McCarthy perseveres as House votes stall on speaker
After multiple ballots, Kevin McCarthy fails to win the speaker’s gavel amid a chaotic session. Republicans consider adjournment as 20 conservative holdouts and several factions clash, while Democrats back Hakeem Jeffries. President Biden decries the delay as embarrassing.
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Marjorie Taylor Skeene
R-Ga
Cuban Migrants Stream Ashore in Florida Keys
More than 500 Cuban immigrants have landed in the Florida Keys since the weekend as numbers grow fleeing Cuba. The dangerous 160 mile trip in fragile boats tests U S border agencies on land and at sea. A smaller number of Haitians are also arriving by boat amid economic and political turmoil.
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Russian command under fire as 89 soldiers die at Makiyivka site
The Russian military's top leadership faced growing scrutiny amid reports that at least 89 troops died when a Ukrainian artillery strike hit a building in Makiivka. Hundreds were crowded into the site near front lines, likely near ammunition storage, drawing blame for a mass casualty incident unseen in the war to date.
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Kansas DA drops case in Ollie Ortiz death on lack of evidence
Buchhorn Valdez cited a forensic pathologist report dated January 3 2023 concluding Ollie Ortiz died from natural disease and unrelated to child abuse. She said insufficient evidence exists to prosecute Ms Buchhorn. The case has spanned years with overturned murder conviction and lengthy legal battles for Buchhorn and her family.
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Journal World
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Jane W. Turner
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County agency shifts funding roles amid growth and rezoning plans
KSPHQ aims to realign funding by renaming the crisis line coordinator to director to reflect evolving staffing and expanded services since last April. Commissioners discussed updates on the Treatment and Recovery Center of Douglas County and reviewed two rezoning requests, one near Rock Chalk Park for Garber Enterprises and a second for Axiom Partners on property east of Baldwin City to establish a rural business incubator repurposing a former elementary school.
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Marion Springs
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Rojo Faces Dismissed Charges and Past Conviction
The third dismissal in recent cases is noted as charges of burglary and a firearm theft were dropped in September 2022 after the victim failed to appear at a preliminary hearing. Previously, an August 2021 burglary charge was dismissed for lack of probable cause. A May 2018 Douglas County District Court conviction for felony burglary led to a 16 month prison sentence.
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Sally Pokorny
James McCabrian
Douglas County
Pokorny
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