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Month: April 2024

US women’s soccer team ‘just getting started’ after fifth straight SheBelieves Cup victory

By George Ramsay and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN (CNN) — Interim head coach Twila Kilgore said that the US Women’s National Team will only keep improving after winning a fifth straight SheBelieves Cup in a dramatic penalty shootout against Canada. Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher made three saves and scored a penalty in the shootout after Tuesday’s game

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Governor signs religious freedom proclamation

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a new proclamation Wednesday at the Statehouse, declaring April 13 as Iowa Religious Freedom Day. Iowans from various religions gathered at the capitol in support. The Governor says this declaration celebrates and uplifts Iowans’ constitutional rights.

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Prosecutors: South Carolina prison supervisor took $219,000 in bribes; got 173 cellphones to inmates

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a supervisor who managed security at a South Carolina prison accepted more than $219,000 in bribes over three years and got 173 contraband cellphones for inmates. Officials say 46-year-old Christine Mary Livingston was indicted earlier this month on 15 charges including bribery, conspiracy,

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Sacramento nonprofit partners with recording studio to get more kids making music

By Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A Sacramento-based nonprofit organization wants to get more kids into the recording studio. Department of Sound celebrated a new residency Tuesday at Shattered Records. “We’re super excited to take this next step,” said co-founder John Hamilton Hodgson. Hodgson co-founded Department

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Polish lawmakers back plans to end near-total abortion ban, but political showdown awaits

By Rob Picheta and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Polish lawmakers backed plans to end the country’s near-total abortion ban on Friday, setting the stage for an eventual showdown on women’s rights between the country’s government and its right-wing president. Lawmakers in Poland’s parliament voted four different proposals to ease restrictions on abortions through to

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