Friday, 18 June 2021

Consortium, loan announced for Fargo flood project

A $2.75 billion project aimed at protecting Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, from chronic flooding is gaining ground

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Govt: Forced-labor case defendant posed as psychology expert

Prosecutors want a judge to limit what jurors can hear of the psychological history of victims in a forced labor case, saying they were manipulated by a man who posed as a mental health expert and was there before or after some attempted suicide

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Kentucky judge blocks parole board rule on new hearings

A Kentucky judge has temporarily blocked a new parole board policy that would give dozens of convicted murderers another chance at potentially cutting short their life-in-prison sentences

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Sharpton condemns Honolulu police shooting of Black man

Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton is condemning the Honolulu Police Department for the fatal shooting of a Black man as various versions of what led to his death emerge

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Kansas judge finds CDC eviction moratorium unenforceable

A judge in Kansas’ most populous county is beginning to evict tenants who are behind on rent in advance of a federal moratorium expiring at the end of the month

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New York AG: Town agrees to end biased housing practices

New York Attorney General Letitia James said Friday she’s reached an agreement with a Hudson Valley town and county to end discriminatory housing practices she says were designed to keep Hasidic Jewish families from moving in

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Man admits threatening Missouri, Tennessee congressmen

A 63-year-old southwest Missouri man has admitted that he threatened congressmen from Missouri and Tennessee

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Man charged with killing security officer at basketball game

A New Orleans man has been charged with killing an off-duty university police officer outside a high school basketball game where the man had shown up without a mask

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No charges filed against Michigan official who flashed rifle

Michigan's attorney general says no charges will be filed against a county commissioner who displayed a rifle during a livestreamed meeting

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UN General Assembly approves a resolution condemning Myanmar's coup and calling for an arms embargo

UN General Assembly approves a resolution condemning Myanmar's coup and calling for an arms embargo

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Judge: No bail for man accused of road rage murder of boy

A Southern California man charged with the murder of a 6-year-old boy in a road rage incident has been ordered held without bail

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Evacuation order lifted after Illinois chemical plant blast

A fire chief is telling residents who were evacuated after a massive explosion at a northern Illinois chemical plant that they can return to their homes

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Fierce Capitol attacks on police in newly released videos

Videos released under court order provide a chilling new look at the chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, including body camera footage that shows a man charging at a police officer with a flagpole

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