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Air Date: Friday, June 15, 2018

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Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz will testify Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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DOJ Inspector General, FBI Director To Testify Monday About IG Report

Jun 18, 2018

The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to grill Michael Horowitz and Christopher Wray about how the FBI and Department of Justice handled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server.

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Las Vegas Police: 7 Officers Shot Robbery Suspect

Jun 18, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say seven officers fired their weapons when a robbery suspect drove toward them.

Police on Saturday identified the officers involved in Thursday's shooting. All are part of a community policing division in northeast Las Vegas.

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Nonprofit Helps Fund Projects At Death Valley, Great Basin

Jun 18, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A conservation nonprofit that previously raised $80 million is using more funds to pay for improvements at Nevada's Great Basin National Park and Death Valley National Park on the Nevada-California border, among others.

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Audit: Nevada Boards Pay Directors More Than Allowed By Law

Jun 18, 2018

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada audit has found that a number of state boards and commissions are breaking state law by paying their directors more than the governor.

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Officials Ask For Evacuations Due To Nevada Fire

Jun 18, 2018

Authorities in a northern Nevada county are asking people to evacuate due to a growing wildfire.

A statement from Lyon County Manager Jeffery Page says 50 homes are in the area and numerous structures are under threat, though none have been lost. No injuries have been reported.

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Politics

A resident walks in to cast her vote at a polling station in Maine on June 12, in the state's primary elections. Maine is one of 17 states that has yet to apply for election security money allocated this year by congress.

Bureaucracy And Politics Slow Election Security Funding To States

Jun 18, 2018

Congress is giving states $380 million to bolster the security of the 2018 elections. But getting that money out to local election officials has been a slow and laborious process.

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Law

At Least 5 Dead After Border Patrol Car Chase Ends With A Crash In Texas

Jun 18, 2018

The SUV topped 100 mph before the driver lost control and more than a dozen passengers were ejected from the mangled vehicle. Officials said nearly everyone involved is undocumented.

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Asia

Police check a collapsed road following an earthquake in Takatsuki, Osaka prefecture on Monday. Three people were killed in the quake, more than 200 were injured.

Magnitude 6.1 Quake Strikes Japan, Killing 3, Injuring Hundreds

Jun 18, 2018

The temblor caused severe damage to roads: bursting water mains and setting fires across the prefecture. Crumbling concrete walls killed two people, while another was struck by a bookshelf.

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