Raccoon Climbs 25-Story St Paul Building Captivates Nation
A brown masked raccoon scaled UBS Plaza in St Paul reaching the 25th floor before being captured. Animal control used cat food traps and plan to relocate the animal to a safe site as footage and posts drew online fame and national attention.
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MPR News
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Justice Dept targets discrimination against houses of worship
The Justice Department plans to ramp up civil rights lawsuits against municipalities discriminating against houses of worship. Attorney General Sessions announced the Place to Worship Initiative amid a New Jersey case accusing Woodcliff Lake of denying zoning for a synagogue.
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Washington
Justice Department
Jeff Sessions
Trump
Woodcliff Lake
N.J
Sessions
Orthodox Union Advocacy Center
Washington, D.C
Civil Rights Division
Senators pressure reforms over judiciary sexual harassment
Senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee criticized a working group report on harassment in the federal judiciary. They urged stronger reforms after the Kozinski scandal and called for an independent watchdog and clearer reporting mechanisms to protect court employees.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Washington Post
Alex Kozinski
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Judicial Branch
Congress
John Roberts Jr
James Duff
Administrative Office of
U.S
Grassley
Kozinski
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
Crat
Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
Duff
Arab states launch biggest assault of Yemen war
The Saudi led coalition opened a major attack on Aden and the Houthis in Yemen’s largest battle of the war. UAE state news asserts forces breached the Houthis front at the airport perimeter and reports four Emirati soldiers killed, location and timing not fully confirmed.
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Aden
Yemen
United Arab Emirates
Uae
Not Guilty Plea From Swatting Suspects in Wichita Case
In federal court, two of three men accused of orchestrating the swatting call that led to Andrew Finch’s death plead not guilty. Shane Gaskill, 19, from Wichita, and Casey Viner, 18, of Ohio, face charges after a Dec. 28 incident in which police killed Finch when he opened his door.
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Wichita
Kan
Shane Gaskill
Casey Viner
Ohio
Andrew Finch
Finch
Wildfires Spread as Winds Persist Across West
Firefighters battle several blazes across the western United States amid gusts up to 25 mph and humidity under 15 percent. Evacuations total more than 4,400 homes as the largest fire nears 26,000 acres in Colorado. The National Weather Service warns of hot conditions with temperatures in the 80s.
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United States
Colorado
National Weather Service
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