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Oct 01 2023
News
Astros beat Diamondbacks in Game 162 to swipe AL West title from Rangers
PHOENIX — The Houston Astros rallied to clinch their third straight AL West title, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1 on Sunday behind Christian Javier’s six strong innings and Alex Bregman’s two-run homer. Needing a win and a Texas loss to win the division, the Astros did their part by jumping on Kyle Nelson (7-4) from the first pitch. Houston had a 5-0 lead after two innings and Javier (10
The Dallas Morning NewsOct 20 2023
News
Jim Jordan will stand for third Speaker vote in bid to ‘help the American people’
On Friday morning, Rep. Jim Jordan held a press conference wherein he urged voters to elect him as Speaker so he and his colleagues can get to work and "help the American people." In the nearly three weeks since Matt Gaetz's motion to oust Kevin McCarthy was passed, members of the House of Representatives have failed to find a replacement. Jordan, who performed best among Republicans in the
The Post MillennialSep 07 2023
News
Federal judge deflates Abbott’s anti-immigration buoy barriers
A federal judge has ordered that a floating barrier placed by Texas officials in the Rio Grande to deter migrants from seeking harbor in the United States must be moved as courts consider its legality. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, has ushered in a raft of anti-immigration measures under a widely criticized initiative known as Operation Lone Star. One of them — tossing a 1,000-foot
MSNBCOct 01 2023
News
NYC bodega clerk DA Bragg charged w/ murder then dropped the charges is suing Bragg and NYPD
The New York City bodega clerk who had murder charges dropped after video showed he acted in self-defense is suing District Attorney Alvin Bragg and NYPD for civil rights violations. Jose Alba, an ex-bodega worker who was attacked behind the counter on July 1, 2022, by 35-year-old Austin Simon and his girlfriend, Tina Lee, filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York on Friday alleging
HotAirOct 20 2023
News
Leaders call for West Alabama highway construction to continue without delay
Local elected and business leaders from Tuscaloosa, Thomasville and Fayette joined together on Thursday to voice their strong support for construction of the West Alabama Highway. “We all know that infrastructure investment is the first step toward economic development success,” said Kyle South, president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama. “Not having those assets limits, if
Alabama Political ReporterOct 20 2023
News
House to vote for a 3rd time on Jim Jordan's nomination for speaker
House to vote for a 3rd time on Jim Jordan's nomination for speaker House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, called for a third vote Friday on his nomination to be speaker of the House, telling reporters the House needs to "elect a speaker as soon as possible" so "we can go to work for the American people." Jordan needs to win over virtually every House Republican to succeed, and
NPR Fact CheckSep 26 2023
News
New Hampshire land closed to hunting once again
Hunting has been closed on a section of property around the Powwow River in Kingston that borders Great Pond. KINGSTON, New Hampshire — Hunting is once again closed on a section of land in Kingston, New Hampshire, officials say. New Hampshire Fish and Game wrote in a news release on Monday that all hunting is closed on a section of property around the Powwow River in Kingston that borders
News Center MaineOct 30 2023
Opinion
Democrats Seek To Disenfranchise Coloradans From Voting For 2024 Frontrunner
Hearings began in a Colorado courtroom on Monday to keep Trump off the Centennial State’s ballot over crimes of which the ex-commander-in-chief has never been convicted. Democrats are exploiting the Constitution’s 14th Amendment to claim a Civil War-era provision bars candidates from office who previously “engaged in insurrection.” Proceedings got underway in Colorado just days before a
The FederalistOct 21 2023
News
2nd Trump lawyer enters a guilty plea
ATLANTA -- Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony Friday just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia. Chesebro, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state's anti-racketeering law, pleaded guilty to one felony charge of
Northwest Arkansas Democrat GazetteOct 01 2023
News
Blue Jays clinch from couch, head into final day with wild card opponent undecided
TORONTO (AP) — Most of the Toronto Blue Jays were watching from couches at home when their team clinched a playoff spot. Toronto earned an AL wild card for the second straight season when Seattle lost 6-1 to Texas on Saturday night. “It was great,” said All Star closer Jordan Romano, who was at home with his wife. “It was like, ‘Wow, for one day in the past six months I can get a good night of
Associated Press