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Athens Banner-HeraldBogart Family Protection Center opens to assist with criminal sexual assaults
The Bogart Family Protection Center opened Thursday with a ribbon cutting ceremony. It will sexual assault victims and aid investigations.
The EnterpriseEaston man spent COVID scheme money on French bulldog breeders, Rolls Royce: US Attorney
The ringleader allegedly secured $7 million in fraudulent PPP loans and received kickbacks from the borrowers, the US Attorney says.
BBCCryptoqueen: Has the missing fugitive reappeared?
The Kensington house of Bulgaria-born crypto scammer on the FBI's most-wanted list, Ruja Ignatova, mysteriously goes up for sale
The TelegraphNo prosecutions after woman mauled to death by dogs in Surrey
No prosecutions will be brought over a dog walker mauled to death at a Surrey beauty spot, police have said.
WSB Cox articlesGa. man convicted on murder charges after beating man to death during card game, officials say
On Jan. 9, 2023, Montgomery went to trial charged with Malice Murder, Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault and Aggravated Battery.
ReutersRising interest rates have a sting in the tail for Europe's banks
Rising borrowing costs are giving a long-awaited lift to Europe's beleaguered banks, but they come with a sting in the tail. Last year central banks ended a decade of rock-bottom interest rates as the U.S. Federal Reserve and then the European Central Bank moved towards tightening. Two of Europe's big corporate and mortgage lenders, Sweden's SEB and Spain's Sabadell, recently unveiled strong profits for 2022 as that trend helped lending lift earnings.
Fox NewsCanadian pastor repeatedly jailed over COVID protocols to face final trial: 'Crazy stuff'
Pastor Artur Pawlowski is facing his final trial in Alberta after two years of repeated hefty fines, arrests and imprisonment for keeping his church open during the pandemic.
ReutersSanofi's and Regeneron's Dupixent wins new stage of EU regulatory approval
Healthcare companies Sanofi and Regeneron said on Friday the European Union's medicines regulator had given a new stage of approval for their Dupixent product to treat children as young as 6 months old with severe atopic dermatitis. The European Commission is expected to announce a final decision on the Dupixent application in coming months. Dupixent was approved in June 2022 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulator for children in this age group.
Associated Press5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?
They are now among the most powerful women in Congress. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, remembers that men would avoid asking her questions, addressing other men in the room instead. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., says a male colleague once challenged her at a hearing to describe a military tank engine produced in her district without looking at her notes.
- LA Times
Driver arrested in South L.A. hit-and-run crash that killed 13-year-old and his baby brother
Taylor Lee Harris, 31, was arrested near Desert Hot Springs and charged with murder. The Jan. 9 crash killed Christopher Amaya-Pineda, 13, and Damian Amaya-Pineda, 18 months.
Victorville Daily PressJeremiah 'MacKay Memorial 5K' pays tribute to fallen detective
The Sheriff's Employees' Benefit Association will host the Jeremiah “MacKay Memorial 5K” next month in San Bernardino.
NBC News5 ex-Memphis police officers are charged with murder in Tyre Nichols' death
Five former Memphis police officers were indicted Thursday on murder charges in the death of Tyre Nichols, whose beating after a traffic stop was captured on video that “sickened” a top Tennessee law enforcement official.
The IndependentGlint of hope for Richard Glossip as Oklahoma appoints independent counsel to review case
Decision comes after growing innocence movement around Glossip’s case as emerging evidence suggests initial conviction was based on shaky grounds
- WSB Cox articles
‘There’s more to that story:’ South Fulton mayor, rapper host townhall addressing youth violence
“From the music that’s put out there, they take what they hear, and they want to feel like they’re apart of that."
- WSB Cox articles
‘We’re done dying:’ Georgia NAACP responds to the death of Tyre Nichols
The City of Memphis plans on releasing that body cam video on Friday night.
San Luis Obispo TribuneSLO teen arrested on suspicion of assaulting ex-girlfriend, owning illegal gun
A person under the age of 21 cannot legally own a firearm in the state of California, the San Luis Obispo Police Department said in a news release.
PoliticoKemp declares state of emergency in Georgia over 'Cop City' protests
The state of emergency, which authorizes the use of up to 1,000 National Guard troops to respond to incidents of civil unrest, will last until Feb. 9, barring an extension by the governor.
Associated PressHouse GOP seeks new restrictions on use of US oil stockpile
For the second time this month, House Republicans are seeking to restrict presidential use of the nation’s emergency oil stockpile — a proposal that has already drawn a White House veto threat. A GOP bill set for a vote Friday would require the government to offset any non-emergency withdrawals from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve with new drilling on public lands and oceans. Republicans accuse President Joe Biden of abusing the reserve for political reasons to keep gas prices low, while Biden says tapping the reserve was needed last year in response to a ban on Russian oil imports following President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
NBC NewsPelosi says it would be 'very hard' to watch body camera video of husband's brutal attack
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she's not sure if she'll watch body camera footage from an officer who responded to the brutal attack on her husband last year.
- New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Replacing bail commissioners with judges gets pushback
Jan. 26—CONCORD — Policymakers Thursday took up the first of seven proposals on bail reform they will consider in 2023, this one to replace bail commissioners with full-time circuit court judges. State Rep. Robert Lynn, R-Windham, a retired Supreme Court chief justice, said only legally trained judges should "take away someone's liberty." "My basic point is this. It seems to me that if you are ...
- The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Man accused of shoplifting, abandoning stolen vehicle with drugs, guns inside
Jan. 26—Spokane police are trying to identify a man officers believe shoplifted from a Division Street business and abandoned a stolen vehicle that contained fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and guns that also were stolen. Officers responded Jan. 12 to the 2400 block of North Division Street, according to a police news release. The release didn't name the store. Employees saw the man leave ...
- New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Adam Montgomery indicted for second degree murder in daughter Harmony's death
Jan. 26—Adam Montgomery, the father of Harmony Montgomery, has been indicted by a grand jury on a charge of second-degree murder, the Attorney General's Office confirmed Thursday. Montgomery, who was arrested by Manchester police in October 2022 in connection with 5-year-old Harmony's death, was also indicted by a Hillsborough County Superior Court-North grand jury on charges of witness ...
- New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Police: Driver facing DUI charge after cops allegedly find open vodka bottle in FedEx truck
Jan. 26—A Nashua man was arrested on DUI and other charges Thursday after state police say they allegedly saw the FedEx truck he was driving "operating erratically" on Interstate 93 in Bow. Around 4:17 p.m. Thursday, troopers reported seeing a FedEx truck allegedly come close to hitting a guardrail and operating erratically on I-93 southbound in Bow, state police said in a news release. ...
- The Frederick News-Post, Md.
Hagerstown man denied third bail modification for double shooting charges
Jan. 26—A Hagerstown man who is accused of shooting two other people in Frederick last year was denied bail again on Thursday. Raven Justin Cosley, 42, is charged with attempted first-degree murder. He was arrested on July 21, 2022, in connection with a double shooting on July 5, 2022, outside Country Hills Apartments on Heather Ridge Drive. Cosley is accused of shooting one man in the pelvic ...
TODAYRemains found in Oklahoma identified as missing 4-year-old girl
The missing 4-year-old Athena Brownfield's remains have been identified.
“Streaming is beginning to look an awful lot like the old-fashioned analogue TV it was supposed to replace.”
“Streaming isn’t going away … You’re still going to have a lot of choice for a long time.”
“In the future, [streaming] likely will cost more, have a little less library content and cancel more shows more quickly.”
“Streaming is still a game of content … It’s not a matter of who’s spending more, it’s who’s spending smartly.”
“Streamers are retreating from any sort of creative risk in favor of humdrum, lowest-common-denominator shows.”
