Three of the four Toledo City Council members accused of taking part in a bribery and extortion scheme have agreed to temporary suspensions, according to the state attorney general’s office. Sponsored: Deadly Sex Habit KILLING Seniors Tyrone Riley, Yvonne Harper and Larry Sykes will continue to get their annual $27,500… Read More
Police reform? Start with unions
A stipulation in a Kentucky police union contract prohibited officials from initially firing the officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s death in Louisville. The disciplinary history of a Chicago police officer who fatally shot Laquan McDonald had been deleted under the department’s union contract, so officials didn’t know about the officer’s… Read More
“Trump Checks” round 2 — GOP leaders meet
Top Republicans in Congress are expected to meet Monday with President Donald Trump at the White House on the next COVID-19 aid package as the crisis has worsened, just as emergency relief is expiring. New divisions between the Senate GOP majority and the White House posed fresh challenges. Senate Majority… Read More
Twitter: We were embarrassed by major hack
Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people. The hackers were able to reset the passwords of 45 of those accounts. The San Francisco=based company said in a blog post Saturday that for up to eight of these accounts the… Read More
Chevron announces $5 billion all-stock acquisition
Chevron will take over Noble Energy for $5 billion in the first big deal announced since the coronavirus pandemic shook the energy sector. Chevron, based in San Ramon, California, has been shopping for assets since last year and with crude prices down more than 30% this year, it jumped Monday… Read More
COVID-19 putting state lotteries in jeopardy, report says
The coronavirus pandemic has been a rollercoaster for state lotteries across the country, with some getting a boost from the economic downturn and others scrambling to make up for revenue shortfalls. Best Water To Drink In The AM[Sponsored] Since March, Texas, Arkansas and Montana and several other states have seen… Read More
Ex-Air Force man busted stealing $774k gov’t funds
A Maryland man who worked as an Air Force travel coordinator has been indicted on charges that he stole more than $774,000 in government funds. Sponsored: “Forbidden” book now available (claim yours now) Monday’s federal indictment in Maryland charges Eddie Ray Johnson Jr., 59, of Brandywine, with theft of government… Read More
4 Dem officials arrested in bribery, extortion plot
Four elected Democrats and a private attorney were accused Tuesday of taking part in a bribery and extortion scheme that encouraged soliciting and/or accepting cash and other things of value from business owners in exchange for favorable votes on issues before the Toledo City Council, federal prosecutors said. Sponsored: Eerie… Read More
CNN closing and selling main news office
WarnerMedia said Monday it will sell the iconic CNN Center in downtown Atlanta, but that it doesn’t mean the network will abandon the city. The network will consolidate its Atlanta workforce in a series of offices across town, the same office campus where CNN was first located upon its founding… Read More
Trump overhauls federal hiring — media ignores
President Donald Trump is preparing to direct the federal government to overhaul its hiring to prioritize a job applicant’s skills over a college degree, administration and industry officials say. Trump is set to sign an executive order Friday outlining a new direction for the nation’s largest employer during a meeting… Read More
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