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Jun 23 2023
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Welfare check finds Olathe son, mother dead in apparent murder-suicide
OLATHE, Kan. (KCTV) - A mother and son are dead in Olathe after an apparent murder-suicide Thursday afternoon.
Olathe Police said officers responding to a welfare check at approximately 4:20 p.m. Thursday found a 36-year-old man dead from a gunshot wound and his mother, a 70-year-old woman, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The two were living at a home in the
KWCHMay 01 2023
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AllStances: Does ESG Promote Social Welfare or Enforce Political Agendas?
Are ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investments helpful for society? Should ESG firms be excluded from 401(k) funds?
Explore all perspectives, stances, and arguments surrounding ESG with AllStances™ by AllSides.
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Atlantic City mayor, wife accused of beating daughter were secretly filmed by teen’s boyfriend they ‘disapproved of:’ court docs
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife were allegedly filmed beating up their teenage daughter by her boyfriend — who the parents had “disapproved of,” it was revealed Wednesday. Small, 50, and his 47-year-old wife La’Quetta, the head of Atlantic City schools, were filmed over a video chat while allegedly berating and “chocking” their child, according to charging documents obtained
New York Post (News)Apr 17 2024
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In brief: East Bay SPCA to celebrate National Pet Care for All Day
On April 24, join the Oakland-based East Bay SPCA in celebrating National Pet Care for All Day. This special day recognizes the importance of making pet care accessible to all pet owners and marks the 150th anniversary of the organization’s founding on April 24, 1874. • In brief: Piedmont venue to present Berkeley Symphony’s ‘Play on Words’ National Pet Care for All Day is being founded this
East Bay TimesJun 15 2023
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Supreme Court rejects Indian Child Welfare Act challenge in adoption case
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a decades-old federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving Native children. In a 7-2 ruling, the court turned down a series of claims that sought to invalidate parts of the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act, which was enacted to address concerns Native children were being separated from their
New York Post (News)Apr 16 2024
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Maine House reverses course, votes in support of tax credits for Sea Dogs stadium renovations
AUGUSTA — A day after voting down a proposal that could give the Portland Sea Dogs tax credits for stadium renovations, the Maine House of Representatives reversed course and voted to support the tax credits of up to $2 million. A motion to reject the proposal, L.D. 2258, failed 56-90 after which it passed without a roll call. The vote came a day after the House voted 62-78 to reject the
Portland Press HeraldJul 29 2023
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Wisconsin police reportedly ran over and killed a woman they were visiting for a welfare check
• A police officer in Wisconsin is under investigation for running over a woman during a welfare check. • Tricia Dorpat, 42, died from her injuries after the officer ran her over on Thursday, police said. • Dorpat's daughter said she doesn't see how the officer missed "three-fourths of a person" lying in the street. A police officer in Greenfield, Wisconsin, accidentally drove over the woman
Business InsiderApr 16 2024
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Spooked circus elephant roams Montana streets before being recaptured
An elephant escaped the confines of a traveling circus and roamed the streets of Butte, Montana, on Tuesday before it was recaptured without incident, NBC Montana reported. Sheriff Ed Lester of the Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement Department said by email that the elephant was “spooked by a vehicle and escaped briefly.” Images from Butte showed the animal walking around Harrison Avenue,
NBC News (Online)Jul 25 2023
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Parents arrested after 5-year-old found dead during welfare check
North Carolina parents face charges of felony child abuse after their 5-year-old daughter was found dead by law enforcement during a welfare check, according to the local sheriff's office. Christina Myers, 32, and Billy Myers Jr., 30, of Seagrove, North Carolina, were arrested on Monday after their daughter was found dead, the Randolph County Sheriff's Office said in an online statement. The
NewsweekApr 16 2024
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3 Rhode Island power players just launched a political nonprofit
We’re still a few months away from Rhode Island’s elections taking center stage, but three of the best-known insiders in the state have just launched a new nonprofit “social welfare” organization that they believe will play a big role in local politics for years to come. Kate Coyne-McCoy, a former executive director of the state Democratic Party, George Zainyeh, who was chief of staff to
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