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Man Pleads Guilty to the Sexual Abuse of a Two-Year-Old and a Seven-Year-Old Child in Order to Produce Images of the Abuse
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- Published: 11 September 2021 11 September 2021
Baltimore, Maryland - A Maryland man pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, in connection with his sexual abuse of two minor children.
Former NFL Players Plead Guilty to Nationwide Health Care Fraud Scheme
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- Published: 11 September 2021 11 September 2021
Miami, Florida - Three former National Football League (NFL) players have pleaded guilty for their roles in a nationwide scheme to defraud a health care benefit program for retired NFL players. A total of 15 defendants have pleaded guilty in connection with this scheme.
City of Tucson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Violates State Law
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 08 September 2021 08 September 2021
Tucson, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced that his office (AGO) has determined the City of Tucson’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public employees does violate state law for purposes of S.B. 1487, and is also in direct conflict with the Governor’s Executive Order 2021-18. Therefore, Tucson must rescind or amend the ordinance to come into compliance with state law, or lose millions of dollars in state funding.
Removing Storied Snail Darter from Endangered Species Act Due to Recovery Proposed
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- Published: 08 September 2021 08 September 2021
Washington, DC - There was a time when the snail darter was the biggest little fish in the United States. In the 1970s, the tiny, endangered Tennessee fish was in the news regularly, the subject of a Supreme Court ruling, an act of Congress, and a giant proposed dam that threatened it with extinction.
CDC Announces More Than $300 Million in Funding to Support Community Health Workers
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 08 September 2021 08 September 2021
Washington, DC - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $116 million in year one, of a three-year, $348 million program, to organizations for community health worker (CHW) services to support COVID-19 prevention and control.
Chicago CBP Seize Counterfeit COVID Vaccination Cards
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- Published: 08 September 2021 08 September 2021
Chicago, Illinois - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the International Mail Facility at Chicago O’Hare recently seized 19 counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards arriving from China.
CBP Officers in Douglas Seize Suspect Drug Proceeds
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- Published: 07 September 2021 07 September 2021
Douglas, Arizona - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Port of Douglas officers arrested a local 19-year-old male over the weekend as he attempted to smuggle cash into Mexico.