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TD Bank agrees to pay billions in historic settlement with U.S. authorities over money laundering practices – October 10, 2024

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Washington. Garland announced Friday he is appointing a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president's son ahead of the 2024 election. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

  • Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a $3 billion settlement with Canada-based TD Bank, which agreed to pay the historic amount over unlawful money laundering practices.
  • Lebanon’s Health Ministry says at least 22 killed, 117 wounded in Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut.
  • What was left of Hurricane Milton moved off Florida’s east coast today, becoming a post-tropical cyclone with no hurricane-force winds.
  • Trump campaigned in Michigan as Obama rallied for Harris-Walz ticket in Pennsylvania.
  • San Francisco mayor says number of tents down 60% since July after Newsom’s executive order on homeless encampments.