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Government & Politics
US won’t seek death penalty against pair of IS militants
(AP) The Justice Department has notified the British government that it will not pursue the death penalty against two Islamic State militants suspected in the beheadings of Western hostages, removing a hurdle in the potential prosecution of the men in the United […]
Legal
Virginia man convicted of funding Islamic State in terrorism trial Lawyers for Mohammed Chhipa, 35, argued he was ensnared by the FBI with a fake marriage ruse.
(Washington Post) Mohammed Chhipa led a double life, by his own attorney’s telling, spreading online propaganda for the Islamic State with “bravado and bluster” while he was brooding in Northern Virginia as “a lonely, sad and deflated man” secretly being monitored by […]
Banks & Banking
Banks told to watch for signs of ‘extremist travellers’ returning to Canada
(Global News) Canada’s financial intelligence agency warned banks on Thursday to watch for signs that foreign terrorist fighters may be trying to return home from places like Syria and Iraq. The reactivation of a dormant bank account linked to an “extremist traveller” […]