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Britney Spears arrested, released on suspicion of DUI: news report
Britney Spears is scheduled for a court appearance on May 4 at the Ventura County Superior Court
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School district pays $650,000 to Christian teacher fired for refusing preferred pronouns: lawyers
New SCOTUS precedent on religious accommodations revived John Kluge's Title VII lawsuit against Indiana school district, prompting settlement before trial this spring.
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North Carolina Senate candidate, Marine vet charged after protesting Iran war at Senate hearing
Brian McGinnis yelled, "No one wants to fight for Israel" during a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee hearing as police officers tried to pull him away
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After SCOTUS ignores 'only two genders' censorship, appeals court upholds 'Let's Go Brandon' ban
Divided 6th Circuit panel created two splits with other appeals courts, which invites SCOTUS review, on how to treat "political speech expressed through facially non-obscene apparel" and "ambiguously lewd" speech, dissent says.
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Thursday hearing set on sexual misconduct, grooming in Wisconsin schools
Committee on Government Operations, Accountability and Operations Chair Rep. Amanda Nedweski, R-Pleasant Prairie, scheduled the hearing and invited State School Superintendent Jill Underly, along with law enforcement.
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Michigan declares 2024 election secure; critics call audit 'flawed'
Nearly one year after the election, Michigan just released its 2024 post-election audit report confirming that the election was “secure and accurate.” Not everyone agrees with that conclusion though.
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Lawmakers want Ohio judge removed for Kirk comments
Judge Ted Berry reportedly made comments like “how’s he feel about gun violence & gun control in Hell now.”
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Study: California has greenest U.S. cities; Arizona at bottom
WalletHub said San Jose stood out for having the fifth highest number of solar panel installations per capita, a bicycle-sharing program, a ban on plastic bags and initiatives promoting green energy
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States are getting big return on litigation against Trump administration
California has spent $500 million on its more than 40 lawsuits against the Trump administration and received back $168 billion in federal funds, or $33,600 per every dollar spent, according to the state's AG.
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Gov. Newsom announces plans to lower price of insulin, said to be 'late on this issue'
“He’s very much late on this issue because a lot of the cost things have already been addressed," said Wayne Winegarden, of the Pacific Research Institute.
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KISS founding member and lead guitarist 'Ace' Frehley dies at the age of 74
Frehley co-founded the rock band with members Paul Stanley, known as "Starchild," and Gene Simmons, known as the "Demon," in 1972. He left the band for a solo career a decade later in 1982.
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Nonprofit challenging Trump at SCOTUS on tariff authority pushes back on him
Trump said the lawyers who challenge his power to impose tariffs are "aligned with foreign nations." A spokesperson for Liberty Justice Center, a Texas-based group, said it is focused on America.
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Pritzker says he’s lucky winning $1.4M gambling; GOP say he’s out of touch
The Chicago Tribune reported the Pritzkers paid about $1.6 million in federal taxes and about $500,000 in state income taxes from more than $10 million of income, including $1.4 million from gambling.