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Pennsylvania officer pleads guilty to 15 charges, including using work computers to make AI porn
Stephen M. Kamnik, 39, was charged last year, but pleaded guilty Wednesday in Montgomery County Court to 15 charges in all — nine felonies and six misdemeanors.
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Artemis II crew successfully splashes down in Pacific after historic lunar mission
On this 250th anniversary of America, this mission has set in motion a new age in space. Next step will be to build a base on the moon that will support human life, followed by using this as a slingshot to go to Mars.
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Watch live: Artemis II crew to splash down in Pacific near San Diego after lunar mission
The crew of the Artemis II is set to splash down Friday evening at approximately 8:07 p.m. ET. The four astronauts were the first crew to journey to the moon since 1973. They traveled farther into space than any astronauts before them.
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Nevada’s outdoor recreation is a $24 billion industry
The $24 billion valuation comes after recent federal efforts to sell mass amounts of public lands for mining and housing development.
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Los Angeles mayor urges hiring of over 400 police officers
In the Dec. 10 letter, Bass implored the council to approve $4.4 million in funding, without which the police department will no longer be able to hire incoming recruits.
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Texas rep introduces bill intended to protect school kids from sexual misconduct
Rep. Wesley Hunt introduced a bill that would establish a National Educator Misconduct and Discipline Registry to track offenders and create a federal task force on educator sexual misconduct.
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Permanent charters pivotal to NASCAR antitrust lawsuit settlement
The teams suing included one partly owned by basketball Hall of Fame star Michael Jordan.
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Consumer advocacy group stands by FL AG’s lawsuit against Starbucks over racial discrimination
In the lawsuit, Uthmeier stated that Starbucks has “established racial quotas and goals for hiring” and “paid employees different wages because of their race.”
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California co-leads suit over $100,000 H-1B visa fee
President Donald Trump imposed the rule Sept. 19 for new petitions for the nonimmigrant visas, which allow U.S. employers to hire temporary, foreign workers in response to labor shortages among physicians, surgeons, researchers, educators, nurses and other vital workers.
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Questions about Georgia tort reform, insurance rates continue
The bills required attorneys to focus on actual pain and suffering in trials, and shielded businesses from liability for issues outside their control.
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DOGE-inspired state panel in New Hampshire calls for ending remote work for state employees
The panel is also recommending dismantling the health department.
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Wisconsin Sen. Johnson wants DOJ to review Troupis alternate elector case
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is asking the DOJ to get involved in the case involving former Trump lawyer and Judge Jim Troupis, who is facing 11 felony charges in Wisconsin related to an alternate set of electors in the 2020 election.
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Ex-University of Michigan football coach charged with stalking, home invasion after firing
The Washtenaw County prosecutor’s office said that Sherrone Moore is accused of “unlawfully entering the dwelling of a victim with whom Mr. Moore had a dating relationship”