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The case of a Homeland Security immigration officer accused of lying about his own immigration history is getting even more sordid with the revelation in court documents that his wife also works for the department — as part of an anti-fraud unit. Investigators said the woman, identified in court documents only by initials “O.I.”, knew …

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The federal government has all hands on deck to help one of the largest fuel companies recover from a major cyberattack that halted its operations and is threatening consumers’ wallets, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Sunday. The cyberassault on Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline Co., which operates one of the largest fuel pipelines in the U.S. and …

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The first group of B-1B Lancer bombers are returning to flying duties after a maintenance problem last month prompted Air Force officials to ground the fleet, officials said. Gen. Tim Ray, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, ordered the safety standdown on April 20 after maintenance crews discovered a discrepancy with a filter housing …

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The Republican Party of Virginia announced late Sunday that state Del. Jason Miyares has won its nomination for attorney general, as the party works to tabulate the votes for several state offices cast by tens of thousands of Virginia Republicans. Hand-counting of the ballots began earlier Sunday with several dozen people …

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Counting commenced Sunday afternoon at a hotel in Richmond to tabulate the votes cast by tens of thousands of Virginia Republicans a day earlier in the party’s nominating contest for governor and other statewide offices. The several dozen people managing the hand-counting effort began their work with the attorney general contest, …

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