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An Oklahoma County inmate found dead in his jail cell over the weekend was a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the county alleging that in 2019, he and other inmates were tortured by jail employees who forced them to repeatedly listen to the children’s song “Baby Shark" for hours.
Read More »Juul to pay nearly $440M to settle states’ teen vaping probe
Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping.
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Read More »Oath Keepers’ lawyer arrested in connection with Jan. 6
A lawyer for the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group has been charged with conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said Thursday.
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Read More »States tapping historic surpluses for tax cuts and rebates
Upon its likely approval, Missouri will join at least 32 states that already have enacted some type of tax cut or rebate this year — an astounding outpouring of billions of tax dollars back to the people.
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Read More »New York to restrict gun carrying after Supreme Court ruling
Under a sweeping new state gun law that goes into effect Thursday, Times Square would be one of scores of “sensitive” places, including parks, churches and theaters that would be off limits for guns.
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Read More »Kansas abortion vote: Why recount with such a large margin?
Kansas’ decisive statewide vote in favor of abortion rights has been affirmed through a partial hand recount, a move forced by two Republican activists.
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Read More »Starbucks must reinstate fired workers, federal judge rules
A federal judge is ordering Starbucks to reinstate seven employees in Memphis who were fired earlier this year after leading an effort to unionize their store.
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Read More »Missouri man charged with threatening election official
A Missouri man has been indicted for leaving a threatening message on the personal cellphone of the top election official in Arizona's most populous county, federal officials said.
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Read More »Kids-for-cash judges ordered to pay more than $200M
Two former Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to pay more than $200 million to hundreds of people they victimized in one of the worst judicial scandals in U.S. history.
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Read More »Kentucky judge suspended; says commission is ‘being used’
A Kentucky judge was suspended with pay on Friday following testimony that he pressured a lawyer practicing in his court to support his reelection campaign.
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Read More »Giuliani’s lawyers told he’s a target of Georgia election probe
Prosecutors in Atlanta have told lawyers for Rudy Giuliani that he’s a target of their criminal investigation into possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia, his lawyer said Monday.
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