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May 19 2024
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New Orleans Fire Department saves at least 2 people, 1 puppy from 7th Ward blaze
The New Orleans Fire Department battled a blaze in the 7th Ward on Sunday afternoon that damaged at least two buildings and prompted rescues of at least two people and a puppy trapped by the flames. NOFD was responding to the fire in the 1500 block of Marais Street at around 4 p.m. Sunday. At least five fire trucks, including a special operations rescue unit, plus paramedics, were present at
The Times-PicayuneMay 15 2024
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How the Memphis Parks Department honors Civil Rights Movement at MLK Reflection Park
Located in a one-block area behind the Memphis Light, Gas and Water building and with Beale Street in the background is one of the smallest parks within Memphis. Coming in at only 0.6 acres, MLK Reflection Park was rededicated on the 56th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death in Memphis. The rededicated space features photos from the Ernest Withers Collection, three podiums with
The Commercial AppealMay 21 2024
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FBI Alleged Ex-LA City Attorney Lied During Probe of 2019 Water Department Billing Scandal
Evidence suggests Mike Feuer made ’misleading statements to the FBI' that enabled the city to settle suits on its own terms, a newly released document said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has alleged that former Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer lied to investigators during a probe into a lawsuit concerning the city’s mishandling of the Department of Water and Power’s flawed
The Epoch TimesMay 11 2024
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As Biden makes last stop, departs Seattle area, traffic jams follow
As President Joe Biden made his last stops during a quick fundraising tour before departing Seattle on Saturday, his motorcade is once again shutting down roads in the area. First, northbound Interstate 5 from downtown Seattle to Highway 520 was closed from 10:30 a.m. to noon while he made his way to a private Eastside fundraiser. The fundraiser was hosted by tech executives and other major
The Seattle TimesMay 20 2024
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Man and dog killed in Lower 9th Ward house fire, New Orleans Fire Department says
A man and a dog were killed in a Lower 9th Ward house fire on Monday, according to the New Orleans Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched to the neighborhood to investigate the smell of smoke at 5:26 a.m., when visible smoke and the orange glow of flames led firefighters to a two-story house in the 2600 block of Gordon Street. The second story of the house was fully engulfed in flames
The Times-PicayuneMay 20 2024
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Report: SFPD Skirting SF’s Facial Recognition Ban by Just Farming Requests Out to Other Police Departments
A new report in the Washington Post says the SFPD is still using the facial recognition tools that it was banned from using five years ago, by just sending requests to other cities' police departments that are still allowed to use those tools. The San Francisco Police Department was banned from using facial recognition tools in 2019, a ban which really applied to all city departments, but most
SFistMay 16 2024
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Two dozen more men and women allege sex abuse at Department of Juvenile Services facilities
Another 24 men and women joined more than 200 other plaintiffs who say Maryland Department of Juvenile Services staff sexually abused them while they were incarcerated in juvenile detention facilities as children. A new complaint filed Thursday in Baltimore Circuit Court by the New York law firm Levy Konigsberg and Maryland-based Brown Kiely said the department and the state failed to to
Baltimore SunMay 20 2024
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"We Are In The Bad Place": The Miami Beach Police Department Unveiled Their New Rolls-Royce Cruiser, And People Are Not Happy
Recently, the Miami Beach Police Department's (MBPD) official Twitter account shared a video of their latest recruitment team tool: a $250,000 Rolls-Royce. As police departments in the US continue to face what has been dubbed a "hiring crisis" in the wake of heightened criticism of police and pandemic-related staffing shortages, MBPD spokesperson Christopher Bess called the Rolls-Royce "an
Yahoo NewsMay 16 2024
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USS Ronald Reagan, Navy’s Pacific flagship aircraft carrier, departs Japan after 9 years
Hundreds of sailors in dress white uniforms stood at attention Thursday on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier steamed out of Tokyo Bay in its final deployment from Japan, where it had been based for nearly a decade. U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel joined U.S. and Japanese military officials in bidding farewell as the warship departed Yokosuka
Washington TimesMay 04 2024
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Mpox cases are spiking again in NYC, health department says
New York City’s health department is warning of another increase in local cases of the mpox virus, formerly known as monkeypox, and urging medical professionals to monitor for cases ahead of the summer, when higher transmission may occur. Health officials said in an advisory on Friday that a “substantial” uptick in reported mpox cases has occurred in the city since October, even as the overall
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