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How The 14th Amendment Prevents State Legislatures From Subverting Popular Presidential Elections

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 3:00am

Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election not only failed, but some of them also rested on a misreading of the U.S. Constitution, as our new analysis argues. The relevant constitutional provision dates back to just after the Civil War, and contemporaries recognized it as a key protection of American democracy.

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A Decision On A Major Policy Shift On Marijuana Won't Come Until After The Presidential Election

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 1:00am

A marijuana plant is visible at a medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., March 22, 2019.
(Julio Cortez / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won't come until after the November presidential election, a timeline that raises the chances it could be a potent political issue in the closely contested race.

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A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/30/2024 - 7:00am

Kid doing a finger gun gesture.
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A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.

by Aliyya Swaby

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A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/30/2024 - 7:00am

A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.

by Aliyya Swaby

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An Anatomy of a Harris Campaign Stop Shows There Is No There, There

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/30/2024 - 6:00am

PITTSBURGH -- Billed as a Pittsburgh kickoff bus tour on the eve of the Democratic National Convention, Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz instead spent Aug. 18 in Beaver County in tightly controlled stops before heading to Chicago.

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Group Of Medical Pros Challenge Abortion Rights Ballot Measure Based On ‘Single Subject’ Rule

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/30/2024 - 5:00am

LINCOLN — More than 30 Nebraska medical providers filed a complaint this week with Secretary of State Bob Evnen alleging that the abortion-rights ballot initiative violates the state’s requirement that voter-fueled changes cover only a single subject.

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NE Supreme Court Rules In Government-Assisted ‘Home Equity Theft’ Cases

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/30/2024 - 4:00am

LINCOLN — In what Legal Aid lawyers are calling a “historic about-face,” the Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of two different elderly homeowners who fell victim to what critics described as government-assisted home equity theft.

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An Unseen Problem With The Electoral College – It Tells Bad Guys Where To Target Their Efforts

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/30/2024 - 3:00am

Over the past four years, Congress and state governments have worked hard to prevent the aftermath of the 2024 election from descending into the chaos and threats to democracy that occurred around the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

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Police Officers Are Starting To Use AI Chatbots To Write Crime Reports. Will They Hold Up In Court?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/30/2024 - 2:00am

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A body camera captured every word and bark uttered as police Sgt. Matt Gilmore and his K-9 dog, Gunner, searched for a group of suspects for nearly an hour.

Normally, the Oklahoma City police sergeant would grab his laptop and spend another 30 to 45 minutes writing up a report about the search. But this time he had artificial intelligence write the first draft.

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Facing a National Shortage of Baby Formula, Trade Officials Opposed a Plan to Boost Imports

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/23/2024 - 7:00am

Shelves typically stocked with baby formula sit mostly empty at a store in San Antonio, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. A massive baby formula recall, combined with COVID-related supply chain problems, is getting most of the blame for the shortage that's causing distress for many parents across the U.S. but those aren’t the only reasons.
(Eric Gay / AP Photo)

As U.S. parents struggled to find baby formula during a nationwide shortage in May of 2022, the Biden administration frantically sought ways to restock empty store shelves. Among the options was lifting steep tariffs on formula imported from other countries.

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How The 14th Amendment Prevents State Legislatures From Subverting Popular Presidential Elections

A Decision On A Major Policy Shift On Marijuana Won't Come Until After The Presidential Election

A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.

A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.

A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.

A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.

An Anatomy of a Harris Campaign Stop Shows There Is No There, There

Group Of Medical Pros Challenge Abortion Rights Ballot Measure Based On ‘Single Subject’ Rule

NE Supreme Court Rules In Government-Assisted ‘Home Equity Theft’ Cases

An Unseen Problem With The Electoral College – It Tells Bad Guys Where To Target Their Efforts

Police Officers Are Starting To Use AI Chatbots To Write Crime Reports. Will They Hold Up In Court?

Facing a National Shortage of Baby Formula, Trade Officials Opposed a Plan to Boost Imports

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