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Judge sentences Nyjell Outler to over 24 years for fatal shooting at gender-reveal party
Evergreen Reporter - Washington
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August 24, 2025
Jeanine Pirro United States Attorney at the District of Columbia | Official WebsiteJeanine Pirro United States Attorney at the District of Columbia | Official Website Nyjell Outler, 22, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 24 and a half...
Why we can trust the stats that violent crime is down
MSNBC
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August 24, 2025
People familiar with the crime statistics in Washington immediately challenged President Donald Trump’s assertion that crime in the capital was “out of control” and thus warranted him sending in the National Guard. So the president responded on...
Trump’s D.C. Takeover Is Scaring Immigrant Parents Out of Taking Kids Back to School
The Intercept
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August 24, 2025
Washington, D.C.’s large immigrant population is facing a reign of terror: Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have flooded neighborhoods with large Latino populations, imposing checkpoints and hanging a threat over families’ heads as kids...
Students face new cellphone restrictions in 17 US states
The Gleaner
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August 24, 2025
Jamel Bishop is seeing a big change in his classrooms as he begins his senior year at Doss High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where cellphones are now banned during instructional time. In previous years, students often weren’t paying attention...
Where are the troops in Washington? A closer look at Trump’s takeover
Hawaii Tribune Herald
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August 24, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has overseen an expansive effort this month to take control of law enforcement in Washington, carrying out a conspicuous show of force in the nation’s capital in what he has described as an effort to combat...
Judge blocks Trump from pulling funding to 34 more ‘sanctuary cities’
Hawaii Tribune Herald
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August 24, 2025
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday vastly expanded the scope of an order blocking the Trump administration from pulling federal funding for cities across the country over their policies that limit local law enforcement participation in...
Highlights and Goals DC United vs Inter Miami (1-1) in MLS
VAVEL
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August 24, 2025
End of the game: With goals from Jackson Hopkins and Baltasar Rodríguez, DC United and Inter Miami drew 1-1. Mascherano's team used a mixed squad, with the Leagues Cup semifinals in mind. Lionel Messi wasn't called up, and Luis Suárez didn't come...
Trump’s new move sparks grave fears
Cairns Post
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August 24, 2025
Officials have hit out at US President Donald Trump over his plan to deploy troops to Chicago, saying the move is an “abuse of power”. Democratic governor of the US state of Illinois, JB Pritzker said Trump is paving the way to a police state....
What Tip O’Neill understood that Ed Markey doesn’t
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Though Senator Ed Markey has already been in Congress for 49 years, he wants voters to reelect him to another six-year term. He will be 80 on Election Day in 2026 — older than any other senator seeking reelection and older than any senator in...
COMMENTARY: Local problems need local policing, not federal military force
News Tribune - Missouri
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August 24, 2025
Using federal law enforcement and military troops to enforce law and order in Washington may be well-intentioned, but history and experience suggest it is counterproductive. Rather than promoting peace, such deployments often undermine trust,...
Pritzker Slams Trump’s Crime Crackdown Plans, Accuses Him of “Authoritarian Overreach”
[your]NEWS
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August 24, 2025
By Gloria Ogbonna Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has strongly criticized President Donald Trump following remarks suggesting his administration would extend federal intervention efforts to address crime in Chicago and other major U.S. cities. In...
WATCH: Loitering Vagrant Arrested at DC Burger Joint Shortly After VP Vance Visit
InfoWars
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August 23, 2025
An unruly bum who wandered into an eatery in Washington, D.C. was quickly arrested by local authorities, illustrating a significant change in law enforcement operations in the nation’s capital. On Friday afternoon, a homeless man who barged into...
Powerball lottery jackpot grows to $750M after no winner on Saturday night
ABC7 - California
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August 24, 2025
LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Monday's drawing to $750 million. Three tickets were sold with five numbers, but...
Trump Sets Sights on Chicago for Next Military Takeover
The Daily Beast
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August 24, 2025
Not content with seizing control of Washington D.C., President Donald Trump is now eyeing Chicago for his next crackdown. The Washington Post reports that the Pentagon has been working on a model for military deployment in the Windy City that...
Trump administration agrees in court that D.C. will keep control of its police force
New Hampshire Bulletin
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August 15, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice will rewrite an order from Attorney General Pam Bondi that initially placed a Trump administration official in charge of the District of Columbia’s police force, after an emergency hearing late Friday...
$700 million powerball jackpot stuns America see the winning numbers
The Economic Times
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August 23, 2025
Either claiming a $316.3 million one-time payout, cashing in all the checks, or investing in a 29-year installment, is a question remaining for lucky draw winners in Saturday’s Powerball drawings as the winning numbers were announced with $700...
District of Columbia police chief will increase cooperation with immigration officials as Trump pressures the city
The Herald Bulletin - Indiana
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August 14, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia police chief will increase cooperation with immigration officials as Trump pressures the city. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,...
Bondi Names DEA Head District of Columbia’s ‘Emergency Police Commissioner’
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation’s capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” with all the powers of...
Guard members partner with local authorities to render life-saving aid in multiple incidents
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES 08.23.2025 “It was chaotic—people were running and screaming,” said U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Zachary Graham, a member of the South Carolina National Guard assigned to Joint Task Force – District of...
Jackie Calmes: The Big Lie is back and coming for American elections
Standard Speaker - Pennsylvania
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August 24, 2025
Like most Americans, including White House reporters apparently, I’ve tuned out Donald Trump’s incessant Big Lie that he won the 2020 presidential election — “by a lot.” That means his nonsense about rigged voting and Democrats’ cheating goes...