The White gunman charged with killing 10 Black people in a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket pleaded not guilty Monday to federal hate crime charges that could be punishable by the death penalty. Payton Gendron was indicted last week on hate crimes and weapons counts. The plea was …
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July, 2022
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14 July
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The 7-Eleven convenience store chain offered a $100,000 reward Wednesday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a masked gunman suspected of robbing six Southern California stores, killing two people and wounding three others. A clerk, Matthew Hirsch, 40, was shot and killed at a Brea store and …
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8 July
Democratic committee focused on state legislatures has record second
Amid outrage from Democrats over the decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade and a series of other controversial rulings on issues such as gun rights and regulating climate change, the campaign arm of the party working to elect Democratic candidates to state legislatures across the country …
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7 July
Haitian gang member charged in kidnapping of missionaries
A member of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang has been charged in connection with the 2021 kidnapping of 17 missionaries, 16 of whom are American, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Jean Pelice, 27, is charged with hostage taking. According to the Justice Department, Pelice, also known as “Zo,” and other members …
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6 July
Smithfield Foods agrees to $42M settlement in industrywide lawsuit over pork price
Smithfield Foods will pay restaurants and caterers $42 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the giant meat producer of conspiring to inflate pork prices, which will likely only add to concerns about how the lack of competition in the industry affects meat prices. Lawyers began notifying companies affected by …
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June, 2022
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29 June
Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas sentenced to 20 months in prison for fraud and campaign finance crimes
Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a figure in President Donald Trump’s first impeachment investigation, was sentenced Wednesday to a year and eight months in prison for fraud and campaign finance crimes. He was also ordered to pay $2.3 million in restitution to his victims. Parnas, who …
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27 June
Social Security’s cost
Millions of U.S. seniors and others who receive Social Security benefits are on track for a big cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, in early 2023 to catch up to the fiercest inflation in four decades. One group now estimates that the boost could be as high as 10.8%. By comparison, a …
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21 June
Bodies of slain Canadian couple found in Mexican resort city
The bodies of two Canadians were found in an apartment in the Mexican resort city of Playa del Carmen, their throats apparently slit, prosecutors and police announced Monday. A security guard was also injured at the tourist apartment complex, which is located in the center of the city, the state …
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19 June
Transcript: Rep. Zoe Lofgren on “Face the Nation,” June 19, 2022
The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat and member of the House Select Committee investigating Jan. 6, that aired Sunday, June 19, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We now want to go to Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren of California. She is …
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16 June
Dow tumbles below 30,000 points for first time in nearly 17 months
U.S. stocks fell sharply on Thursday, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average below 30,000 for the first time since January of 2021. The drop comes after the Federal Reserve’s biggest rate hike in decades and as other central banks also try to subdue rising inflation. Following the Fed’s 0.75 percentage point …
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