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Feb 21 2024
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Johnston Sen. Frank Lombardo dies at 66
JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — State Sen. Frank Lombardo III, a six-term Democratic state lawmaker, has died. He was 66. Lombardo’s death was announced by the Senate. The cause was bladder cancer. “Our Senate family is heartbroken with the news that our friend and colleague Frank Lombardo passed away overnight,” Senate President Dominick Ruggerio said in a statement. “Frank was one of the kindest and
WPRI 12Aug 02 2023
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Ricky Cobb II's family calls for state troopers involved in his shooting death to be fired, charged
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota family wants three state troopers fired and charged for a deadly shooting during a traffic stop. That shooting killed 33-year-old Ricky Cobb II early Monday morning while he was driving on Interstate 94 in north Minneapolis. Cobb's family is both angry and in a lot of pain right now, but we saw Wednesday how much of the community stands with them. It's emotional
CBS News (Online)Feb 21 2024
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Louisiana moves step closer to nitrogen gas suffocation, electrocution for executions
Louisiana moved a step closer to resuming death penalty executions for the first time in more than a decade after a House committee advanced a bill to expand the number of legal methods the state can use to kill condemned prisoners following two hours of powerful testimony. Republican Hammond Rep. Nicholas Muscarello Jr. said his House Bill 6 is designed to provide justice and closure for
Shreveport TimesFeb 21 2024
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Obituary: Janice R. Laflamme
SHAPLEIGH – Janice R. Laflamme, born on July 27, 1950, to Raymond and Barbara (Adjutant) Hirst, passed away on Feb. 18, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She grew up in Kennebunkport and graduated from Kennebunk High School. In 1971, she married Donald Laflamme Sr., with whom she shared over 50 years of marriage. Janice dedicated her career to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard,
Portland Press HeraldAug 03 2023
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Dianne Feinstein's daughter holds power of attorney over ailing senator amid family finance fight
The daughter of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has been given power of attorney over the sitting senator and is handling the 90-year-old's legal affairs.
Katherine Feinstein, 66, has filed two lawsuits on her mother's behalf in an effort to gain access to the estate of the senator's late husband. The senator's decision to delegate management of her affairs comes as Democrats and
Fox News (Online News)Feb 21 2024
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Florida elementary school confirms 6th case of measles amid outbreak
A school district in Florida has recorded its sixth case of measles, amid what health officials are calling an outbreak. Officials at Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston confirmed a new measles case on Tuesday, just days after the Florida Department of Health (DOH) said a third grade student at the school was the first to test positive for the infection on Friday. John Sullivan, chief
Fox News (Online News)Feb 20 2024
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“A lot of unknowns”: Concerns continue over AL Supreme Court ruling on frozen embryos
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) -Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled this week that frozen embryos are children and can be protected under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. Families and advocates say the ruling could potentially block access to in vitro fertilization treatments for many across the state and could force some fertility clinics to close. “We are concerned if the physicians, the health
Fox 6 WBRCFeb 21 2024
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City Council Votes 42-7 to Crack Down on New Dollar Stores in Chicago
The Chicago City Council voted 42-7 Wednesday to crack down on dollar stores across Chicago, agreeing that the increasing number of stores has created a nuisance in many West and South Side neighborhoods. The decisive vote on the proposal crafted by Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th Ward) was delayed nearly a month after lobbyists for Dollar Tree, Inc., who operate Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores,
WTTWFeb 21 2024
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Mother arrested in 2005 murder of newborn found in airport bathroom
Investigators used genetic genealogy to identify new leads in the case. Investigators believe they have solved a decades-old cold case, identifying the woman who allegedly killed her newborn baby and left her in an Arizona airport bathroom in 2005. The baby's mother, 51-year-old Annie Anderson, is in custody in Washington state on a warrant related to the investigation. She is now awaiting
ABC News (Online)Aug 02 2023
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Survivors, victims' families talk about way forward after Pittsburgh synagogue shooter sentenced to death
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Survivors and victims' family members gathered to share their stories after a jury recommended the man convicted of shooting and killing 11 worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue be sentenced to death. The deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history happened at a synagogue in Squirrel Hill where three congregations -- Congregation Dor Hadash, New Light Congregation and Tree
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