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Month: December 2023

FBI is assisting investigation into Virginia home explosion and a suspect is believed to be dead. Here’s what we know

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — The FBI and local authorities are examining the cause of a home explosion that erupted in northern Virginia on Monday night as police were trying to execute a search warrant, as well as “concerning” social media posts allegedly made by a suspect who investigators believe was

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Republican prosecutor will appeal judge’s ruling invalidating Wisconsin’s 174-year-old abortion ban

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican prosecutor says he plans to appeal a judge’s ruling invalidating Wisconsin’s 174-year-old abortion ban. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last year overturning Roe v. Wade reactivated an 1849 state law that conservatives argue bans abortion. But Dane County Circuit Judge Diane Schlipper ruled in

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Democratic Wisconsin governor vetoes bill to ban gender-affirming care for kids

By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a bill that sought to outlaw gender-affirming care for minors. The veto Wednesday was expected from Evers, who has promised to strike down any proposals from the Republican-controlled state Legislature that he believes would harm LGBTQ+ youth.

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The US is poised to require foreign aircraft-repair shops to test workers for drugs and alcohol

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The federal government will propose to require drug and alcohol testing for employees of foreign aircraft-repair shops outside the United States. That would bring foreign repair shops under the same rules that apply to workers in the U.S. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it will publish its

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University of Hawaii students hold Die-In protest for Palestinians

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU (KITV) — Just three days after the Hawaii Democratic Party unanimously adopted a Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, local pro-Palestine protesters occupied University of Hawaii Campus Center today in a Die-In demonstration outside of Starbucks Hawaii. The protesters are boycotting Starbucks. Around 50-70 people attended the

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Georgia prosecutor dismisses Trump attorney’s claim that proposed August trial date amounts to election interference

By Jason Morris and Bonney Kapp, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is spearheading the Georgia election subversion case against former President Donald Trump and his allies, said it was “ridiculous” to claim that holding a trial in August would amount to “election interference,” as Trump’s attorney did. Trump’s attorney Steve Sadow

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Oklahoma man at the center of a tribal sovereignty ruling reaches plea agreement with prosecutors

By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Court documents show that the Oklahoma man at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tribal sovereignty has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. The documents filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Muskogee show that 75-year-old Jimcy McGirt pleaded guilty to

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