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Investigators looking into the motivations of two men accused of killing three people at a San Diego mosque Monday are trying to authenticate a document posted online that purportedly details their motivations, three senior law enforcement officials said.
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Tom Winter, NBC news, 19 May 2026
The taxpayer theft was primarily committed by Somali immigrants who were caught operating fake home healthcare agencies, daycares, autism treatment centers, and food pantries that fraudulently billed Minnesota’s public assistance programs for services purportedly performed.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
In the space of 10 days in late April 2026, insurgents in Pakistan purportedly carried out 27 attacks in the country’s southwest province of Balochistan, killing at least 42 military personal.
—Amira Jadoon, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
In that case, Cohen alleges an officer searched a car where the rapper, born Bill Kapri, was not present, but law enforcement fingerprinted a bottle of prescription cough syrup found on the scene that purportedly had his fingerprint on it.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 7 May 2026
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Tom Winter, NBC news, 19 May 2026
The taxpayer theft was primarily committed by Somali immigrants who were caught operating fake home healthcare agencies, daycares, autism treatment centers, and food pantries that fraudulently billed Minnesota’s public assistance programs for services purportedly performed.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
In the space of 10 days in late April 2026, insurgents in Pakistan purportedly carried out 27 attacks in the country’s southwest province of Balochistan, killing at least 42 military personal.
—Amira Jadoon, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
In that case, Cohen alleges an officer searched a car where the rapper, born Bill Kapri, was not present, but law enforcement fingerprinted a bottle of prescription cough syrup found on the scene that purportedly had his fingerprint on it.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 7 May 2026
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purportedly. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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