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Police bodyguard accused of fraud and false statements about alleged affair with mayor
5 months ago

Police bodyguard accused of fraud and false statements about alleged affair with mayor

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Federal prosecutors are accusing a former New Orleans police officer of hiding a romantic relationship with Mayor LaToya Cantrell and filing false payroll records claiming he was on duty as one of her bodyguards during hours they spent together on trips abroad, at restaurants and at a city-owned French Quarter apartment. At the heart of the indictment …

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Essence Festival wraps up a 4-day celebration of Black culture
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Essence Festival wraps up a 4-day celebration of Black culture

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — For 30 years, the Essence Festival of Culture has brought together people from all walks of life and from around the world to connect through conversation, shared experiences and, of course, music. “Historically, as Black people, sometimes we’re not sure where our heritage comes from,” Tubman-Zawolo said. Understanding that allows our power to be even greater.” Tubman-Zawolo …

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The 9 Car Smells And Sounds You Should Never, Ever Ignore
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The 9 Car Smells And Sounds You Should Never, Ever Ignore

Huff Post  

Illustration:Jianan Liu/HuffPost; Photo:Getty Images Don't ignore that funny smell or weird noise coming from your car. Sickly Sweet Smells A common complaint clients bring their car in for is a “sickeningly sweet, acidic” or “hot syrup smell” that they are smelling in the vents or outside their car, Lateiner said. Moldy Smells If you smell a “dirty sock” odor in …

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Banjo Paterson's son Hugh kept Rats of Tobruk memory alive with poetry
8 months ago

Banjo Paterson's son Hugh kept Rats of Tobruk memory alive with poetry

ABC  

Even as he came under fire from the German artillery at the siege of Tobruk in World War II, Hugh Paterson continued his family's legacy of poetry. As the son of renowned bush poet Banjo Paterson, Hugh was among the 14,000 Australian soldiers who have become known as the Rats of Tobruk after holding off Axis troops for eight months …

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11 years later, still no end to federal intervention in sight for New Orleans police
10 months ago

11 years later, still no end to federal intervention in sight for New Orleans police

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department’s progress in complying with an 11-year-old reform agreement has “accelerated dramatically,” a federal judge said Wednesday, but she gave no indication when she would feel comfortable relaxing court oversight of the department. Not only has Morgan spurned efforts to end federal oversight, in November she issued a 76-page ruling declaring the city …

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Routine doctor's appointment leads to open heart surgery for Yeoval man
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Routine doctor's appointment leads to open heart surgery for Yeoval man

ABC  

When Alf Cantrell went to the doctor to refill a script, he didn't think the appointment would end with him being rushed to the hospital emergency department. General practitioner Kathy Thimakis knew something was wrong when Mr Cantrell told her he'd been experiencing chest pain in the few weeks leading up to his appointment. "She took me by the arm …

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Are VCs seeing a Generative AI bubble?
1 year, 4 months ago

Are VCs seeing a Generative AI bubble?

The Hindu  

A month ago, generative AI startup Typeface raised $100 million at a valuation of $1 billion. And this time the wrong assumption is that generative AI is either the product or the innovation,” said Vin Vashishta, founder of data consulting firm V Squared No wonder VCs have their ears to the ground and stick to the basics. So yes, there …

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Effort to recall New Orleans’ first female mayor fails
1 year, 9 months ago

Effort to recall New Orleans’ first female mayor fails

LA Times  

The effort to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell — the city’s first female leader — has failed, an official count of petition signatures showed Tuesday. “Now, with the divisiveness of the failed recall campaign officially behind us, we must heal and recommit ourselves to working collaboratively to continue the progress we’ve made towards reducing crime, increasing public safety, building …

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Oklahoma executes man who killed elderly couple in 2003
1 year, 11 months ago

Oklahoma executes man who killed elderly couple in 2003

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday who was convicted of killing an elderly couple and committing other crimes 20 years ago before authorities caught up to him in Texas after a manhunt. Scott James Eizember, 62, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and was pronounced dead at 10:15 a.m. “I’m at peace,” Eizember …

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City, ex-chief reach settlement over rescinded job offer
2 years, 3 months ago

City, ex-chief reach settlement over rescinded job offer

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against the city of New Orleans filed by a former police chief who said Mayor LaToya Cantrell rescinded a job offer to him as she prepared to take office in 2018. Riley had been the city’s top police official from September 2005 until May 2010, taking over soon after …

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New Orleans to seek end of police department reform pact
2 years, 4 months ago

New Orleans to seek end of police department reform pact

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans officials will ask a federal judge to end a decade of court-ordered oversight of the city’s police department, Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced Thursday, saying a 2013 reform pact is now an unnecessary bureaucratic burden on the understaffed force. “My position is, if you want to lessen the load on the officers, you don’t allow the …

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Boo! Thousands crowd New Orleans streets for 1st parade
3 years, 2 months ago

Boo! Thousands crowd New Orleans streets for 1st parade

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — The high school bands played, the costumed marching groups danced and float riders threw Moon Pies and beads to the thousands of people who turned out Saturday for New Orleans’ first big parade since the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic put the brakes on the city’s signature brand of frivolity. “I have been waiting for this since …

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New Orleans picks developer for empty amusement park site
3 years, 2 months ago

New Orleans picks developer for empty amusement park site

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans has chosen a developer to revitalize the site of a former amusement park that has been vacant since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. Mayor LaToya Cantrell said a group called Bayou Phoenix is the city’s choice to develop the former Six Flags park for other purposes. “It has become a daily reminder, on so many …

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Californians have legal rights to abortion, but getting one can be difficult
3 years, 2 months ago

Californians have legal rights to abortion, but getting one can be difficult

LA Times  

Activists protest restrictions on abortions on May 21, 2019, in Los Angeles. “We don’t have as many restrictive laws,” said Onyemma Obiekea, policy analyst for the Black Women for Wellness Action Project, “but we need to recognize all of the hurdles that folks still have to navigate.” ‘No abortion provider for many, many miles’ Some 40% of California counties have …

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Ida Updates: Neighboring states send assistance to Louisiana
3 years, 3 months ago

Ida Updates: Neighboring states send assistance to Louisiana

Associated Press  

The Latest on Hurricane Ida: JACKSON, Miss. John Bel Edwards said the state’s focus after Hurricane Ida continues to be centered on search and rescue, to make sure all the hardest-hit areas are checked multiple times. Elsewhere, AT&T said its wireless network in Louisiana is operating at 60% of normal after Ida, describing “significant outages” in New Orleans and Baton …

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