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☆ Mistrial Declared in Case Against Former Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor Raid
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Brett Hankison was charged with violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, her boyfriend and her neighbors. Photo: Timothy D. Easley/Associated PressA federal jury failed to reach a verdict on civil-rights charges against a former Louisville, Ky., police officer involved in the 2020 botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor and fueled nationwide protests against racial injustice and policing. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings declared a mistrial in the case Thursday after the jury said it couldn’t reach a consensus following days of deliberation, according to the Justice Department. Brett Hankison , the former officer, was charged with violating the civil rights of Taylor, her boyfriend and her neighbors when prosecutors said he blindly fired 10 shots into her home. The federal charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison.

Persons: Brett Hankison, Breonna Taylor, Timothy D, Rebecca Grady Jennings, Taylor Organizations: Easley, Associated Press, U.S, Justice Department Locations: Louisville, Ky

☆ Jury Deadlocks on Officer Charged With Violating Breonna Taylor’s Rights
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | More About Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The prosecution of Brett Hankison, the former police detective who fired 10 bullets through Breonna Taylor’s apartment during a fatal 2020 raid in Louisville, Ky., ended in a mistrial on Thursday after the jury said it could not reach a unanimous verdict on federal civil rights charges. It was the second time that Mr. Hankison had gone to trial on charges related to the case and avoided a conviction. The Justice Department charged Mr. Hankison last year after a jury found him not guilty of state charges of endangering Ms. Taylor’s neighbors by firing several times through a covered window and a sliding-glass door during a nighttime police raid. Two other Louisville police officers, both of whom were white, shot Ms. Taylor, a Black 26-year-old emergency room technician whose death led to massive protests against racism and police violence in Louisville and elsewhere. Mr. Hankison, who is also white, did not strike anyone with his gunfire, but some of his bullets entered a neighboring apartment where a pregnant woman, her boyfriend and her 5-year-old son were sleeping.

Persons: Brett Hankison, Hankison, Ms, Taylor Organizations: Justice Department, Louisville Locations: Louisville, Ky

☆ Tammy Murphy, wife of NJ Gov. Phil Murphy, launches bid to unseat indicted Sen. Bob Menendez
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Menendez and his wife were indicted in September on federal charges of bribery, conspiracy and extortion. Tammy Murphy, the wife of New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, launched a primary campaign Wednesday to unseat the state's indicted Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez. Tammy Murphy joined several other New Jersey democrats already vying for the Menendez seat. One day after the charges against Menendez went public, Rep. Andy Kim announced his entrance into the senate race.

Persons: New Jersey Tammy Snyder Murphy, Philip D, Murphy, Menendez, Sens, Tommy Tuberville, Rand Paul, Tammy Murphy, Phil Murphy, Democratic Sen, Bob Menendez, Sen, Edward Sunyol Kiel, Dirksen, Andy Kim, Kim, Larry Hamm, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Prosecutors, Twitter, New Jersey Democratic Gov, Democratic, U.S, District of, People's Organization for Progress, Republican Locations: New Jersey, of New Jersey, Trenton , New Jersey, United States, Washington, District of New Jersey, Jersey, U.S

☆ House passes bill to avoid government shutdown, Senate to vote next
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2023. WASHINGTON — The House approved a bill Tuesday that would avert a government shutdown, sending the measure next to the Senate, where it is expected to pass. Once it is approved by the Senate, the bill goes to President Joe Biden, who has signaled he is open to signing it. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said if the bill passed the House, he and Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., would move it swiftly through the Senate. "Senate Leader [Mitch] McConnell and I will figure out the best way to get this done quickly," said Schumer.

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But few outsiders are confident that the off-year wins will necessarily lead to Biden’s reelection or broader Democratic success next year. And Ohio Democrats don't expect Biden to compete in the state next year. To Biden aides, the results validated the strategy of sharpening the contrast with “MAGA Republicans” that helped Democrats outperform expectations in 2022. At the Chicago fundraiser, Biden noted that Beshear won reelection while “running on all the programs that were Biden initiatives.”Beshear kept some distance from Biden the day after he won. Jim Messina, who managed Barack Obama’s successful reelection against Republican Mitt Romney in 2012, said the Biden campaign does not need to change its tactics.

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Milroe has 644 yards of offense and 10 touchdowns in that span, including six scores in Saturday’s 49-21 rout of Kentucky. “I think experience is the best teacher,” said Milroe, who has started the past seven contests for the Crimson Tide (9-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference, No. Texas converted his two interceptions into 10 points and he subsequently watched the Tide scrape past South Florida 17-3 from the sideline. Political Cartoons View All 1240 ImagesMilroe returned to beat Mississippi and has directed six more victories featuring 21 TDs, including 11 passing. The same can be said for the early-season doubts about Milroe and Alabama.

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11 College Football Playoff ) coupled with a UNC loss, clinches a spot in the conference championship against No. That poses a huge challenge for Virginia (2-7, 1-4), which is coming off a 45-17 loss at Georgia Tech. Virginia is also pretty solid defending it (215.1 yards allowed per game) and has shown it’s not afraid of ranked teams. Obviously, we’ve been running the ball really well.”NOT DONE YETVirginia was eliminated from bowl consideration with the Georgia Tech loss, but coach Elliott insists there is more at stake. Virginia will play its first Thursday game after facing Maryland and N.C. State on consecutive Friday nights in September.

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☆ House subpoenas James and Hunter Biden in GOP-led probe of the president's family
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Ryan Nobles | Summer Concepcion | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

House Republicans on Wednesday issued subpoenas to Hunter and James Biden — President Joe Biden's son and brother, respectively — as well as a Biden family associate, Rob Walker, in an escalation of Republicans' impeachment inquiry into the president. A representative and attorney for Hunter Biden and James Biden did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The subpoenas and interview requests come a day after the special counsel overseeing the probe into Hunter Biden testified before the House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors. The panel further alleges that the Biden family, their business associates and their companies received more than $24 million from foreign nations over approximately five years. "These records reveal how the Bidens sold Joe Biden around to the world to benefit the Biden family, including Joe Biden himself, to the detriment of U.S. interests," Comer said in the statement.

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☆ Kentucky Governor’s Race Offers Test: Can a Popular Democratic Incumbent Win in Trump Country?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Arian Campo-Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear leads a state growing more Republican with each passing election. He became popular here despite this by cultivating a brand as a unifying moderate. That image is getting its biggest test yet, as he fights for re-election against Republican Daniel Cameron , who has sought to cast Beshear as a liberal extremist and carbon copy of President Biden.

Persons: Andy Beshear, Republican Daniel Cameron, Beshear, Biden Organizations: — Democratic, Republican Locations: LOUISVILLE, Ky

INEZ, Ky. (AP) — Crews were working Wednesday to rescue two men trapped after the collapse of a more than 10-story Kentucky coal preparation plant being readied for demolition, officials said. The collapse was reported around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Martin County Sheriff John Kirk said first responders were able to find and make contact with one of the two men, news outlets reported. Andy Beshear said he had declared a state of emergency in the county — mobilizing state resources to help with the rescue. The plant hasn’t been in use for several years and the men were salvaging material from the building when it collapsed, Kirk said. The men were on the bottom floor of the building when it collapsed, trapping them beneath tons of rubble, Kirk said.

Persons: INEZ, Ky, — Crews, Martin County Sheriff John Kirk, didn’t, Andy Beshear, Kirk Organizations: Martin County Sheriff Locations: Kentucky, Martin County

Nov. 1, 2023Jonathan Robertson was preparing to start the workday on his family cattle farm when a campaign ad in the race for agriculture commissioner of Kentucky flashed across his television. He couldn’t hear the narrator, but he noticed that the candidate — the name was Shell, he believed — was shown on the screen baling hay and driving farm equipment. “I haven’t heard anything about who’s running,” Mr. Robertson, 47, recalled a few hours later, stopping with his brother for the $5.99 lunch special at the Wigwam General Store in Horse Cave., Ky. “Who’s his opponent?”Neither Mr. Robertson nor his brother, Josh, 44, knew who was in the race, but they had no doubt how they would vote: “I’m a straight-ticket Republican,” Josh said.

Persons: Jonathan Robertson, —, Mr, Robertson, “ Who’s, Josh, “, ” Josh Organizations: Shell, Wigwam Locations: Kentucky, Cave, Ky

☆ Horse racing-Breeders' Cup contender dies at Santa Anita, Arcangelo scratched from Classic
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

According to race officials, Practical Move's rider was uninjured and the 3-year-old colt was immediately tended to by veterinarians from the California Horse Racing Board, 1/ST Racing, and Breeders' Cup. Practical Move had returned to action in early October at Santa Anita where he romped to a four-length victory. Arcangelo, who was made the second choice at 7-2 and drew the inside post for the Breeders' Cup Classic, had been dealing with a hind hoof issue since losing a shoe over the weekend. "And as we've talked about from day one, this will always be horse first, no matter what. "We need to do right by him and missing a race is going to be what it's going to be this time."

Persons: Tim Yakteen, Matt Stone, Arcangelo, Jena Antonucci, Javier Castellano, Frank Pingue, Toby Davis Organizations: Kentucky Derby, Churchill, USA, Breeders, Belmont, California Horse Racing Board, Santa Anita, racing's Triple Crown, Thomson Locations: Louisville , KY, USA, Louisville, Ky, Arcadia , California, Kentucky, Santa, U.S, Toronto

There is no simple solution to America’s unique problem of relentless gun violence. Each captures the twin realities of the subjects in the way only a double exposure photograph could, creating dueling focal points to which the eye cycles back and forthIt’s a surreal view of a nation unable to move on from its own cycle of gun violence. Krista’s son Christian was killed in a drive-by shooting in Louisville, Ky., in 2019; Victoria survived a shooting two years later. She survived a school shooting in 1997 in Paducah, Ky., that left her paralyzed from the chest down. Navada Gwynn in two images: standing for a portrait, and working on her tablet at her Louisville, Ky., home.

Persons: Krista, Navada Gwynn, Krista’s, Christian, Victoria, Missy Jenkins Smith, Jimmie Hardaway Jr, Stephen Cady, Hollan Holm, Janet Paulsen, Lonnie, Sandy Phillips, Sylvia Holm, Barbie Rohde Locations: Navada, Victoria, Louisville, Ky, Paducah, Niagara Falls, N.Y, Rochester , N.Y, Acworth, Aurora, Colo, Dallas

☆ Mitch McConnell Hopeful New Speaker Mike Johnson Will Back Ukraine Aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Lindsay Wise | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Capitol Hill last week. Photo: Stephanie Scarbrough/Associated PressWASHINGTON—Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said he is optimistic that newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson will back more U.S. aid to Ukraine, as the House moves this week to advance a funding bill that provides $14.3 billion to help Israel to fight Hamas but no money for Kyiv in the war against Russia. “I’m hopeful that he will decide that it was important to support Ukraine, as well,” said McConnell, adding the two would talk about the issue later this week.

Persons: Mitch McConnell, Stephanie Scarbrough, Mike Johnson, Israel, “, ”, McConnell Organizations: Capitol, Associated Press WASHINGTON, Kyiv, Russia Locations: Ky, Ukraine

Andy Beshear downplayed party labels while campaigning Monday for a second term in Republican-leaning Kentucky, touting his role in creating jobs, improving roads and leading recovery from a series of disasters as rising above partisan politics. In urging Kentuckians to stick with him, Beshear said there's a "better chance to build that better Kentucky for our kids and our grandkids. And a chance to leave a collective legacy of more opportunity for the next generation than we ever thought was possible.”Former two-term Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, the current governor’s father, joined the incumbent Monday, quipping: “I used to be somebody. We could not have had a better governor.”The pandemic gave Beshear an unprecedented platform as governor.

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Andy Beshear and GOP Attorney General Daniel Cameron staked out their stands on gun policy during a recent debate in Louisville. Statewide politicians tread cautiously on gun issues in the Bluegrass State, where support for gun rights is seen as “almost the third rail of Kentucky politics," said longtime political commentator Al Cross. Political Cartoons View All 1223 ImagesDuring the recent televised debate, Beshear and Cameron declared their support for the Second Amendment. Law enforcement officials had received numerous complaints about the gunman’s threatening statements. A Kentucky law sends guns confiscated by police to auction, with the proceeds used to buy law enforcement equipment.

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21 Tennessee and Kentucky really need a lift right now. “We’ve all got to be a little bit better in the second half,” Volunteers coach John Heupel said this week. Kentucky has yielded 479 yards on 54 flags (68.4 per game), Tennessee 470 on 56 (67.1). Under coordinator Tim Banks, Tennessee also ranks third in the league and 17th in the FBS, giving up just 310.9 yards a game. The Vols' challenge is cracking a Kentucky run defense ranked second in the SEC, allowing 95.71 yards a game.

Persons: “, John Heupel, We’ve, We’re, that’s, Mark Stoops, we’ve, ” Stoops, Tim Banks, Ray Davis, Missouri's Cory Schrader, Maxwell Hairston, D'Eryk Jackson, Hairston, Teresa M, Walker Organizations: SEC Eastern Division, The Volunteers, Wildcats, Bulldogs, ” Volunteers, Kentucky, Missouri, UCF, Tennessee, Vols, Alabama, SEC, FBS, WHO, AP Locations: LEXINGTON, Ky, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, Tim Banks , Tennessee, Ray

The court said the legislature's action on the assignment of court cases encroached on judicial authority. It required the clerk of the state Supreme Court to choose another court through a random selection. Such constitutional cases typically are heard in Franklin County Circuit Court in the capital city of Frankfort. Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron's office defended the venue law, which passed as Senate Bill 126. The intent, he said, was to “control Kentucky courts and block any civil action alleging a law is unconstitutional from being heard in one circuit court: the Franklin Circuit Court.”

Persons: —, Andy Beshear, Daniel Cameron's, Cameron, Beshear, Laurance, VanMeter, ” VanMeter, ”, Robert Conley, “ Organizations: Franklin County Circuit Court, Democratic Gov, GOP, Lawmakers, Republican, Franklin Circuit Locations: FRANKFORT, Ky, Franklin County, Frankfort, Kentucky

WASHINGTON (AP) — A low-key lawmaker in Congress for less than a decade, new House Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t recognizable to most Americans. But the social conservative and devoted ally of former President Donald Trump has been a quiet force within the Republican conference he now unexpectedly leads. “A friend to all and an enemy to none,” Republican conference chairwoman Elise Stefanik said when nominating Johnson ahead of the speaker vote Wednesday. A constitutional lawyer and former member of the Louisiana state House, Johnson was first elected to the U.S. House in 2016. Among the more conservative members of the GOP conference, Johnson has consistently opposed a woman’s right to abortion — “we will get the number of abortions to ZERO!

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☆ Roe v. Wade Is Gone, but Abortions Are on the Rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Laura Kusisto | Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

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☆ U.A.W. Expands Strike to G.M.’s Texas Plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In another major expansion of its six-week long strikes at the three large U.S. automakers, the United Automobile Workers union on Tuesday told 5,000 workers at General Motors’ largest U.S. plant, in Arlington, Texas, to stop working. The union expanded the strike on the same day that G.M. On Monday, the union also struck at a Ram pickup truck plant, the largest U.S. factory operated by Stellantis. has also struck Ford Motor’s largest plant, in Louisville, Ky.“Another record quarter, another record year. As we’ve said for months: record profits equal record contracts,” the U.A.W.

Persons: Ford, we’ve, Shawn Fain, “, ” G.M Organizations: U.S, United Automobile Workers, General Motors, U.S ., Stellantis Locations: Arlington , Texas, Louisville, Ky, “

☆ As Abortion Access Shrinks, Hospitals Fill in the Gaps
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Allison Mccann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

As Abortion Access Shrinks, Hospitals Fill in the Gaps For this article, Allison McCann and Jamie Kelter Davis spent time with a patient from Indiana as she underwent an abortion at a Chicago hospital. Alaska Fla. Hawaii 16% 18% 20%+ Total or six-week abortion ban Wash. Maine Mont. Dr. Jonah Fleisher is a co-director of the Complex Abortion Regional Line for Access, or CARLA, which helps abortion patients find appointments at four Chicago-area hospitals. Chronic Conditions and Abortion Bans These health conditions, especially when left untreated, can add risks for abortion patients. Alaska Fla. Hawaii Diabetes among women High blood pressure among women Cardiovascular disease among women 9% 11% 13%+ 28% 30% 32%+ 5% 6% 7%+ Total or 6-week abortion ban Total or 6-week abortion ban Total or 6-week abortion ban Wash. Wash. Wash. Maine Mont.

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☆ U.A.W. Expands Strike to a Ram Plant in Michigan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Neal E. Boudette | More About Neal E. Boudette | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a major escalation of its six-week strike at the three large U.S. automakers, the United Automobile Workers union on Monday told 6,800 workers at a large Ram pickup truck plant in Michigan to walk off the job. Union workers at the plant, which is owned by Stellantis, the parent of Ram, Chrysler and Jeep, in Sterling Heights, Mich., joined the strike on Monday morning. The walkout at the Ram plant is the first escalation in the strikes since the U.A.W. called 8,700 workers to leave their jobs at Ford Motor’s largest plant, in Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 11. That plant produces the Super Duty version of the company’s popular F-150 truck and the Ford Expedition, a full-size sport-utility vehicle.

Persons: Ram, “ Stellantis Organizations: U.S, United Automobile Workers, Stellantis, Chrysler, Jeep, Ford, Ford Expedition Locations: Michigan, Sterling Heights, Mich, United States, Ford Motor’s, Louisville, Ky

☆ McConnell Says Israel Doesn't Need Oversight Like Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) was asked on CBS News on Sunday morning whether the U.S. needed to impose limits on Israel's use of U.S. weaponry in Gaza, which some critics of Israel's prosecution of the war have said are necessary to prevent civilian casualties. "Israel is our strongest ally in the world," he said. "We trust them, and we have a very tight relationship with them both on the intelligence side and the military side. So I don't think the kind of oversight we're talking about for Ukraine, for example, would be necessary for Israel."

Persons: Mitch McConnell Organizations: CBS, Ukraine Locations: Ky, U.S, Gaza, Israel

☆ From One Brother to Another
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( James Freeman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

James and Sara Biden arrive at the White House to attend the State Dinner for South Korea in 2011. Photo: Haraz N. Ghanbari/Associated PressAre the walls closing in on Joe Biden? Another revelation from House Republican investigators further undermines the president’s longtime claims that he was never involved in his relatives’ various schemes to trade on his name. A press release today from the office of House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R., Ky.) describes transactions related to one of Mr. Biden’s brothers:

Persons: James, Sara Biden, Joe Biden, James Comer, Biden’s Organizations: White, Associated Press, Republican Locations: South Korea, Ky

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