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• Suspect in FL Officer's Killing Curses Judge, Again

  25-01-2017 23:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A suspect charged with murder in the deaths of both his pregnant ex-girlfriend and Orlando police officer Lt. Debra Clayton cursed at a judge during a brief first appearance for a misdemeanor charge, reports Fox News.Markeith Loyd uttered the expletive after the judge set a bond of $500 for the charge of resisting arrest without violence during a Wednesday morning hearing.The 41-year-old Loyd won't be bonding out since another Florida judge set no bond for two first-degree murder counts.During t
  
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• Trump Signs Directive to Start Border Wall With Mexico, Ramp Up Immigration Enforcement

  25-01-2017 23:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Trump signed a pair of executive actions Wednesday to begin ramping up immigration enforcement, including a new border wall with Mexico, vowing that construction on his chief campaign pledge would begin in months, reports the Washington Post.In an appearance at the Department of Homeland Security, Trump kicked off the rollout of a series of directives aimed at clamping down on the estimated 11 million immigrants living illegally in the United States. Aides said more directives could co
  
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• MN Bill Would Make Convicted Protesters Liable for Policing Costs

  25-01-2017 23:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Minnesota lawmakers are advancing a bill that would allow cities to sue protesters who violate the law for the cost of the police response to the demonstration. The bill is one of several being introduced across the US that seek to penalize protesters, reports the Guardian.The bill, which passed a Republican-controlled committee in the Minnesota house of representatives on Tuesday, would give state agencies, cities, or counties the authority to bring civil lawsuits against people convicted of un
  
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• Driver Charged in Hit-and-Run Crash That Killed Cleveland Officer

  25-01-2017 23:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The man accused in the hit-and-run that killed a Cleveland police officer on Interstate 90 was formally charged on Wednesday, reports Cleveland.com.Israel Alvarez, 44, of Lorain, is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and felony hit-and-run. He is expected to make his first court appearance on Thursday. Prosecutors have asked for the judge to set a high bond.Alvarez was speeding and driving "recklessly" in the far left lane when he hit Cleveland police officer David Fahey Jr. about 6 a.m.
  
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