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How sheriffs define law and order for their counties depends a lot on their views − and most are white Republican men

How sheriffs define law and order for their counties depends a lot on their views − and most are white Republican men

It also included screenshots of two Fox News stories about migrants in Aurora, Colorado, and Springfield, Ohio, which are both places that former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, and his running mate JD Vance have falsely claimed to be sites of dangerous activity by immigrants.


Dear Abby: My doorman broke into my apartment and threatens me over text

Dear Abby: My doorman broke into my apartment and threatens me over text

If you can afford to engage an attorney, consult one for advice on legal options you can consider to protect yourself from harassment, hostility or bullying.


Probe underway after Gettysburg College swimmer etches racial slur into teammate’s chest

Probe underway after Gettysburg College swimmer etches racial slur into teammate’s chest

The family of the student on the receiving end of the carved slur told the school newspaper, the Gettysburgian, that their son was a “victim of a hate crime” and a box cutter was used to write the n-word on their child’s chest by a so-called friend on Sept. 6. wibulpas – stock.adobe.com


Caterpillar makes policy changes in yet another corporate DEI rollback

Caterpillar makes policy changes in yet another corporate DEI rollback

Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar is making changes after reviewing its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies amid mounting scrutiny of such initiatives at corporations around the country.


Dogma or data? Why sentencing reforms in NZ will annoy judges and clog the courts

Dogma or data? Why sentencing reforms in NZ will annoy judges and clog the courts

For example, impulsive offending by a young adult with ADHD who was in state care because of family abuse, and who pleads guilty early, would likely mean a considerable sentence reduction.


GOP senator calls on embattled North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson to sue CNN or drop out after porn site posts surface

GOP senator calls on embattled North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson to sue CNN or drop out after porn site posts surface

Mark Robinson either pursue legal action against CNN or end his bid to be the state’s governor after the outlet attributed disturbing posts on a pornography website to the gubernatorial candidate.


How to prevent some scandals, elite schools defying Supremes? and other commentary

How to prevent some scandals, elite schools defying Supremes? and other commentary

“Colleges aren’t permitted to use overt race categories or ‘application essays or other means’ to circumvent the ban on preferences.” But Yale, Princeton and Duke just “admitted fewer Asian-Americans than in the previous year,” despite supposedly no longer discriminating against them, whereas Harvard, Columbia and MIT saw Asian admissions rise.


NYC lawmakers call for investigation into de Blasio, health officials after COVID czar caught bragging about sex parties during pandemic

NYC lawmakers call for investigation into de Blasio, health officials after COVID czar caught bragging about sex parties during pandemic

Council member Robert Holden (D-Queens) also sent a letter to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York City’s Interim Police Commissioner Thomas Donlon urging a thorough investigation into Varma’s comments about a 200-person drug-fueled sex rave in the basement of a Wall Street bank during the summer of 2020.


Sesame Place spared $25M lawsuit after character is accused of ignoring black children in viral clip

Sesame Place spared $25M lawsuit after character is accused of ignoring black children in viral clip

The New York family’s lawyer, B’Ivory LaMarr, wanted SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment to cover any expenses related to the mental health of the girls, claiming they have “severe emotional distress” due to the alleged treatment.


Exclusive | Inside Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Hamptons sex parties, featuring ‘gay rappers’ who were ‘high on ketamine’: source

Exclusive | Inside Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Hamptons sex parties, featuring ‘gay rappers’ who were ‘high on ketamine’: source

Diddy’s 4,500-square-foot East Hampton mansion was the venue for his annual celebrity-studded White Parties, attended by many of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Mariah Carrey and Jay-Z.


Gangs’stories: From the streets of Dhaka to human-rights advocacy in Bangladesh

Gangs’stories: From the streets of Dhaka to human-rights advocacy in Bangladesh

In addition, my research proposes that young people – like Sharif, who become involved in the lower echelons of these criminal enterprises, should be conceptualised as ‘illicit child labourers’ rather than gang members, which risks criminalising them, or as victims, which denies their agency and capacity to make choices.


Wikipedia’s un-‘reliable’ sources, Trump got crime trend correct and other commentary

Wikipedia’s un-‘reliable’ sources, Trump got crime trend correct and other commentary

In his new film “Am I a Racist?” Matt Walsh “poses as a liberal activist who is earnestly and hilariously seeking the counsel of unsuspecting DEI experts” — performing “a public service,” cheers The Wall Street Journal’s Jason L. Riley.