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Traffic stops by Chicago police have more than doubled over the past nine years in what the ACLU is calling the “new stop-and-frisk.”

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An attorney for the last two known survivors of the massacre called the announcement a “joyous occasion.”

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The Democrat approved the measure on California Native American Day. It comes after Newsom issued a formal apology in 2019 for the state’s violence against and mistreatment of Native Americans. 

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“For too long, millions of Americans have faced the impossible choice of paying for their prescription drugs or being able to afford other basic needs,” Biden said. “While Big Pharma made record profits, Americans footed the bill for the industry’s price hikes. Not anymore.”

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In Las Vegas, she talked about her middle class background and compared it to Trump's “silver platter” pedigree that nonetheless produced six bankruptcies. Harris also moved into what Trump considers his terrain — immigration — with a Friday visit to the border town of Douglas, Arizona

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Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz have spent two months going after each other and the presidential candidates. Tuesday's vice presidential debate might not be as high stakes as the Sept.10 debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But it offers their running mates a fresh opportunity to introduce themselves, vouch for their bosses and show their mettle as attack dogs. It will be the biggest television and online audience either No. 2 will see before Election Day

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Darryl George (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP, File) 

George is asking a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order that would prevent district officials from further punishing him for not cutting his hair and allow him to return.

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Since taking office, the Biden-Harris administration said it has worked to address the alarming spike in violent crime left by the previous administration. 

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The goal of the package was to move the state toward atoning for decades of racial disparities for Black Californians. The eminent domain bill would not have been able to take full effect because it was tied to another proposal that lawmakers blocked this year.

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Marcellus Williams (Photo: NNPA) 

The conservative majority on the Supreme Court voted to deny Williams a stay. Their decision condemned an innocent man to death, and it is a stark reminder of how deeply broken the justice system has become under their influence.

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