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Jun 20 2024
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Murder trial to be continued because of unavailability of prosecution witness
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A murder trial scheduled for Monday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court has been continued because of the unavailability of a prosecution. Judge R. Scott Krichbaum agreed Thursday to a request by prosecutors to continue the trial of Vashuad May, of Youngstown, who is charged with aggravated murder, attempted murder and felonious assault for an April 26, 2022,
WKBN 27Jun 21 2024
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More than 100 people pack Francis Howell meeting to lambast gender, library proposals
Seven new policies are under consideration by the Francis Howell School Board, including one that would allow any district resident to challenge learning materials for “appropriateness"; one that would bar discussions of gender identity without parent approval; and another that would subject district employees to discipline if they help manage campaigns for school board candidates — and ban
St. Louis Post-DispatchJun 24 2024
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Social equity process for cannabis businesses begins
MINNESOTA — Starting Monday, June 24, in Minnesota, residents can submit an application to get pre-approved for a cannabis business license. This first round of applications is reserved for those who fall into the social equity category. Veterans, emerging farmers, and those convicted of marijuana-related charges are all encouraged to apply. The Office of Cannabis Management says this is an
InforumJun 24 2024
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Willi Castro plays, and plays well, wherever Twins need him
After warming up, he takes ground balls at second base, working on his double-play pivot. Unless he's at third base, locking in on those long throws across the diamond. Or if he's in the outfield that day, in which case he works on spotting the ball on the run, or coming in quickly on bloopers. Anyway, then Castro takes part in the Twins' hitters' meetings, preparing for that day's opposing
Star TribuneJun 25 2024
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New education laws that take effect July 1 in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Several pieces of legislation passed by the Tennessee General Assembly deal with how education is managed in the Volunteer State. From requiring cardiac devices to new school safety grant programs, here are some of the education-related laws that take effect July 1. The “Laken Riley Act” will allow for students on college campuses to carry “non-lethal” defensive
WKRN News 2Jun 19 2024
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Mt. Vernon school board invests in TrustINdiana
The Mt. Vernon Board of School Trustees voted unanimously to invest in TrustINdiana, an investment pool for local governments, at its Monday night meeting. Indiana Treasurer of State Daniel Elliot, who supervises TrustINdiana, says the purpose of the program is to “provide Indiana local units of government the opportunity to invest in a common pool of investment assets that seeks to preserve
Greenfield Daily ReporterJun 21 2024
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Players board duck boats as Celtics celebrate championship in true Boston style
BOSTON (WHDH) - Celtics players boarded duck boats while thousands of fans filled the streets of Boston as Friday’s NBA championship parade got underway. The Celtics’ duck boat rolling rally stepped off at 11 a.m. outside TD Garden. It will snake its way past City Hall Plaza and the Boston Common before coming to an end outside the Hynes Convention Center on Boylston Street. Officials
WHDH 7Jun 20 2024
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Residents pack meeting to voice concerns over proposed TIF district in Sugar Grove
Residents of Sugar Grove and nearby communities showed up in large numbers at a public hearing on Tuesday to make their views known about a proposed TIF district that would help bring a 760-acre mixed-use development to the village. The proposed development is officially called The Grove but is more commonly referred to as the Crown development by those opposed, in reference to the project’s
Chicago TribuneNov 02 2019
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Here are the four most common questions readers have after consuming a news article (and how to answer them)
Twenty-six Texans walk into a room…
… and discuss news articles. As part of five focus groups with the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin, researchers Tamar Wilner, Dominique A. Montiel Valle, and Gina Masullo Chen went straight to a (pretty diverse mix) of non-journalism folks to get their questions on recent journalism. It was part of an academic look at
Jun 26 2024
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Mara Braun and her Gophers women's basketball teammates are back in one place and in one piece
They're juniors now. Veterans. Upperclassmen. Mara Braun joked Tuesday about how she didn't even want to think about stuff like that. The core of the Gophers women's basketball team is experienced, intact. That's important. Certainly for Braun. She's the returning leading scorer for the Gophers, someone who has had to field a lot of NIL calls and ideas and proposals. "I think I have good
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