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Hochul Replaces DA With New York AG in Investigation of Cornell Sexual Assault Allegations
Gov. Kathy Hochul said newly released information about the investigation prompted her decision.
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Judge Tosses Charge Against Noncitizen Accused of Voting in Federal Election
A federal law prohibiting noncitizens from voting in elections is unconstitutional, the judge concluded.
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AOC, Bernie Sanders Introduce Bill to Ban Feds from Using Flock Cameras
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced legislation Friday to effectively end the federal use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs).
The Ban Flock Act would prohibit the federal government from purchasing, using or possessing an ALPR, accessing its data or using federal funds to purchase ALPRs, but it does not outright ban the cameras, according to the bill’s text. It would block certain federal grant funding for state and local governments that use ALPRs or contract with ALPR companies, such as Flock Safety, although it does not outright prohibit local agencies from purchasing the technologies with local tax dollars.
Christa Pike in Critical Condition After Botched Execution, Lawyers Say
Pike was receiving ‘life-saving care,’ the lawyers said.
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DNC Sues Over Pentagon Change to Overseas Voter Form
The Pentagon said dropping a checkbox for Americans born abroad who never lived in the U.S. would reduce confusion about who can use the form.
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Supreme Court Allows Tennessee to Execute Convicted Murderer Christa Pike
Pike was to be executed this morning, but the Sixth Circuit blocked the execution a short time before it was to take place. The justices lifted that stay.
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First Small Modular Reactor in the U.S. to Be Constructed in Tennessee
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) received approval Tuesday from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to construct the nation’s first commercial small modular reactor (SMR) at its Clinch River site near Oak Ridge.
The NRC issued a construction permit for Clinch River Unit 1, a 300-megawatt GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy BWRX-300 boiling-water reactor. The permit clears TVA to move forward with construction.
Federal Judge Blocks $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas
The Oakland, California-based district judge is the second judge to block the policy.
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