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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Mobile Care Home After Autistic Man Stomped to Death

- November 8, 2018

A wrongful death lawsuit was recently filed against a Mobile care home after an autistic man was stomped to death. The suit was filed in Mobile Circuit Court by the family of the man, Matthew Cox, who was only 21-years-old at the time of the fatal incident. According to the suit, Cox was living in the group home “when he was allegedly attacked Oct. 27 by Trent Yates, 27, an ex-convict with a history of violence and domestic abuse.” Two days after the incident, Yates was charged with murder, though that hasn’t stopped the Cox family from seeking justice.

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Jeff Sessions Out as Attorney General

- November 8, 2018

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned from his post late Wednesday, purportedly under pressure from President Donald Trump. Session’s departure, writes USA Today, was expected for weeks. Trump attacked the former attorney general time and time again over Twitter and on television. The pair’s contentious relationship stems from Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from an

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Tennessee Death Row Inmates Ask to Die by Firing Squad

- November 7, 2018

Four death row inmates in Tennessee are suing the state in an attempt to choose their own method of execution. Attorneys say the cohort of condemned would rather be put to death by firing squad than lethal injection or electric chair, the only two options available in Tennessee. The Tennessean reports that one of the

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Michigan Passes Proposal 1 to Legalize Marijuana

- November 7, 2018

Michigan voters approved Proposal 1 on Tuesday, becoming the latest state to legalize marijuana. Passed by a 56-44 percent margin, Michigan is the first state in the Midwest to let residents grow, buy and consume marijuana for recreational reasons. Prior to Proposal 1’s passage, the state allowed for the purchase of medical pot with a

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Oregon Voters Shoot Down Measure 105, Keep Sanctuary State Status

- November 7, 2018

On Tuesday, Oregon voters shot down Measure 105, designed to repeal the state’s 31-year old sanctuary status. The Statesman Journal reports that about 63 percent of 1.4 million votes were cast to keep the existing statute. Under its current law, Oregon prohibits local police from enforcing immigration law or passing on certain types of information

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Capsized Duck Boat Was Missing Powerful Water Pump

- November 6, 2018

Newly-revealed records show that a powerful water pump was removed from a duck boat that sank near Branson, MO in July. The Higgins bilge pump, reports the Kansas City Star, was once considered a remedy to long-time concerns over the safety of duck boats. Able to pump out some 250 gallons of water per minute,

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Supreme Court Won’t Review Net Neutrality Decision

- November 6, 2018

On Monday, the Supreme Court announced it’d opt not to take up a case on net neutrality. According to The Washington Post, the decision didn’t come as the result of outright rejection. Three of the high court’s justices—Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil M. Gorsuch—were in favor of accepting a review. If they don’t so,

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