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Two GOP Election Deniers Arrested for Contempt in Federal Court

Two GOP Election Deniers Arrested for Contempt in Federal...

Catherine Engelbrecht and Gregg Phillips, leaders of the election denial group True...

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Men Wrongfully Convicted of Malcolm X Killing Awarded $36m Settlement

Men Wrongfully Convicted of Malcolm X Killing Awarded $36m...

The pair were exonerated in November 2022 after serving a combined 42 years in prison,...

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Rikers Detainee Becomes Jail’s 18th Death in 2022 

Rikers Detainee Becomes Jail’s 18th Death in 2022 

Gilberto Garcia, 26, held at the troubled Rikers Island jail was a pretrial detainee...

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DHS Tackles Fake News, Raising Questions About Political Bias

DHS Tackles Fake News, Raising Questions About Political...

Skeptics worry that the inherently subjective nature of what constitutes disinformation...

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Conservative Push-Back to Policing Reforms Gains Traction

Conservative Push-Back to Policing Reforms Gains Traction

Despite states collectively approving nearly 300 police reform bills after George...

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Mail Theft On the Rise Nationwide

Mail Theft On the Rise Nationwide

No longer the actions of lone wolf criminals, mail theft is now part of a larger...

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First-of-its-Kind Database Tracks Growing Threats of Violence Against Public Officials

First-of-its-Kind Database Tracks Growing Threats of Violence...

The plan is to first monitor threats at the local level, and then start including...

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Ecuador Calls State of Emergency as Gang Violence Erupts

Ecuador Calls State of Emergency as Gang Violence Erupts

Analysts say criminal gangs emboldened by lucrative links to Mexican drug cartels...

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Judge Orders Armed Arizona ‘Clean Elections’ Group Away from Ballot Boxes 

Judge Orders Armed Arizona ‘Clean Elections’ Group Away...

Arizona’s Secretary of State Katie Hobbs last week said her office received six...

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Prior Felony Charges Shackle Portland’s Homeless to the Street

Prior Felony Charges Shackle Portland’s Homeless to the...

Advocates agree there needs to be accountability if people cause harm in the community,...

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Missouri Offers $1M in ‘Blue’ Scholarships to Fill Thinning Police Ranks

Missouri Offers $1M in ‘Blue’ Scholarships to Fill Thinning...

The scholarships are available until all available funding is utilized for applicants...

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Indigenous People Comprise Large Percentage of Montana’s Prison Population

Indigenous People Comprise Large Percentage of Montana’s...

Indigenous peoples in Montana were 23 percent of the state prison population in...

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‘I Gotta Protect Myself’: NYC Youths Explain Why They Carry Guns

‘I Gotta Protect Myself’: NYC Youths Explain Why They Carry...

A year-long study of young people living in at-risk neighborhoods in New York City...

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Latino Communities Disproportionately Affected by Rising Gun Violence

Latino Communities Disproportionately Affected by Rising...

In 2020, gun violence killed 5,003 Hispanic Americans, a record number that averages...

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Pelosi Attack Highlights Dangers of Online Violence Against Women

Pelosi Attack Highlights Dangers of Online Violence Against...

Experts say the rise of social media and its secretive algorithms are increasing...

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CVS, Walgreens Settle Opioid Lawsuits for $10 Billion

CVS, Walgreens Settle Opioid Lawsuits for $10 Billion

The two pharmaceutical mega-chains said that the agreements represented no admission...