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Month: April 2024

Georgia prison officials in ‘flagrant’ violation of solitary confinement reforms, judge says

By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge says Georgia prison officials have flagrantly violated a court order to reform conditions for inmates in solitary confinement at a state prison south of Atlanta. The Special Management Unit of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson houses some of the state’s most

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Martian skies over Athens? Greece’s capital turns an orange hue with dust clouds from North Africa

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Skies over southern Greece turned an orange hue on Tuesday as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks. Strong southerly winds carried the dust from the Sahara Desert, giving the atmosphere of the Greek capital a Martian-like filter in the last

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

¿Cuánto plástico hay en los alimentos que consumes? Mucho más de lo que crees, según los expertos

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — “¿Cuánto plástico quiere cenar, señor? ¿Y usted, señora?” Aunque pueda parecer una frase sacada de un sketch satírico de Saturday Night Live, las investigaciones demuestran que dista poco de la realidad. Según un estudio de febrero de 2024, el 90% de las muestras de proteínas animales y vegetales dieron positivo para

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Minnesota State Sen. Nicole Mitchell burgled stepmother’s home to get father’s ashes, sentimental items, charges say

By Cole Premo, Anthony Bettin, Stephen Swanson Click here for updates on this story     DETROIT LAKES, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Minnesota state senator now faces charges in connection to a burglary at a Detroit Lakes home earlier this week. On Tuesday, the Becker County Attorney’s Office charged 49-year-old Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, with first-degree burglary.

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