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Man pleads not guilty in the hanging death of a Mississippi woman
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man charged with murder in the hanging of a Black woman in Mississippi pleaded not guilty Monday at his first court appearance. The body of Tasia Fortune, 29, was found…
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3mPaul LePage agrees to 2 debates after Matt Dunlap pressed for 4
The announcement came after Dunlap had accused LePage of ducking debates and forums while not holding town halls.
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3mMahmoud Khalil lawsuit says Columbia failed to protect pro-Palestinian activists
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil sued Columbia University on Monday, alleging it failed to address harassment against him and other members of a pro-Palestinian campus group and retaliated against them when they reported it. The university’s “deliberate indifference” led to the doxing of multiple group members and Khalil’s detention by immigration agents, according to the civil […]
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3mSupreme Court to decide whether to hear Maine lobsterman’s challenge to GPS boat tracker requirement
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide later this month whether to hear a lobster fisherman’s challenge to a government requirement that boats use electronic tracking devices. That case could have broad consequences for the American commercial fishing industry. Maine lobsterman Frank Thompson filed a federal lawsuit against the head of his state’s […]
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3mOfficials say 4 people were hospitalized after a crane collapsed at a Miami construction site
MIAMI (AP) — A crane towering over a construction site in an upscale Miami neighborhood toppled onto a passing vehicle Monday morning, setting it on fire and injuring the driver and three construction workers, officials said. The collapse occurred shortly after 8 a.m. in the city’s Brickell neighborhood. Miami Fire Chief Robert Hevia said at […]
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4mTexas landowners sue to block Trump border wall plans in the remote Big Bend region
MARFA, Texas (AP) — Landowners, ranchers and business owners in the Big Bend region of Texas along with a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the region’s landscape and heritage are suing to stop the Trump administration’s plans to build a wall and other border infrastructure through the remote section of the state. The lawsuit, filed […]