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by ap215
Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:18 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Racist/Corrupt/Immoral Police Thread.
Replies: 671
Views: 128129

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Los Angeles officer who shot and killed teen girl in dressing room won’t face charges A Los Angeles police officer who shot and killed a teenage girl with a stray bullet will not be charged over the incident, the California Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Officer William Dorsey Jones Jr. ...
by ap215
Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1539
Views: 766813

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Raptors' Jontay Porter banned from NBA after betting investigation Toronto Raptors centre Jontay Porter was banned Wednesday from the NBA following an investigation into prop-betting irregularities. "A league investigation found that Porter violated league rules by disclosing confidential infor...
by ap215
Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:39 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1539
Views: 766813

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Buffalo Sabres fire head coach Don Granato BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres fired head coach Don Granato on Tuesday, making him the seventh coach to be ousted during what’s grown into an NHL-record 13-season playoff drought. The move was announced by the team a day after the Sabres closed their se...
by ap215
Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: EARTH....
Replies: 1332
Views: 667989

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Tornado Watch expires for all of Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa — Weather has calmed down Tuesday evening after an active day across the state.

The remaining Tornado Watch in east-central Iowa was allowed to expire at 8 p.m.

https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-weath ... s/60502125
by ap215
Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:42 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 181
Views: 48737

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Pro-Israel money pours in to unseat progressives in congressional races Quarterly campaign finance reports reveal the Democratic representatives Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri – progressive “Squad” members – will face formidable challenges in their 2024 congressional primaries, ...
by ap215
Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:58 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Storming The Capital 2: A Counter Storm is Coming
Replies: 1598
Views: 877609

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Democrats who investigated Trump say they expect to face arrest, retaliation if he wins presidency Some members of Congress who led the investigation into former President Donald Trump's role in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot acknowledge they've talked to their families about their safety — and the ri...
by ap215
Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:00 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 181
Views: 48737

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Newark 2024 School Election Results: See Who Is Leading NEWARK, NJ — Newark voters went to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots for their local board of education. There were nine candidates competing for three general seats on the Newark Board of Education in the city’s 2024 school election (see be...
by ap215
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:58 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 181
Views: 48737

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2024 Michigan election results: Special election for open state House seats Results Election results for the Michigan special election to fill two seats vacated in the Michigan state House. District 25 is in Wayne County and includes portions of Westland, Wayne and Canton. District 13 in Wayne and M...
by ap215
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:57 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 181
Views: 48737

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Mexico Beach recalls Mayor Michele Miller, votes in Richard Wolff MEXICO BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — Mayor Michele Miller’s reign in Mexico Beach would appear to be over. The majority of voters decided to recall Miller during Tuesday’s special election. https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/local-news/politics-...
by ap215
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:55 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 181
Views: 48737

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RECALL ELECTION: Early Results; ‘Yes’ Over ‘No’ 3-to-1 CALEXICO — The early vote-by-mail returns for the Calexico recall election against City Council members Raul Ureña and Gilberto Manzanarez came back just after 8 p.m. Tuesday April 16, with at least 75 percent voting yes to recall each council m...
by ap215
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:54 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 181
Views: 48737

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Shomari Figures wins Democratic nomination in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Shomari Figures wins Democratic nomination in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/shomari-figures-wins-democratic-nomination-alabamas-2nd-congressional-109333924
by ap215
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:50 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1745
Views: 713381

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Bob Graham, former Florida governor and U.S. senator with a common touch, dies at 87 Bob Graham, perhaps the most peculiar and popular politician of modern Florida history, died Tuesday. The Democratic two-term governor (1979-87) and three-term U.S. senator (1987-2005) was 87. He passed away at 8:30...
by ap215
Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:54 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1539
Views: 766813

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Longtime Bruins broadcaster Jack Edwards to retire at end of 2023-24 season After 19 seasons as the play-by-play voice of the Boston Bruins on NESN, Jack Edwards is stepping away from the mic. The New England native and longtime broadcaster announced his retirement following the end of 2023-24 posts...
by ap215
Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:36 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: What’s going to happen to Trump Mon Mar 25 2024?
Replies: 185
Views: 2487

Re: What’s going to happen to Trump Mon Mar 25 2024?

Trump trial jury begins to take shape Former President Donald Trump was back in court for the second day of his Manhattan criminal trial as he's accused of covering up a hush money payment to a porn star to help his 2016 presidential campaign. Some selections made: Six jurors have been selected, and...
by ap215
Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1539
Views: 766813

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Best wishes John. Yankees bid farewell to John Sterling, 'goliath of sports broadcasting' April 16 (UPI) -- The New York Yankees said goodbye to John Sterling, announcing that their longtime radio broadcaster retired, effective immediately, and will be honored Saturday before a game against the Tamp...
by ap215
Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:03 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1745
Views: 713381

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Indiana native, MLB great Carl Erskine dies at 97 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Carl Erskine, the Indiana native who starred as a pitcher for the Dodgers and became a champion for athletes with special needs, died Tuesday. He was 97. Erskine, a native of Anderson who returned to the city after his playing c...
by ap215
Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:54 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1745
Views: 713381

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Another true legendary MLB player Whitey Herzog, innovative manager, Cardinals champion and creator of 'Whiteyball,' dies at 92 One of the most innovative managers in Major League Baseball history who brought a charismatic, entertaining brand of baseball to St. Louis that was so popular that it was ...
by ap215
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:28 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The GOP Snowflake Thread
Replies: 900
Views: 423610

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Rob Schneider on report comedy set for Republicans was cut short: ‘Woke bulls‑‑‑’ Comedian Rob Schneider said he is tired of “woke bulls‑‑‑” following a report stating he had to cut a comedy set short due to inappropriate jokes and after one Republican lawmaker walked out of the appearance. “I’m not...
by ap215
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1539
Views: 766813

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NPR editor who alleged left-wing bias at network suspended National Public Radio has suspended an editor who has repeatedly criticized the outlet in recent days, alleging a left-leaning bias that he says is hurting the organization’s journalism. Uri Berliner, a senior editor who has worked at NPR fo...
by ap215
Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The Supreme Court Thread
Replies: 4
Views: 280

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Supreme Court snubs House Republicans who dodged metal detectors in Congress after Jan. 6 What happens in Congress stays in Congress, the Supreme Court signaled on Monday, as it turned away an appeal by three Republican congressmen who were fined $5,000 each by the House for dodging security scanner...
by ap215
Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:44 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The Supreme Court Thread
Replies: 4
Views: 280

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The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will not hear Mckesson v. Doe. The decision not to hear Mckesson leaves in place a lower court decision that effectively eliminated the right to organize a mass protest ...
by ap215
Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:37 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1539
Views: 766813

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It was doomsville from the very beginning. CNN cancels weekly news show from Charles Barkley and Gayle King When Charles Barkley re-upped with Warner Bros. Discovery last year, one of the surprises in his new deal was a recurring night-time talk show on CNN with Gayle King. That show, King Charles, ...
by ap215
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:34 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Mass Shootings/Gun Control Reform Thread
Replies: 1580
Views: 908254

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Chicago shooting kills 8-year-old girl and wounds 10 people including small children, police say CHICAGO (AP) — Eleven people standing outside a family gathering Saturday night were shot including a young girl who was killed in what Chicago police believe was gang-related violence on the city’s Sout...
by ap215
Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:00 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: Denver shuts out top-seed Boston College 2-0 to win Frozen Four title at Xcel Energy Center
Replies: 0
Views: 34

Denver shuts out top-seed Boston College 2-0 to win Frozen Four title at Xcel Energy Center

Denver shuts out top-seed Boston College 2-0 to win Frozen Four title at Xcel Energy Center Who said the NCAA men's Frozen Four in St. Paul didn't have a bold Minnesota presence, even with the Gophers or any other state team absent from college hockey's premier event? Two days after Tristan Broz, a ...
by ap215
Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:59 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Hamas fires 7000 rockets at Israel, starting major war
Replies: 602
Views: 882702

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Liar. Trump blames Biden for Iran strike on Israel: ‘It would not have happened if we were in office’ Former President Trump on Saturday ripped into President Biden over Iran’s recent attack against Israel, arguing it would not be occurring if were still in the Oval Office. “I want to say God bless ...