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Prosecutors charged former NBA star Shawn Kemp on Friday with first-degree assault in a parking lot shooting last month over a stolen cellphone, saying that in a text message just before the shooting, Kemp wrote, “I’m about to shoot this (expletive).”
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“Your actions are some of the most egregious crimes that were committed on that dark day,” the judge told McCaughey.
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Patrick McCaughey III, who used a stolen riot shield to crush a police officer in a doorframe during the U.S. Capitol insurrection, was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for his role in one of the most violent episodes of the Jan. 6 attack. courthousenews.com/capitol-rioter
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Patrick McCaughey III, who used a stolen riot shield to crush a police officer in a doorframe during the U.S. Capitol insurrection, was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for his role in one of the most violent episodes of the Jan. 6 attack.
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New: A Silicon Valley lawmaker who took campaign funds from the 49ers was indicted on allegations that he leaked a grand jury report accusing the team of influencing him & other Santa Clara electeds, & that he lied under oath about it.
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Libertarians lined up with Democrats on Friday against a proposal that would effectively block third party candidates from next year’s Montana U.S. Senate election, as Republicans try to consolidate opposition to incumbent Jon Tester.
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Mexican news agency #Notimex always had partiality issues, experts said, but its dramatic demise has actually created more opacity in the country's media landscape. , , , and weigh in on the agency's collapse.
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Mexico’s president confirmed rumors Friday that the federal government plans to shutter the country’s state-owned news agency Notimex. @copycopeland courthousenews.com/lopez-obrador-
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Rafiei admitted that she offered to help two clients of her consulting business to bribe two Irvine City Council members so that they would introduce and vote for an ordinance allowing them to open a retail cannabis store. More via :
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Melahat Rafiei, the former executive director of the Democratic Party of Orange County, California, pleaded guilty Friday to attempted wire fraud as part of a broader bribery investigation. @edpettersson courthousenews.com/ex-orange-coun
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