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Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday asked the 11th Circuit to revive former President Trump's earlier dismissed classified documents case. Why it matters: The case was thought to be the strongest against Trump, but his legal team secured wins from Judge Aileen Cannon, whose impartiality has routinely been questioned. The...

Jack Smith appeals dismissal of Trump's classified documents case

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Bucks County Beacon

Written by Amy Lieberman , The Conversation ; Jeff Inglis , The Conversation , and Naomi Schalit , The Conversation. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a president, including former President Donald Trump , “may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled, at a minimum, to a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts.”

Supreme Court Rules Trump Had Partial Immunity as President, but Not for Unofficial Acts

Arizona State

COVID-19 cases are growing or likely growing in 45 states and territories, and more than half of the states have virus levels that are "very high" or "high" as a summertime wave expands, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Why it matters: The prevalence of COVID is especially high...

Mapped: Another hot COVID summer

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

Jacksonville, FL

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

Clarke County, MS

Mississippi News Group

In a tragic turn of events, 14-year-old Chquese Porter has been denied bond following his formal charging as an adult in the shooting death of 12-year-old Caleb Bender. The incident occurred around 1:00 am on June 29th, 2024, at a residence on River Rd near the intersection of Leola St in the Town of Stonewall, according to a press release from the Clarke County Sheriff.

Bond Denied for 14-Year-Old Charged with Murder in Clarke County

Pennsylvania State

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

California State

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

There was a striking similarity among local news coverage of the Trump rally shooting Saturday night, with sister publications from major local holding groups featuring the same home page stories, photos and headlines, and then updating them, mostly in unison, as the story developed. Why it matters: In breaking news...

Strapped for resources, local coverage of Trump shooting all looked the same

Schuylkill County, PA

Ashland, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

ASHLAND – A Coatesville man is in Schuylkill County Prison after police say he broke...
The post Police: Man broke into home to collect debt from previous homeowners, threatened responding officers first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Police: Man broke into home to collect debt from previous homeowners, threatened responding officers

Fort Worth, TX

Axios Dallas

Dancing Iglesias chose to open her new Fort Worth thrift store on White Settlement Road to reclaim the ugly history of the city's relocation of Indigenous people.Why it matters: Iglesias, a member of the Lakota nation, believes embracing the street's name ensures people learn about its dark past."Erasing history or trying to cover up history doesn't really help," Iglesias tells Axios. "No matter how brutal or ugly that it was, I think people should look for it rather than try to erase it and cover it up."Driving the news: Iglesias, 31, her husband and her sister, Lily Mekeel, opened Flipstone...

Fort Worth thrift store reclaims White Settlement Road

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

The Aurora City Council shut out the voices Monday of dozens of residents who came to the City Council meeting to decry the police shooting of a Black man. For three weeks, supporters of Kilyn Lewis have attended Aurora City Council meetings. They have become unruly at times and caused the mayor to call recesses several times to restore order.

Aurora shuts out comments about Black man killed by police

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Denver, CO

The family of Kilyn Lewis, a Black man slain by Aurora police last month while they served a warrant for attempted homicide, told Denver officials Monday “blood is on the hands” of the Denver Police Department, too.

Family of Black man slain by Aurora police blames Denver, too

Stockton, CA

Michael Tubbs, the former mayor of Stockton, Calif. who became a hero to progressives, is seeking a political return years after pushing guaranteed income during the presidency of former President Trump and losing his reelection bid. The big picture: Tubbs tells Axios he is running for lieutenant governor in California...

Progressive hero seeks political comeback in California

Georgia State

Lithonia, GA

Drevion Micah Evans, a 24-year-old resident of Lithonia, Georgia, has been sentenced to federal prison for a series of crimes involving illegal firearms possession and drug trafficking. Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. handed down a sentence of six years and six months, to be followed by five years of supervised release.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Illegal Machineguns and Drug Trafficking

Massachusetts State

Axios Boston

Firearms constructed from parts that lack serial numbers would be outlawed in Massachusetts under a new gun reform proposal likely to become law in the coming weeks.Why it matters: The bill strengthens Massachusetts' already tight gun laws, gives law enforcement more latitude to seize weapons and revamps the licensing process.What's happening: The conference committee tasked with drawing up a compromise between the House and Senate filed a final new bill Wednesday that will likely easily pass the Legislature and become law.Between the lines: Democrats in the two chambers were miles apart when the issue first gained traction on Beacon Hill,...

"Ghost gun" crackdown in Mass. Dems' sights

Minneapolis, MN

Axios Twin Cities 

The Minneapolis City Council will decide this week whether to make the city's police officers among the highest-paid in the Twin Cities.Why it matters: Mayor Jacob Frey and Chief Brian O'Hara have argued pay increases are key to replenishing a department that has hemorrhaged more than 300 officers since 2020.State of play: The council will vote Thursday on a contract agreement that, through a series of retroactive and new salary increases, would boost MPD officers' wages by 21.7% by July of next year.Friction point: Critics argue Minneapolis' new contract doesn't include enough concrete fixes for issues like officer discipline to...

Minneapolis might give police a raise. Here's how the pay hike would compare

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Your gun rights depend on which judge you get

The number of gun-rights cases in the U.S. has skyrocketed since the Supreme Court decided New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen in 2022,...

Your gun rights depend on which judge you get

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