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News Wrap: FBI investigating hacking group's claim it breached jobs website

The FBI is investigating a criminal hacking group's claim that it stole sensitive personnel data from the bureau's jobs website, while Hurricane Polo strengthens off Mexico and a federal court temporarily blocks the deportation of a Venezuelan driver shot by an ICE agent. The news wrap also covers a Supreme Court dispute over Missouri's congressional map, Harvey Weinstein's 15-year sentence, and a stock market decline on inflation worries.

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Essex cricket star charged with two counts of rape

Essex cricketer Robin Das, 24, has been charged with two counts of rape following an August 2025 arrest over a March 2024 incident in Brixton, and will appear at London Crown Court on October 9. The club confirmed his suspension and said it is following legal processes but declined further comment.

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Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes' heir husband admits he was worried she was only after him for his money

Elizabeth Holmes has been approved to transfer from federal prison to a Texas halfway house in August 2027, per a DOJ victim notification obtained by ABC News. The development comes amid promotion of a new documentary in which her husband says he once wondered if she was scamming him. Holmes was convicted in 2022 of fraud and conspiracy tied to Theranos and ordered to pay restitution.

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British father, 37, pleads guilty to 'causing death by dangerous act' after his two-year-old son plunged to his death from hotel window in Cyprus

A 37-year-old British father pleaded guilty in a Paphos court to causing death by a reckless or dangerous act after his two-year-old son fell from an open fourth-floor hotel window. The article details his initial remand, bail, and family trauma while noting the hotel has seen three British tourist deaths in four years and that the window remained open when reporters visited.

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Tennessee Wendy’s manager arrested after admitting to tying neurodivergent employee to kitchen equipment for TikTok stunt: cops

A Tennessee Wendy's manager was arrested after admitting she tied a neurodivergent coworker to kitchen equipment and claimed it was for a TikTok stunt. She was charged with simple assault and false imprisonment and fired from the restaurant. The article focuses on the crime, the viral video, and the coworker who recorded it.

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