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Aug
09
2021
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By Troy Warren
Samsung heir to be released from prison on parole, report says

Samsung heir to be released from prison on parole, report says

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Carrie Mihalcik | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology Jay Y. Lee, who had been the de facto head of Samsung, was serving time for charges related to bribery. Samsung's de facto leader will reportedly be released from prison on parole later this week. Jay Y. Lee, who was serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence for bribery charges, was granted parole at a review meeting on Monday, reported The Wall Street Journal, citing South Korea's justice ministry.  Lee was Samsung's vice chairman and had acted acted as the company's de facto head since his father, Lee Kun-Hee, suffered a heart attack in 2014. He…
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Aug
09
2021
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Black principal told to remove Facebook photo of him kissing white wife

Black principal told to remove Facebook photo of him kissing white wife

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By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks A Black high school principal from Texas was ordered by district administrators to remove a photo from Facebook that showed him kissing his white wife to avoid stirring up more controversy among parents who complained. Colleyville Heritage High School Principal Dr. James Whitfield revealed in a Facebook post that the incident happened in 2019 after he was named principal of Colleyville Heritage Middle School, according to news station KXAS, the NBC affiliate in Fort Worth. A Grapevine-Colleyville school district official reportedly sent an email to Whitfield containing an intimate photo of…
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Aug
08
2021
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No one wants to work anymore? That’s not true. They just want a quality job

No one wants to work anymore? That’s not true. They just want a quality job

Business, In The News
Sybil Francis | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for CNT #Business The fast-food restaurant sign became a viral sensation, getting millions of views. “We are short staffed,” it reads. “Please be patient with the staff that did show up. No one wants to work anymore.” But is it true? Employers are reporting difficulty filling open positions, something that’s never happened coming out of a recession. Many blame the extra $300 a week in unemployment insurance included in federal COVID-19 relief bills. More than two dozen states, including Arizona, agree and declined the extra money. Statistics and anecdotal evidence, however, suggest more is at…
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Aug
08
2021
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Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, rock journalist, dies at 75

Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, rock journalist, dies at 75

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By Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks #Music Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, who wrote about rock when music journalists were just beginning to take it seriously, and through her work met Jim Morrison, frontman of the Doors, with whom she said she had a marriage of sorts, died July 23. She was 75. Her death was announced on the Facebook page of Lizard Queen Press, a publishing enterprise that she founded and that published her recent books. The announcement did not give a cause or say where she died. In the late 1960s, originally as Patricia Kennely (she…
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Aug
08
2021
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As Lake Powell dips to historic low, tourists, businesses and government scrambling

As Lake Powell dips to historic low, tourists, businesses and government scrambling

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Sophia Eppolito | Associated Press/Report for America Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks #Lifestyle   A thick, white band of newly exposed rock face stretches high above boaters' heads at Lake Powell, creating a sharp contrast against the famous red desert terrain as their vessels weave through tight canyons that were once underwater. It's a stark reminder of how far the water level has fallen at the massive reservoir on the Utah-Arizona border near Page. Just last year, it was more than 50 feet higher. Now, the level at the popular destination for houseboat vacations is at a historic low amid a climate…
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Aug
07
2021
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Phoenix: Arizona state senator accused of sexual conduct with minor

Phoenix: Arizona state senator accused of sexual conduct with minor

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com PHOENIX — Democratic Arizona state Sen. Tony Navarrete has been arrested on suspicion of charges accusing him of sexual conduct with a minor, police said Friday. Police received a report Wednesday about sexual contact that allegedly occurred in 2019. Navarrete, who represents a west Phoenix district, was arrested Thursday after detectives interviewed a juvenile victim and witnesses, police said in a statement. Navarrete, 35, was booked into jail on suspicion of charges that included multiple counts of sexual conduct with a minor, the statement said. Navarrete did not immediately respond to email and…
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Aug
07
2021
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Man jailed for more than 2 years in case of mistaken identity

Man jailed for more than 2 years in case of mistaken identity

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By Alyssa Lukpat, The New York Times Troy Warren for CNT #editorspicks The long ordeal of Joshua Spriestersbach, a homeless man in Hawaii, began May 11, 2017, when a Honolulu police officer woke him up and arrested him. He had fallen asleep as he waited in line to enter a shelter for food, but instead, he was sent to a jail on Oahu for a crime he did not commit, according to a petition his lawyer filed this week seeking to clear his record. The police officer thought that Spriestersbach, now 50, looked like Thomas Castleberry, who was wanted on charges…
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Aug
05
2021
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Los Angeles: Robert Durst expected to testify at murder trial

Los Angeles: Robert Durst expected to testify at murder trial

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By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com New York real estate heir Robert Durst is expected to take stand at his Los Angeles County murder trial New York real estate heir Robert Durst is expected to take the stand in his own defense in a Los Angeles County court Thursday in a rare move considered extremely risky for a defendant in a murder trial. Durst is charged with killing his best friend Susan Berman, who was shot and killed in her home in 2000. Prosecutors are set to resume their cross-examination of the only other defense witness, false…
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Aug
05
2021
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NYC to Require Proof of Vaccination in Indoor Public Spaces Including Restaurants

NYC to Require Proof of Vaccination in Indoor Public Spaces Including Restaurants

COVID-19, Foodie, In The News,
By Christine Burroni | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT As part of the new rule, the city will roll out a health pass called "A Key to NYC." New York City will require those heading into indoor restaurants, entertainment venues, or fitness centers to show proof of vaccination, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. As part of the new rule, the city will roll out a health pass called "A Key to NYC" to serve as proof of vaccination, similar to those recently implemented in Franceand Italy. The vaccination requirement is currently encouraged and will be mandated starting Sept. 13, according to NBC New York. The…
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Aug
05
2021
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Library book returned after 50 years with $20 bill

Library book returned after 50 years with $20 bill

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT PLYMOUTH, Pa. — A book checked out a half-century ago has been anonymously returned to a library in northeastern Pennsylvania, officials said. The Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice reported that the 1967 copy of “Coins You Can Collect” by Burton Hobson arrived last month at the Plymouth Public Library in Luzerne County along with a $20 bill. An accompanying unsigned letter, written as if by the book itself, said “Fifty years ago (yes 50!), a little girl checked me out of this library in 1971. At this time, she didn't know they were going to move from…
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