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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul initiated a formal investigation into the Joliet Police Department.

State AGs are ‘stepping into the police reform business’ to hold officers accountable

By Emma Tucker, Peter Nickeas and Christina Carrega, CNN In the past month, attorneys general in three states have sought a court-ordered overhaul of local police departments, increasingly filling the role the federal government has played for decades of holding accountable police departments that are deemed to be behaving badly. State officials have been initiating

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A Montana VA medical center has opened beds to non-eligible patients to help relieve nearby hospitals during Covid-19 surge

By Aya Elamroussi and Carma Hassan, CNN A veterans medical facility in Montana is planning to accept non-eligible patients in an effort to alleviate nearby hospitals, as the latest Covid-19 surge overwhelms resources in the state and forces some locations to start considering rationing care. “With more hospital beds available, hospitals now have another tool

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A multi-agency law enforcement operation in New Jersey resulted in the arrest of more than 190 fugitives

More than 190 fugitives arrested in New Jersey operation dubbed ‘Clean Sweep’

By Alaa Elassar, CNN A multi-agency law enforcement operation in New Jersey resulted in the arrest of more than 190 fugitives, according to the US Marshals Service. Operation “Clean Sweep” focused on capturing some of the state’s “most violent offenders,” including gang members, sex offenders, and violent criminals, US Marshals said in a news release

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An Ironton resident helps clean the cemetery on September 19.

Caskets are still scattered around a Louisiana community as residents struggle to recover from Hurricane Ida

By David Williams, CNN Hurricane Ida devastated Ironton, Louisiana, as it made its deadly march inland, with powerful flood waters that knocked homes off their foundations, swamped buildings with several feet of water and swept caskets out of their tombs, scattering them around the community. Some of those caskets are still sitting there almost four

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Coroner identifies remains inside 500-pound alligator as man who went missing after Hurricane Ida

By Rebekah Riess, CNN A Louisiana coroner has identified the remains found inside a 504-pound alligator as Timothy Satterlee Sr., 71, who went missing last month as he walked in floodwaters following Hurricane Ida. Satterlee was attacked by the alligator on August 30 outside his Slidell home, his wife previously told authorities. The woman saw

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Criminal charges

PG&E charged with manslaughter over 2020 Zogg Fire, which killed 4 people

By Sarah Moon and Stella Chan, CNN Criminal charges, including four counts of involuntary manslaughter, have been filed against California utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) over last year’s deadly Zogg Fire, which killed four people and destroyed hundreds of buildings, a Shasta County prosecutor announced Friday. The 31-count complaint alleges PG&E committed 11 felonies,

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A police officer and a police lieutenant were indicted in connection with the death of a 20-year-old man

Washington, DC, police officer charged with murder in connection with man’s death after a police pursuit

By Christina Carrega A Washington, DC, police officer and a police lieutenant were indicted Friday in connection with the death of a 20-year-old man, the Justice Department announced. Metropolitan Police Department Officer Terence Sutton was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Karon Hylton-Brown along with federal charges of conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

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A gravestone missing for almost 150 years was being used as a marble slab to make fudge

By Lauren M. Johnson and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A turned-over gravestone served as the perfect surface to make fudge for a woman living in Michigan. How the gravestone got inside the home in Okemos, Michigan, outside Lansing? Now that’s a mystery, according to Friends of Lansing’s Historic Cemeteries (FOLHC) President Loretta S. Stanaway. The monument

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CIA Directors Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at directors of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). As part of America’s intelligence community, the CIA collects information about foreign governments, organized crime and terrorist groups. Facts September 18, 1947 – The Central Intelligence Agency is established. It was created by President Harry S. Truman under the National Security

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Ralph Lauren Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of American fashion designer and philanthropist Ralph Lauren. Personal Birth date: October 14, 1939 Birth place: Bronx, New York Birth name: Ralph Rueben Lifshitz Father: Frank Lifshitz, housepainter and artist Mother: Frieda (Cutler) Lifshitz Marriage: Ricky (Low-Beer) Lauren (December 1964-present) Children: Dylan, 1974; David, 1971; Andrew,

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