PNRs fade as Chafee joins Democrats in shift of GOP
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee left the Republican Party to register as a Democrat, signaling the erosion of Progressive Northeastern Republicans once anchored by figures like Olympia Snowe. The shift widens polarization, reduces cross-party bargaining, and leaves a diminished centrist bloc in national politics.
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Your Views on Animal Cruelty Sparks NY Law Debate
Letter to the editor cites Humane Society concerns over New York commercial breeding standards and cruelty practices. It argues current rules permit deprivation and devocalization, notes A.1204/S2271 would ban devocalization unless medically necessary, and states Senator Patty Ritchie stalls the bill.
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Supreme Court OKs DNA collection after arrest in MD case
Alonzo Jay King Jr was arrested in Maryland in 2009 for assault. Police swabbed his cheek for DNA without a warrant, linking to a 2003 rape he later convicted for. The high court, by 5 to 4, upheld the Maryland law allowing arrest DNA collection, a move critics say undermines Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches.
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June 11 in history highlights across the years
A compact list of notable events on this date: 1963 Thich Quang Duc self immolation in Saigon to protest Diem’s regime with Browne’s AP photo. 1509 Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon. 1770 Cook spots the Great Barrier Reef. 1776 Continental Congress forms a committee for independence. 1919 Sir Barton wins Belmont Stakes as racing’s first Triple Crown. 1942 Lend lease pact US USSR. 1962 Alcatraz escape attempted. 1971 Alcatraz occupation ends. 1993 hate crime sentencing ruling and animal sacrifice rights. 2003 Jerusalem bombing, 16 dead. 2008 Bush Merkel discuss Iran sanctions. 2012 Sandusky trial begins. Thought for Today quote by David Brinkley.
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