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This Wayne County, Michigan, program is helping exonerate people for crimes they didn’t commit. Now it’s going statewide

After spending more than 26 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, Larry Smith was released February 4 through the Conviction Integrity Unit at the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office in Michigan. The feeling, Smith said, is “amazing, a God-given blessing.” Smith is one of 27 wrongly convicted individuals who have been exonerated through

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Texas attorney general sues electric company Griddy that sent huge bills during storm

Texas’ attorney general filed a lawsuit against Griddy Energy and Griddy Holdings for “false, misleading, and deceptive advertising and marketing practices” after the company sent sky-high electricity bills to customers during February’s devastating winter storm. As the storm rattled Texas’ power grid, Griddy, which connects customers directly to the wholesale electricity market for a monthly

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Chicago Public Schools reopen for grades K-5

Chicago public school students in grades kindergarten through 5 who chose in-person learning were able to return to classrooms Monday. Mayor Lori Lightfoot visited Hawthorne Scholastic Academy to welcome students back after almost a year of remote learning. “This morning I was lucky enough — once again — to experience firsthand the infectious excitement of

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Prince Philip moved to new hospital to treat infection and test preexisting heart condition

Britain’s Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was moved from one London hospital to another on Monday for treatment of an infection and observation of a preexisting heart condition, Buckingham Palace announced. The 99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to the King Edward VII Hospital on February 17 after feeling unwell. The palace

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