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Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder and weapons charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death
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1 day, 10 hours ago

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder and weapons charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to state murder and terror charges while his attorney complained that comments coming from New York’s mayor would make it tough to receive a fair trial. Mangione’s initial appearance in New York’s state trial court was preempted by federal prosecutors bringing their …

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No security threat from reported drone sightings, US federal agencies state
1 week ago

No security threat from reported drone sightings, US federal agencies state

Al Jazeera  

Agencies issue joint statement in response to more than 5,000 reported drone sightings in past few weeks. The United States government says there is no threat to national security or public safety from reported sightings of mystery drones that have stirred public concern in parts of the country. “We have not identified anything anomalous and do not assess the activity …

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Advocates renew a push for states to enact voting protections
1 week, 6 days ago

Advocates renew a push for states to enact voting protections

NPR  

Advocates renew a push for states to enact voting protections With efforts to bolster the federal Voting Rights Act unlikely under Republican control of the new Congress, advocates are refocusing on state protections against racial discrimination in elections. WANG: Adam Lioz of the Legal Defense Fund says voters are likely to see the new Republican-controlled Congress stall any push to …

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Numerous drone sightings in New Jersey don’t pose safety concern, governor says
2 weeks ago

Numerous drone sightings in New Jersey don’t pose safety concern, governor says

Associated Press  

PRINCETON, N.J. — Dozens of drones have been spotted at night across New Jersey in recent weeks, including near sensitive sites such as a military research facility, Gov. The FBI has been investigating reports about the mysterious nighttime drone flights that started occurring last month across central New Jersey and has asked the public for help. Drones are legal in …

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California lawmakers begin special session to protect state laws from second Trump presidency
3 weeks, 1 day ago

California lawmakers begin special session to protect state laws from second Trump presidency

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Monday to begin a special session to protect the state’s progressive policies ahead of another Trump presidency. “But when there is overreach, when lives are threatened, when rights and freedoms are targeted, we will take action.” Democratic Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel on Monday introduced legislation …

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California could keep the $7,500 EV credit alive if Trump kills the cost-saving measure, Newsom says
4 weeks, 1 day ago

California could keep the $7,500 EV credit alive if Trump kills the cost-saving measure, Newsom says

CNN  

CNN — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday he will provide $7,500 electric vehicle rebates for his state if President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans dismantle the federal credit – one of several consumer cost-saving measures in President Joe Biden’s climate bill. “We’re not turning back on a clean transportation future — we’re going to make it more affordable for …

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Donald Trump's hush money case sentencing postponed indefinitely
1 month ago

Donald Trump's hush money case sentencing postponed indefinitely

India Today  

Donald Trump may seek dismissal of the criminal case in which he was convicted in May of 34 felony counts involving hush money paid to a porn star, a judge ruled on Friday, while also indefinitely delaying Trump's sentencing in light of his victory in the November 5 US presidential election. Prosecutors with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office this …

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California’s protections for transgender care could be tested under Trump
1 month ago

California’s protections for transgender care could be tested under Trump

LA Times  

Mars Wright, a transgender artist and streetwear designer, sits in his Los Angeles apartment in November. But experts and advocates said that even in California, access to gender-affirming care could be undermined by federal action as Trump takes office for a second time, pledging to stop “left-wing gender insanity” and calling gender transition for minors a form of child abuse. …

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Citizens United still bites
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Citizens United still bites

Slate  

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern tackle the plutocrats plundering the 2024 election. Elon Musk is in court in Pennsylvania over the petition lottery that looks an awful lot like illegal vote buying.. Musk is also paying for unwitting vote canvassers to be loaded into U-Hauls to knock on doors around the state, and his PAC is behind some very …

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Brian Mitchell poised to step aside for Rebecca White in Tasmanian seat of Lyons ahead of next federal election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Brian Mitchell poised to step aside for Rebecca White in Tasmanian seat of Lyons ahead of next federal election

ABC  

Federal Lyons MP Brian Mitchell says he expects former Tasmanian Labor leader Rebecca White to seek party preselection to replace him at the next federal election, and will happily stand aside for her. Brian Mitchell says Rebecca White is "obviously very popular in Lyons for the right reasons, because she's a terrific local politician". One expert says Rebecca White's "really …

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PETER VAN ONSELEN: The most out of touch 450,000 Australians have spoken! Welcome to the city where the 'worst slur' imaginable is a way of life
2 months ago

PETER VAN ONSELEN: The most out of touch 450,000 Australians have spoken! Welcome to the city where the 'worst slur' imaginable is a way of life

Daily Mail  

It was the only state or territory to deliver a majority Yes vote in the Voice referendum last year, and on Saturday the Australian Capital Territory returned Labor to power for the seventh consecutive election. Another minority Labor government reliant on Greens support - imagery federal Labor won't seek to highlight. The state Labor government in Queensland will struggle to …

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Advocates urge Ohio to restore voter registrations removed in alleged violations of federal law
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Advocates urge Ohio to restore voter registrations removed in alleged violations of federal law

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Voter advocacy organizations have put Ohio’s Republican elections chief on notice that voters are being systematically removed from the rolls in several counties in alleged violation of federal law. A letter sent Thursday to Secretary of State Frank LaRose, just days ahead of Ohio’s Monday registration deadline, said the manner in which batches of voters suspected of …

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Housing crisis: How Kamala Harris, Democrats plan to increase homebuilding and affordable housing.
54 years, 11 months ago

Housing crisis: How Kamala Harris, Democrats plan to increase homebuilding and affordable housing.

Slate  

For the first time in memory, Democrats are running a national campaign with a focus on building more housing. “It’s no longer a controversial proposition anywhere in the country to say that we need more housing, it’s urgent, and the government should stop making it so damn hard to build.” Headlines about the Harris plan have been dominated by the …

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Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows fails in bid to get election interference case moved
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows fails in bid to get election interference case moved

The Independent  

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Election officials ask for more federal money but say voting is secure in their states
3 months, 1 week ago

Election officials ask for more federal money but say voting is secure in their states

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Top election officials from two presidential swing states on Wednesday pleaded for more federal money for election infrastructure, even as they express confidence in their preparations for November’s vote. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, both Democrats, said during a House Administration Committee hearing that they need continued funding to …

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Jury is selected for the trial of 3 ex-Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Jury is selected for the trial of 3 ex-Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death

Associated Press  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A jury was selected Tuesday for the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols. The three officers now facing trial, along with Martin and Mills, were fired for violating Memphis Police Department policies. Bill Lee on Tuesday told reporters that Nichols’ …

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Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction and delay sentencing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction and delay sentencing

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump asked a federal court late Thursday to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his felony conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing next month. Trump’s lawyers have argued that prosecutors rushed to trial instead of waiting for the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision, and that the …

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The importance of Merrick Garland stating the obvious
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The importance of Merrick Garland stating the obvious

Raw Story  

One of the eternal questions among liberals and leftists is whether Donald Trump and the Republicans believe what they are saying. They know the criminal trial of Donald Trump is led by a state law enforcement official who sought justice according to state law in a case presided over by a state judge in New York state’s judicial system. Later, …

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Steve Bannon reveals Trump plans to prosecute his enemies one by one
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Steve Bannon reveals Trump plans to prosecute his enemies one by one

Raw Story  

Donald Trump frequently muses about prosecuting his enemies at rallies, during interviews and in social media posts, and his former chief strategist Steve Bannon revealed his allies are scheming to carry out those threats. If the recently convicted ex-president wins re-election, his top supporters will urge him to target Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg and his other perceived political enemies …

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Texas’ Controversial Immigration Law Would Be a Train Wreck—and Not Just for Immigrants
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas’ Controversial Immigration Law Would Be a Train Wreck—and Not Just for Immigrants

Slate  

After a couple of years of pushing the envelope on state-level immigration enforcement, with the disastrous Operation Lone Star and its offshoots, Texas last year decided to go all in on Senate Bill 4, the law that would make it a state crime to enter the country illegally or to reenter the country after a removal. The illegal-reentry part of …

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Iowa law lets police arrest migrants; the federal government and civil rights groups are suing
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Iowa law lets police arrest migrants; the federal government and civil rights groups are suing

LA Times  

An Iowa Movement for Migrant Justice rally May 1 in Des Moines. The Justice Department’s lawsuit and another suit filed by civil rights and immigrant rights groups argued the state law, which goes into effect July 1, was preempted by federal law and should be declared invalid. “We have brought this action to ensure that Iowa adheres to the framework …

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California in a jam after borrowing billions to pay unemployment benefits
8 months ago

California in a jam after borrowing billions to pay unemployment benefits

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom discusses his proposed state budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year at a January news conference in Sacramento. Although the pandemic is largely to blame for California’s huge unemployment insurance debt — and there’s been a lot of attention on dollars lost to fraud — analysts and workers’ rights groups point to another problem: Even during more-normal economic times, …

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As fish deaths increase at pumps, critics urge California agencies to improve protections
8 months, 2 weeks ago

As fish deaths increase at pumps, critics urge California agencies to improve protections

LA Times  

Powerful pumps that supply much of California’s population with water have killed several thousand threatened and endangered fish this year, prompting a coalition of environmental groups to demand that state and federal agencies take immediate steps to limit “alarming levels” of deaths. “To see the state and federal water agencies exceed their take limits and continue business-as-usual water exports is …

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Police officers’ trial on civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols death to stay in Memphis, judge says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Police officers’ trial on civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols death to stay in Memphis, judge says

Associated Press  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The federal trial of four former Memphis police officers charged with civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols will be held in the city, a judge ruled Thursday. A document filed by lawyers for one of the officers, Emmitt Martin, said the trial atmosphere in Memphis has been “utterly corrupted by press coverage.” Norris …

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