Category: State News

Conor McGregor Is Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Woman at an NBA Finals Game in Miami

June 16, 2023
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MIAMI—The NBA and the Miami Heat are investigating an allegation that former UFC champion Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman inside an arena bathroom after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The woman’s attorney, Ariel Mitchell, said her client has provided Miami police with the clothing she was wearing that night and that a report…

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Minnesota Judge Grants Temporary Injunction to Law Excluding Some Religious Schools From College Credit Program

June 16, 2023
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A Minnesota federal judge delivered a win to some Christian parents in the state on June 14 after granting a preliminary injunction on a newly amended law banning some religious schools from participating in a state program known as the Post Secondary Enrollment Options Act (PSEO). Judge Nancy E. Brasel sided with parents Mark and Melinda Loe and Dawn…

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Tornadoes Hit in Texas and Florida, Killing 4 and Destroying Homes; Cleanup Begins

June 16, 2023
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PERRYTON, Texas—Cleanup efforts continued Friday morning after severe storms spawned tornadoes that left at least four dead, three in Texas and one in Florida, destroyed hundreds of homes, tossed vehicles into buildings and left hundreds of thousands without electricity. In Perryton in the Texas Panhandle, Ochiltree County Sheriff Terry Bouchard said three people were killed…

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Due to Schedule Impasse, RFK Jr. Appears Poised to Win New Hampshire Primary

June 16, 2023
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In what some Republican leaders are calling a classic case of cutting off your nose to spite your face, President Joe Biden could lose his own party nomination to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in New Hampshire’s historically important primary in the race for the presidency. Biden’s successful push to re-calendar New Hampshire’s long-standing First in…

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Mississippi Becomes Ground Zero in National Fight Over Ballot Harvesting

June 16, 2023
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Newly passed legislation that would ban ballot harvesting in Mississippi is being challenged in court by several civil rights organizations that claim it would harm minority voters and those with disabilities. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Mississippi Center for Justice, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU-MS, and Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) filed a federal…

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Westchester County DA Ends Investigation Into Trump Golf Course

June 16, 2023
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Former President Donald Trump applauded a suburban New York prosecutor after she dropped a two-year criminal investigation into him and his company. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah, a Democrat, said in a statement on June 15 that her office had closed the case against Trump after an investigation that was conducted “objectively, and independent…

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Man Allegedly Kills 3 Children and Wounds Woman in Shooting at Ohio Home, Report Says

June 16, 2023
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MONROE TOWNSHIP, Ohio—A man allegedly shot and killed three children and wounded a woman at an Ohio home Thursday afternoon, according to a news station. Police responded to the home in Monroe Township shortly before 4:30 p.m., WKRC-TV reported. Officers found three boys, ages 3, 4, and 7, outside the home with gunshot wounds and…

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Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Bill Banning Biological Males From Competing in Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics

June 16, 2023
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law new legislation on June 15 aimed at protecting the integrity of women’s sports by banning biological males who identify as female from competing in women’s collegiate sports. Senate Bill 15, also known as the state’s “Save Women’s Sports Act” builds on previous legislation passed by Abbott in 2021 that…

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Destructive Tornado Rips Through Texas Panhandle Town, Officials Report Fatalities

June 15, 2023
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Local officials say that at least three people are dead and more than 100 injured by a destructive tornado that swept through the northern Texas town of Perryton on Thursday afternoon. The northern Texas town has suffered considerable damage in the northern and eastern sections, according to Perryton Fire Chief Paul Dutcher. He told a local ABC…

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A Missouri Doctor’s Death Is Steeped in Mystery and Speculation. Authorities Aren’t Talking

June 15, 2023
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CASSVILLE, Mo.—John Forsyth was known as a hard-working doctor who cared deeply for his patients and often teased nurses in the emergency room to ease tension. He was a father of eight and newly engaged. He also co-founded a cryptocurrency business with his brother. His sudden disappearance from a southwestern Missouri town last month—and the…

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