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When is deed theft not actually deed theft? It depends says AG Tish James
Riddle of the day: When is deed theft not actually deed theft? Answer: When state Attorney General Tish James tries to have it both ways. That’s what happened Friday when the AG was asked about fellow lefty Brooklyn Councilman Chi Ossé’s arrest. Ossé was cuffed Wednesday as he tried to prevent an eviction he claimed stemmed from “deed
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O.C. deputies shoot man who had brandished gun at his ex’s new boyfriend, authorities say
A man is in critical condition after Orange County sheriff’s deputies opened fire and struck him several times early Friday morning in Lake Forest, authorities said. Around 2:30 a.m., deputies responded to a call that a man was causing a disturbance at a home in Rancho Mission Viejo where his ex-girlfriend was. The woman’s current
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Fired Pentagon paper watchdog sounds alarm on CNN: ‘Very real threat’
The ombudsman of the Pentagon’s paper of record warned that her sudden firing doesn’t bode well for the publication’s future independence. “There’s a very real threat,” Jaqueline Smith, the Stars and Stripes ombudsman who was fired on Wednesday, said on “Erin Burnett OutFront” on Friday about the attack on the editorial independence of the military
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Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases, officials said Friday. The Justice Department is also reauthorizing the use of single-drug lethal injections with pentobarbital that were used to carry out 13 executions during the first Trump
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‘Disgusting’: Red state cop fired after ‘abhorrent’ racist rant goes viral
A Houston police officer at the center of a viral video featuring racist remarks has been fired, with the department’s chief condemning her conduct as “abhorrent” and “entirely unacceptable.” The new development came on Friday when the Houston Police Department announced that Officer Ashley Gonzalez was “no longer an employee of the department” following an
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John Catsimatidis looking to go international with beloved radio station
RED Apple Media boss John Catsimatidis is looking beyond the Big Apple. The owner of 77 WABC was honored in Las Vegas with the Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award at the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s annual breakfast on Wednesday. And a source tells us Catsimatidis is busy mapping out the next phase for the
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Voter ID is headed for California’s November ballot
SACRAMENTO — A ballot measure that would require Californians to show identification every time they vote in person, or use a special pin number when submitting mail-in ballots, has qualified for the November ballot, elections officials announced Friday. The measure also would require election officials to verify registered voters are U.S. citizens, aligning with a Republican-led push
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Tim Burchett triggers backlash with call for legalization of public hangings
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) faced widespread criticism after calling to legalize public hangings as a form of capital punishment on Friday, following the Department of Justice’s announcement to expand execution methods to include firing squads. Burchett wrote “Now do hanging” on X, prompting accusations he wants to “bring back lynching.” Critics questioned his priorities, with
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Elon Musk and Sam Altman head to court with tough ‘Judge Judy’ firing warning shot at billionaires
Silicon Valley’s biggest egos are about to get a reality check — from a no-nonsense Bay Area judge who doesn’t care how rich they are. When Elon Musk and Sam Altman square off in a high-stakes courtroom clash next week, they’ll be staring down US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers — a judge with a
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Rams first-round pick Ty Simpson aiming to ‘have a long career like Matthew’
Quarterback Ty Simpson arrived in Los Angeles on Friday — and the Rams’ first-round draft pick sounded as if he couldn’t wait to start learning from coach Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford. “The best head coach in the league, the best quarterback in the league, the best … franchise in the league — it’s a