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BREAKING NEWS: Suspect arrested in connection with Long Island’s Gilgo Beach murders

Suspect arrested in connection with killing of up to 10 women at Gilgo Beach on Long Island, marking significant breakthrough in intense investigation. In a shocking situation, a suspect has been arrested in connection with the famous Gilgo Beach Murders, which involved the deaths of up to 10 women on Long Island. The arrest was reported on Friday and sent shock waves through the community. Multiple reliable sources have confirmed the arrest to Long Island’s trusted news source, News 12 Long Island. Witnesses described the scene on First Avenue in Massapequa Park as “flooded with police,” signaling a major breakthrough…

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Man stabbed in hand and face in Stowe Township

Allegheny County police are investigating after a man was stabbed in the hand and face in Stowe Township. The stabbing happened around 11:00 p.m. Thursday in the 600 block of Pleasant Ridge Road. The 46-year-old victim was stable when taken to hospital. No arrests have been announced. STOWE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Allegheny County police are investigating after a man was stabbed in the hand and face in Stowe Township. The stabbing happened around 11 p.m. Thursday in the 600 block of Pleasant Ridge Road. The 46-year-old victim was in stable condition when taken to hospital. No arrests have been announced….

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News, developments: Friday, July 14, 2023

IN MEMORIAM: RALPH J. PERFETTO, MR. COMMUNITY ACTIVIST AND FILMMAKER BAY RIDGE — Brooklyn, and the Bay Ridge community in particular, is mourning Ralph J. Perfetto, Sr., State Assembly District Leader and Committeeman for the 64th District, who died on Wednesday, July 12. The Brooklyn Democratic Party, which issued a statement Thursday, did not give Perfetto’s age or cause of death. A passionate community activist for more than half a century, he was a highly respected and empathetic liaison to the Brooklyn Democratic Party for 18 years. He also served as a former ombudsman in the Office of the Public…

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Arizona Democrats File Complaint Against No Labels Over Donor Secrecy

PHOENIX (AP) – The Arizona Democratic Party is seeking to force the fledgling political party No Labels to disclose its donors or lose its status as a political party, an escalation of efforts by Democrats to block a group they worry it is pushing. Donald Trump’s chances of returning to the White House. Arizona Democrats filed a complaint Thursday with Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a Democrat who angered some in his party earlier this year when he formally recognized No Labels as a state political party. The complaint asks Fontes to suspend the nascent party until it reveals its…

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How Pennsylvania’s governor turned a collapsed bridge into a political victory

ABC News Photo Illustration / AP / Getty Images When it comes to infrastructure repair work, this one had everything: a live broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, TikTok star construction workers, a giant NASCAR jet dryerGritty and the Phillie Phanatic riding a fire truck. In June, a tanker truck crashed under Interstate 95 – a critical road in Philadelphia that sees about 160,000 vehicles a day, killing the driver and causing the overpass to collapse. Experts initially estimated it could take months to repair the freeway and reopen the vital artery, but less than two weeks…

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AI is making politics easier, cheaper and more dangerous | news

WASHINGTON — It’s a jarring political ad: Images of a Chinese attack on Taiwan lead to scenes of ransacked banks and armed soldiers enforcing martial law in San Francisco. A narrator hints that it’s all happening under President Joe Biden’s watch. These images from the Republican National Committee ad are not real and the scenarios are quite obviously fictitious. But thanks to the work of artificial intelligence, the images look like real life. Just days after the ad was posted online in April, Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, introduced legislation to require disclosure of AI-generated content in political ads. “This…

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A new study shows how charisma affects politicians’ ability to influence public behavior

July 13, 2023 Last year, the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University selected 18 students as its first public interest fellows. The scholarship program, the first of its kind at the Law School, was formed in 2020 when ASU Law leadership and donors came together to create opportunities for students to engage in social justice programs. The Faculty of Law funds these opportunities through the Public interest scholarship fundwhich is reinforced with donors such as tthe Squire Patton Boggs Foundation. ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Public Interest Scholarship returns this summer with a cohort…

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Comparing Biden’s re-election angst with Obama’s version

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To receive it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — There’s some fascinating reporting from CNN’s Edward-Isaac Dovere about the growing levels of angst Democrats are expressing about President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. Dovere refers to worried conversations among Democrats and donors that, contrary to all public evidence, Biden may not end up running for re-election. “They feel that time is running out and that the lack of the more robust campaign activity they want to see is a sign that their heart isn’t really in…

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