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Closing arguments heard in NH youth detention center abuse suit

Jurors heard closing arguments Thursday in a landmark case seeking to hold the state of New Hampshire accountable for abuse at its youth detention center. The plaintiff, David Meehan, went to police in 2017 and sued the state three years later alleging he was brutally beaten, raped and held in solitary confinement at the Youth Development Center in the 1990s. …

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Alabama lawmakers advance bill letting inmates speak at parole hearings

A legislative committee on Thursday advanced a bill to allow state inmates, for the first time, to speak by phone or video conference at their parole hearings. The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill after adding an amendment to give victims and law enforcement officials the option to also participate by electronic means instead of driving to Montgomery for the …

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NYPD chief scolds 'defund the police' lawmaker after she criticized police clearing out Columbia

A high-ranking NYPD chief has ripped a “defund the police” radical New York City lawmaker who he accused of hating the city and being a “colossal disgrace” after she slammed the force for dismantling the anti-Israel protests at Columbia University on Tuesday. NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell on Wednesday responded to a post by socialist City Councilor Tiffany Cabán, …

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Texans general manager provides update on star receiver Tank Dell after shooting

Houston Texans standout wide receiver Tank Dell was shot at a nightclub in central Florida over the weekend. He avoided serious injury and was quickly released from the hospital “in good spirits.” Texans general manager Nick Caserio gave an update on Dell, saying Dell is moving in the right direction. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Tank Dell …

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Bryan Kohberger's alibi ripped apart in Idaho prosecutors' 'temper tantrum'

Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger’s “alibi” that he was driving around looking at “the moon and stars,” is too vague, according to prosecutors. Now, they are asking the judge to deny any further requests from his defense to call witnesses other than the defendant himself in an attempt to prove he wasn’t at the King Road home at the …

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NC man charged with mailing postcard containing threats, Nazi references to Georgia rabbi

A North Carolina man has been charged in federal court with mailing a threatening postcard to a Georgia rabbi who had been outspoken in supporting a new state law that defines antisemitism. Ariel Collazo Ramos of High Point, North Carolina, faces up to five years in prison if he is convicted of mailing threatening communications, federal prosecutors for the Middle …

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No charges in Massachusetts after 4 newborns found frozen, wrapped in tin foil inside Boston apartment: DA

In a shocking move, the Suffolk District Attorney in Massachusetts announced on Tuesday that there will be no criminal charges filed in connection to the investigation involving the disturbing discovery of four newborn babies found wrapped in tin foil inside a freezer in the home of a Boston woman who “concealed her pregnancies.” “This investigation, which is one of the …

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Mexican cops find tents, question people in the case of 2 Australians, 1 American missing in Baja

Mexican authorities said Thursday they have found tents and questioned three people in the case of two Australians and an American who went missing over the weekend in the Pacific coast state of Baja California. María Elena Andrade Ramírez, the state’s chief prosecutor, would not say whether the three people questioned were considered possible suspects or witnesses in the case. …

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NYC Homeless Services fraud investigator accused of COVID fraud

A New York City Department of Homeless Services fraud investigator has been charged with fraudulently claiming unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Social Services (DSS) confirmed. Olabanji Otufale, 41, of Brooklyn, is accused of “exploiting the information of vulnerable New Yorkers during a national emergency for personal gain” a statement from a DSS spokesperson said. Otufale is …

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Elderly Texas restaurant owner attacked by suspects who refused to pay bill and are still on the loose

A troubling video has been released showing the moment a Texas restaurant owner was attacked by a group of suspects he says refused to pay for their meals at his eatery. The video captures Sergio Alberto Vazquez, who is in his 70s, confronting the alleged deadbeats on Sunday outside his Mexican restaurant, Chekos,” in Austin, where he says one of …

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