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Month: March 2024

Six charged for smuggling raw duck and goose intestines under packaged rattlesnakes: Prosecutors

Six charged for smuggling raw duck and goose intestines under packaged rattlesnakes: Prosecutors

USDA (NEW YORK) — Six people were arrested Tuesday in connection with a scheme to smuggle thousands of pounds of raw goose and duck intestines from China, through Los Angeles, and ultimately to New York City for sale to restaurants and consumers. Five of the defendants reside in Brooklyn and […]

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Sen. Bob Menendez and wife face new obstruction charges in bribery case

Sen. Bob Menendez and wife face new obstruction charges in bribery case

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and his wife faced new obstruction allegations and charges Tuesday in a superseding indictment filed by federal prosecutors in Manhattan. The superseding indictment charges the senator and Nadine Menendez with new counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of […]

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More human remains found in connection with severed body parts found in Long Island park

More human remains found in connection with severed body parts found in Long Island park

WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — More human remains were found in two locations in West Babylon, New York, on Tuesday a week after severed body parts belonging to two people were found in a Long Island park, according to police. Human remains were found in Bethpage State Park and in a […]

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What to know about Louisiana’s new tough-on-crime laws

What to know about Louisiana’s new tough-on-crime laws

Fotosearch/Getty Images (BATON ROUGE, La.) — Louisiana on Tuesday became one of the toughest states in the nation on crime when Gov. Jeff Landry signed a series of bills that will keep criminals in prison longer, enables citizens to carry guns without a permit, and resurrects the electric chair and […]

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Trump, saying judge restricted his testimony, seeks new trial in E. Jean Carroll case

Trump, saying judge restricted his testimony, seeks new trial in E. Jean Carroll case

Charly Triballeau/ Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is seeking a new trial in the defamation case brought by former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll, arguing that the judge in the case improperly restricted his testimony. Trump in January was ordered to pay $83.3 million in […]

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Missouri teachers who support a minor’s social transition could face felony, be put on sex offender list under proposed bill

Missouri teachers who support a minor’s social transition could face felony, be put on sex offender list under proposed bill

Leonardo Munoz/Getty Images (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. ) — A new Missouri bill would make it a felony offense for school teachers or counselors to support or contribute to the social transitioning of a transgender minor. The proposed law would also have an offender be placed on the sexual offender registry. […]

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Statewide Virtual Job Fair Thursday

Statewide Virtual Job Fair Thursday

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state Department of Workforce Services is hosting a statewide virtual job fair on Thursday. It will feature more than 50 Utah employers offering nearly 15-hundred open positions. The job fair will be hosted from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and since it’s virtual, all […]

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Recent Snowpack Brings Spring Water Windfall

Recent Snowpack Brings Spring Water Windfall

(Salt Lake City, UT) — What is called the meteorological winter is ending up as a boon for Utah’s water supply heading into spring. This season, Utah’s mountains gained 12-point-nine inches of snow water equivalent or snowpack. That statistic represents the time between the start of the season on December […]

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Anti-Gun Activists Urge Gov. Cox To Veto Teacher Gun Training Bill

Anti-Gun Activists Urge Gov. Cox To Veto Teacher Gun Training Bill

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Anti-gun activists are urging Governor Cox to veto a bill that would promote firearms training for school teachers. They gathered at the Utah State Capitol yesterday. The bill would provide free gun training for any teacher who has a valid license, so the weapon can […]

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Debate Season Is Underway

Debate Season Is Underway

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The 2024 election season is kicking into full gear with debates on the horizon. The Utah Debate Commission announced its slate of statewide and congressional debates for Utah candidates yesterday. The series of debates will start with gubernatorial candidates at Salt Lake Community College on […]

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