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Behind the prosecutor who acknowledged suspect’s ‘inappropriately low’ bail before Waukesha parade tragedy

By Peter Nickeas, CNN The Milwaukee County district attorney whose office sought low bail leading to the release of the man accused of running over holiday paradegoers in a nearby suburb has been a longtime champion of efforts to reduce mass incarceration by using the discretion afforded prosecutors. Darrell E. Brooks, 39, of Milwaukee, now

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Behind the prosecutor who acknowledged suspect’s ‘inappropriately low’ bail before Waukesha parade tragedy

WBAY, LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES, CNN By Peter Nickeas, CNN The Milwaukee County district attorney whose office sought low bail leading to the release of the man accused of running over holiday paradegoers in a nearby suburb has been a longtime champion of efforts to reduce mass incarceration by using the discretion afforded prosecutors. Darrell E.

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Shots fired at police, journalists in Martinique COVID riots

PARIS (AP) — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says shots were fired overnight at security forces and journalists on the French Caribbean island of Martinique amid violent protests over COVID-19 restrictions. Several police officers have been injured, Darmanin tweeted on Friday. He added that 10 people have been arrested. Martinique’s protesters this week joined a

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Young man who was accidentally invited to ‘grandma’s’ Thanksgiving as a teen celebrates 6th year of dinner together

By Marianne Garvey, CNN After an accidental Thanksgiving invite in 2016 introduced Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench, they celebrated yet again. Thursday marked the sixth year the pair celebrated the holiday together. Hinton shared a photo on Twitter, writing “Thanksgiving 2021.” The two first met in 2016 when Dench, from Mesa, Az., sent a text

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Young man who was accidentally invited to ‘grandma’s’ Thanksgiving as a teen celebrates 6th year of dinner together

KPHO, KTVK, WANDA DENCH AND JAMAL HINTON, CNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN After an accidental Thanksgiving invite in 2016 introduced Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench, they celebrated yet again. Thursday marked the sixth year the pair celebrated the holiday together. Hinton shared a photo on Twitter, writing “Thanksgiving 2021.” The two first met in 2016

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