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Month: June 2021

A father is suing an Illinois police department for opening an urn containing the ashes of his daughter

By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN A Springfield, Illinois, man is suing the city and six of its police officers for opening a small urn containing his daughter’s ashes and allegedly “desecrating” it during a traffic stop. In his lawsuit, Dartavius Barnes claims that the officers violated his Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure. Barnes

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2 people, including a young child, are dead after being swept out by Florida currents. A man who tried to rescue them is missing

By Hollie Silverman, CNN Two people — including a 3-year-old child — are dead and a third person is missing after being swept out by strong currents at a beach near Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said. Authorities received a “frantic” 911 call around 7:30 p.m. Friday reporting that a man and a

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YouTube suspends Sen. Ron Johnson’s account for posting video about dubious Covid-19 treatments

YouTube suspended GOP Sen. Ron Johnson’s account on Friday after he posted comments regarding dubious treatments for Covid-19. “We removed the video in accordance with our COVID-19 medical misinformation policies, which don’t allow content that encourages people to use Hydroxychloroquine or Ivermectin to treat or prevent the virus,” a YouTube spokesperson said in a statement

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Rapper Polo G arrested in Miami, jail records show

The rapper Polo G was arrested Saturday morning on multiple charges in Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade County Corrections records show. The 22-year-old, whose real name is Taurus Bartlett, faces five charges including battery on a police officer, threatening a public servant, resisting an officer with violence, resisting an officer without violence and criminal mischief, jail records

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