News Roundup (2423)
Pair Sentenced to Hefty Jail Time for Threatening Partygoers, Shouting Slurs
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Jose Torres and Kayla Norton were sentenced to 20 years and 15 years prison time, respectively, for their role in a 2015 incident where they shouted racial slurs, made armed threats and waved a Confederate flag at guests of a child’s party near Atlanta. So reports ABC News.
Read more...'The People’s Court' Wapner Dead at 97 Years Old
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Joseph A. Wapner, a California judge who popularized courtroom reality television, died at 97 in his Los Angeles home. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Bergdahl Attorneys Seek Dismissal Based on Trump Comments
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Lawyers for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl will ask the charges against their client be dropped based on comments President Donald Trump made while campaigning. So reports Newsweek.
Read more...Ex-Kicker, Bucs Reach MRSA Settlement
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Former NFL kicker Lawrence Tynes and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reached an undisclosed settlement after Tynes sued the team for allegedly keeping unsanitary facilities contributing to his contracting MRSA. So reports Bleacher Report.
Read more...Proposed Texas Transgender Law Comes Under Fire From Investors
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New York City Controller Scott Stringer, along with 40 global investors and financial officers from California, Connecticut, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont, penned a letter urging Texas legislators to reject a bill that would “force transgender people in public schools and government buildings to use bathrooms that align with their biological sex.” So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...$25 Dancing Fine in Henryetta, OK Abolished After Event Cancelled
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It is now legal to dance within 500 feet of a church or public school in Henryetta, Oklahoma. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Ax Murderer Wins Appellate Case Related to Fictional Account of His Trial
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Convicted ax murderer Christopher Porco won a court victory when the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court in New York unanimously agreed a Lifetime Entertainment Services' motion to dismiss a complaint by the murderer should have been initially denied. So reports the Times Union.
Read more...Appeals Court Upholds Maryland Ban on ‘Assault,’ High-capacity Mag Weapons
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A federal appeals court in Maryland upheld the 2013 assault weapons and large-capacity magazine ban passed after the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. So reports Newsweek.
Read more...ConEd, NYS Reach $153M Benchmark Settlement
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Consolidated Edison Inc. reached a $153.3 million settlement with New York State, making it the largest of its kind in state history. The settlement comes after a 2014 natural gas explosion killed eight people in Manhattan. So reports Yahoo.
Read more...Man Pleads Insanity After Murdering Lebanese Neighbor
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Stanley Vernon Majors of Tulsa, Okla., is planning to pursue an insanity defense after being charged with the murder of Khalid Jabara, his Lebanese neighbor. So reports the Associated Press.
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