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Month: January 2024

Los Angeles police chief announces retirement after tumultuous tenure marked by pandemic, protests

By STEFANIE DAZIO and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles police chief announced his retirement from the head of one of the nation’s largest law enforcement agencies Friday, concluding a tenure marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, protests over racial injustice and greater scrutiny into excessive force and police killings

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Kalen DeBoer hired to replace Nick Saban at Alabama, leaving national runner-up Washington

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama wasted little time in finding Nick Saban’s successor, hiring Kalen DeBoer away from national runner-up Washington. The powerhouse program tapped DeBoer on Friday to replace Saban, just two days after the 72-year-old coach announced his retirement. DeBoer says in a statement that he “would not have left Washington

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Boil water order lifted for the City of Jackson, Mississippi, amid dispute over E. coli tests

By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Local authorities lifted a boil-water notice Friday in Jackson, Mississippi, a day after health officials ordered residents of Jackson and nearby Flowood to boil water. On Thursday, the Mississippi State Department of Health issued the boil water order, which resulted in an exchange of tense news releases between the

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Prosecutors urge rejection of ex-cop’s bid to dismiss civil rights conviction in George Floyd murder

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors have urged a judge to reject former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s attempt to overturn his civil rights conviction in the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin filed his motion in November, saying new evidence shows that he didn’t cause Floyd’s death, and alleging ineffective counsel

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El Gobierno de Ecuador reporta 859 detenciones desde que se declaró el estado de conflicto armado interno

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Las fuerzas de seguridad de Ecuador han detenido a 859 personas desde que el martes 9 de enero el Gobierno de Daniel Noboa declaró estado de conflicto armado interno por la violencia que han generado organizaciones criminales, informó este viernes la Presidencia del país. ¿En qué consiste el “conflicto armado interno”

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