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Minneapolis Public Schools worker charged with promoting online prostitutionInvestigators have charged a 47-year-old Minneapolis Public Schools employee with promoting prostitution using online ads, according to CBS Minnesota. âThe criminal complaint accuses (Todd James) Wallace, an employee… Read More
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Exclusive: Judge sues Illinois Supreme Court for unconstitutional dismissal, violation of free speech, due processAn Illinois circuit court judge is suing the state Supreme Court for circumventing its designated authority and unconstitutionally dismissing him without warning. When Judge James R. Brown received orders for… Read More
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Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Dem redistricting measure(The Daily Signal) â The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled against the Democratsâ effort to redraw the stateâs maps. In April, Virginians voted to pass a new map which would… Read More
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Florida teachers’ union sues to end stateâs largest-in-nation school choice programDespite Floridaâs 25-year history with school choice and nation-leading 500,000 participants, the stateâs largest teachers’ union has filed a lawsuit alleging education freedom violates the state constitution. Lead plaintiff Andrew Spar,… Read More
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Georgia prosecutor wonât reveal what her pursuit of Trump cost taxpayers(The Center Square) â The Georgia district attorney who took on Donald Trump, only to be removed from the case over a romance with her lead co-counsel, likely spent millions… Read More
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Beleaguered former St. Louis sheriff claims political targeting, asks judge to dismiss federal chargesAn ousted St. Louis city sheriff is asking a federal judge to toss the federal charges against him. Lawyers for former St. Louis City Sheriff Alfred Montgomery filed a… Read More
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Missouri Amish retreat leader faces charges of trafficking, involuntary manslaughterAfter a multi-year investigation, an Amish man who owned and led a Missouri counseling retreat for the disabled is facing 10 felony charges for allegedly abusing campers and contributing to… Read More
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EEOC sues New York Times for discrimination(The Daily Signal) â The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued The New York Times on Tuesday for allegedly discriminating against a white male editor applying for a promotion, whom it… Read More
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Supreme Court allows Louisiana to immediately move on drawing new map(The Center Square) â Louisiana lawmakers can immediately begin drawing a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night put into effect its ruling striking down the… Read More
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U.S. Supreme Court temporarily allows mail-order abortion pills(The Center Square) â The U.S. Supreme Court will temporarily allow women to obtain abortion pills through the mail, without visiting an in-person doctor. Justices on the court blocked a… Read More
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Suspect in $7 million Missouri gambling conspiracy pleads guilty, faces prison timeÂAn Indian citizen living in the U.S. pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in an illegal gambling conspiracy that generated more than $7 million through multiple locations… Read More
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Court temporarily blocks shipment of chemical abortion pills nationwideÂThe 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the nationwide shipment of chemical abortion pills without an in-person doctorâs consultation, according to a ruling released… Read More
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Charges dropped against librarian accused of recruiting people to kill Trump(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A West Virginia prosecutor dismissed charges Thursday against a librarian who allegedly tried to recruit assassins to target President Donald Trump, a local TV station… Read More
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Unanimous: Supreme Court secures pro-life orgâs right to federal litigation after state harassmentThe U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday that a group of New Jersey pregnancy centers can pursue a First Amendment challenge in federal court â after the centers alleged state… Read More
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Pharma giant Purdue must pay $5.5 billion for âfueling the opioid epidemicâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma was sentenced in a New Jersey federal court on Tuesday to pay over $5 billion in criminal penalties for âfuelingâ the… Read More
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Nebraska middle school teacher admits to generating child porn images at school, officials sayA Nebraska middle school teacher was arrested last week for allegedly creating hundreds of explicit images of children using artificial intelligence during the school day. Millard Public Schools teacher Matthew… Read More
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SCOTUS issues redistricting ruling that could impact midterms(The Daily Signal) â The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a Louisiana congressional districtâs boundaries relied too much on race, in a redistricting case that could impact which party controls… Read More
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KS serial burglar swiped money, electronics from churches; gets 11-year sentenceA Wichita, Kansas, man was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison after a crime spree targeting churches, massage and therapy businesses, and an animal clinic. Stephen Rowell, 49, was sentenced Friday for 11 burglaries in Wichita,… Read More
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Missouri family files lawsuit against Nebraska Furniture Mart after contracted worker pleads guilty to sexual assault charges against childÂA Missouri family is suing a furniture store after a carpet installation in their home resulted in their young child being sexually assaulted by a third-party companyâs illegal employee. Nebraska Furniture Mart in Kansas… Read More
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BREAKING: Trump shooting suspect charged with attempted assassinationThe man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at Saturday’s White House Correspondentsâ Association Dinner has been charged in federal court. Cole Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, was charged Monday… Read More