Mark Redwine trial: Attorneys debate motive, “compromising” photos

Mark Redwine’s oldest son confronted his father about photos that showed Redwine eating feces from a diaper months before 13-year-old Dylan Redwine disappeared while visiting his father in La Plata County, testimony in Redwine’s murder trial revealed Thursday. The photos took center stage as Mark Redwine’s defense attorneys sought to undermine prosecutors’ claim that Redwine killed Dylan in a fit […]

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EXPLAINER: What to know as Chauvin sentenced in Floyd death

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin faces sentencing Friday in the death of George Floyd, with a judge weighing a prison term experts say could be as much as 30 years. Chauvin, 45, was convicted in April of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for pressing his knee against Floyd’s neck for about 9 1/2 minutes […]

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Montana couple rescues horse from drowning in river

HAMIL.TON, Mont. — A western Montana couple were able to save a horse from drowning in the Bitterroot River on Father’s Day, and may have made a new friend in the process. Matthew and Christina Eickholt of Hamilton were floating down the river on Sunday with Matthew’s parents at a spot called Bell Crossing north of Victor when they noticed […]

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Homeowners despair as 'eyesore' Devon building site next door leads to loss of sunlight and privacy

RESIDENTS have slammed a high-rise building site overlooking their homes – claiming that developers are making their lives “hell.” Two-storey containers have been built on the edge of Exeter’s former ambulance station and are towering over a row of homes next door. Developers are planning on building 134 “co-living” and communal living studios, but the high rise temporary buildings have […]

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Biden nominates Cindy McCain to UN food and agriculture post

President Joe Biden is nominating Cindy McCain to be the U.S. representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, one of 17 nominations announced Wednesday that included major diplomatic and arts assignments. McCain, the widow of Arizona Sen. John McCain, broke with Republicans and endorsed Biden for president, making her a key surrogate for the Democrat after Donald […]

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U.S. judge blocks $4 billion debt relief program for minority farmers

(Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a part of the Biden administration's federal stimulus relief package that forgave agricultural debts to farmers of color.  A white farmer named Scott Wynn of Jennings, Florida, in May had challenged U.S. President Joe Biden's plans as he faced farm loans and financial hardship during the pandemic. He said the […]

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