heavy Chicago-area union

The recently released records regarding the agency’s interest in the late William Dugan, who headed Operating Engineers Local 150, also touch on the union’s clout.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Former Twitter employee sentenced for selling information to Saudi Arabian officials

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has sentenced a former Walnut Creek resident and Twitter employee to 3½ years in prison following his conviction for acting as a foreign agent to the Saudi Arabian royal family, authorities said.

Tribune News Service

After Uvalde, Texas Could Finally Fix Notorious Flaw in Public Information Act

An El Paso Democrat wants to close the “dead suspect loophole” that’s helped gut Texas’ once-distinguished open records law.

Texas Observer

Former Twitter employee sentenced for selling information to Saudi Arabian officials

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has sentenced a former Walnut Creek, California, resident and Twitter employee to 3 1/2 years in prison following his conviction for acting as a foreign agent to the Saudi Arabian royal family, authorities said.

Tribune News Service

JonBenét Ramsey’s half-brother weighs in on Idaho college murders: ‘Near impossible’

Andrew Ramsey commended the Moscow Police Department for having requested immediate help from the FBI and Idaho State Police.

The Independent UK

Three men sentenced in Whitmer kidnapping plot

JACKSON, Mich. — Three men were sentenced Thursday to serve a minimum of seven to 12 years in prison for providing material aid to terrorists and being members of a gang in connection with the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Tribune News Service

Television Q&A: Will there be more dispatches from 'Alaska Daily'?

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Tribune News Service

Donald Trump unveils $99 trading cards for Christmas in 'major' announcement

After teasing his most devout followers that he was to make a major announcement, former US President Donald Trump instead asked them to buy his new NFT trading cards. The digital tokens show Trump as a superhero

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The Independent UK

3 men tied to leader of Whitmer kidnap plot face sentencing

Three men who forged an early alliance with the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor are facing potentially lengthy sentences for assisting him before the FBI disbanded the scheme in 2020

Axios

Senate passes bill to ban TikTok on government devices

The FBI has warned about the possibility of surveillance and "influence operations" by China's government.

Sports Illustrated

Arizona Assistant Coaches Took the Fall for Sean Miller

The NCAA’s Independent Review Panel said the former Wildcats coach promoted an atmosphere of compliance within his program.

The Independent UK

Hacker claims breach of FBI's critical-infrastructure forum

A hacker claims to have posed as the CEO of a financial institution to gain access to the more than 80,000-member database of InfraGard

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The Independent UK

Quinton Simon’s mom reported him missing weeks before he was found in a landfill. Now she’s charged with murder

Leilani Simon’s report about her 20-month-old son’s disappearance kicked off a massive search - but with a sinister twist. Weeks later, Quinton was found dead and his mother landed behind bars. Andrea Blanco writes

Reason

Even States That Have Already Decriminalized Marijuana Use See Fewer Possession Arrests After Legalization

A study credits "an overall lower police search rate," the result of new priorities and legal constraints.

The Independent UK

Virginia AG blasts Virginia Beach mass shooting commission

Virginia’s Attorney General has lambasted a state commission that is investigating a 2019 mass shooting in Virginia Beach

Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington Defends ‘Lawfulness’ of Flying Lockerbie Bombing Accused from Tripoli

More than three decades after a bomb brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone aboard, a former Libyan intelligence official accused of making the explosive appeared Monday in federal court, charged with an act of international terrorism. The extradition of Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir Al-Marimi…

The Guardian - UK

National Treasure: Edge of History review – the mindless days of the 90s are back!

Freemasons, albino monk assassins, Harvey Keitel … this youth-focused spin-off of Jerry Bruckheimer’s adventure movie franchise is loads of daft fun

Tribune News Service

TikTok security deal’s prospects are clouded by FBI’s doubts, state bans

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is facing new roadblocks in its effort to address the national security concerns around TikTok after the FBI warned about the dangers of the Chinese-owned video-sharing app and five states banned it from employee phones.

The Independent UK

Moscow police insist case not ‘going cold’ on one-month anniversary of University of Idaho murders

Moscow Police Department Captain Roger Lanier said authorities continue to receive viable tips every day

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