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Mar 03 2024
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Judges Force Court to Give Capitol Rioter Lesser Sentence
Afederal appeals court asked a lower court to re-sentence a January 6 defendant after finding the Capitol rioter had been handed an improperly long sentence for his crimes.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Larry Brock's "interference with one stage of the electoral college vote-counting process, while no doubt endangering our democratic processes and temporarily
NewsweekApr 20 2023
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Interim Chicago police Superintendent Eric Carter to retire next month as Mayor Lightfoot leaves office
Eric Carter, the interim superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, will retire on May 15 after three decades with the department, the CPD announced Thursday. Carter, 57, joined the CPD in 1992. He was named interim superintendent last month after David Brown, the previous superintendent, resigned following Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s unsuccessful reelection bid. “It has been my greatest
Chicago TribuneApr 20 2023
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Acting CPD Supt. Eric Carter announces retirement amid nationwide search for next top cop
Interim Chicago Police Supt. Eric Carter announced Thursday that he plans to resign while a newly formed commission continues to search for his predecessor’s permanent replacement. Carter plans to officially retire on May 15, just two months after he took over the Chicago Police Department from Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s handpicked Supt. David Brown, whose tenure was marked by a historic spike in
Chicago Sun-TimesJan 05 2023
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Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow Will Retire, Opening Up Seat In Key Swing State
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) will not seek reelection in 2024, opening up a Senate seat in a key swing state that has leaned Democratic in the past few cycles.
Stabenow has been in the Senate since 2000 and in public office since 1975, when she first won election as a county commissioner in Ingham, Michigan, which includes most of the Lansing area.
She has been a popular
HuffPostApr 18 2023
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China’s ‘Achilles heel’ exposed in takedown of secret NYC police station: Retired four-star general
The arrest of two Chinese-American citizens who were allegedly running a secret police station in New York City exposes China’s biggest weakness, according to one retired four-star general. "It does reveal sort of an Achilles heel, in my view, of China, and that is how sensitive they are to adverse opinion and how quickly they respond to it," Fox News senior strategic analyst Ret. Gen. Jack
Fox BusinessMar 18 2024
Perspectives Blog
What is the Building Civic Bridges Act and Why Support it?
Written by supporters of the Building Civic Bridges Act: Kara Jarzynski, General Michael Hayden, Charles L. Welch, Richard Eidlin, Cameron Lange, Alice Siu, Tania Israel, and Megan Rawlins Woods.
What is the Building Civic Bridges Act?By Kara Jarzynski, Executive Director of Resolutionaries.
In the early 2020s, a YMCA near Seattle was stunned when physical fights began
Multiple Writers - MixedMay 19 2018
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GOP revolts multiply against retiring Ryan
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) appears to be losing his grip on power over a restive House Republican conference just a month after announcing he would retire from Congress.
The HillFeb 26 2024
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Video of Cam Newton in a fight at a football tournament goes viral
BOSTON -- Cam Newton was always a tough player throughout his 11-year NFL career. He hasn't lost that in retirement, as video of the the former Patriots and Panthers quarterback involved in a fight went viral on social media over the weekend. The video surfaced Sunday and while it's unclear what started the scuffle, Newton appears to get jumped at his foundation-sponsored 7-vs-7 football
CBS News (Online)Nov 16 2021
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Jackie Speier is eighth House Democrat to announce retirement in 2022
California Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier announced that she will not seek reelection in 2022, adding to a Democratic exodus that is expected to grow as members expect Republicans to win control of the House next year.
“Today, I am announcing that I will not be a candidate for reelection to Congress in 2022,” Speier said in a video posted to Twitter. “It’s time for me to come home, time
Washington ExaminerFeb 24 2024
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Former Seattle Seahawks DB Richard Sherman Arrested For Suspicion
Richard Sherman was arrested in his home state of Washington on Saturday morning on the suspicion of a DUI. The Seattle Times that Sherman was taken to King County Jail at 4:51 a.m. Pacific Time. However, the Washington State Patrol that because the matter is still under investigation, they could not provide any further details. Unfortunately for Sherman, this is not the first time that he has
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