Appeals court upholds Georgia photo ID voting injunction
A U.S. appeals court preserved an injunction blocking Georgia from enforcing a photo ID law for voting, allowing many residents without government IDs to vote in the November municipal elections without obtaining a $20 digital ID. The prior system accepted 17 forms of ID including licenses and bills. The ruling echoed concerns of a Jim Crow era poll tax.
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Spector statements may be used at murder trial
A judge ruled that prosecutors can use most of Phil Spector's statements from the night Lana Clarkson was killed. The case centers on the 65 year old producer who allegedly said I didn't mean to shoot her it was an accident after Clarkson's body was found at his home on February 3 2008 following a call from a limousine driver who heard a gunshot.
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Anti Smoking Drive Targets Gay Community in LA
Los Angeles County health officials launch the Last Drag campaign aimed at gays and lesbians who are nearly twice as likely to smoke as the general population. The program uses print ads and outreach in bars and clubs where many began smoking.
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Passers-by Mistook Woman's Suicide for Halloween Decoration
A 42 year old woman hanged herself in Frederica Delaware using rope across a street. Neighbors and state police said passers by believed the body was a Halloween decoration and notified authorities over three hours later.
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