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What we know about Buffalo supermarket shooting suspect Payton Gendron
The 18-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed 10 people in Buffalo Saturday afternoon was motivated by hate, authorities said, targeting a supermarket in the heart of a predominantly Black community.
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Authorities say the suspect Payton Gendron, pictured here during his arraignment in Buffalo City Court, who fatally shot 10 people and injured three others at …
Published on May 16, 2022
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OP-Ed: Brown v Board of Education: When the Supreme Court Rejected a Racist System
The U.S. Supreme Court wasn’t always a threat to civil rights. Almost 70 years ago this month, the Court issued its ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, one of the most important in our history. It was unanimous. And it was a glorious moment. Our highest court affirmed the constitutional promise of equality.
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Brittney Griner's pretrial detention in Russia has been extended by a month, Russian state news reports
A Russian court has extended the pretrial detention of US basketball star Brittney Griner -- held since February on accusations of drug smuggling -- for another month, Russian state news agency TASS reported Friday.
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Now Accepting Nominations for EPA Human Studies Review Board
EPA is seeking nominations for ex- appointed by the EPA Administrator to experts to serve on the Human Studies Review Board (HSRB), a federal advisory committee that provides independent advice and recommendations to EPA on proposed and completed third party pesticide or disinfection research involving intentional human subject exposures.
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Menefee Urges EPA Action On Ozone Measures
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee advocated for residents and voiced concerns about Texas's noncompliance with ozone standards at a virtual public hearing with the Environmental Protection Agency regarding Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), a press release states.
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Save more with Verizon: Military, First responders, Teachers and Nurses Get Best Pricing
Military, first responders, teachers and nurses with personal accounts save up to $25 a month on our best 5G Unlimited phone plans2 – which adds up to $300 a year – and can also take advantage of Fios 300 Mbps home internet for as low as $34.99/mo with enrollment in Auto Pay3.
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As water runs short in California, commission will vote on whether to allow another costly desalinization plant
As California battles a historic drought and a water crisis looms, the state's coastline protection agency is poised to vote Thursday on whether it will allow a $1.4 billion desalinization plant in Huntington Beach that would convert ocean water into municipal water for Orange County residents.
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Leaked Supreme Court draft opinion in abortion case leaves questions about shape of final ruling
Politico's publication last week of Justice Samuel Alito's first draft in a Mississippi abortion dispute opened an exceptional window on the inner workings of the Supreme Court.
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Published on May 11, 2022
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Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee Urges EPA Action on Ozone Measures
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee advocated for residents and voiced concerns about Texas's noncompliance with ozone standards at a virtual public hearing with the Environmental Protection Agency regarding Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
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Mother denied access through TSA because of items she needed to pump breast milk
A mother in LAX was denied access through TSA for items she needed to pump breast milk for her 10-week-old infant boy.
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Cadillac Escalade-V is Industry’s Most Powerful Full-Size SUV
Cadillac Escalade-V expands V-Series lineup; delivers 682 hp and 653 lb-ft of torque; features premium technologies
Today, Cadillac revealed full details surrounding the 2023 Escalade-V — the industry’s most powerful full-size SUV. It is the first-ever Cadillac V-Series SUV — an elevation of design, performance and technology and the purest expression of the passion that exists at the core of Cadillac.
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Racial Profiling, Police Abuse of Power Unacceptable in Georgia, Delaware, or Any State
On April 20, sheriffs’ deputies in Georgia pulled over a bus transporting the women’s lacrosse team from Delaware State University, a historically Black university, and without probable cause brought in drug-sniffing dogs and hand-searched the women’s personal belongings. The officers were white, and almost all of the female athletes and staff Black. Read a student’s account of what happened here (includes video).
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Santa Clara County may deploy 'water cops' to catch water wasters
As residents across the state are being asked to conserve water, numbers just released Tuesday show people in California are using even more water than previous years – approximately 19% more water in March of this year, compared to March 2020.
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This California desert could hold the key to powering all of America's electric cars
The Salton Sea Basin feels almost alien. It lies where two enormous chunks of the Earth's crust, the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate, are very slowly pushing past one another creating an enormous low spot in the land. It's a big, flat gray desert ringed with high mountains that look pale in the distance. It's hot and, deep underground, it is literally boiling.
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Delaware State University, a historically Black college, says women's lacrosse team was racially profiled during Georgia traffic stop
Delaware State University, a historically Black institution, said its women's lacrosse team was racially profiled by sheriff's deputies last month during a traffic stop in Georgia.
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District Attorney Kim Ogg Attending National Prosecutors’ Summit, Releases Video On Safe Storage of Guns
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg on Wednesday will join the national “Safe Gun Storage” Virtual Summit held by Prosecutors Against Gun Violence. She is also announcing the release of a cautionary 3-minute video, filmed in English and subtitled in Spanish, urging gun owners to store the weapons safely.
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Casey White indicated he wanted a shootout, but wreck prevented it, sheriff says
Recaptured Alabama fugitive Casey White intended to have a shootout with law enforcement, and would have done so had pursuing officers not forced him to wreck in a ditch Monday in Evansville, Indiana, a sheriff said Tuesday.
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The Alabama manhunt is over, but these unanswered questions remain
The 11-day manhunt for former Alabama corrections official Vicky White and the prisoner she helped escape ended in Indiana on Monday with her dead from a gunshot wound and him in handcuffs, authorities said.
