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Vargas had most recently caught national attention in December after the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt a policy that would restrict county jail officials from working with federal immigration officials.

A gunman who opened fire at gang rivals attending a wake has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 24 years.

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Trafigura's lawyers said the company and Wainwright intend to appeal the verdict, so the former executive was not jailed immediately.

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In Prince Andrew's Newsnight interview, he was asked about the extent of his association with wealthy financier Epstein, a convicted sex offender who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting a further trial.

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The Home Office said the new criminal offence of endangering lives at sea would carry a jail term of up to five years.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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