The man who allegedly drove an SUV into a Wisconsin parade last year was charged with 71 new counts on Wednesday, according to an amended criminal complaint obtained by CBS affiliate WDJT. Darrell Brooks now faces a total of 77 charges in the incident that left six people dead and dozens more …
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January, 2022
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13 January
Florida bill would allow cameras in classrooms and microphones on teachers
Florida lawmakers are debating a bill that would allow schools districts to put cameras in classrooms and microphones on teachers. The measure was proposed by state Representative Bob Rommel, a Republican from Naples. “I think if we can do it in a safe way to protect the privacy of students …
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7 January
What 2022 may have in store for the cryptocurrency investor
The first week of 2022 hasn’t been kind to bitcoin, as the cryptocurrency lost 11% of its value in mere days and finished this week at about $42,000 — down almost 40% from its all-time high last fall. Analysts closely watching crypto said the Federal Reserve’s hint at raising interest …
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December, 2021
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16 December
Urban Meyer fired by Jacksonville Jaguars as controversies rock his first season as head coach
After dealing with multiple controversies, the Jacksonville Jaguars have finally had enough of Urban Meyer as their head coach. He was fired, in a move announced after midnight on Thursday morning. The firing ends a tumultuous run for Meyer, who was mired in several controversies during his short time in …
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15 December
Javier Ambler death: Texas family to get $5 million settlement over Black motorist’s 2019 death
A Texas county approved a $5 million wrongful death lawsuit settlement Tuesday with the family of a man who sheriff’s deputies shocked with stun guns after a 2019 chase that was filmed by the real-time police TV series “Live PD.” Commissioners in suburban Williamson County, just north of Austin, authorized …
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15 December
Hobby Lobby to pay workers a minimum of $18.50 an hour
Hobby Lobby workers will be taking home fatter paychecks in the new year, with the crafts chain upping pay to $18.50 an hour for full-time workers as of January 1. Hobby Lobby in 2009 set a nationwide minimum hourly wage well above the federal level, and has since hiked wages …
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15 December
Child Tax Credit 2021: Last check set to go out on December 15. That could mean poverty for millions of kids.
Millions of Americans have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic with the help of direct cash payments from the U.S. government, via stimulus checks, extra unemployment benefits and the expanded Child Tax Credit. But that last financial buffer may come to an end on December 15 when the IRS sends out the …
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8 December
Instagram CEO to testify before Senate committee on safety of teen users
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri will discuss steps the popular photo sharing app is taking to keep teenage users safe on the platform during a Senate subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for Meta, the new name for the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The testimony, Mosseri’s first …
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3 December
14 arrested over LA smash
Authorities in Los Angeles on Thursday announced more than a dozen arrests in recent smash-and-grab thefts at stores where nearly $340,000 worth of merchandise was stolen, part of a rash of organized retail crime in California. Fourteen people were arrested in connection with 11 brazen robberies between November 18 and …
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November, 2021
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25 November
String of smash
Thieves rushed into a Southern California Nordstrom store the night before Thanksgiving and ran off with pricey goods in the latest of a string of organized retail thefts. Five people, one wearing an orange wig, entered the open store shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Westfield Topanga Mall in …
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