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Mar 21 2024
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Washington, DC Police Union set to declare city crime a 'crisis' in House hearing as staffing continues to decline
The hearing will focus on the impact of crime in Washington. The Washington, D.C. Police Union is set to declare a "crisis" during its testimony at a hearing before lawmakers on Capitol Hill Thursday. The hearing, which will focus on the impact of crime in Washington on Congressional operations and visitors, comes a little over a week after the city passed a bill aimed at curbing crime in the
ABC News (Online)Dec 18 2023
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European Bureaucrats Launch Formal Probe Into Elon Musk’s X Over Not Censoring ‘Disinformation’
The European Union (EU) is launching a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s X — formerly Twitter — over not censoring content sufficiently. The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) went into effect in August, and it punishes “very large online platforms” (VLOPs) for hosting content that includes “disinformation” with penalties of up to 6% of their annual revenue. The EU is looking into X’s lack of
The Daily CallerMar 02 2024
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Border Patrol union mocks Biden’s trip to southern border
The Border Patrol union mocked President Biden’s visit to the southern border in Texas this week. The National Border Patrol Council posted a fake joke itinerary for the 81-year-old president’s trek down to Brownsville, Texas in a tweet on Saturday — accompanied by a photo of Biden fast asleep in a beach chair. “Board AF1, take nap,” the post said. “Wake up in place called Brownsville. Read
New York Post (News)Mar 18 2024
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Portland police union wants voters to take another look at the city's new police accountability system
The Independent Police Accountability and Oversight Board stems from a ballot measure that passed overwhelmingly in 2020. The police union says the plan is biased. The first step was to create a committee to develop a full plan for the new oversight system. It had about 20 members, and there were requirements for who could be on it. It had to have five people who were members of over-policed
KGW 8Mar 18 2024
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Alum Rock Union School District board fires Superintendent Hilaria Bauer after a decade on the job
Alum Rock Union School District Superintendent Hilaria Bauer has been ousted after a decade on the job. Last week, the district’s board of trustees voted 3-2 to terminate Bauer’s contract, with Trustees Minh Pham, Andres Quintero and Linda Chavez voting in favor, and Trustees Corina Herrera-Loera and Andrea Flores Shelton opposing the decision. Pham declined to comment on what led to Bauer’s
San Jose Mercury NewsMar 10 2024
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Biden team brings in $10 million in the 24 hours after the State of the Union
President Joe Biden’s re-election machine brought in $10 million in the 24 hours following his State of the Union address on Thursday — a financial jolt as the campaign looks to build general election momentum off the speech.
The sum, which was shared first with NBC News, is a record for Biden’s re-election effort, the campaign said. And it’s notable even in the context of big political
NBC News (Online)Mar 22 2024
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Windsor woman avoids jail but must pay more than $135,000 in restitution in credit union fraud case
A Windsor woman who served as a branch manager for the Vermont VA Federal Credit Union will avoid jail time but have to pay more than $135,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to a charge of credit union fraud. Tracy Thibodeau, 47, was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Burlington on the felony conviction, according to a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in
VT DiggerFeb 26 2024
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Union strikes at AHF Products' West Virginia plant
About 500 Teamsters are on strike at a West Virginia plant of West Hempfield Township-headquartered AHF Products Inc. Locally, the strike does not affect about 134 union workers at the company’s Dillerville Road plant in Lancaster city. They are members of different unions. The United Steelworkers Local 285 contract for 113 workers expires in February 2025, according to Teamsters District 10
Lancaster OnlineFeb 26 2024
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Union strikes at AHF Products West Virginia plant
About 500 Teamsters are on strike at a West Virginia plant of West Hempfield Township-headquartered AHF Products Inc. Locally, the strike does not affect about 134 union workers at the company’s Dillerville Road plant in Lancaster city. They are members of different unions. The United Steelworkers Local 285 contract for 113 workers expires in February 2025, according to Teamsters District 10
Lancaster OnlineMar 06 2024
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Lincoln Police sergeant invited to attend State of the Union by Ricketts, Fischer
A Lincoln Police officer and his wife will be guests at the State of the Union speech thanks to Nebraska Sens. Pete Ricketts and Deb Fischer. Ricketts' office announced Wednesday that Sgt. Tu Tran and his wife, Cuu Nguyen, will be in attendance at President Joe Biden's annual address to the nation Thursday night. Ricketts and Fischer invited Tran because of his recent acts of heroism. In
Lincoln Journal Star