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Month: July 2023

DeSantis seeks review of Florida’s holdings in Bud Light maker over transgender influencer backlash

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Presidential candidate and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking for an investigation of the state’s investments in the company that makes Bud Light because of conservative backlash over a transgender social media influencer marketing the beverage. DeSantis sent a letter to the State Board of Administration Thursday and said “all

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DeSantis seeks review of Florida’s holdings in Bud Light maker over transgender influencer backlash

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Presidential candidate and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking for an investigation of the state’s investments in the company that makes Bud Light because of conservative backlash over a transgender social media influencer marketing the beverage. DeSantis sent a letter to the State Board of Administration Thursday and said “all

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Capitol riot defendant gets probation after rare setback for prosecutors at Oath Keepers trial

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A security operations leader hired by the far-right Oath Keepers group has been sentenced to two years of probation. Michael Greene’s acquittal on conspiracy charges in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot marked a rare setback for prosecutors. He was convicted on a misdemeanor trespassing offense after

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Tar balls are being found 100 miles downstream from Yellowstone River train derailment

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press LAUREL, Mont. (AP) — Tar balls have shown up 100 miles downstream of a railroad bridge collapse last month that sent numerous tank cars carrying petroleum products plummeting into Montana’s Yellowstone River,. Dropping water levels and rising temperatures are hindering the cleanup work, which is expected to continue weeks. Officials

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Columbia man charged with sodomy

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is charged with two counts of first-degree sodomy after he and three juveniles allegedly sexually assaulting another person. Darien Deray Allen, 18, is being held in the Boone County Jail without bond. Jail records indicate a court appearance is set for 1 p.m. Monday. Columbia police responded to a

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The Kansas Highway Patrol’s ‘Two-Step’ tactic tramples motorists’ rights, a judge rules

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has found that a Kansas Highway Patrol practice known as the “Kansas Two-Step” violates motorists’ constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and targets motorists traveling from states where marijuana is legal. Senior U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil also notified the patrol in her ruling

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Tracking mild weekend ahead of heat wave

TONIGHT: After showers and sprinkles keeping skies cloudy, we’ll see some clearing tonight, but keep partly cloudy skies and a spot shower or two in the forecast for overnight. Most of us are dry tonight, and temperatures will fall into the low 60s. TOMORROW: An overall warmer day, temperatures will climb in to the mid-80s,

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