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Man accused of stalking Caitlin Clark proclaims himself ‘guilty as charged’
Personal Injury 01/21/2025One day after Michael Thomas Lewis was charged with felony stalking of Indiana Fever star and WNBA rookie of the year Caitlin Clark, the 55-year-old Texas man shouted “guilty as charged” as soon as he sat down in a courtroom Tuesday.Lewis...
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Trump gets no-penalty sentence in his hush money case, while calling it ‘despicable’
Personal Injury 01/09/2025President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to no punishment in his historic hush money case, a judgment that lets him return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.With Trump appearing by video from his Florida ...
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Georgia Supreme Court restores near-ban on abortions while state appeals
Personal Injury 10/05/2024The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions while it considers the state’s appeal.The high court’s order came a week after a judge found that Georgia unconstitutionally prohibi...
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Supreme Court will weigh banning homeless people from sleeping outside
Personal Injury 04/21/2024The Supreme Court will consider Monday whether banning homeless people from sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.The case is considered the most significant to come before the high court in decades on...
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Ex-Illinois lawmaker abruptly pleads guilty to fraud and money laundering
Personal Injury 02/17/2024Former Illinois lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate William “Sam” McCann abruptly pleaded guilty on Thursday to nine felony counts of wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion, halting his federal corruption trial over misusing up to ...
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Biden faces more criticism about the US-Mexico border, one of his biggest problems
Personal Injury 10/07/2023The ad sounds like something out of the GOP 2024 playbook, trumpeting a senator’s work with Republicans to crack down on the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs into the U.S., getting tough on Chinese interests helping smugglers, and notin...
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Judge blocks 2 provisions in North Carolina’s new abortion law
Personal Injury 10/03/2023A federal judge on Saturday blocked two portions of North Carolina’s new abortion law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues. But nearly all of the restrictions approved by the legislature this year, including a near-ban after 12 weeks of...
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Louisiana Senate passes bill banning gender-affirming care
Personal Injury 07/17/2023A controversial bill — that at one point had been presumed dead — banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths in Louisiana was passed by the Senate on Monday and is likely to reach the governor’s desk in the coming ...
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Add value to your neglected assets - Life Insurance Policy Review
Personal Injury 04/04/2023During a life insurance policy review, you should look at your current coverage and beneficiaries and decide if any adjustments should be made. A Life Insurance Policy Review can be incorporated into initial planning or regular reviews when significa...
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Alabama prison staff shortage worsens despite court order
Personal Injury 02/11/2023A federal judge said Friday Alabama prisons remain critically understaffed, with court filings showing the number of officers in state lockups has continued to drop despite a court order to increase numbers.The prison system has lost more than 500 se...
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President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
Personal Injury 01/30/2023President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.The move to end t...
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California Supreme Court dumps triple-slaying death sentence
Personal Injury 01/25/2023The California Supreme Court on Monday overturned the murder convictions and death sentence for a man who killed three people and committed a series of other crimes in San Diego in 1985.The court ordered a new trial for Billy Ray Waldon, ruling unani...