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DOJ limits chokeholds, 'no knock' warrants by federal officers

Federal crime officers are prohibited from the use of “chokeholds” and “carotid restraints” in most instances, and crime” target=”_blank”>instances< announced Tuesday. Newly established department-wide policies “explicitly” ban officers from using such restraints, unless deadly force has been authorized – “when the officer has a reasonable belief that the subject of …

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Elderly woman attacked in NYC, fights back as Bible gets stolen

A man in new-york-city”>Queens< her purse and Bible.  “The suspect approached a 77-year-old woman, punched her in the face, then forcibly removed her purse and bible. Any info? DM @NYPDTips, or call them at 800-577-TIPS,” the NYPD posted on Twitter Tuesday, accompanied by video of the scene. NEW YORK CITY …

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Tropical Storm Nicholas impacts Gulf Coast states, another disturbance being monitored

Nicholas was located approximately 15 miles south-southwest of houston-and-galveston” target=”_blank”>Houston< early Tuesday after making landfall at around 12:30 a.m. CT along the us-regions coastline on the eastern Matagorda Peninsula as a Category 1 disasters. NICHOLAS DOWNGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM AFTER MAKING LANDFALL IN TEXAS AS CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE The National …

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Ex-Minneapolis police officers accused of violating George Floyd's rights plead not guilty

Four former minneapolis-st-paul” target=”_blank”>Minneapolis< charged with violating george-floyd” target=”_blank”>George Floyd< Prosecutors and attorneys for the former officers are also arguing their positions on about 40 pretrial motions Tuesday. Among them, Kueng and Thao have asked that their federal trials be separated from Chauvin’s, saying they would be unfairly prejudiced if …

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Students in Massachusetts will be getting new bus drivers: US military personnel

us-regions Gov. Charlie Baker activated the military on Monday to help transport students in several cities across the state to back-to-school” target=”_blank”>school< regulations in effect since July 1, 2020.  Baker, a Republican, said Boston Public Schools is among those communities which “weren’t interested” in accepting help from troops at this …

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New York City schools reopen with vaccine mandates, no remote option

Classroom doors swing open for about a million New York City public school students on Monday in the nation’s largest experiment of school-reopening-plans” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>in-person learning< recovery that hinge on vaccine mandates.  Nearly all of the city’s 300,000 employees will be required to be back in their workplaces, in …

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