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Apr 29 2024
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Gangs forced out Haiti’s government. This FBI ‘Most Wanted’ gang leader claims they’re liberating the country
Vitel’homme Innocent’s picture on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” list of fugitives suggests a crazed man – eyes wide and wild, teeth bared. It’s the photo you might expect for a gang leader accused of destabilizing a nation, who claims to be under divine protection and who has a $2 million bounty on his head for alleged kidnappings.
In person, he projects a different image, at least to
CNN (Online News)Apr 25 2024
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Workers claim Minnesota vegetable farm violated federal human trafficking law
Mike Hughlett at the Star Tribune reports nearly 40 immigrant workers from Honduras, Mexico and the Dominican Republic claim in a federal lawsuit that Svihel Vegetable Farm shorted their paychecks and subjected them to “deplorable” working and living conditions. Myah Goff and Katrina Pross at Sahan Journal spoke with University of Minnesota students calling for the university to divest from
MinnPostApr 11 2024
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Idaho Bans Compelled Use of Pronouns in Schools, Government Entities
Gov. Brad Little signed the bill on Monday and the new law takes effect on July 1. Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill into law on Monday banning government entities and schools from compelling staff and students to use pronouns for individuals that do not correspond with their biological sex. Under the legislation, government employees “shall not be subject to adverse employment action” if
The Epoch TimesApr 29 2024
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Utah man sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for his role in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot
SALT LAKE CITY — A Sandy man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. John Earle Sullivan, 29, was also sentenced on Friday to three years of supervised release following his prison term and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution. Sullivan was convicted in November by a District of Columbia federal jury for several crimes, including
KSLApr 16 2024
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Detroit woman sentenced to prison for shooting at federal agents
(CBS DETROIT) - A Detroit woman is sentenced to seven years in prison for shooting at federal agents during a search warrant at her apartment. Gloria Bush, 42, pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration Special Response
CBS News (Online)Apr 19 2024
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Federal prosecutors seek revocation of convicted killer’s U.S. citizenship
Federal prosecutors filed charges this week accusing Brian Steven Smith of lying on his application for citizenship because he had not disclosed that he had killed people. Smith, now 53, was convicted in February in Anchorage for murdering Kathleen Jo Henry in 2019 and Veronica Abouchuk in 2018. The case garnered national attention and highlighted violence against Alaska Native women. Smith,
Anchorage Daily NewsApr 24 2024
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Federal funding cuts jeopardize jobs in Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office
The Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office may lose three victim advocates and an attorney responsible for handling the office’s most serious cases due to a significant drop in the federal funding that has paid for those jobs. District Attorney Carla Rodriguez on Wednesday asked the Board of Supervisors to make up the $780,031 difference and help preserve the jobs. “We're trying to do our
The Press DemocratApr 24 2024
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Lewisburg federal prison’s name has changed but the ‘Big House’ tag remains
LEWISBURG — The federal prison at Lewisburg is no longer a maximum-security penitentiary but its nickname the “Big House” remains. That is the word from the executive assistant at what is now the Lewisburg Federal Correctional Institute. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in March officially changed the name of Lewisburg and six other facilities to match their mission and security level.
The Patriot-NewsApr 19 2024
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NYC Federal Court Hears Santos's Suit Against Kimmel
Attorneys for Disney and ABC told a New York federal judge on Thursday that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s satirical prank Cameo videos of disgraced former Republican congressman George Santos are protected against copyright infringement claims by the fair use doctrine. The expelled lawmaker sued Kimmel, the ABC television network, and Walt Disney Co. in February for fraud and copyright
JoeMyGodApr 19 2024
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Biden Restricts Oil & Gas Leases in Alaska Federal Reserve
The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm. The decision — part of an ongoing, yearslong fight over whether and how to develop the vast oil resources in the state — finalizes protections
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