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Sexual abuse laws poised for massive changes in Washington state

State lawmakers on Tuesday voted unanimously to make changes sexual abuse laws that advocates have been demanding for decades. The biggest: Going forward, there will be no statute of limitations for people who survived sexual abuse when they were under 16.
- Paige Browning
Justice Department Charges WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange

After years of anticipation, the Justice Department is charging Julian Assange. He is in custody in London after being ejected from Ecuador's embassy there.
- Ryan Lucas
Michael Avenatti Indicted For Allegedly Stealing Paraplegic Client's Settlement Money

The lawyer, who represented Stormy Daniels and is already facing federal financial crimes charges, has been indicted on 36 counts of embezzlement and fraud by a California federal grand jury.
- Merrit Kennedy
Justice Department Charges WikiLeaks' Assange With Computer Hacking Conspiracy

WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested in London after being evicted by Ecuador's embassy, where he has sought refuge since 2012.
- Ryan Lucas
DOJ To Examine Origins Of The Russia Probe, Barr Tells Senators

Attorney General William Barr told members of a Senate panel that he believes "spying did occur" on Trump's presidential campaign. Barr says he is looking into the origins of the Russia investigation
- Mara Liasson
Bags Of Cash, Armed Guards And Wary Banks: The Edgy Life Of A Cannabis Company CFO

Being chief financial officer in a pot business requires lots of workarounds, including hiring heavily armed guards. Few financial firms are willing to service a market that remains federally illegal.
- Yuki Noguchi
Barr: Mueller Report Out Within 1 Week; IG Report On Russia Inquiry This Summer

The attorney general says work is going well in redacting the special counsel's report about the Russian interference in the 2016 election — and DOJ has at least one other report coming too.
- Philip Ewing
Judge Rules Against Trump Policy Of Sending Asylum-Seekers To Mexico

A federal judge in California blocked the Trump administration's Migrant Protection Protocol policy that required asylum-seekers to return to Mexico as they await court hearings in the U.S.
- Max Rivlin-Nadler
U.K. Regulators Propose Broad Social Media Regulations To Counter 'Online Harms'

Under the proposed rules, Internet companies will face penalties if they don't actively monitor and combat harmful speech online. Companies say the proposal is vague.
- Matthew S. Schwartz
Felicity Huffman And 12 Other Parents To Plead Guilty In College Cheating Scandal

A former head men's tennis coach at the University of Texas also will plead guilty. The 14 defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.
- Laurel Wamsley

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