Former Florida Republican Representative David Rivera was sentenced to 10 years in prison for secretly lobbying U.S. officials on behalf of Venezuela's government in 2017 and 2018. Rivera, jailed since his May conviction, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit money laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent for Nicolás Maduro's government.
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NYTimes – US David Rivera, a Miami Republican, was convicted of secretly lobbying officials in Washington on behalf of the Venezuelan government in 2017 and 2018.
Sky News – Front Page Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor known for roles in "Alien," "Top Gun" and "Picket Fences," has died at 93. His family said he died of natural causes, and his publicist confirmed that to Variety. His screen career spanned about 60 years and also included "M*A*S*H," "A River Runs Through It" and "Steel Magnolias."
Sky News – Front Page A federal magistrate judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11 in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The BBC has accused Trump of seeking to delay the deposition until January 2027; failure to comply could risk dismissal of the suit. Trump filed the lawsuit last December.
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar said she plans to move out of her Washington, D.C. home after federal agents raided it last week as part of an investigation into alleged immigration fraud. She cited safety concerns, including death threats and the raid making the apartment's address public.
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