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Year: 2024

‘Be out loud about mental health’: Omaha police co-responders see rise in call volume

By Maddie Augustine Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert proclaimed this week as National Co-Responder Week, and with call volume on the rise for people experiencing a mental health crisis, the Omaha Police Department’s Co-Responder team is more beneficial than ever. Co-responders are not duty-sworn officers.

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Elon Musk didn’t show up for testimony in a probe over his $44 billion Twitter takeover. Now the SEC wants sanctions

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — The Securities and Exchange Commission intends to seek sanctions against Elon Musk over his failure to appear for testimony in an investigation related to his takeover of Twitter, now called X, the regulator said in a court filing Friday. Earlier this year, a federal judge ordered Musk

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‘Fortunate that he survived’: Union reveals details of assault on officers in Massachusetts prison

By Matt Reed and David Bienick Click here for updates on this story     LANCASTER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — One Massachusetts correction officer was stabbed 12 times in the back, another was stabbed in the head, and three others were injured on Wednesday while trying to stop the attack, according to details provided by their union. The

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An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden’s Medicare drug price reduction program

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A constitutional challenge to the Biden administration program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs has been revived by a federal appeals court. Congress created the program as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The first 10 drugs targeted for negotiations were announced last year.

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A dozen Tufts lacrosse players were diagnosed with a rare muscle injury

BOSTON (AP) — A dozen Tufts University men’s lacrosse players have been diagnosed with a rare muscle injury following a voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout the team conducted. A university spokesperson said Friday that five of the players who were diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis remained hospitalized. The workout on Monday was led by a graduate of the school who

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Three drug suppliers receive federal prison terms for their roles in Medford teen’s fatal fentanyl overdose

MEDFORD, Ore. (KTVZ) —Three Oregon men were sentenced to five years to more than seven years in federal prison Thursday for distributing fentanyl that caused the overdose death of a Medford teenager, prosecutors said. Hunter Fenstermaker, 23, a Medford resident, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison and six years’ supervised release; Napoleon Gomez,

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Saving Grace calls on community to support survivors during Domestic Violence Awareness Month

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — One in three women and 1 in 4 men face domestic violence (also known as intimate partner violence) in their lifetimes. “Those startling statistics underscore the importance of community involvement to change the narrative around violence in our community through education, awareness, and support,” says Abby Rowland, executive director of Saving

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Mexican cartel leader’s son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a Mexican drug cartel leader has been convicted of charges that he used violence to help his father operate one of the country’s largest and most dangerous narcotics trafficking organizations. A federal jury in Washington, D.C., deliberated for several hours over two days before convicting Rubén Oseguera

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