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• Rep. Jim Clyburn called Joe Manchin's push for bipartisanship over passage of voting rights legislation 'insulting' Summary List PlacementDemocratic House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina said in an interview with The Huffington Post that he felt "insulted" by how Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has approached the For the People Act, the sweeping voting rights package also known as H.R. 1 and S. 1. Manchin is the only Democratic senator who has not signed on as a cosponsor of the legislation this year, arguing that the federal government should not infringe on election…
• Video shows Danville officer fatally shoot man at short distance, civil attorney calls it ‘cold murder’ DANVILLE — Video released by a local civil rights attorney shows a Contra Costa Sheriff’s deputy shooting and killing a homeless man from a distance of a few feet, less than two-and-a-half years after the same deputy shot and killed another man in Danville. The video — shot by an eyewitness to the March 11 incident from about a half-block away — shows Deputy Andrew Hall fatally shooting 32-year-old Tyrell Wilson. The camera briefly moves behind a car door moments…
• Duval school district to bring in consultant to explore moving headquarters Duval County Public Schools is planning to bring in a consultant to assess the value of its riverfront headquarters as it moves forward with a possible move from the Southbank building. The school board voted unanimously late last year in favor of a measure to explore the relocation of the district’s headquarters, a building where it has been for more than 40 years. With the Southbank being developed for residential and commercial use, the school board wants to see if…
• Fremont schools to remain in distance learning through end of school year FREMONT –Fremont Unified School District, one of the largest in the East Bay serving roughly 35,000 students, will remain in distance learning for the rest of the current school year, according to Superintendent CJ Cammack. In a newsletter issued district-wide Wednesday afternoon, Cammack said the district and its teachers union, the Fremont Unified District Teachers Association, couldn’t come to an agreement on how best to return to classrooms after months of negotiations, and the district is walking away from talks.…
• An elected school board is a big risk for Chicago In the 26 years since Chicago’s mayor gained direct responsibility for the city’s public schools, academic performance and graduation rates have surged. The Chicago Civic Committee has been a long-time advocate for public education in Chicago and we feel compelled to speak up forcefully against a proposed law that calls for an elected Chicago school board with 21 members, starting in 2023. This proposal could have negative consequences for the 350,000 public school children of Chicago, for homeowners and businesses,…
• Cancer sufferer called ‘a baby’ by boss after saying he couldn’t work weekends Steve Pointon, right, is in line for compensation after being told to ‘grow up’ and asked why he thought he deserved to have ‘every weekend off’ by his boss Ken Lawton, left (Picture: Alpha Omega / Solent News)A cancer sufferer was told by his boss ‘don’t be a baby’ after he said he couldn’t work weekends due to his illness. Steve Pointon, who was 36 when he was first diagnosed with kidney cancer, is now in line for compensation after…
• Myanmar death toll mounts amid protests, military crackdown The civilian death toll in the crackdown by the Myanmar junta has reached 550 since the Feb. 1 coup, a human rights group said Saturday. Of those, 46 were children, according to Myanmar's Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. Some 2,751 people have been detained or sentenced, the group said. Threats of lethal violence and arrests of protesters have failed to suppress daily demonstrations across Myanmar demanding the military step down and reinstate the democratically elected government. Late Friday, armed plainclothes…
• Matt Gaetz's Florida sex game included a 'Harry Potter' challenge and 'extra points' for sleeping in sorority houses, a female Republican tells Insider Summary List PlacementSleeping with married legislators. Spending the night at a college sorority house.  These were specific ways now-US Rep. Matt Gaetz and other Florida lawmakers could earn "extra points" in a sex competition in which Gaetz is accused of participating when he served in the state's House of Representatives, a female GOP insider who worked with Gaetz in the 2010s told Insider in an interview. The sex competition even involved the "Harry Potter" book series, the GOP source told…
• G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate co-conspirator who pivoted to conservative talk radio, dies at 90 By Bill Trott | Reuters G. Gordon Liddy, a brash former FBI agent who helped orchestrate the 1972 Watergate break-in, a crime that began the unraveling of Richard Nixon’s presidency, died Tuesday at the age of 90, the Washington Post reported. Liddy, who parlayed his Watergate infamy into a 20-year career as a conservative talk-radio host, died at his daughter’s home in Fairfax County, Virginia, the paper said. Liddy, left, and former Vice President Spiro Agnew attend President Richard Nixon’s…