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Mar 01 2023
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New York City agrees to pay millions to demonstrators in proposed settlement over 2020 George Floyd protests
New York City has agreed to pay at least $21,500 to each of the hundreds of demonstrators at a 2020 George Floyd protest in the Bronx who were “arrested, detained, and/or subjected to force by police officers,” according to a proposed settlement filed in federal court. The settlement, if approved, could result in the city paying out millions to approximately 320 people who were involved in
CNN Digital
Jun 13 2023
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Bar Harbor elects 3 new town councilors
There will be three new faces on Bar Harbor Town Council after voters elected Earl Brechlin, Maya Caines, and Kyle Shank to open seats on Tuesday and re-elected incumbent Council Chair Valerie Peacock. Brechlin will fill the remaining two years left vacant by longtime councilor Jeff Dobbs who resigned in March due to health problems. Caines, Shank and Peacock were all elected to three-year
Bangor Daily News
Mar 07 2023
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Former Arizona GOP candidate sanctioned over ‘groundless’ voter fraud claims in midterm elections
A state judge in Arizona has ordered sanctions against former GOP candidate Mark Finchem after the Republican filed a lawsuit to challenge his midterm election loss last year that was ruled to be “groundless and not brought in good faith.” Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Julian made the ruling on March 1, handing a win to Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, who filed a motion in
Washington Examiner
Apr 11 2023
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Fugitive mother charged after her 6-year-old shot teacher set to turn herself in by week’s end
Deja Nicole Taylor, the mother of a 6 year old boy who shot his teacher at a Virginia elementary school in January, will turn herself in by week’s end under an agreement with prosecutors, announced her attorney Tuesday as reported by Daily Press. Taylor, 25, was formally charged by a grand jury in Newport News, Virginia on Monday after her 6 year old son shot his teacher, Abby Zwerner, 25, in
The Post Millennial
Jun 13 2023
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VictoryLand Casino banned from having electronic bingo under judge’s order
A Macon County judge permanently banned VictoryLand Casino from hosting electronic bingo machines “subject to and conditioned upon” state law, nine months after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled against the machines. VictoryLand, in Macon County, cannot have the machines on its premises, receive money from the machines, or transfer electronic bingo machines to any other facility in the county,
AL.com
Jun 13 2023
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Under pressure, Instant Pot's parent company simmers into bankruptcy
Turns out, even the best one-pot pressure-cooking wonder couldn't cook up a recipe to avoid bankruptcy – Instant Brands, the maker of the Instant Pot, and other brands like Pyrex cookware and CorningWare, has filed for Chapter 11 in Texas. "After successfully navigating the COVID-19 pandemic and the global supply chain crisis, we continue to face additional global macroeconomic and
Boing Boing
Mar 27 2023
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What we know so far about Monday’s shooting at a Nashville Christian school
The latest school shooting in the United States unfolded Monday at a small, private Christian school in Nashville, according to multiple news reports. The Metro Nashville Police Department announced the shooting at Covenant School on Twitter at around 10:00 a.m. MDT, noting that the shooter was dead after an encounter with police. The Police Department’s tweet did not spell out how many
Deseret News
Mar 27 2023
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Multiple people dead after shooting at Nashville school: Report
At least four people are dead after a shooting occurred on Monday at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, according to reports. Officials responded to a shooting at the private Christian school, with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department confirming on Twitter that officers engaged with the shooter and the shooter is now dead. WKRN reporter Peyton Kennedy tweeted that officers
Washington Examiner
May 24 2023
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Black Arkansas Residents Launch Legal Action To Stop GOP Gerrymandering
As noted by the voting rights organization Democracy Docket, another lawsuit has been filed that challenges the redistricting process that was undertaken in Arkansas after the last census. The new case is in federal court and focuses on the redistricting done for the state’s slate of Congressional districts, a process that left Pulaski County, which contains the state capital, evidently spread
Bipartisan Report
Jun 13 2023
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No punishment recommended for Karine Jean-Pierre’s violations of Hatch Act
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel found that White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre violated the Hatch Act with her repeated blasts during press briefings at “MAGA Republicans,” but won’t pursue disciplinary action against her. The office will instead issue Ms. Jean-Pierre a warning letter, said Ana Galindo‐Marrone, chief of the OSC’s Hatch Act Unit. “Although we have concluded that
Washington Times