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The return of Wayne LaPierre: in 2nd NY trial, NRA's former 'king' fights for the right to resume some role at gun lobby
The National Rifle Association's former "king" is fighting NY AG Letitia James, who he says is bent…
Laura Italiano
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Universities, student groups lobby PM Sunak to keep UK's post-study visa scheme unchanged
Universities and student groups on Tuesday urgently lobbied British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to s…
PTI
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Trump just spotlighted Ross Ulbricht, founder of the online illegal drug marketplace Silk Road. Here's why he's a hero to some.
Donald Trump is appealing to the Libertarians by promising to commute Silk Road founder Ross Ulbric…
Rebecca Rommen
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Prosecutors say Trump ally Thomas Barrack altered 2016 Republican platform to shroud ties of 9/11 hijackers to Saudis: report
This week, the DOJ updated its indictment against Barrack, who was arrested last July and charged w…
John L. Dorman
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Vedanta ran covert lobbying campaign to weaken environmental laws: OCCRP
Mining and oil giant Vedanta ran a covert lobbying campaign to weaken key environmental regulations…
PTI
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Tom Barrack's SPAC withdraws its IPO filing days after the billionaire was arrested and charged with illegal lobbying
Falcon Acquisition filed for a $250 million IPO in March with the goal of targeting tech-driven bus…
Isabelle Lee
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Federal prosecutors just got access to 3,000 of Rudy Giuliani's communications as they investigate him for illegal lobbying
The US attorney's office that Giuliani once led obtained access to thousands of his messages and co…
Sonam Sheth
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Trump's 2017 inaugural chairman charged with 7 felony counts of illegal lobbying, obstruction of justice, and false statements
Tom Barrack was charged with seven felony counts and accused of acting as an unregistered foreign a…
Sonam Sheth
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Amazon lobbying on legalization
Welcome to Insider Cannabis, where we're bringing you an inside look at the deals, trends, and pers…
Jeremy Berke,Yeji Jesse Lee
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The stolen ancient tablet seized from Hobby Lobby is finally returning to its home in Iraq 30 years later
An ancient tablet acquired by Hobby Lobby containing part of the 'Epic of Gilgamesh' is returning t…
Heather Schlitz
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An AI porn lobby group had its fundraising campaign booted off Kickstarter after raising $56,000
Unstable Diffusion's crowdfunding campaign hit a snag when it faced backlash from some artists on s…
Beatrice Nolan
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Rudy Giuliani will not face criminal charges from a foreign lobbying investigation led by his former prosecutor's office, feds say
The closed investigation into Rudy Giuliani's work in Ukraine does not spell the end of former New …
C. Ryan Barber
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Hobby Lobby is facing new boycott threats over a photo of a store display urging customers to 'Vote Trump'
Hobby Lobby is once again in hot water thanks to a now-viral photo — said to have been taken at one…
Bethany Biron
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143 countries voted to condemn Russia's illegal Ukraine annexations in key UN vote. Here are the 5 that didn't.
The 193-member body issued its most staunch support for Ukraine yet. Only five countries voted agai…
Erin Snodgrass
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DOJ seized the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet - a portion of the epic of Gilgamesh - from Hobby Lobby
The epic of Gilgamesh is considered one of the most ancient works of literature and originally come…
Azmi Haroun,Haven Orecchio-Eg…
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61-year-old dual national charged with acting illegally as an unregistered Russian agent, prosecutors say
Elena Branson faces six criminal charges after prosecutors say she failed to register as a foreign …
Erin Snodgrass
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Federal prosecutors charged a Russian politician and 2 staffers with conspiring to violate US sanctions, break foreign lobbying laws, and commit visa fraud
The defendants are accused of having "orchestrated a covert Russian propaganda campaign in the US" …
Sonam Sheth
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Igor Fruman, former Giuliani ally, sentenced to one year in prison for illegal campaign finance scheme
Fruman previously pleaded guilty to an illegal straw donation scheme that sought to hide the source…
Brent D. Griffiths
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There’s a new Indian crypto lobby in the making and Zebpay has confirmed its participation
Crypto exchanges are joining hands to create a new lobby in India as regulatory uncertainty still l…
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A GOP operative linked to Paul Manafort and Konstantin Kilimnik has pleaded guilty to an illegal foreign lobbying charge
Patten has a documented history with both Manafort and Kilimnik. The Atlantic reported in April tha…