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Navy corruption scandal mastermind “Fat Leonard” captured in Venezuela

A military contractor who served as the architect behind the “Fat Leonard” Navy scandal has been captured in Venezuela after he went on the lam earlier this month, the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed to CBS News Wednesday night. Leonard Francis, who goes by the nickname “Fat Leonard,” was detained on …

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Home values plunge in some U.S. cities as mortgage rates rise

Some of the largest U.S. cities in the West have seen their home values plunge this summer, a trend that economists say favors house hunters. The typical home value dipped 0.3% nationwide from July to August and 0.1% from June to July, Zillow said in a report this week. It is …

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Trump confidant Thomas Barrack faces trial for allegedly acting as foreign agent

Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the criminal trial of Thomas Barrack, a billionaire investor and close friend of former President Donald Trump, who is accused of unlawfully lobbying the Trump administration on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. Federal prosecutors say Barrack, who served as a Trump …

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