Tag: Crime & Public Safety

Family Groups and LGBT Activist Uniting Against Bill That Could Make Pedophiles a Protected Class

June 14, 2023
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In an unlikely alliance, Christian family values groups and LGBT activists have signed a petition against a proposed Connecticut bill they say could make pedophiles a protected sexual minority. The bill, HB 6638, would revise the language of the state’s anti-discrimination statutes. The current definition of “sexual orientation” in Connecticut law excludes protections for “any behavior…

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Teacher Who Was Shot by 6-Year-Old Student in Virginia Has Resigned, School Officials Say

June 14, 2023
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The first-grade teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia has resigned from her position, school officials said Tuesday, more than two months after she sued the district for $40 million. The last day of Abby Zwerner’s contract was Monday, Newport News Public Schools said in a statement. The district said that Zwerner…

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The Weapons Expert in the Alec Baldwin Case Was Hungover on Set, Prosecutors Say

June 14, 2023
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of “Rust,” prosecutors are alleging, saying she was likely hungover when she loaded a live bullet into the revolver that the actor used. They leveled the accusations Friday…

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Binance.US Says SEC’s Temporary Restraining Order Would Destroy the Company

June 14, 2023
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Binance said that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) move to freeze the assets of its American affiliate, Binance.US, would effectively destroy the crypto exchange. The SEC filed a temporary restraining order on June 12,to freeze Binance.US’s funds until it was able to prove that no one at the firm, including its CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, could access…

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South Carolina Prisoner Faces 2nd Life Sentence for Using a Cellphone to Arrange Killing

June 13, 2023
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—A South Carolina prisoner serving a life sentence for murder orchestrated killing a man he thought robbed a drug runner for a methamphetamine ring the inmate was running from behind bars, federal prosecutors said. Daniel Allen Shannon was sentenced to life in federal prison earlier this month for the killing, but the only way…

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Man Jumps In Front of Trump’s Motorcade Outside Miami Courthouse

June 13, 2023
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An anti-Trump protester was tackled by police after he ran out in front of former President Donald Trump’s motorcade after he left the court in Miami on Tuesday. Dominic Santana, who was seen wearing a prison costume and was interviewed by The Epoch Times’ sister media NTD outside the courtroom, said he would try to…

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Protester Jumps In Front of Trump’s Motorcade Outside Miami Courthouse

June 13, 2023
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An anti-Trump protester was tackled by police after he ran out in front of former President Donald Trump’s motorcade after he left the court in Miami on Tuesday. Dominic Santana, who was seen wearing a prison costume and was interviewed by The Epoch Times’ sister media NTD outside the courtroom, said he would try to…

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Group of Private Schools, Nashville DA File Briefs Supporting Attempts to Halt Release of Covenant Shooter’s Manifesto

June 13, 2023
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The support for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) to deny public records requests which sought the writings of The Covenant School shooter received new backing Monday, June 12, from Nashville’s District Attorney and a collective group of four private schools in a three-mile radius of Covenant. The District Attorney, along with the group of…

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Solitary Confinement a Political Punishment for Speaking Out, Oath Keepers Founder Says

June 13, 2023
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Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III said he and Florida Oath Keepers leader Kelly Meggs are being held in solitary confinement in the District of Columbia jail as a punishment for being outspoken in the media about their seditious-conspiracy convictions in relation to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. Rhodes…

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Target Stores in Five States Evacuated After Bomb Threats

June 13, 2023
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Several Target locations throughout the country were reportedly threatened after receiving bomb threats. Target stores were briefly evacuated in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area on June 10, after receiving what local law enforcement described as “vague bomb” threats, allegedly over the retail chain’s Pride Month merchandise. Locations in at least five states were also evacuated…

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