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Jan 18 2023
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Federal prosecutors won’t seek death penalty for alleged Texas Walmart gunman
Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a West Texas Walmart in 2019. The U.S. Department of Justice disclosed the decision not to pursue capital punishment against Patrick Crusius in a one-sentence notice filed Tuesday with the federal court in El Paso. Crusius, 24, is accused of targeting Mexicans
Sentinel- Record
Nov 25 2022
Analysis
The hidden cost of Black Friday
The Black Friday chaos we used to see in storefronts and shopping malls has moved to logistics centers and warehouses all over the world:
Hundreds of thousands of employees work long hours — often in tough conditions — to get through the holiday rush.
The big picture: E-commerce's growing share of the retail market, continued COVID precautions and an extended holiday shopping
Axios
Jan 19 2023
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Misbehavior at Iowa schools increases post pandemic
School districts statewide experienced nearly 64,000 in and out of school suspensions and expulsions in 2021-22 — an uptick compared to the last six years, according to annual data from the Iowa Department of Education. • There were over 36,000 out-of-school suspensions alone, according to the state. Why it matters: Since the pandemic began, there's been a nationwide increase in misbehavior in
Axios
Jan 19 2023
News
State Capitol news in brief: Bomb squad bill passes the House
A bill allowing members of municipal fire department bomb squads to make arrests and carry firearms passed in the House with a vote of 71-9 on Wednesday. Rep. Stephen Meeks, R-Greenbrier, urged colleagues to approve the bill, saying their votes could determine whether bomb squad technicians are able to defend themselves when responding to potentially dangerous situations. "If we don't do this
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Feb 03 2023
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From MAGA flamethrower to powerful committee chair: Jim Jordan’s effort to rebrand draws skepticism on Capitol Hill
Rep. Jim Jordan, one of the GOP’s most vocal partisans and now the chair of the powerful Judiciary Committee, started a recent meeting on the “weaponization” of the federal government with a surprising move: He urged caution.
Rather than issuing a series of partisan attack lines about the so-called “Deep State,” Jordan took a low-key approach – handing out binders of reading materials
CNN (Online News)
Jan 21 2023
Analysis
Ron DeSantis’ ‘Anti-Woke’ Education Agenda Just Got A Big Boost
When Yvette Benarroch, a leader in the conservative Moms for Liberty chapter in Collier County, Florida, addressed the state’s Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, she exuded gratitude.
“Thank you for carrying out the governor’s parental rights agenda,” she said with a smile.
The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature passed a law last year saying the board, a division of
HuffPost
Jan 17 2023
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El Paso Walmart shooting suspect won’t face death penalty, DOJ says
The federal government said Tuesday it would not be seeking the death penalty against a man accused of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019. The U.S. Department of Justice disclosed the decision not to pursue capital punishment against Patrick Crusius in a one-sentence notice filed with the federal court in El Paso on Tuesday. "The United States of
Fox News (Online News)
Jan 17 2023
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Texas man accused of racist killing of 23 people at El Paso Walmart will not face federal death penalty
A Texas man accused of killing 23 people in a racist attack at a Walmart store in El Paso will not face the death penalty if convicted, federal prosecutors have announced. Patrick Crusius has been charged with 90 counts under federal hate crime laws and is set to face trial for the killings in January 2024. The US Department of Justice announced its decision to not seek the death penalty
Yahoo News
Jan 17 2023
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Man accused of killing 23 people in racist El Paso attack will not face death penalty
A Texas man accused of killing 23 people in a racist attack at a Walmart store in El Paso will not face the death penalty if convicted, federal prosecutors have announced. Patrick Crusius has been charged with 90 counts under federal hate crime laws and is set to face trial for the killings in January 2024. The US Department of Justice announced its decision to not seek the death penalty
The Independent
Feb 06 2023
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Here's What the House Oversight Committee Is Digging Into This Week
After last week's hearing on fraud, waste, and abuse surrounding COVID-19 aid funding, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee has another busy week ahead exposing areas where oversight was sorely lacking before and where Democrats failed to pursue accountability.
First up this week is a hearing dealing with Biden's border crisis. On Tuesday, February 7, at 10:00 am ET, the House
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