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‘Go somewhere else’: Yutan residents grow frustrated with solar farm developers

Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Not in my backyard — that’s what Yutan residents told representatives of Community Energy, an out-of-state developer hoping to build a solar farm in their town. During a two-hour public meeting, the pair of developers, Noah Eckert and Page Bolin described the utility farm’s

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Discussion over legalizing recreational marijuana continues in CT

Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — The federal government considers it illegal but that’s not stopping states from legalizing recreational marijuana. New York just joined the list, so Connecticut is now surrounded by states where you can buy marijuana. “It’s bad, I honestly don’t think we should put police in

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Clerk’s office will offer free copies of ID cards for voters requesting absentee ballots

Click here for updates on this story     GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Gwinnett County Clerk of Court Tiana Garner announced that her office will offer free paper copies of identification cards to residents who need them to comply with newly enacted rules that require voters show identification when they request an absentee ballot.

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Passover Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday of Passover. The holiday will be celebrated from sundown on March 27 through April 4, 2021. Facts Passover, also called Pesach, is the Jewish festival celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery in 1200s BC. The story is chronicled in the Old Testament book of Exodus.

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Ethel Kennedy Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the life of environmental and human rights activist Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. Personal Birth date: April 11, 1928 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Ethel Skakel Father: George Skakel, businessman Mother: Ann (Brannack) Skakel Marriage: Robert F. Kennedy (June 17, 1950-June 6, 1968, his death) Children: Rory,

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‘Fracture’ in criminal system created by Supreme Court decision, Tulsa County DA says

Click here for updates on this story     TULSA COUNTY, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The Supreme Court decision affirming tribal jurisdiction within the Muscogee (Creek) reservation is causing concern at the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler hosted a town hall on Wednesday night to speak out about the decision and what he

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Charlottesville can remove the Confederate statues at the center of a 2017 White nationalist rally, Virginia court rules

Two Confederate statues that sparked fiery protests and the fatal White nationalist rally in 2017 may soon come down in Charlottesville, Virginia. After years of thwarted attempts, Charlottesville can remove statues of Robert E. Lee and General “Stonewall” Jackson, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Efforts to remove both statues preceded the Unite the Right

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Fentanyl-laced ecstasy found in Houston

Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON (KTRK) — Doctors and law enforcement will provide details Thursday morning of their findings of the first fentanyl-laced ecstasy tablets in Houston. According to a news release, the Houston Forensic Science Center (HFSC) recently found the first tainted ecstasy tablets, also known as XTC. A news conference

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