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Pritzker taps former Rauner chief of staff, former judge for Prisoner Review Board - The Chicago Crusader
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday, April 8, named a former Cook County judge and the chief of staff of his Republican predecessor to
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Texas Abortion Case Spotlights Harm From Criminalization
The recent case of Lizelle Herrera in Texas is an example of the harm caused by criminalizing pregnancy outcomes, highlighting the need for policies that prioritize health.
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Banks are making big money off Russian debt | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: CNN New York (CNN Business)US banks have left Russia, but that doesn't mean they're done making money off the Kremlin's horrific invasion of Ukraine. The sell-off of Russian debt associated with Russian President Vladimir Putin's campaign on Ukraine and the
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Secretary Becerra and HHS Leaders Celebrate Black Maternal Health Week 2022
… for more than 130,000 Black Americans. So far, HHS has approved … ] Started the Breastfeeding Program for African American mothers and families to increase …
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Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin Resigns in Wake of Bribery, Fraud Charges - New York Carib News
New York’s No. 2 official to Gov. Kathy Hochul, Lt. Gov. Brian A. Benjamin, was charged with bribery, fraud and falsification of records while a state senator. Earlier today he turned himself in to authorities in New York. The indictment is the result of an investigation by the
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Nigeria: Afe Babalola Wants 2023 Elections Suspended, Recommends Interim Govt
[Premium Times] Mr Babalola says the current 1999 Constitution foisted on Nigerians by the military is no longer in tune with the realities of the day.
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'SoHo Karen' Pleads Guilty To Hate Crime And False Imprisonment But Avoids Jail Time - Blavity
Miya Ponsetto , labeled “SoHo Karen,” entered a guilty plea on Monday to felony unlawful imprisonment in the second degree as a hate crime for attacking Keyon Harrold Jr., a Black teenager. Ponsetto accused Harrold of stealing her phone in the Arlo SoHo hotel in Dec. 2020, according to the New York
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Analysis: Biden confronts a host of problems he can't do much to solve - The Atlanta Voice
(CNN) - There's just not much President Joe Biden can do about it. There's not much he can do to curb inflation. There's not much he can do to stop migrants from reaching America's southern border. Or to reduce crime, or to make vaccine resisters get shots that would hasten the en
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Chicago Ex-Cop Jason Van Dyke Won’t Face Federal Charges In Laquan McDonald Murder
U.S. attorney John Lausch said he will not prosecute Van Dyke, who was released from prison earlier this year after serving less than half his sentence.
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Judge questions Abrams suit seeking unlimited contributions - The Atlanta Voice
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge expressed skepticism Monday that he can give Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams the immediate right to begin raising and spending unlimited campaign contributions under Georgia law. U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen told a lawyer for Abrams’ gubernatorial c
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Walker raises $5.5M in Georgia Senate race, trailing Warnock - The Atlanta Voice
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican Herschel Walker said Friday that his U.S. Senate campaign had raised $5.5 million in the first three months of 2022, a big haul that is still dwarfed by the $13.6 million that Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock raised in the same period. A forme
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Van Dyke Avoids Federal Charges in LaQuan McDonald Murder | Atlanta Daily World
Disgraced former Chicago Police Officer, Jason Van Dyke will not face federal charges in the murder of 17-year-old LaQuan McDonald. In 2014, Van Dyke shot LaQuan McDonald 16 times and was convicted of second-degree murder and aggravated battery in 2018. Sentenced to 81 months in prison, Van Dyke
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Malawi: Trial of 12 Suspects in Person With Albinism Murder in Machinga Faces Further Delays
[Nyasa Times] Trial of 12 suspects, who include a Catholic priest, a clinical officer and a police officer, accused of murdering a person with albinism in Machinga is expected to delay further following a High Court order in Zomba to begin judicial review proceedings on the Director of Public
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Maryland Lawmakers Expand Who Can Perform Abortions In The State And Override Governor’s Veto
Controlled by the state's Democratic lawmakers, Maryland's General Assembly voted over the weekend to override Republican Governor Larry Hogan's veto on a measure to expand abortion access.
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Liberia: GAC Takes Employment Verification to Maryland
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Kenya: Chiloba Says SIM Card Registration Has Nothing to Do With Elections
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Court Blocks Montana Laws Restricting Voting Rights
As battles for voting rights continue to be waged across the country, Montana Democrats scored a win when a Yellowstone Countyjudge“temporarily blocked four new state laws regulating voting and elections […] The post Court Blocks Montana Laws Restricting Voting Rights appeared first on Essence.
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California's Task Force Votes In Favor of Slave Descendants To Receive Reparations
California’s first-in-the-nation task force has voted that only Black Californians who can prove a direct lineage to enslaved ancestors will be eligible for reparations.
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Legal and moral implications of granting pardons to (ex-)convicts, By Mike Ozekhome
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Black Maternal Health Week 2022 Kicks Off With Series Of Events Centering Health, Justice And Liberation
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Critical Race Theory Has Now Resulted In A Missouri High School Teacher Losing Her Job
An English teacher at Greenfield High School in Missouri became a martyr in the ongoing Critical Race Theory debate after she was fired when a parent reported her for teaching CRT by way of a worksheet titled "How Racially Privileged Are You?"
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Zuma trial: South Africa ex-leader to institute private prosecution against prosecutor Billy Downer | Africanews
The highly anticipated arms corruption trial against the former President has begun in Pietermaritzburg.
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Dallas County Republican mail-in ballots were ‘hand duplicated,’ Democratic election judge reports - Garland Journal
A report from Louis Bedford IV, the Democrats’ appointed election judge, highlighted numerous issues with voting equipment and staffing during the March
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Many International Airlines Have Ended Mask Mandates, Could U.S. Be Next?
As we near the April 18 expiration date of the federal transportation mask mandate in the U.S. many are concerned about what the future of traveling will look like. The U.S. government's mask mandate, which went into effect on February 1, 2021, applies to people on planes, trains, ferries and other
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'The ANC must rethink' step-aside rule - Zandile Gumede claims victory as ANC to discuss her election | News24
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Black Americans Make 37% Less Income Than White Americans: Report - Atlanta Tribune
Photo: Getty Images In 2022, the gap between white and Black Americans is continuing to expand in all areas of life, according to this year’s Equality Index. The National Urban League released its annual report on the State of Black America on Tuesday (April 12) and the findings show widening
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The content originally appeared on: CNN Paris (CNN)French President Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen in the second round of the country's presidential election, setting up a rematch of their runoff contest in 2017. Centrist Macron and Le Pen, a long-time standard-bearer for the French
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Maryland Lawmakers Wrap Up 2022 General Assembly
Maryland lawmakers are working through last-minute deals to pass laws on the final day of the legislative session that ends at midnight Tuesday. The post Maryland Lawmakers Wrap Up 2022 General Assembly appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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