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Jan 03 2023
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Mary Moriarty, Dawanna Witt sworn in as Hennepin County's new attorney, sheriff
Hennepin County officials hosted a groundbreaking swearing-in ceremony Tuesday for its new top prosecutor and sheriff elected to lead the state's largest county at a time of mounting violent crime and calls for transformative change. Mary Moriarty and Dawanna Witt took their oaths of office inside the Hennepin County Board Room crowded with family and supporters celebrating the historic
Star TribuneFeb 28 2023
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DC passes bill into law allowing illegal immigrants, other noncitizens to vote
The Washington, D.C. city council made it official on Monday, illegal immigrants and other non-citizens can now vote in local elections. The Democrat-run district that serves as the nation’s capital went so far as to allow foreign diplomats to cast a vote. That’s according to various reports that the city council passed the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act after a 30-day
Bizpac ReviewDec 28 2022
Analysis
The values that led humanity forward this year
Ingenuity
Much of 2022’s progress was propelled by inventive efforts to find solutions or make discoveries. Sometimes these inventions began with one small idea.
An entrepreneur from Ivory Coast noticed that his parents, who don’t read, couldn’t use smartphones – so he designed one himself. In Rwanda, “smart canes” expanded mobility for those with visual impairments, just as all-
Christian Science MonitorDec 23 2022
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China Estimates Covid Surge Is Infecting 37 Million People a Day
Nearly 37 million people in China may have been infected with Covid-19 on a single day this week, according to estimates from the government’s top health authority, making the country’s outbreak by far the world’s largest.
As many as 248 million people, or nearly 18% of the population, likely contracted the virus in the first 20 days of December, according to minutes from an internal
BloombergMar 09 2023
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New York prosecutors indicate Trump criminal charges likely, report says
Prosecutors in New York City have indicated to attorneys for President Donald Trump that he could be criminally charged in connection with a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels on his behalf before the 2016 presidential election, a new report said Thursday.
The New York Times reported that Trump was offered the opportunity by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to
CNBCFeb 22 2023
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Georgia Grand Jury Forewoman May Have Jeopardized Trump Case
The leader of an Atlanta-based special grand jury that investigated whether former President Donald Trump and his allies illegally interfered in the 2020 election is speaking out, and by doing so, legal experts warn she may be creating hurdles for prosecutors. Emily Kohrs, a 30-year-old resident of Georgia‘s Fulton County who says she volunteered to serve as forewoman of the panel, appeared
The Daily WireFeb 22 2023
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Boise has two openings on the City Council. Find out who applied for the seats
In the past month, 52 Boiseans have applied to fill two seats on the City Council. The applicants include well-known locals, including previous candidates for other elected offices and Lisa Sánchez, whose vacant seat is one of the two that Mayor Lauren McLean is looking to fill for the rest of the year. The city announced the applicants in a news release Wednesday. Sánchez inadvertently lost
Idaho StatesmanFeb 22 2023
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Trump Grand Juror Goes on Bizarre Media Blitz, Says Multiple Indictments Recommended
Before any indictments have been handed down, the foreman of the grand jury investigating election interference by former President Donald Trump and his allies in Georgia, is making the rounds in the media to discuss what was decided. A special grand jury has recommended multiple indictments, according to the jury’s foreman, Emily Kohrs, 30, who appeared on CNN and MSNBC on Tuesday to talk
American GreatnessMar 02 2023
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Elgin News Digest: U-46 School Board candidate forum being held March 9; South Elgin HS alum nominated for college TV award; Carpentersville fire union selling buttons to benefit local food pantries
A forum for candidates running in the April 4 election for District U-46 School Board will be held Thursday, March 9, by the District U-46 Community Advisory Council. The public event is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the U-46 Welcome Center, 1019 E. Chicago St., Elgin, and will be streamed live on the district’s YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/user/SchoolDistrictU46. A Spanish translation will be
Chicago TribuneJan 19 2023
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New Zealand PM quits citing burnout
Jacinda Ardern is quitting as New Zealand prime minister ahead of this year's election saying she no longer has "enough in the tank" to lead.
The shock announcement comes as polling indicates her Labour Party party faces a difficult path to re-election on 14 October.
Ms Ardern choked up as she detailed how six "challenging" years in the job had taken a toll.
Labour MPs
BBC News