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Two Milligan University cycling team members killed, others injured after driver struck them
The driver of the vehicle, John Benfield, 69, of Newland, N.C., has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide by recklessness and five counts of aggravated assault by vehicle by recklessness.
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Man found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity flees country after hospital grants 2-day pass
Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda was granted a two-day weekend pass and expected to return to the North Virginia Mental Health Institute, where he was committed. Instead, he fled the country to Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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LA City Council repeals homeless camping ban in Hollywood, 11 other neighborhoods
The council rescinded the discretionary no-camping zones in a 10-3 vote, with city council members Imelda Padilla, Traci Park and Monica Rodriguez dissenting.
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California ranks worst for employment-related religious discrimination charges
California also requires insurance plans to provide contraceptive coverage, though there is a carve-out from contraceptive coverage at the federal level for religious organizations.
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Ban on ranked-choice voting approved by Louisiana Senate committee
Florida, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota and Tennessee have banned the practice.
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Latest inflation figures show that Americans' basic needs eat up more household budgets under Biden
Food prices were unchanged in February but are up 2.2% over last year. Electricity prices have risen 3.6% over last year, and rose 0.3% in February.
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Iowa bill creates first-degree murder charge for fentanyl death
First-degree murder is a Class A felony in Iowa with a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Federal court strikes down California law limiting gun buys to one per month
While California appeals the ruling through the appeals and perhaps even Supreme Court, it’s likely the ruling will continue to be stayed.
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Seattle Police Department staffing drops to lowest level since the 1990s
According to the presentation, the Seattle Police Department has lost more than 725 officers since 2019. Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said that means more than half the department has left.
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California high speed rail plan running out of money, demands rainy day support
HSRA plans on charging $86 per one-way ticket from SF to LA, which is more expensive than flying.
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Los Angeles unveils plan to allow 250,000 new homes amid housing crisis
Los Angeles is the most cramped city in the United States, holding more residents per room than even San Francisco and New York.
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Bill banning Iowa guaranteed income programs advances in Senate
A pilot program is currently underway in Des Moines.
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Biden budget seeks to spend hundreds of millions to train school teachers in DEI
The national debt is currently over $34 trillion and would rise to $45 billion by 2034 under Biden’s budget.