by dap | Mar 8, 2021 | Washington Times
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – An effort to halt Gov. Kristi Noem from merging government agencies that oversee agriculture and the environment narrowly failed in the Senate on Monday.
Senate Democratic leader Troy Heinert introduced a resolution that would have stopped the merger of the Department of Agriculture and the Department …
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by dap | Mar 8, 2021 | Washington Times
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A federal judge said Monday that a decision will come shortly on whether to suspend a new South Carolina law banning abortions through the end of a legal challenge from Planned Parenthood.
U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis said that before she can issue the decision, …
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by dap | Mar 8, 2021 | Washington Times
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) – Felmas Koranga had 12 points and a career-high 22 rebounds, Alexus Dye recorded her NCAA-leading 22nd double-double, and Troy beat Louisiana-Lafayette 73-65 on Monday to claim the Sun Belt Conference tournament and an automatic NCAA bid.
Troy (22-5) was playing in the title game for the …
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by dap | Mar 8, 2021 | Washington Times
Wall Street ended mixed as slumps in several Big Tech companies offset gains in many other parts of the market.
Because of their huge size, the drops in Apple, Google’s parent company, and other major technology stocks pulled the S&P 500 to a loss of 0.5% Monday even though more …
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by dap | Mar 8, 2021 | Washington Times
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Last month’s Arctic cold snap has proved costly for a well-known botanical gardens venue in Wichita, officials there said.
A heater in Botanica’s largest greenhouse failed during the coldest day of cold snap, when the temperature was well below zero, television station KAKE reported. Because …
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by dap | Mar 8, 2021 | Washington Times
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A judge in Kentucky has signed an order permanently closing a criminal case against Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, who shot a police officer during the deadly raid that killed Taylor.
Prosecutors dismissed an attempted murder of a police officer charge against Kenneth L. Walker in May, about …
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by dap | Mar 8, 2021 | Washington Times
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Jury selection in the trial of a former Minneapolis officer accused in the death of George Floyd was put on hold Monday while an appeals court considers whether to reinstate a third-degree murder charge against him.
Derek Chauvin is already facing a second-degree unintentional murder charge and …
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by dap | Mar 8, 2021 | Washington Times
On the day the Milwaukee Brewers announced the signing of former Gold Glove centerfielder Jackie Bradley Jr., their need for more outfield depth became a bit more apparent.
Lorenzo Cain acknowledged Monday that he’s dealing with a quadriceps issue that has slowed his progress this spring training, potentially complicating his …
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by dap | Mar 8, 2021 | Washington Times
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico could become the first state to offer public campaign financing to candidates seeking to serve as judges in general jurisdiction courts that handle the bulk of criminal and civil-law trials, under a bill aimed at reducing reliance on private campaign donations in the …
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by dap | Mar 8, 2021 | Washington Times
WINDHAM, Maine (AP) – A 69-year-old inmate died at Maine Correctional Center on Sunday, the state Department of Corrections said.
The department said Arthur Gardiner of Swanville died around 11 a.m. Gardiner had been serving a sentence for charges associated with aggravated trafficking of drugs since 2018, WGME-TV reported.
Maine …
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