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Month: December 2024

US imposes sanctions on Russian and Iranian groups over disinformation targeting American voters

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Iranian and Russian efforts to target American voters with disinformation ahead of this year’s election. Treasury officials announced the sanctions Tuesday, alleging that the two organizations sought to stoke divisions among Americans before November’s vote. U.S. intelligence has accused

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Mother, father and caregiver charged after Pennsylvania 21-year-old with cerebral palsy dies of starvation

By Joe Brandt, Tom Gardiner, Josh Sanders Click here for updates on this story     MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Three people are charged after a 21-year-old blind and deaf man with cerebral palsy starved to death in a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania apartment, District Attorney Kevin Steele and Upper Dublin Township Police Chief Francis Wheatley announced

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Charges dismissed against Florida man who invoked ‘Stand Your Ground’ law after fatally shooting neighbor’s adult son

By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A Florida court has dismissed charges against a 79-year-old man who invoked a controversial self-defense law after fatally shooting his neighbor’s adult son as he trimmed tree limbs — and threatened him — from the defendant’s side of a shared fence. The case drew attention as another seemingly ordinary

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Migrants arrested south of Juárez for allegedly killing a Mexican immigration agent

JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican law enforcement agencies from all three levels of government responded to an incident south of the city where a Mexican agent working for the Migration National Institute (INAMI) was killed. The Chihuahua Department of Public Safety (SSPE), or Chihuahua State Police reported they arrested two Venezuelan migrants for allegedly being

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Texas public safety department announces systemwide outage, closes driver license offices

By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Dec. 30, 2024 “Texas public safety department announces systemwide outage, closes driver license offices” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The

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“Hallmark movie kind of a day”: Construction crew buys fascinated one-year-old his own tractor

By Ryan Dickstein Click here for updates on this story     JESSUP, Maryland (WMAR) — Children all have an imagination of their own. Hopes and dreams of what they want to be someday when grown up. In one-year-old Kenneth Durant’s case, it’s a fascination with construction equipment. Recently Kenneth’s Jessup neighborhood underwent some sewer repairs. Gaines

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Court sides with state over Pennsylvania county’s handling of voting machines after 2020 election

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania court says the secretary of state has the authority to direct counties not to allow “unauthorized third party access” to voting machines or risk having those machines decertified and unable to be deployed for elections. In a 6-1 decision on Tuesday, the Commonwealth Court also ruled that

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