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Month: April 2024

Mexican president claims that criminal groups are ‘respectful’ and ‘respect the citizenry’

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says the country’s violent criminal gangs and drug cartels are essentially “respectful people” who “respect the citizenry” and mostly just kill each other. The claims by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are at odds with the reality of millions of Mexicans who live in areas dominated by drug cartels.

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Justice Department is investigating McKinsey consulting firm’s role in opioid epidemic

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is investigating McKinsey & Company, one of the world’s largest consulting firms, over its role in advising drug companies on how to boost sales of opioids, according to sources familiar with the matter. Prosecutors from Virginia and Massachusetts are leading the criminal investigation,

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Hearing on peace officer’s license of former Cooper County Jail staffer accused of manslaughter set for September

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Cooper County Jail staff member who was accused of manslaughter will have an Administrative Hearing Commission hearing over the status of her peace officer’s license. A hearing for Rachel Atherton is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, according to AHC documents. Atherton currently has a suspended Class A

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PGA Championship Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the PGA Championship, one of the four Grand Slam golf tournaments; the others are the Masters, British Open and the US Open. May 19, 2024 – Xander Schauffele wins the 106th PGA Championship at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. May 21, 2023 – Brooks Koepka wins

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U.S. President Joe Biden listens as Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on April 15

Justice Department rebuffs Republican requests for audio of Biden interview with special counsel

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice doubled down on its decision to not release the audio files of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur to House Republicans, stating that Republicans have not established a legitimate legislative purpose for demanding these recordings, in a new letter obtained by CNN.

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Body-cam footage shows police left an Ohio man handcuffed and facedown on a bar floor before he died

By JOHN SEEWER and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Two police officers are on paid leave after the death of an Ohio man who was handcuffed and left facedown on a barroom floor.  Authorities in Canton, Ohio, released police body-camera footage Wednesday that shows the arrest and subsequent medical crisis of 53-year-old

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