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Month: February 2024

A Vermont mom called police to talk to her son about stealing. He ended up handcuffed and sedated

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press A Vermont mother has filed a lawsuit alleging that police used excessive force and discriminated against her unarmed Black son with behavioral and intellectual disabilities. The lawsuit says the then-14-year-old stole electronic cigarettes from a gas station in May 2021. The mother called the Burlington police to help him learn

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Fulton County DA acknowledges personal relationship with lead prosecutor on Trump case, but says it doesn’t disqualify her

By Zachary Cohen, Jason Morris, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington and Atlanta (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Nathan Wade, her lead prosecutor on the 2020 election case, both acknowledge in court papers that they have a “personal” relationship but strongly pushed back on claims that she financially benefitted from

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Biden meets with families of 3 Americans killed in Jordan attack before honoring them during dignified transfer

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — For an American president, it is the gravest of responsibilities: witnessing the country’s war dead return home for what the military calls a “dignified transfer.” President Joe Biden attended his second as commander in chief on Friday, honoring the three American soldiers killed in a drone attack in Jordan

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Extreme heat, wildfire smoke harm low-income and nonwhite communities the most, study finds

By DORANY PINEDA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Extreme heat and wildfire smoke are independently harmful to the human body, but together their impact on cardiovascular and respiratory systems is more dangerous and affects some communities more than others. A study published Friday in the journal Science Advances said climate change is increasing the

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Extreme heat, wildfire smoke harm low-income and nonwhite communities the most, study finds

By DORANY PINEDA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Extreme heat and wildfire smoke are independently harmful to the human body, but together their impact on cardiovascular and respiratory systems is more dangerous and affects some communities more than others. A study published Friday in the journal Science Advances said climate change is increasing the

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Cleanup continues of fire-suppression foam at hangar at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — Officials are working to clean up fire-suppression foam that was inadvertently released in a United Airlines hangar at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. A United spokesperson said Friday that the airline is “working around the clock” and making progress in cleaning the foam that was released Thursday morning. Houston Airports said

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Court filing discloses personal relationship between Fani Willis and prosecutor hired in Trump case

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A court filing Friday disclosed that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is involved in a “personal relationship” with a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, but she argues there are no grounds to dismiss the case or

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Fulton County DA acknowledges personal relationship with lead prosecutor on Trump case, but says it doesn’t disqualify her

CNN By Zachary Cohen, Jason Morris, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington and Atlanta (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Nathan Wade, her lead prosecutor on the 2020 election case, both acknowledge in court papers that they have a “personal” relationship but strongly pushed back on claims that she financially benefitted

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