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Mar 27 2024
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Mother of man who died in St. Ann jail sues city, jail officials for wrongful death
ST. LOUIS — The mother of a man who died of fentanyl intoxication at the St. Ann jail says police and jail officials did not do enough to flag or address his medical needs, according to a federal civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit filed this week. Henry Griffin was "highly agitated" and experiencing drug withdrawal on Sept. 21, 2022, when he was booked into the St. Ann jail. He reported
St. Louis Post-DispatchJun 01 2023
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Montana Library Cancels Trans Speaker for Fear of Punishment Under Anti-Drag Law
Montana Library Cancels Trans Speaker for Fear of Punishment Under Anti-Drag Law The drag bans were never just about drag. This was the intended effect. A public library in Montana on Thursday canceled a talk that would feature a transgender speaker, due to the state’s newly implemented drag ban. The Butte-Silver Bow Public Library hosts a monthly series called First Fridays, which features a
New RepublicJun 03 2024
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Dangers of extreme heat for low-income communities
With the official start of summer drawing closer, so does concern around climate change and its disproportionate impact on low-income communities and communities of color. According to nonprofit Trust for America's Health, more people died of extreme heat in 2022 than any other weather event combined. Heat is also one of the major causes of death in the workplace, both for outdoor and
NBC Bay AreaMar 17 2024
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NMSP: Suspect in police murder has criminal history, 'person of interest' in woman's death
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A man has been accused of killing a police officer in New Mexico on Friday. More details have been released about the suspect. New Mexico State Police (NMSP) has identified Jaremy Smith, 32, of Marion, South Carolina, as the suspect in the shooting of Officer Justin Hare. NMSP Chief Troy Weisler said around 5 a.m. Friday, Officer Hare was sent to help a motorist with a flat
ABC 8 WRICFeb 23 2024
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What we know about suspect in Laken Riley's death
A suspect has been taken in by the University of Georgia (UGA) Police Department in connection to the death of 22-year-old Laken Riley. UGA Police Chief Jeffrey Clark told reporters at a press conference Friday evening that 26-year-old Jose Antonio Ibarra, of Athens, Georgia, has been arrested and charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false
NewsweekMar 17 2024
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Guatemalan illegal immigrant accused of police sergeant's death is released from ICE custody
An illegal immigrant from Guatemala accused of being involved with the death of a Florida police sergeant has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Virgilio Aguilar Mendez, 19, was accused of being involved with the death of St. Johns County Sgt. Michael Kunovich. The incident happened around 9 p.m. on May 19, when Kunovich approached Mendez for "suspicious
The BlazeMay 30 2024
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Three Houston bars named Best Bars in America by Esquire
Esquire has included three Houston bars in its Best Bars in America 2024 list. The list of 42 bars recognizes Light Years, Little's Oyster Bar and Refuge as among the best bars in the country. All are located in the Montrose area. Houston ranks high in the number of bars named on the list this year, tied with San Francisco and beat out only by cocktail capital New York City, which had seven
Houston ChronicleMay 30 2024
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Michigan state parks, boat access sites closing for renovations and improvements
Numerous projects planned for Michigan state parks and boating access sites will close areas of the parks this spring and summer. Most closures are expected to only last a few days, and the parks could reopen sooner than planned if the work is completed early. The projects are being funded with $125,000 in Department of Natural Resources state parks capital infrastructure and $30,000 in
FOX 2 DetroitMar 03 2024
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Suspicious death of man found in Manchester, N.H., apartment under investigation
A man died after he was found with life-threatening injuries inside a Manchester, N.H. apartment early Sunday morning, according to authorities.
Manchester police responded to an apartment at 259 Chestnut St. after receiving a 911 call at around 5 a.m., according to a statement from the office of New Hampshire attorney general John M. Formella and the Manchester Police Department.
The Boston GlobeMar 10 2024
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POLICE: Baby mauled to death, parents injured in apparent attack by family dog
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — An infant was killed and the child's parents injured in an apparent attack by a dog at a New Jersey home over the weekend, authorities said. Middlesex County prosecutors and Woodbridge police said officers responded to the Woodbridge Township home shortly before 6:30 a.m. Saturday over a report of an unresponsive baby believed to have been attacked by the family dog.
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