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Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio wears a hat that says The War Boys during a rally in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 26, 2020. The seditious conspiracy trial of Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants is coming at a pivotal time for Justice Department's investigation and prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

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Proud Boys expecting 'civil war' before Jan. 6, witness says
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
Tue,01/24/23-3:57PM , 176 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The month before the riot at the U.S. Capitol, members of the Proud Boys were growing increasingly angry about the outcome of the 2020 election and were expecting a “civil war,” a former member told jurors on Tuesday as he took the stand in the seditious conspiracy case against the group's former leader.
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An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. The FBI sounded the alarm Monday, Dec. 19, about an explosive increase in teenage boys being targeted online and extorted for money after being tricked into sending sexually explicit pictures. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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FBI: Steep climb in teens targeted by online 'sextortion'
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
Mon,12/19/22-11:57AM , 1,458 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI sounded the alarm Monday about an explosive increase in teenage boys being targeted online and extorted for money after being tricked into sending sexually explicit pictures.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland listens to a question as he leaves the podium after speaking at the Justice Department, Aug. 11, 2022, in Washington. Garland is moving to end sentencing disparities that have imposed harsher penalties for different forms of cocaine and worsened racial inequity in the U.S. justice system. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Garland moves to end disparities in crack cocaine sentencing
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
Fri,12/16/22-7:17PM , 2,250 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has taken action to end sentencing disparities that have imposed harsher penalties for different forms of cocaine and worsened racial inequity in the U.S.
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In this Jan. 6, 2021, photo, Trump supporters, including Douglas Jensen, center, confront U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington. The Iowa construction worker and QAnon follower was sentenced Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, to five years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, when he led a crowd chasing a police officer who diverted rioters away from lawmakers. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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QAnon follower who chased officer on Jan. 6 gets 5 years
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
Fri,12/16/22-12:38PM , 1,027 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iowa construction worker and QAnon follower was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S.
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