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Mar 14 2023
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‘A Mississippi lynching in 2022’: Family of Black man found dismembered seeks fed probe
The family of a Black man found dismembered in Mississippi last year is calling for a federal investigation after local authorities said they don’t suspect foul play. The remains of 25-year-old Rasheem Carter were found Nov. 2 in a wooded area near Taylorsville, around 20 miles from where he was reported missing on Oct. 2 in Laurel, the Smith County Sheriff’s Office said on the agency’s . “At
Raw Story
Mar 17 2023
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More Caught Illegally Crossing Southern Border in Fiscal 2022 Than During Entire Trump Presidency
"Our top priority is to keep terrorists and their weapons from entering the United States."
So says the website of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The same webpage that makes this declaration includes a table that provides some relevant data for the fiscal years from 2017 to 2023. It lists how many individuals on the Terrorist Screening Dataset (commonly known as the
CNSNews.com
Nov 15 2022
Analysis
Republicans’ 2022 Lesson: Voters Who Trust Elections Are More Likely to Vote
It was early on Election Day when polling places in Maricopa County started experiencing a glitch. Tabulation machines were rejecting thousands of ballots, a result of a printer error, and the confusion was causing lines and frustration at the polls.
There was a simple fix: Voters could place their ballots in a secure box — called Box 3 — kept at every polling station for just such
New York Times (News)
Mar 10 2023
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Connecticut parents arrested in prep school student's death at 2022 house party stabbing
Connecticut police arrested, charged and released two parents Thursday, nearly a year after they allegedly allowed minors to drink alcohol at a house party that led to the fatal May 2022 stabbing of 17-year-old James McGrath. The Shelton Police Department (SPD) announced the arrest of Paul Leifer, 59, and Susana Leifer, 51, with permitting minors to possess alcohol. Susana Leifer was also
Fox News (Online News)
Mar 28 2023
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Lamont Bagby wins open Richmond-Henrico Senate seat
"Thank you Richmond, Henrico, Hanover and Charles City. I can’t wait to get to work as your new State Senator," Bagby said in a tweet. Bagby's election means a district comprising eastern Henrico County, portions of northside Richmond and Hanover County, as well as Charles City County, will be represented in the state Senate when the General Assembly reconvenes next month to consider at vetoes
Richmond Times Dispatch
Dec 03 2021
Analysis
Georgia becomes ground zero for 2022 elections
Georgia is emerging as the most critical battleground of the 2022 midterm elections.
With Stacey Abrams’s entrance into the governor’s race on Wednesday, Democrats landed one of their top recruits, one they hope will also lift up Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), whose seat is crucial to the party’s efforts to hold their Senate majority.
But Democrats are facing strong headwinds
The Hill
Jan 11 2023
News
Democrat Narrowly Leads in Virginia State Senate Election
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The Democrat running for a closely contested Virginia state Senate seat had a narrow lead after a special election Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the state. Democrat Aaron Rouse was leading Republican Kevin Adams by several hundred votes in the race for state Senate District 7 as of Wednesday morning, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.
U.S. News & World Report
Mar 28 2023
News
South Florida gives Republicans a playbook for the 2024 election
Republicans did not see the red wave they were betting on during last year's midterms, so now they're setting their sights on expanding success stories that did break through, such as the big gains they made in South Florida.
The largely conservative Latino community in Miami-Dade County turned red last year for the first time in two decades.
Who are they? The Latino community in
NPR (Online News)
Mar 28 2023
News
Final week as Vallas, Johnson close in on Election Day
CHICAGO — Jammed packed schedules for the Chicago mayor candidates with one week to go. Tuesday morning, Paul Vallas secured the backing of a former Feb. 28 mayoral rival. Alderwoman Sophia King, chair of City Council’s Progressive Caucus, says Vallas won her support because of his proven leadership skills. “The city cannot take four more years of fighting while moving backwards, descension or
WGN
Mar 28 2023
News
Voters pick Bagby, a Democrat, for Va. Senate seat vacated by McClellan
RICHMOND — Democrat Lamont Bagby was projected to defeat Republican Stephen Imholt in a special election Tuesday for the Richmond-based state Senate seat vacated by Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D), who was elected to Congress last month. Bagby’s projected victory, declared shortly after polls closed at 7 p.m., ensures Democrats will maintain their 22-18 edge in the state Senate to offset
Washington Post