An Albany man already in federal custody on child pornography charges is now accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill two FBI agents and a federal prosecutor from behind bars.

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War Machine (2026) sets you up for a grounded military story, then blows it apart halfway through and replaces it with something else entirely. And no, I’m not talking about War Machine (2017) with ...

More than 120 new Florida laws kick in on Wednesday, July 1. Some are minor changes, but some you need to know now.

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