GANG LEADER ACCUSED OF HELPING ISLAMIC STATE

GO» A purported CH I C A street-gang leader who became radicalized in prison faces federal charges accusing him of seeking to provide money to Islamic State militants in Syria, according to a complaint unsealed Friday in U.S. District Court.

Jason Brown, the accused 37-year-old leader of the AHK gang, could be heard on secret FBI recordings speaking about beheadings by the Islamic State.

Bloomberg pouring $100 million into antiTrump ad campaign.

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Michael Bloomberg, who is deciding whether to launch a Democratic presidential bid, is pouring $100 million into an online advertising campaign attacking President Donald Trump.

The campaign, which targets voters in four general election battleground states — Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — began running Friday, according to a Bloomberg spokesman.

Warren says getting to “Medicare for All” will take three years.

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Elizabeth Warren

announced Friday that she would expand public health insurance during her first 100 days in office but wouldn’t push for passage of a “Medicare for All” program until the third year of her presidency, a timeline that acknowledges how tough it will be to shift to a system of government-run health care.

The Massachusetts Democratic senator released a health care transition plan that first vows to build on existing programs, including the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act.

Warren says she will work with Congress to pass pieces of a universal coverage proposal gradually, with the whole thing being ready “no later than” her third year.

Video of Arizona deputy restraining teen amputee spurs probe.

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SON» State prosecutors dropped disorderly conduct charges against a 15-year-old quadruple amputee after viewing video of a sheriff’s deputy wrestling him to the floor in a group home, the teen’s attorney said Friday.

Samuel Jurgena, a Pima County public defender, said his client went public with cellphone video of the September incident in Tucson to prompt changes in police treatment of youths in group homes.

— Denver Post wire services