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Liz Murrill, Republican AGs ask Congress to counter abortion pill shield laws
Louisiana Illuminator
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July 31, 2025
Republican attorneys general from 15 states, including Louisiana’s Liz Murrill, are calling on Congress to prevent states where abortion is legal from shielding doctors who prescribe abortion-inducing medication for people in states where the...
Senate Republicans Debate Future Of Blue Slip Tradition Amid Confirmation Push
The Daily Caller
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July 31, 2025
President Donald Trump called for the end of the Senate’s “blue slip” policy on Tuesday, renewing debate on the 108-year-old practice that grants senators a fundamental role in judicial confirmations for their home states. Trump pressed for Senate...
Red Sox acquire Dustin May from Dodgers to cap off disappointing trade deadline
Over The Monster - Massachusetts
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July 31, 2025
Craig Breslow came to the Red Sox front office as almost a complete unknown. We knew he was a pitching guy, obviously. We knew that Theo liked him. We knew that he went to an Ivy League school and considered studying medicine and spent most of his...
There’s a national reckoning in the US on data brokers and digital rights
Biometric Update
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July 31, 2025
During a solemn Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing Wednesday, lawmakers heard testimony about how Americans not only are being systematically stripped of their digital privacy, but that online data brokers...
North Louisiana 7-year-old BMX rider sets sights on World Championship after major wins
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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July 31, 2025
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - A local family of BMX riders is cheering after 7-year-old London Massel took home several major wins in BMX racing competitions. The young cyclist, who’s been racing since the age of four, is now preparing for an even bigger...
The D Brief: 4-star promotions now run through Trump; NSA’s top lawyer, fired; Europe’s defense buildup; DIU’s hydrogen bet; And a bit more.
Defense One
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Military officers must now meet with President Trump if they want to be promoted to four-star positions, the New York Times reported Tuesday, citing three current and former officials. “The move, though within Mr. Trump’s remit as commander in...
Meet the New Orleans man who runs down Bourbon Street waving a homemade 'love' flag
Nola - Louisiana
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It was a normal Friday evening on Bourbon Street. Kids banged on plastic buckets for tips, a brass band blared, a comedian/knife juggler drew a crowd, and tourists sipped slushy cocktails as they surveyed their eccentric surroundings. Through the...
New Orleans and state officials promise more safety for bikers along St. Claude Ave.
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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July 31, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After two bicyclists died in vehicle crashes along St. Claude Avenue in July, some riders say they’re concerned about their safety on the roadway. “I got to watch myself, you know. I got to see where the car is coming from,”...
Over a Dozen GOP AGs Are Waging War on Abortion Pill Shield Laws
Jezebel
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July 31, 2025
Shield laws are really starting to piss off Republicans. After seeing their contemporaries, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, humiliate themselves in a wildly unsuccessful goose-chase against the New...
US bill introduced to expand disaster relief for Louisiana crawfish
Undercurrent News
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July 31, 2025
The wild-caught commercial crawfish industry does not qualify for disaster relief through the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and is not currently eligible for fishery disaster assistance under the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), but two US...
Baton Rouge woman claims officers mistakenly her home, held family at gunpoint
WAFB 9 - Louisiana
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July 31, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge mother is demanding answers after she says law enforcement mistakenly raided her home Tuesday, July 29, holding her and her family at gunpoint. Ireisha Mouton said she, her fiancé, and their seven children...
Louisiana AG Liz Murrill asks Congress to intervene in legal clash over abortion pills
The Advocate - Louisiana
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July 31, 2025
Earlier this year, Louisiana officials charged a New York doctor with sending a Louisiana woman medication for an abortion. But New York Gov. Kathy Hochul refused a request to extradite the doctor, citing a state "shield law" that protects...
These New Orleans guys run 100-mile 'ultramarathons.' Can they launch an energy drink brand?
Nola - Louisiana
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Kevin Shears was running on a mountain trail in August 2023, when he tripped, tumbled and fractured his right foot. The painful injury came as Shears was training with friends Quest Meeks and Trey Monaghan for a 100-mile “ultramarathon” scheduled...
New Orleans church joins lawsuit against Homeland Security 'sensitive locations' policy
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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July 30, 2025
New Orleans church joins lawsuit against Homeland Security 'sensitive locations' policy TWO MONTHS. ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS 1218. RAVEN IS BACK. AND LOOK, WE’RE FOLLOWING SOME STORMS. BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THE STORMS. YEAH, IT’S REALLY HOT AGAIN....
They came to New Orleans to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. Here's why they never left.
Nola - Louisiana
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Each step of the two-block walk from the Darrith family shotgun to the neighborhood park in Bywater is well-worn. Looping the harness around the dog, scrambling down the front steps, scoping out the little sidewalk library along the way. Waving to...
How Texans All-Pro Derek Stingley Jr. wants to ‘prove they were right’ with constant improvement after $90 million deal
KPRC - Texas
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July 31, 2025
HOUSTON – When the Texans hammered out a three-year, $90 million contract extension with All-Pro defensive back Derek Stingley Jr. he became the new highest-paid cornerback in the league for the majority of the offseason. And the hard-working...
New Orleans Nighttime Economy Office Releases First-Ever Business Guide
Off Beat Magazine - Louisiana
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July 31, 2025
The New Orleans Nighttime Economy Office ( O.N.E.) will release its first-ever business guide, a comprehensive guide for any business or performer who works in the city. O.N.E. has been pretty busy in the last few months. First, through working...
Police accountability law; La. Children’s Museum targeting older audience; free writing workshops
WWNO - Louisiana
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A new police accountability law, passed by lawmakers this past legislative session, aims to keep law enforcement officers from using excessive force. This comes after a sheriff’s deputy was caught on video dragging a woman by her hair and slamming...
Former U.S. Navy SEAL Arrested in Guanajuato on Sexual Abuse Warrant in Louisiana
Puerto Vallarta Daily News
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July 31, 2025
San Luis de la Paz, Guanajuato - A former U.S. Navy SEAL was arrested in the municipality of San Luis de la Paz, Guanajuato, after authorities acted on an anonymous citizen tip and confirmed he was wanted in the United States on charges of sexual...
Skinner v. Louisiana Brief: Prosecutors Must Be Held Accountable for Withholding Exculpatory Evidence
Cato Institute - Washington D.C.
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July 31, 2025
Matthew Cavedon and Laura Bondank Michael Wearry and James Skinner were convicted of the same murder more than twenty years ago. In 2016, the Supreme Court vacated Wearry’s conviction, finding that the prosecution’s failure to disclose material...