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New York Attorney General Letitia James is joining the Manhattan district attorney's office in a criminal investigation of the Trump Organization, James' office said Tuesday. The attorney general office's investigation into the Trump Organization, which has been underway since 2019, will also
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Court of Appeal to rule Monday in challenge to GECOM declaration
The Guyana Court of Appeal is to rule on Monday at 1.30 pm in the case brought by Eslyn David against GECOM and the Chief Election Officer seeking to stop the declaration of the results of the March 2nd general
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Special Prosecutor In Breonna Taylor’s Case Is Mitch McConnell’s ‘Protégé’ Who Trump Loves
The road to achieving justice for Breonna Taylor may not be as smooth as it could be after it was announced that the Republican attorney general of Kentucky would be serving as the case’s special
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Mississippi to Drop Charge of White Ex-Cop in Man’s Death | Afro
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Special Prosecutor In Breonna Taylor’s Case Is Mitch McConnell’s ‘Protégé’ Who Trump Loves
The road to achieving justice for Breonna Taylor may not be as smooth as it could be after it was announced that the Republican attorney general of Kentucky would be serving as the case’s special
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Trump Dumped: Luxury Travel Agency Quietly Drops Ex-President's Hotels | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Virtuoso Travel, a booking agency catering to the luxury travel market, has dropped all Trump-branded hotels and resorts from its service. The change in policy, which affects all 10 hotels and resorts operated by the former U.S. president’s company, was not publicly announced by the agency. The
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Civil suit brought by Colwyn Harding against cops thrown out for want of prosecution - Stabroek News
As his lawyer was absent from court on Monday for the commencement of trial, High Court Judge Navindra Singh threw out the $80.5 million civil suit brought by Colwyn Harding who back in 2013 had alleged that police officers had raped him by inserting a baton into his
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Eric Holder
Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. was the first African American Attorney General of the United States. He was born on January 2, 1951, to Eric and Miriam Holder in New York City. Eric and Miriam had both migrated from Barbados. Eric worked as a real estate agent and Miriam worked as a telephone
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Angela Dixon named Jeffco’s CFO, first African-American female in role
After a nationwide search Jefferson County announced Thursday that Angela Dixon has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer from Deputy Director of
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Kenya: Mombasa High Court Stops Sdt Football Hearings
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Mayor appoints former hospital CEO Dr. Iris Taylor to be Director of Nursing, former state treasurer Jay Rising acting CFO | City | The Michigan Chronicle
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced recently two important additions to his administration: the appointment of veteran municipal financial expert and former State Treasurer Jay Rising as the city’s acting Chief Financial Officer [CFO] and the hiring of former Detroit Receiving Hospital CEO Dr. Iris
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Attorney General, Jonas, Ali now Senior Counsel - Stabroek News
Three attorneys were yesterday conferred with silk by President Irfaan Ali who declared their appointment to the dignity of senior counsel to be meritorious and deserving. The article Attorney General, Jonas, Ali now Senior Counsel appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Eid Mubarak – a clarion call for peace and national reconciliation in Sierra Leone
At its Press Briefing last week my Party, the National Grand Coalition (NGC), drew the attention of the Government and the country as a whole to the pervasive lack and gross miscarriage of justice in our society as a major  contributing factor to the ongoing political tensions which amply re-echo
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Senate confirms Merrick Garland to be US attorney general - TheGrio
The Senate has confirmed Merrick Garland to be the next U.S. attorney general with a strong bipartisan vote, placing the... View Article The post Senate confirms Merrick Garland to be US attorney general appeared first on TheGrio.
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Reform Goals By Bishop Jeffrey N. Leath AME, Inc. has functioned for too long in secrecy, without accountability, and as a cover for overextension of [...]
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Why So Many African-Americans Will Never Believe the Palmdale and Victorville Hangings are Suicides.
Though the FBI and the California Attorney General, and local investigators vowed to continue to probe the causes off their deaths, there was little reason to think that the official verdict on how the men died would change; namely death at their own
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Uganda: Hima Cement Does Not Exist, Court Rules
The future of Hima Cement Ltd is in doubt after the Court of Appeal upheld a decision by the High Court that conferred its mining rights to East African Gold Sniffing Company
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Law Enforcement Ties, Long Delay Complicate Arbery Case
Among the questions: Did shooting suspect Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory, both white, get special treatment because the elder McMichael had been a longtime investigator at the Brunswick Circuit District
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison Takes Lead in George Floyd Case
Earlier this week, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz stated that state Attorney General Keith Ellison will take the lead in the George Floyd case with assistance from the Hennepin County District Attorney’s Office, according to
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General Larry O. Spencer USAF (Ret)
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Ghana: Ghost Names 'Busted' On MDAs Payroll ... State Loses Over Gh¢467.6 Million - Auditor - General
The Auditor-General has revealed that ghost names on public sector payroll in 21 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have cost the state
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Kim Foxx sworn in for 2nd term as Cook Co. State's Attorney, trades barbs with Chicago police union | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Craig Wall, ABC7 News Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx was sworn in for her second term Monday, and immediately traded barbs with Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police. Foxx took a shot with the Chicago police union as she laid out her top legislative priority. 'I think in the wake of what
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Zambia: After Seven Years, Displaced Villagers Might Get Land
Dozens of residents evicted by one commercial farmer in 2013 lived out in the open for months, then later in tents or shoddy housing on the fringes of a government forest reserve, with inadequate access to water and no source of livelihood or permission to cultivate
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Trinidad shuts down Lotto outlets - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) All National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) operations have been suspended until further notice. The article Trinidad shuts down Lotto outlets appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Former APC government ministers appear at Appeal Courts over COI corruption verdict
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