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Month: April 2024

Closure of troubled California prison won’t happen before each inmate’s status is reviewed

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officails say the planned closure of a federal women’s prison in California notorious for staff-on-inmate sexual abuse won’t happen before each inmate’s status is reviewed. The Bureau of Prison’s announced Monday that FCI Dublin would be shut down. Meanwhile, a judge has ordered an accounting of

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Arkansas lawmakers question governor’s staff about purchase of $19,000 lectern cited by audit

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office is facing pointed questions from lawmakers about a $19,000 lectern purchase that was the focus of a legislative audit. Sanders’ deputy chief of staff and chief legal counsel appeared Tuesday before the legislative committee that requested the audit during

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Plumbing problem at Glen Canyon Dam brings new threat to Colorado River system

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Plumbing problems at the dam holding back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. are spurring concerns about future water delivery issues to Southwestern states supplied by the Colorado River. Federal officials recently reported damage to four tubes known as “river outlet works” at Glen Canyon Dam on

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NASA says it expected space station garbage to burn up. The debris smashed into a Florida home instead

WINK, VIEWER PHOTOS, CELL VIDEO, QUARTZ.COM, EARTHSKY, CNN, Viewer photos/cell video By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A piece of garbage jettisoned from the International Space Station unexpectedly survived a fiery reentry from orbit last month and pierced the roof of a home in Florida, according to NASA. When the federal agency disposed of a slab of

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At least 13 killed, including 7 children, after strike on Gaza’s Al-Maghazi refugee camp

By Mohammad Al-Sawalhi, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — At least 13 people were killed, including seven children, and more than 25 injured after a strike targeted Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on Tuesday, according to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital officials. Graphic video, obtained exclusively by CNN from eyewitness Nihad Owdetallah, shows

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El cuerpo de un policía de Boston fue encontrado hace dos años en un patio nevado. Ahora su novia va a juicio por homicidio

Belén Liotti (CNN) — Después de muchos meses de enfrentamientos en los tribunales, teorías de conspiración y acusaciones de encubrimiento, comenzó el juicio por el homicidio del agente de policía de Boston John O’Keefe. El cuerpo de O’Keefe fue encontrado en la nieve el 29 de enero de 2022, frente a la casa de un

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Connecticut’s top public defender denies misconduct claims as commission debates firing her

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s top public defender is fighting to keep her job as an oversight commission begins considering whether to fire her for a range of alleged misconduct. TaShun Bowden-Lewis appeared before the state Public Defender Services Commission on Tuesday and denied 16 misconduct allegations. The commission alleges

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Idaho’s ban on youth gender-affirming care has families desperately scrambling for solutions

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press Forced to hide her true self, Joe Horras’ transgender daughter struggled with depression and anxiety until three years ago, when she began to take medication to block the onset of puberty. The gender-affirming treatment helped the now-16-year-old find happiness again, her father said. A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court

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Honoring Legacy Amid Transition: Rev. Dr. Freddie Haynes Resigns from Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Presidency

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     April 16, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a momentous turn of events, the esteemed Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III, successor to the revered Rev. Jesse Jackson as leader of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, announced his resignation from the presidency, citing a challenging financial

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‘Kiefer’s Magical Birthday Bash’ at Wild Ride Brewing raises over $47,000 for Kiefer Leutschaft Memorial Fund

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hundreds of community members recently turned out to celebrate the third annual “Kiefer’s Magical Birthday Bash” at Wild Ride Brewing in Prineville and Redmond. The two-day family-friendly event was hosted by Rimrock Trails Treatment Services in partnership with Wild Ride Brewing. Attendees danced to great music, dined on tasty food, participated

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House Democrats keep options open as effort to oust Johnson grows

By Lauren Fox and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — House Democrats are divided over whether they would try and save Speaker Mike Johnson if an effort to oust him gets underway in the chamber, with institutionalists insisting that voting against a motion to vacate could protect the body from devolving into chaos mere months before a presidential election while progressive members warn that

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EE.UU. reinstauró sanciones al petróleo venezolano. ¿Cómo afectarían a la economía del país sudamericano?

Gonzalo Zegarra (CNN Español) —  El Gobierno de Estados Unidos decidió este miércoles reinstaurar algunas de las sanciones sobre el sector de petróleo y gas de Venezuela, informaron a CNN altos funcionarios sénior del Gobierno de Joe Biden. El anuncio supone el vencimiento automático de la Licencia 44, que suspendió parte de las sanciones sobre

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