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What to stream: 'The Traitors' returns, Noah Wyle back in scrubs and Lori Loughlin in a police drama

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Noah Wyle goes back to an emergency room for his new series “The Pitt” and Lana Wilson’s lauded documentary about psychics “Look Into My Eyes” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

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Judge will appoint special master to oversee California federal women's prison after rampant abuse

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A judge will appoint a special master to oversee a federal women's prison in California known for rampant sexual abuse against inmates.

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Spend this holiday TV season with Paddington, Melissa McCarthy, Lori Loughlin and more

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As the temperature drops (in many places), the holiday TV calendar is heating up with a variety of festive options.

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Wealth looms big as ever in post-scandal college admissions

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In the wake of the college admissions bribery scandal, experts say there’s little evidence that it stirred significant change in the world of college admissions.

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College scam mastermind Rick Singer gets 3.5 years in prison

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The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities, prominent businesspeople and other parents has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison.

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Ex-Yale coach gets 5 months in admissions bribery scandal

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The former Yale University women’s soccer coach whose cooperation with authorities helped blow the lid off the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal by leading the FBI to the scheme’s mastermind has been sentenced to five months in prison.

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Georgetown dad acquitted in final college bribery scam trial

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A father has been acquitted of paying off a Georgetown University tennis coach to get his daughter into the school in the final trial linked to the college admissions bribery scandal.

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Parents convicted in college scam remain free during appeal

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Two men convicted of buying their kids’ way into school as part of the college admissions bribery scheme can stay out of prison while they appeal their cases.

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CEO parent appeals conviction in college bribery case

Read full article: CEO parent appeals conviction in college bribery case

A Massachusetts business executive who was sentenced to 15 months in prison in the college admissions cheating scandal has appealed his conviction.

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Test taker gets prison; coach convicted in admissions scam

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A former Florida prep school administrator has been sentenced to prison and a University of Southern California water polo coach has been convicted in the long running college admissions bribery scandal.

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Jury to decide USC coach's fate in college bribery trial

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The fate of a decorated former water polo coach at the University of Southern California implicated in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal is now in the hands of a jury.

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College bribery scandal trial delayed after judge gets COVID

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The trial of a former water polo coach at the University of Southern California has been delayed after the presiding judge tested positive for COVID-19.

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Trial opens for ex-USC coach in college bribery scandal

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A former water polo coach at the University of Southern California is on trial for his alleged role in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal.

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Parent in college bribery scandal gets 15 months in prison

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A former Staples Inc. executive has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal.

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Parent in college bribery scandal gets year in prison

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A former casino executive has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison.

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AP investigation: Women's prison fostered culture of abuse

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An Associated Press investigation has found a permissive and toxic culture at a Northern California federal prison for women.

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Fourth Calif. federal prison worker charged with sex abuse

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A fourth worker at a federal women’s prison in California has been charged with sexually abusing an inmate.

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3rd worker at federal prison charged with sexual misconduct

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A federal correctional officer at a women’s prison in California has been charged with sexually abusing an inmate.

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Inside federal prisons, employees are committing the crimes

Read full article: Inside federal prisons, employees are committing the crimes

An Associated Press investigation has found that more than 100 federal Bureau of Prisons employees have been arrested, convicted or sentenced in criminal cases since the start of 2019.

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2 parents convicted in 1st trial of college bribery scandal

Read full article: 2 parents convicted in 1st trial of college bribery scandal

Two wealthy parents have been convicted of buying their kids’ way into school as athletic recruits.

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Ex-coach tells of faking athletic credentials

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A former assistant soccer coach at the University of Southern California testified Monday that she regularly created fake athletic profiles with exaggerated accomplishments and images she found on Google to help get unqualified students admitted.

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‘Varsity Blues’ trial promises fresh insights in old scandal

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The first trial of “Operation Varsity Blues” will begin this week with the potential to shed light on investigators’ tactics and brighten the spotlight on a college admissions process many complain favors the rich.

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Investigators question warden at California women's prison

Read full article: Investigators question warden at California women's prison

Federal investigators have questioned the warden of a federal women’s prison in California and searched his office.

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Designer Mossimo Giannulli released from California prison

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Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli has been released from a California prison and is under home confinement following his imprisonment for his role in a college admissions bribery scheme.

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Ex-UCLA coach gets 8 months in prison for admissions scam

Read full article: Ex-UCLA coach gets 8 months in prison for admissions scam

FILE - In this March 25, 2019, file photo Jorge Salcedo, former University of California at Los Angeles men's soccer coach, departs federal court in Boston after facing charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. AdSui was sentenced to time served last year after spending five months in a Spanish prison following her arrest. Salcedo is the third coach sentenced so far in the case. Michael Center, who was a tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin, got six months while ex-Stanford sailing coach John Vandemoer got one day in prison which he was deemed to have already served. ____This story has been corrected to reflect that Salcedo was a coach at the University of California, Los Angeles not the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

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Netflix doc to examine man behind college admissions scandal

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This image released by Netflix shows key art for Operation Varsity Blues, a documentary about the college admissions scandal, premiering March 17. (Netflix via AP)LOS ANGELES – A Netflix documentary will use actor recreations of FBI wiretaps to tell the story of Rick Singer, the man at the center of the college admissions scandal that sent actors Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin and and several other prominent parents to prison. Netflix announced Monday that “Operation Varsity Blues" will be released on March 17. More than 50 people were charged in the scandal that saw parents pay bribes to have someone cheat on their children’s entrance exams or pretend their kids were star athletes for sports they didn’t play. Singer pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and several other charges, and is expected to testify at defendants’ trials.

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Lori Laughlin’s husband, Mossimo Giannulli, loses bid to finish prison term at home

Read full article: Lori Laughlin’s husband, Mossimo Giannulli, loses bid to finish prison term at home

FILE - Clothing designer Mossimo Giannulli, foreground, departs federal court in Boston on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, after facing charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Giannulli is asking to serve the remainder of his five-month prison term at home, saying he spent eight weeks in solitary confinement before being transferred to a minimum security camp this week. Giannulli's lawyers said Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 that Giannulli believed he would only be held in quarantine for a short time before testing negative for the coronavirus. Giannulli's quarantine was supposed to end on Dec. 7, but on that day, several other inmates in his quarantine unit tested positive for the virus, the judge wrote. Soon after, Giannulli reported a headache and lost his sense of smell, so officials extended his quarantine, the judge wrote.

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Lori Loughlin released after prison term in college scam

Read full article: Lori Loughlin released after prison term in college scam

Loughlin was released from federal prison in Dublin, Calif., Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, after spending two months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get her two daughters into college. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)“Full House” actor Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after spending two months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get her two daughters into college. Loughlin was released from the federal lockup in Dublin, California, where she had been serving her sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scheme, the federal Bureau of Prisons said. Her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, is serving his five-month sentence at a prison in Lompoc near Santa Barbara, California. Loughlin and Giannulli were both initially supposed to report to prison on Nov. 19, but prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed Loughlin could start her sentence on Oct. 30.

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Former exam administrator gets probation in bribery scheme

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FILE - In this March 25, 2019, file photo, former college entrance exam administrator Niki Williams of Houston, right, arrives at federal court in Boston to face charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Williams is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, after pleading guilty in September. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)BOSTON – A former college entrance exam administrator was sentenced on Monday to one year of probation for her role in the college admissions bribery scheme that has ensnared wealthy parents across the nation. Niki Williams, a former employee of the Houston Independent School District, pleaded guilty in September to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and honest services wire fraud and mail fraud. Prosecutors requested a sentence of six months in prison, while Williams' attorney said prison was unwarranted.

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Lori Loughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade speaks out on college admissions scandal

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The youngest daughter of Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, beauty influencer Olivia Jade is breaking her silence on the college admission scandal. During one point in the “Red Table Talk,” Olivia mentioned there was a lot she was not fully aware of when she was applying to the University of Southern California. “When it was happening, it didn’t feel like it was wrong. The fact that you were on YouTube and you were saying stuff like ‘I don’t want to go to school. “I’m 21, I feel like I deserve a second chance to redeem myself...”Watch the full interview below:

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Oliva Jade Giannulli learning from family college 'mess-up'

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FILE - Olivia Jade Giannulli arrives at the 5th annual People Magazine "Ones To Watch" party in Los Angeles on Oct. 4, 2017. Giannulli, the daughter of the Full House actor Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, discussed on the Facebook Watch series Red Table Talk how shes been affected by the college admissions scandal involving her parents. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES – Maybe Olivia Jade Giannulli had hoped for kid-glove treatment in choosing the family vibe of “Red Table Talk” for her first public comments about the college admissions scandal involving her famous parents. Pinkett Smith, who said she had agreed to bring Giannulli on her show over her mother’s objections, struck an understanding tone with her. “No matter what the situation is, you don’t want to see your parents go to prison....

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Mossimo Giannulli reports to prison in college bribery case

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FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2019, file photo, Lori Loughlin departs federal court in Boston with her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, left, after a hearing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Giannulli has reported to prison to begin serving his five-month sentence for bribing his daughters way into college. Giannullis wife, Full House actor Lori Loughlin, is already behind bars for her role in the college admissions bribery scheme involving prominent parents and elite schools across the country. (AP Photo/Philip Marcelo, File)BOSTON – Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli reported to prison on Thursday to begin serving his five-month sentence for bribing his daughters' way into college, officials said. Giannulli's wife, “Full House” actor Lori Loughlin, is already behind bars for her role in the college admissions bribery scheme involving prominent parents and elite schools across the country.

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Actress Lori Loughlin reports to federal prison for role in college scam

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BOSTON – Authorities say “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin has reported to a federal prison in California to begin serving her two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scandal. The U.S. Attorney's office in Boston said Friday that Loughlin was being processed at the federal lockup in Dublin, California. “The parties recently agreed that the defendant can report to prison on October 30, 2020, instead of on November 19, 2020. Under the Bureau of Prisons’ coronavirus protocols, Loughlin will be screened and tested for COVID-19 and will be placed in quarantine for 14 days. Prosecutors said Giannulli didn't report to prison with Loughlin on Friday.

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Actress Lori Loughlin reports to prison in college scam

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BOSTON – Authorities say “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin has reported to a federal prison in California to begin serving her two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scandal. The U.S. Attorney's office in Boston said Friday that Loughlin was being processed at the federal lockup in Dublin, California. “The parties recently agreed that the defendant can report to prison on October 30, 2020, instead of on November 19, 2020. Under the Bureau of Prisons’ coronavirus protocols, Loughlin will be screened and tested for COVID-19 and will be placed in quarantine for 14 days. Prosecutors said Giannulli didn't report to prison with Loughlin on Friday.

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Few parents, coaches still fighting charges in college scam

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Just 15 of the nearly 60 people charged in the sordid scheme that rocked the U.S. educational system are still fighting the charges. ___WHO'S LEFTOnly three coaches and 11 parents are still fighting the charges. Six coaches and nearly 30 parents have already agreed to admit to the charges. McGlashan has fiercely denied the charges and says he told Singer he didn't want to participate in the so-called side door scheme. Authorities say their investigation into the wide-ranging scheme is ongoing and charges against new parents keep trickling in.

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Former HISD employee agrees to plead guilty for part in college admissions scandal, prosecutors say

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HOUSTON – A former employee of the Houston Independent School District agreed to plead guilty Thursday in connection with her involvement in the college admissions scandal that rocked the country last year, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Niki D. Williams, 46, will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and honest services wire fraud and mail fraud, officials wrote in the release. RELATED: How prosecutors say Niki Williams is involved in college admissions scandalWilliams administered the SAT and ACT tests at the high school in Houston where she worked. Williams then returned the falsified exams to the ACT and College Board for scoring, officials say. Singer, Riddell and Fox have all previously pleaded guilty to the charges they faced and are cooperating with prosecutors, officials said.

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5 things to know today - that aren't about the virus

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McMichael's father, Gregory, who was also at the scene, said Arbery was shot as the two men fought over the gun, according to the police report. The AP has not been able to verify the source of the video. (Twitter via AP)Your daily look at nonvirus stories in the news:1. DOJ ABRUPTLY DROPS FLYNN CASE The prosecution against Trump’s first national security adviser has become a rallying cry for the president and his supporters in attacking the FBI’s Russia investigation. JUDGE WON'T TOSS COLLEGE BRIBERY CHARGES A federal judge has refused to dismiss charges against actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband and other prominent parents accused of cheating the college admissions process.

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