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MLB star Shohei Ohtani says he has ‘closure’ after former interpreter pleads guilty to stealing millions from him

By Eric Levenson, Cindy Von Quednow, Steve Almasy and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani said he has “closure” and is ready to “move on” after his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty in court Tuesday to fraud and tax charges for stealing almost $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers

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Southfield police are investigating the vandalism at the Goodman Acker law offices as a hate crime.

University of Michigan regent’s law firm vandalized in antisemitic attack that police chief calls ‘horrific’

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A Jewish University of Michigan regent’s law firm in Southfield, Michigan, was vandalized early Monday, spray painted with pro-Palestinian language in what the firm is calling an antisemitic attack. Jordan Acker, who serves as a regent for the University of Michigan and partner for Goodman Acker, called the crime “an enormously difficult moment for

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Federal appeals court blocks Fearless Fund from issuing grants to only Black women

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has blocked a Black-owned venture capitalist firm from awarding grants exclusively to Black women entrepreneurs. In an opinion released Monday, the judges ruled that the Fearless Fund’s Fearless Strivers Grant Contest is “substantially likely to violate” the provisions of Title 42

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Family of Black motorist Ricky Cobb II wants DOJ to investigate after charges dropped against trooper who fatally shot him

By Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The criminal charges against a Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot a Black motorist during a traffic stop in Minneapolis last year are being dropped, the lead prosecutor announced Sunday, sparking fierce criticism from the victim’s family, who said they were outraged and want federal officials to investigate.

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City officials are asking people to come forward with information about an early morning shooting that injured more than two dozen people in Akron

Police are searching for a suspect after a shooting at an Ohio birthday party left 1 person dead and 24 others injured

CNN, WOIO, WEWS By Raja Razek, Michelle Watson, Christina Maxouris and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Police searching for a suspect in a mass shooting at a birthday party in Akron, Ohio, that left a 27-year-old-man dead and 24 others injured said they’re worried about the possibility of retaliatory violence. Officers responded to 911 calls

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