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Expelled Tennessee rep has council support to return

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Expelled Tennessee representative Justin Jones has council support to return to office

Freshly expelled Tennessee politician Justin Jones appears to have enough votes in the Nashville Metropolitan Council to send him back to the state legislature.

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Death row inmate’s victim opposes execution she fears will help DeSantis 2024 bid

Louis Gaskin, who is nicknamed the Ninja Killer, is set to be executed next week

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Before Las Vegas mass shooting, ex-con urged Stephen Paddock not to ‘kill innocent people’

LAS VEGAS — Handwritten letters sent to Stephen Paddock before the Las Vegas massacre suggest that he had discussed his plans with an ex-convict, who implored him not to “shoot or kill innocent people.”

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British-Israeli sisters killed in gun attack on car in the West Bank

Mother also badly injured as her husband witnessed death of their children from a separate car on day of bloodshed

Wales Online

Joe Biden speaks with Tennessee lawmakers ousted by GOP officials in ‘undemocratic and unprecedented attack’

The president invited the Democratic state lawmakers to the White House

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris meets expelled Nashville gun protest lawmakers: ‘You do not silence the people’

‘They chose to show courage in the face of an extreme tragedy’

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Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart blocking lawyers from bringing documents to clients at Cook County Jail

Aides say the agency is trying to prevent overdoses in the facility and is being alert for papers soaked in deadly drugs.

Chicago Sun-Times

How Tennessee GOP's majority used power to expel Democrats

The expulsion of two Tennessee Democrats over a gun control protest is an extraordinary showcase of how the levers of single-party power in America’s statehouses can be pulled not only to shut down opponents, but also to punish them

The Independent UK

12-year-old and 17-year-old arrested in Florida murder; search continues for third suspect

ORLANDO, Fla. — Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods on Friday announced the arrest of a 12-year-old and a 17-year-old as well as the search for a third suspect in connection with the murder of three minors in Ocklawaha last week.

Orlando Sentinel

After Tennessee House Republicans expelled 2 Democrats, will other states follow?

It's a rare occurrence, but the expulsion of two Black lawmakers from Tennessee's Republican-led House highlights a new level of "democratic dysfunction," a constitutional law expert tells NPR.

WEKU

Tennessee Republicans tried to silence three Democrats over guns. They turned them into national figures

A Republican attempt to cut off debate inside the Tennessee House has turned into a nationwide conversation, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Ex-convict's letters to shooter foretold Las Vegas massacre

Police in Las Vegas have released letters apparently addressing the gunman responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history that foretold the carnage to come

The Independent UK

Ex-soldier with Jan. 6 ties gets 7 years prison in Tampa case

TAMPA, Fla. — Jeremy Brown, the retired U.S. Army Special Forces master sergeant ensnared in a federal investigation of the events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, received a sentence of seven years in federal prison Friday for having two illegal guns, a set of hand grenades and…

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Bill opening the door for DACA recipients to become cops gains bipartisan support in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A bill aimed at clearing a path for recipients of a federal immigration program to become police officers — and at the same time helping departments that say they are struggling with recruitment — is moving forward with bipartisan support in the Illinois Legislature, but only after…

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British-Israeli sisters killed in Israel attack

Two British-Israeli sisters were killed and their mother was badly injured in a gun attack on their car in the West Bank.

France 24

Tennessee’s House expels 2 Democrats over gun protest, VP Harris travels to meet them

In an extraordinary act of political retaliation, Tennessee Republicans on Thursday expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville. A third Democrat was narrowly spared by a one-vote margin.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot administration quietly re-upped ShotSpotter contract Johnson has vowed to cancel

A ShotSpotter spokeswoman said the multi-million-dollar deal was extended in October, the same month Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson declared his candidacy.

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Biden condemns ‘shocking’ Tennessee lawmaker expulsions over gun furor

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden condemned Tennessee Republicans’ expulsion of two lawmakers who protested a deadly Nashville school shooting last week, calling the episode unprecedented and criticizing GOP leaders for refusing to enact tighter gun-control laws.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

What to know about the ‘Tennessee Three’ House expulsions

Republican Tennessee lawmakers voted to expel two Black freshman Democrats for participating in a gun safety protest. A third member, who is white, kept her seat. The move is sparking national discussion about power, overreach and race in politics.

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‘Time-to-crime’: a gun's path from legal ownership to crime

Shorter time-to-crime suggests a higher chance that a gun was bought for a criminal purpose.

The Independent UK

Bryan Kohberger had ID card linked to Idaho murders in his car, report says

The 28-year-old criminology PhD student could face the death penalty if convicted when he eventually goes on trial

The Independent UK

Two British-Israeli citizens killed in West Bank shooting

The Foreign Office called for all sides in the Israel-Palestine dispute to de-escalate tensions.

Liverpool Echo

Family 'haunted forever' after seeing son shot dead in kitchen

Today marks three years since Michael Rainsford was shot dead in his own home

Tribune News Service

Biden condemns ‘shocking’ Tennessee expulsions over gun furor

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden condemned Tennessee Republicans’ expulsion of two lawmakers who protested a deadly Nashville school shooting last week, calling the episode unprecedented and calling out GOP leaders for refusing to enact tighter gun-control laws.

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