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Every episode of “LA Fire & Rescue,” a short-lived 2023 NBC docuseries, ended the same way. The county has sued the foundation, accusing it of using the Fire Department’s logo and lifesaving work to collect donations and then operating a personal “slush fund.” The questionable spending, according to the county, included $232,500 paid to the foundation’s president, Stacy Mungo Flanigan, …

External investigation to probe Mungo Man, Mungo Lady reburial error

The NSW government says an external investigation is underway after the remains of the oldest humans ever discovered in Australia were buried in defiance of a legal challenge. Key points: Legal action filed in May had seemingly delayed the proposed re-interring of Mungo Man, Mungo Lady and 106 other Indigenous skeletons The new federal government is seeking an explanation on …

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Mungo Man, Mungo Lady buried despite traditional owners' legal challenge

Australia's oldest remains have been buried despite an eleventh-hour legal challenge, leaving traditional owners "outraged". Key points: The Department of Agrictulture, Water and Environment says more than 100 Indigenous remains have been incorrectly buried Legal action filed earlier in the week had seemingly delayed the proposed re-interring of Mungo Man, Mungo Lady and 106 other Indigenous skeletons A traditional owner …

A Virginia high school history teacher is suing one of his former students, alleging that the student committed multiple acts of racism against him, WAVY-TV reports. Joel Mungo, who teaches at Menchville High School, said someone left a banana at his door once a month in what he describes as "clearly a deliberate act." I asked him, ‘Hey did you …

Traditional owners in dispute over government involvement in re-burial of ancient Mungo Man remains