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Oct 05 2023
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Alabama congressional map gets new black district that likely hands Democrats one seat
A federal court-appointed special master picked a new congressional map for Alabama with an additional black-majority district, which likely will result in the addition of a Democratic member to the state's delegation. The new map is a product of a federal court panel of judges that twice found the lines drawn by the Republican-controlled legislature likely violated the Voting Rights Act by
Washington ExaminerDec 14 2023
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Muslim Family Accused of Brutally Beating Son for Converting to Christianity
Three Muslim family members have been arrested in Nashville, Tennessee, after a teen told police they attacked him for converting to Christianity. The boy told officers his father, mother and older brother punched him and spat in his face, WZTV reported. “His family demanded he take back his Christianity belief and say he was a Muslim during the attacks,” the outlet reported, citing arrest
Western JournalNov 10 2023
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It was a good election for CT Democrats, but hardly a wave
Control of the top offices in two dozen city and town halls will change parties in Connecticut as a consequence of Tuesday’s elections, with 16 mayoral or first selectman seats flipping to Democrats and eight to Republicans. By and large, both parties are shying from claiming to see broader meaning in the results, a temptation since most of the changes came in suburbs, which increasingly are
CT MirrorDec 14 2023
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Legal experts: Giuliani backed out of "crazy" testimony — but it may backfire with the jurors
Lawyers for Rudy Giuliani announced that Donald Trump's former personal attorney would not take the stand in his defamation damages trial just minutes before the proceedings were set to begin Thursday, the day he was expected to sit for testimony, Politico first reported. Giuliani told reporters outside the courtroom Wednesday that he intended to testify. “I intend to. You always leave them
SalonOct 13 2023
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House Democrats Call for Bipartisanship After Republicans Nominate Jordan for Speaker
House Democrats flaunted their unity Friday, panning Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republicans’ newest nominee for speaker, while indulging in a bit of schadenfreude over their rival party's dysfunction.
Government “hasn’t worked since January of this past year,” Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., told The Messenger, alluding to the time House Republicans officially took control of the chamber after
The MessengerDec 12 2023
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Difficult, snowy conditions causing congestion and slick roads across Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The snow started coming down in the early morning Tuesday across the Anchorage Bowl and has continued through the day, causing difficult road conditions for drivers. Regardless, Justin Shelby with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities says there are currently no road closures in Anchorage. “We’re not aware of any closures at this time that
Alaska's News Source KTUU/KYESDec 14 2023
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Giuliani won't testify, attorney says
Plaintiffs' attorney Michael Gottlieb concluded his closing arguments with a plea for jurors to "send a message" with their verdict. "Send it to Mr. Giuliani," he said. "But send it to every other powerful figure ... who is considering whether they'll take this chance ... to assassinate the character of ordinary people." Gottlieb said Giuliani "abused his notoriety" and "access to power" to "
ABC News (Online)Dec 13 2023
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Judge blasts Giuliani for 'additional defamatory' remarks
Jurors were shown a smattering of the racially charged threats Ruby Freeman received after video of her and her daughter counting ballots at State Farm Arena on election night circulated online. The emails flooded her inbox on the night of Dec. 3, 2020, with several invoking lynching and references to the Ku Klux Klan. One email, from an account called Grand Wizard with the email name "kkk"
ABC News (Online)Dec 14 2023
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Supreme Court vindicates teacher fired over pronoun use - Premier Christian News
The Virginia Supreme Court has reinstated a lawsuit accusing the West Point School Board of violating the rights of a high school teacher, Peter Vlaming, by firing him for refusing to use personal pronouns inconsistent with a student's sex. Represented by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys, Vlaming, a Christian French teacher with nearly seven years of service, objected to using the
Premier Christian NewsNov 28 2023
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Connecticut Quietly Drops Plan to Ban Gas-Powered Cars
When Connecticut Democrat Ned Lamont took office as the Governor, he had some big climate change plans in place. And with his party controlling much of the state legislature, he had plenty of support for those ambitions. One of the big ticket items he was pushing for was a ban on the sale of all gasoline-powered vehicles in the state by 2035. For a time, it looked like the plan would go
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