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Jun 21 2023
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Two-Year-Old in Ohio Kills Pregnant Mom in Accidental Shooting
A two-year-old accidentally shot and killed their pregnant mother in Ohio after getting their hands on a loaded handgun, according to police. Local TV station WEWS reported that Laura Ilg, 31, called police in Norwalk, Ohio on Friday afternoon to alert them she’d been shot and couldn’t breath. “She explained she was 33 weeks pregnant, and her 2-year-old just accidentally shot her in the back
Daily BeastMay 15 2023
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Biden is Selling Weapons to the Majority of the World's Autocracies
SINCE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN came into office in 2021, he has described a “battle between democracies and autocracies” in which the U.S. and other democracies strive to create a peaceful world. The reality, however, is that the Biden administration has helped increase the military power of a large number of authoritarian countries. According to an Intercept review of recently released government
The InterceptJul 11 2023
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Trump shouldn't have immunity in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit, DOJ says
The Department of Justice said in a court filing on Tuesday it can no longer conclude former President Trump was acting within the scope of office when he denied a writer's rape accusations and made allegedly defamatory remarks about her in 2019.
Why it matters: Trump previously attempted to delay proceedings for E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit over his remarks by arguing that he should be
AxiosJun 23 2023
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First elected transgender state rep arrested in New Hampshire for distributing child exploitation images
The first-ever elected transgender lawmaker, former state Rep. Stacie Laughton [D] of New Hampshire, has been arrested and charged with four felony charges of distributing child exploitation images. The 39-year-old former lawmaker of Derry, New Hampshire, was arrested by the Nashua Police Department on June 22. Detectives from the Special Investigations Division had been alerted two days prior
The Post MillennialJul 25 2023
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Culture war consumes Congress as lawmakers confront spending deadline
Partisan culture wars are boiling over on House spending bills touching on even the most mundane agencies — complicating Congress’ efforts to keep the government operating past September.
Republican policy riders seeking to limit diversity efforts, drag shows, Pride flag displays and promotion of critical race theory are rife throughout the House’s dozen proposed annual spending bills,
PoliticoJul 10 2023
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Larry Nassar, the ex-USA Gymnastics doctor who sexually abused girls for decades, was stabbed 10 times in prison, sources say
Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was assaulted during an incident at the federal prison where he is housed in Florida, according to two sources familiar with the incident.
Joe Rojas, president of the local correction officers’ union, tells CNN that Nassar was stabbed a total of 10 times, twice in the neck, twice in the back, and six times in the chest. Rojas credits corrections
CNN (Online News)Jun 14 2023
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U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review of N.C. Confederate Flag License Plate Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined reviewing a North Carolina lawsuit filed against the Department of Transportation’s decision to stop issuing license plates with the Confederate flag insignia of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The suit was brought by a N.C. chapter the group. The Supreme Court appeal stems from a previous lawsuit filed in 2021 by the same group. That suit was dismissed by
High Country PressJun 21 2023
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4 In Custody After Hit-And-Run Outside Sox Park Injures 4: Police
CHICAGO — Four people are in custody after a hit-and-run incident in which the driver of a sedan drove into a crowd of pedestrians walking near Guaranteed Rate Field before Tuesday night’s Chicago White Sox game and sent four fans to local hospitals. The incident took place at 6:22 p.m., nearly 40 minutes before the Sox game started, and took place in the 300 block of West 35th Street, police
Patch.comJun 16 2023
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3 Men Charged in Case That Spotlights Attacks on the Media
Lauren Chooljian of New Hampshire Public Radio became the victim of threats and attacks after publishing an investigation about a prominent businessman in the state. The homes of New Hampshire Public Media journalists were vandalized after they aired a sexual harassment investigation involving a prominent businessman in the state. Federal prosecutors in Boston unveiled criminal charges on
New York Times (News)Jun 21 2023
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Portland police frequently reject specialty visas for immigrant crime victims, report finds
In the United States, immigrant victims of certain crimes can be granted special visas preventing them from deportation. Called “U visas,” these federal certificates first require a signoff from local law enforcement to confirm that the applicant is a victim of one of 28 qualifying violent crimes and has been helpful to law enforcement. In Portland, police have been uniquely resistant to
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