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Brigid Pfeifer

There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Salon

U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., are requesting a criminal investigation into Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for potentially violating federal ethics and tax laws. In a letter written to Attorney General Merrick Garland last week, Whitehouse and Wyden requested the appointment of a Special Counsel to...

"We do not make this request lightly": Senators demand criminal investigation into Clarence Thomas

WashingtonExaminer

Harvard University plans to adopt new rules banning overnight camping, chalking, and unapproved signs and other displays, according to a proposal from school administration. The document, obtained by the Harvard Crimson, was created by Harvard’s Office of General Counsel and the Working Group on Campus Space Use after months of pro-Palestinian protests and encampments that […]

Harvard to ban sidewalk chalk and unauthorized signs in anticipation of fall protests: Report

Georgia State

Justice Clarence Thomas is the second black person to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Born in 1948 in the Georgia low country, Thomas began his education in segregated public schools before advancing to Catholic schools for blacks, the seminary at Holy Cross, and finally Yale Law School. Thomas...

Here’s how rich Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is now

Mississippi State

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco NAACP president Amos Brown, left, and AsianWeek publisher, Ted Fang, at a press conference in 2022. (Liz Hafalia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) The day President Joe Biden announced he would step aside and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination, one of the first calls Harris made was to her longtime pastor, a native Mississippian and storied civil rights leader.

When Biden stepped down, Kamala Harris called her pastor, a Mississippi native, for a prayer

New Hampshire State

Dalton, NH

Opposition to the Granite State Landfill in Dalton continues to run high. Here, a "Save Forest Lake" sign is planted at the end of a driveway in May 2021. (Amanda Gokee | New Hampshire Bulletin) Sadly, the two most important things to know about how New Hampshire manages landfills are:...

It’s time to stop coddling Casella in New Hampshire

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

Honolulu, HI

The Honolulu Police Department started its body camera pilot program in 2017. A majority of officers wear the devices, but still, many deadly encounters with Honolulu police involve specialized officers exempt from wearing the cameras. (Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018) In 2018, the Honolulu Police Department for the first time released body...

HPD Releases Body Camera Footage In Only A Fraction Of Deadly Encounters

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

NewsNinja

In a deeply distressing event that has left the community of Padana village in Lahore reeling, a 15-year-old boy named Arsalan sadly ended his life by leaping from a water tank. The tragic incident is believed to have happened following Arsalan's receipt of poor grades in his final exams, a critical juncture in the educational structure of Pakistan.

Tragedy Strikes: Teenager Commits Suicide Over Exam Results in Lahore

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles Times

In the wake of pro-Palestinian encampments, a federal judge ordered lawyers representing UCLA and Jewish students suing the university to hash out a court-enforceable agreement to ensure equal campus access to Jewish students.

Judge orders UCLA, Jewish students to draft plan for equal campus access in wake of protests

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Kansas City, KS

The Independent

A woman is suing a Kansas hospital for refusing to provide her an abortion, claiming officials said it was too “risky” to perform the procedure due to the “heated” political environment in the state.Mylissa Farmer filed her lawsuit in Kansas City on Tuesday against the University of Kansas Health System. The lawsuit comes after Farmer went to the hospital on August 2, 2022, 18 weeks along with a pregnancy that was no longer viable because her water broke too early.In June 2022, the Supreme Court had overturned Roe v Wade, ending nationwide access to abortion.  On August 2 of...

Kansas woman sues hospital over claims staff refused to give abortion in ‘heated’ political environment

North Carolina State

Town Talks

In North Carolina, the divorce process can be challenging, particularly due to the mandatory one-year separation requirement. This law mandates that couples must live separately for at least a year before filing for divorce, a rule that can be frustrating for many.

You might be granted a divorce in North Carolina if your spouse is ‘incurably insane.’ Here’s how

Bucks County Beacon

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

“Mastodon bones unearthed at Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel construction site.” — Virginian-Pilot. “How a school district took its spat with a local TV station to the FCC.” — Washington Post. “Chesterfield judges will stop appointing cases to public defenders amid ‘lack of attorneys.’” — WTVR...

Mastodon bones unearthed at construction site and more Virginia headlines

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University of Missouri bows to Republican pressure and eliminates campus DEI division

University of Missouri System President Mun Choi discusses plans to reorganize diversity, equity and inclusion efforts by ending a separate campus division during a Friday briefing...

University of Missouri bows to Republican pressure and eliminates campus DEI division

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