The Texas Rangers found that Wolfe City police officer Shaun Lucas’ use of deadly force against Price was not “objectionably reasonable.”
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Trump’s Trade War Has Blown Up In His Face
The trade deficit for U.S. goods was $83.9 billion, the highest ever recorded.
Police Settlements For Systemic Police Brutality And The Cost To Taxpayers
One of the arguments in the ongoing protests over policing is that the money for police could be better spent elsewhere. The clash between protesters and police following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis means that city and others could face a myriad of legal costs.
IRS: Sorry, But It’s Just Easier And Cheaper To Audit The Poor
The IRS audits the working poor at about the same rate as the wealthiest 1%. Now, in response to questions from a U.S. senator, the IRS has acknowledged that’s true but professes it can’t change anything unless it is given more money.
80% Of The 1.1 Million Who Left The Workforce Last Month Were Women
The National Women’s Law Center crunched these numbers based on the month’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And it’s not difficult to speculate about the cause of this gigantic disparity. Child Care.
California Man Accumulated Enough Materials to Make Weapons of Mass Destruction for “Apocalypse”
“Some of the items seized were large amounts of ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate, citric acid, along with several others,” Moore said in a press release Thursday. “Possession of these substances are all precursors to the manufacturing of a weapon of mass destruction, similar to those used in the Oklahoma City bombing of 1995.”
Almost 20K US Amazon Workers Test Positive For Covid
In an emailed statement, the United Food and Commercial Workers International union slammed the outcome and called for “action by federal regulators and a full Congressional investigation.”
“We Are Screwed” Republicans Panic Over SCOTUS Confirmation Vote
“If some in the Republican caucus get sick, we are screwed,” one GOP senate aide tells Costa. The idea will be to get the spread of the disease among GOP officials under control so that they can all be healthy in time to vote on Barrett in mid-October.
If Mike Pence Gets Infected It Could Set Off Constitutional Chaos
“The other issue getting a lot of attention right now is the Secession Act of 1947,” Dilanian added. “That’s the law pursuant to the Constitution makes a line of succession. After Vice President Pence, it’s House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who’s 80 years old, and then Chuck Grassley, who’s 87.”
1,600 DOJ Alumni Send Alarm That Bill Barr Plans to “Undermine” Elections
“We fear that Attorney General Barr intends to use the DOJ’s vast law enforcement powers to undermine our most fundamental democratic value: free and fair elections,” said the letter.
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