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Month: April 2021

White House expected to name Erika Moritsugu as Asian American and Pacific Islander liaison

The White House is expected to name Erika Moritsugu to a senior-level Asian American and Pacific Islander liaison position, two sources familiar with the decision said Wedesday. The expected announcement comes less than a month after the White House committed to naming a senior-level AAPI liaison following pressure from Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and

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America’s top spies are coming in from the cold

America’s top spies are coming in from the cold. Relationships between the heads of the CIA, FBI, NSA and DIA and then-President Donald Trump were so brittle that the spooks avoided testifying in public at annual Worldwide Threats hearings in Congress last year. The problem then was that their fact-based review of national security perils

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Federal judge rules private land on border can be seized for the wall, despite Biden’s construction halt

The federal government can take “immediate possession” of a Texas family’s land along the US-Mexico border after a years-long court battle, a federal judge has ruled — a move at odds with President Joe Biden’s pledge to halt wall construction. Tuesday’s ruling from Judge Micaela Alvarez of the Texas Southern District Court was a blow

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McDonald’s will train all its restaurant staff after widespread sexual harassment allegations

McDonald’s is requiring anti-harassment training across all 39,000 of its restaurants, the company said Wednesday. The trainings, among other measures, are designed to hold up a new set of brand standards, which focus on preventing harassment, discrimination and retaliation, preventing violence in the workplace, collecting feedback from employees and health and safety more broadly. “There

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A former student sues the University of Evansville over sexual assault allegations against former basketball coach

A former student athletic trainer at the University of Evansville filed a lawsuit against the Indiana school, alleging sexual assault and a pattern of sexual harassment by former basketball head coach, Walter McCarty, according to the suit. The suit alleges that McCarty, a former NBA player, pressured the unnamed plaintiff, dubbed Jane Doe, into visiting

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US intel chief says spy agencies still do not know ‘where, when or how’ Covid-19 was initially transmitted

US intelligence agencies still do not know “exactly where, when or how Covid-19 virus was transmitted initially” in China but remain focused on two primary theories, that “it emerged naturally from human contact with infected animals or it was a laboratory accident,” the nation’s top spy told Senate lawmakers on Wednesday. That admission from Director

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Kimberly Godwin is about to be the first Black person to run a major US broadcast network newsroom

Kimberly Godwin is about to make history — as the incoming president of ABC News, she’ll be the first Black executive to run one of America’s major broadcast network newsrooms. ABC’s parent company, Disney, confirmed Godwin’s appointment on Wednesday. Godwin will be taking over in May for James Goldston, who announced in January that he

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12-year-old dies after 19 days on life support, family blames online ‘blackout challenge’

Click here for updates on this story     AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) — A 12-year-old boy from Aurora has died more than two weeks after he was found unconscious at home. The family of Joshua Haileyesus believes he may have tried to choke himself with a shoelace while attempting the online “Blackout Challenge.” The Blackout Challenge encourages

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Bernard Madoff Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the life of Bernard Madoff, serving 150 years in prison for running a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme. Personal Birth date: April 29, 1938 Death date: April 14, 2021 Birth place: Queens, New York Birth name: Bernard Lawrence Madoff Father: Ralph Madoff Mother: Sylvia (Muntner) Madoff Marriage: Ruth (Alpern) Madoff (November 1959-April

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DOJ nominee Kristen Clarke defends record to senators as supporters say civil rights chief is badly needed

Kristen Clarke, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, defended her record against some skeptical senators during her confirmation hearing on Wednesday as a groundswell of supporters says there’s an urgency for Clarke to take office and lead the team of federal prosecutors to address recent allegations of unconstitutional acts

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Waukegan School Board votes to rename Thomas Jefferson Middle School for John Lewis, after suggestion of Barack Obama draws objections

Click here for updates on this story     WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WBBM) — Renaming a school has stirred up controversy in Waukegan. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported Tuesday night, a proposal to name the school after former President Barack Obama did not go over well. With so much attention on race across the country, the Waukegan

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Former Police Chief indicted in connection with series of arsons

Click here for updates on this story     UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (WJZ) — Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced Tuesday the indictment of David Crawford, a former Laurel Police Chief. He has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree arson, and lesser related offenses. In 2019, investigators began to link fires across Maryland involving

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Deadliest Mass Shootings in the US Fast Facts

Here is a list of the deadliest mass shootings in modern US history (1949 to present). Suicides, gang-related incidents and deaths resulting from domestic conflicts are not included. “Deadliest” includes shootings with 10 or more fatalities. Shooters are not included in fatality totals. Because there is no universal definition of mass shootings or central database

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Justice Democrats-backed activist Rana Abdelhamid challenges Rep. Carolyn Maloney in New York

Activist and nonprofit founder Rana Abdelhamid on Wednesday launched a Democratic primary challenge to Rep. Carolyn Maloney in New York’s 12th congressional district, marking the third straight election in which Maloney, who has been in Congress since 1993, will face intense opposition from party progressives. This time, though, the field will include a candidate with

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Oath Keepers likely stashed weapons at a Comfort Inn prior to Capitol riot, prosecutors say

Members of the Oath Keepers paramilitary group likely stored weapons at a hotel in Arlington, Virginia, as part of their plan to have an armed rapid-response force during the January 6 insurrection, federal prosecutors said. The new details flesh out previous accusations from prosecutors that members of the Oath Keepers assembled a “quick reaction force,”

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Former medical examiner says George Floyd died due to his heart disease — not Derek Chauvin

Maryland’s former chief medical examiner testified for Derek Chauvin’s defense on Wednesday that George Floyd died due to his underlying heart disease — not the police restraint. “In my opinion, Mr. Floyd had a sudden cardiac arrhythmia, or cardiac arrhythmia, due to his atherosclerosis and hypertensive heart disease … during his restraint and subdual by

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Dollar General will hire 20,000 workers

Dollar General plans to hire 20,000 workers this spring as the discount chain continues its expansion during the pandemic. The company said Wednesday it’s looking to hire full- and part-time workers in stores and distribution centers, as well as drivers for its private-trucking fleet. Dollar General does not disclose its minimum wage for workers, but

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House lawmakers urge Blinken to press Saudi Arabia to lift Yemen blockade

A group of House Foreign Affairs Committee lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to “urgently push” Saudi Arabia to lift restrictions on imports to Yemen, where the United Nations says nearly 50,000 people are already starving to death. “Since 2015, the restrictions imposed by the coalition have critically exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Yemen,”

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Scattered Showers into Thursday

Blustery conditions into tonight with cold winds and scattered snow/rain. Highs will barely make it past 50 degrees and tonight with be dreary as well. Winds from the NNE 10-15 G20+. Lows in the upper 20’s to freezing. Back on track after Thursday midday, clearing for the weekend. 50’s and mid 60’s for some by

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