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As DOJ went after protesters for felony assault, juries and judges were unconvinced

Saturday, September 12 by SRN News

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department failed to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested in four major cities last year on charges of assaulting federal authorities - a record far below the norm in federal assault prosecutions. All of... Read More.

Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino’s might brings record slow storm season

Saturday, September 12 by SRN News

The Atlantic is quiet - record quiet - this hurricane season thanks to an enormous El Nino that crushes storms before they get going. No Atlantic hurricanes have formed yet this year and none are likely to form for at least another week, even though... Read More.

Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial

Saturday, September 12 by SRN News

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Grammy-winning rap artist Lil Durk was acquitted on Friday of all charges in a federal murder-for-hire case accusing him of orchestrating the revenge killing of a man shot dead in a daytime ambush in Los Angeles... Read More.

Trump asks Smithsonian to install George Washington statues and exhibit

Saturday, September 12 by SRN News

In late Friday night social media posts, President Donald Trump called on the Smithsonian to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History and a special exhibit honoring the nation's first president. Trump asked for an exhibit beginning now... Read More.

Mississippi police arrest a man in the death of Tasia Fortune

Friday, September 11 by SRN News

Mississippi police have arrested a man in the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month. Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney said at a news conference Friday that police had secured search and arrest warrants for 51-year-old Jarques... Read More.

Judge rejects bid to release Arizona sheriff’s office from supervision in racial profiling case

Friday, September 11 by SRN News

PHOENIX (AP) - A judge who ruled 13 years ago that Hispanics were racially profiled in then-Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigration crackdowns has rejected a bid to end the court's supervision of the sheriff's office. Maricopa County failed to show that the objectives of the... Read More.

Union leader behind California billionaires’ tax proposal accused of threatening, harassing women

Friday, September 11 by SRN News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The California labor leader behind a proposal to tax billionaires has been accused of harassing and intimidating several women who work for an affiliated union. The allegations against Dave Regan, president of the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, are detailed... Read More.

Well-preserved tooth from Pacific mastodon found in a creek in San Francisco Bay Area

Friday, September 11 by SRN News

Brigid Lynch was working along a wooded creek in a mountainous part of the San Francisco Bay Area when something that didn't look like the rocks she'd been studying caught her eye. It turned out to be the fossilized tooth of a Pacific mastodon. "I... Read More.

Republicans made El-Sayed a top midterm target. The Democrat wants to talk about Michigan voters

Friday, September 11 by SRN News

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Republicans are working aggressively to make Abdul El-Sayed the face of the opposition. The Democratic Senate nominee from Michigan was a frequent punching bag during this week's GOP convention, where a steady stream of Republicans singled him out. They... Read More.

Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina

Friday, September 11 by SRN News

A pastor kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate, with a prayer that asked God to bestow "integrity and honesty" upon the event and to right wrongs "hammered down on the conservative movement." The prayer was hardly unusual... Read More.

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