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Mar 04 2021
Headline Roundup
Harris Breaks Tie to Begin Senate Talks On COVID-19 Stimulus
On Thursday, Senate Democrats voted to begin debate surrounding the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill. The Senate voted 50-50 to advance the bill with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie; no Republicans voted to take up the bill. This comes after a delay in approval from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which would make sure the Senate's bill complied with reconciliation rules -- a
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Feds Order Six CT Restaurants To Pay $850K In Back Wages, Damages
The ruling followed an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor. The case includes the following restaurants: • Siguenza LLC, operating as Cava Wine Bar and Restaurant, New Canaan • 1104 Chapel Street LLC, operating as Harvest Wine Bar and Restaurant, New Haven According to the DOL, in November 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut determined the
Patch.comJul 27 2023
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Hunter Biden's Legal Team Reportedly Not Doing Well After Embarrassing Plea Implosion: 'Angry,' 'Dejected,' 'Fuming'
There was no joy in the ranks of Hunter Biden’s legal team after his plea deal struck out in court on Wednesday, according to a new report. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware had cut a deal in which President Joe Biden’s son would plead guilty to a pair of tax crime misdemeanors, resulting in probation, while a charge of having a gun while being a drug user would simply go away. The deal
Western JournalJul 26 2023
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Former University Of Iowa Professor Gets 25 Years On Child Porn And Drug Charges
A former professor at the University of Iowa was sentenced to 25 years in prison on July 21 after pleading guilty to drug and child pornography charges in Feb. 2023, according to a release from the U.S. District Attorney’s office. Dr. John Robert Muriello, 66, was convicted of conspiring with Eric Hojka and other individuals to obtain and distribute methamphetamine in and around Iowa City in
The Daily CallerJul 17 2023
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Migrant workers, advocates sue Florida over immigration law
MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) – Migrant workers and legal advocate groups are filing a lawsuit challenging Florida’s newest immigration law, Senate Bill 1718, which some consider to be the state’s toughest immigration crackdown to date. Due to SB 1718 taking effect, some out-of-state driver’s licenses are no longer valid in Florida. The groups suing allege that the law is “unconstitutional.” According to
WFLAAug 13 2023
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A central Kansas police force sparked a firestorm by raiding a newspaper and the publisher's home
MARION, Kan. (AP) — A small central Kansas police department is facing a torrent of criticism for raiding a local newspaper’s office and the owner and publisher’s home, seizing computers and cellphones, and, in the publisher’s view, stressing his 98-year-old mother enough to cause her weekend death. Several press freedom watchdogs condemned the Marion Police Department's actions as a blatant
Bluefield Daily TelegraphAug 13 2023
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A central Kansas police force sparked a firestorm by raiding a newspaper and the publisher's home
MARION, Kan. — (AP) — A small central Kansas police department is facing a torrent of criticism for raiding a local newspaper’s office and the owner and publisher’s home, seizing computers and cellphones, and, in the publisher’s view, stressing his 98-year-old mother enough to cause her weekend death. Several press freedom watchdogs condemned the Marion police's actions as a blatant violation
WHIO 7Jul 17 2023
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'Designed to inflict cruelty': Rights groups sue Florida over new DeSantis law
Legal groups representing the Farmworker Association of Florida and impacted individuals on Monday a federal lawsuit in Miami challenging Senate Bill 1781, one of several far-right state laws this year by Republican Gov. as he for the GOP's 2024 presidential primary. Signed by DeSantis in May, the measure "is unconstitutional, xenophobic, and will increase the unlawful racial profiling of
Raw StoryAug 14 2023
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Alabama argues its new standards — not SCOTUS order — should dictate congressional map redraw
Alabama’s justification for ignoring the U.S. Supreme Court’s directive to create two majority Black congressional districts? A new map and new rules mean the court’s order no longer matters. Attorneys representing Alabama defended the state before a three-judge panel Monday at the Hugo L. Black United States Courthouse in Birmingham. That same panel ruled in 2021 that Alabama’s congressional
WRKFAug 14 2023
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Michael Oher, subject of The Blind Side, alleges 'adoptive parents' tricked him
"We're devastated," Mr Tuohy told the outlet. "It's upsetting to think we would make money off any of our children. But we're going to love Michael at 37 just like we loved him at 16." Conservatorships are US court orders that appoint a parent or legal guardian to oversee the personal or financial affairs of someone incapable of fully managing their own affairs because of their age or
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