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Northern Kentucky Tribune

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks Monday on the Senate floor regarding Iran:. “Last night, Iran confirmed that its president and foreign minister died in a helicopter crash. The condolences from sympathetic regimes were swift.

Opinion – Sen. Mitch McConnell: Untimely death of president of Iran does not change regime’s threats

Chicago Star Media

The Biden administration declared on Wednesday that it will cancel an additional $7.7 billion in student loans for 160,000 Americans. Qualified borrowers have been made eligible through repayment programs like the administration's SAVE Plan, or the Public Student Loan Forgiveness plan for which supports public service workers, according to CNN.

Biden Administration cancels another $7.7 billion in student debt relief

Cape May, NJ

Somers Point, NJ

Morristown Minute

Austin T. Mahan misused USPS credit cards for personal purchases totaling over $54,000. Austin T. Mahan, 44, of Cape May Court House, New Jersey, pled guilty today to misappropriating postal funds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Mahan admitted to the charge before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O’Hearn.

Postal Supervisor Embezzles $54K in USPS Funds

Kentucky State

Kentucky is now the first state in the nation to capture oblique (side/angle view) photography of its entire geography from the sky. The KYFromAbove Program and its contractor, NV5 , achieved this milestone after pilots flew 2,600 flight lines over Kentucky’s beautiful landscape, travelling 117,000 miles and capturing 40,660 square miles of the commonwealth’s land, including our cities, towns, farms, lakes, mountains and more.

Kentucky first state in nation to capture oblique photography of entire geography from the sky

New York City, NY

San Francisco, CA

Golden Gate Media

In a scathing rebuke of liberal district attorneys, television personality Judge Judy Sheindlin has launched a verbal assault on what she perceives as the root cause of America's escalating crime problem.

'Judge Judy' tees off on liberal U.S. District Attorneys calling out Portland, San Francisco, NY

New Jersey State

South Orange, NJ

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - In a startling revelation from the office of U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, 77-year-old Janis Miller of South Orange, New Jersey, has been indicted on charges of wire fraud, accused of pilfering more than $1 million in federal benefits designated for her deceased aunt. The indictment marks a significant development in a case that stretches over two decades.

NJ Woman Indicted for Embezzling $1M in Federal Benefits

Pierce County, WA

Gig Harbor, WA

Timothy A Gruver

Pierce County nurse Peter Meric Atanasoff has been accused of failing to properly administer medications and practice good needle hygiene, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Thursday.

Nurse charged with medication mixup, poor hygiene

Newark, NJ

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - James Gomes, a former branch manager of an international bank in New York, admitted to stealing more than $208,000 from a customer, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Gomes, 43, of New York, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud affecting a financial institution before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in Newark federal court.

Bank Manager Steals $208K, Faces 30 Yrs in Prison

Louisiana State

Washington, DC

The Lens

A law firm in Washington, D.C. is collecting $1,000 an hour to help shield the Louisiana State Police from a federal civil-rights investigation. The white-shoe firm, WilmerHale, was given the contract to defend LSP from a sweeping investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice spurred by evidence of racial discrimination and use of excessive force.

Louisiana paying D.C. attorneys $1,000 an hour to defend against probe into state police

Palm Springs Tribune

With the April inflation report showing that prices for essentials like eggs, bacon, and bread dipped, according to CPI data and that this easing was driven by declines in grocery and used car prices, the Dow closed over 40,000 today for the first time in history. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s reassurance that further interest rate hikes are improbable contributed to the market’s recovery.

Biden Campaign Taunts Trump As Dow Hits Over 40,000 For The First Time In History.  Inflation Dipping.

Maine State

The Maine Monitor

On July 26, 2019, Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services removed two boys from their parents’ care. A few months later, during which time the father died, a court ruled that the mother had failed to “parent in a consistent and predictable manner,” and did not have “safe or appropriate housing.” A judge agreed with DHHS that the mother had failed to “consistently meet the children’s medical needs,” according to a later court decision.

“Maine has lost sight of parents’ and children’s right to be together”: The case of Barni A.

Everett, WA

Snohomish County, WA

Snohomish County dentist Shuichi Yamaguchi has been suspended for allegedly neglecting an elderly patient's health, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Friday.

Dentist suspended for neglecting patient

Mcintosh County, GA

The Current GA

Standing quietly next to a still pond, Wilson Moran remembers the stories his mother would recount about her idyllic childhood spent along these banks. The water’s edge is now encrusted with a thick layer of algae. But back when Mary Moran was a girl in the 1930s, it sparkled with a different shade of green.

A call to Biden from the Gullah Geechee: Return part of our ancestral land

Michigan State

NotYourBonnie

Have you ever wondered why stalking and harassment stories go on for so many years before law enforcement decides to take action?. Cybercrime is nothing new, but those seeking relief from online harassment are finding out that laws and systems regarding this may not be up to par with the realities of social media.

Dozens Seek Legal Action Against Michigan TikTokker "Dot" And His Alleged Public Vendetta

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

Ever since I was a child, I have noticed that low-income rentals often have something in common – broken or boarded up windows and ripped down curtains with aluminum foil or blankets in their place. You can put poverty behind four walls, but you really can’t hide the mess no matter how hard you try.

Opinion: Denver homeless hotel windows offer glimpse into poverty

Kitsap County, WA

Drug counselor Alion Anthony Mansfield of Kitsap County has been suspended for a Halloween escapade with a patient, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Thursday.

Counselor Suspended for Halloween Affair with Patient

Georgia State

Camden County, GA

Following an extraordinary and problematic year-and-a-half for Camden County policing, Sheriff Jim Proctor is now facing his first competition to re-election in a decade. His challengers — former Camden County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Kevin Chaney and County Commissioner Trevor Readdick — are running as Republicans and will square off in the May 21 state primary. In November, the winner will face Proctor, who is running as an Independent.

Deputies arrested. Jail in disrepair. Camden sheriff election brings issues to forefront

Bucks County Beacon

I come from a military family. My father served in the Pacific and my mother was a heavy casualty Army nurse in Europe during WWII; my two brothers served in Vietnam and I served in Afghanistan — we have all been betrayed. Late Senator John McCain was betrayed after heroic service to country and over five years as a prisoner of war. Donald Trump brazenly told us that he liked people who weren’t captured, he told us that he loved the people who brutalized our Capitol police, he said that he fell in love with a human rights monster cited by the United Nations for crimes against humanity, and he said that Vladimir Putin was a genius for his invasion of an allied nation.

OPINION: The MAGA Movement Betrays the United States Military

Fishyrobb

You've probably heard of dyslexia - a common learning disability that affects reading. But just as many, if not more, young people have severe difficulties with basic math - and there's a name for it - dyscalculia.

What is dyscalculia?

The City and County of Denver is not meeting migrants’ demands despite saying they would do so, according to Housekeys Action Network Denver, or HAND, a homeless advocacy group.

Denver not meeting migrants’ demands, HAND says

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Thank you John Crowder

I would like to thank one of Bannock County's unsung heroes. Politicians make a career out of using tax dollars to undertake grandiose projects because they...

Thank you John Crowder

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