US Reveals Death Toll From Airstrikes Outside War Zones
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Albuquerque police struggled to adequately investigate use-of-force cases amid a mostly failed review system for holding officers accountable, while the department's SWAT units showed improvement in de-escalating standoffs and other high-stress situations, a court-appointed monitor's report said. The report filed Friday in federal court by monitor James Ginger described a police department still falling short with supervisor oversight and use-of-force policies, despite an overall commitment ..>> view originalMusic and the Spoken Word: 'God bless America'
Editor's note: “The Spoken Word” is shared each Sunday during the weekly Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast. This will be given July 3, 2016. Irving Berlin, one of America’s most successful songwriters, was born in a small Russian village near the Siberian border. Threats of violence forced his family to flee Russia when he was only 5 years old, and they eventually found a home in the United States. So perhaps it’s not surprising that when the well-known singer Kate Smith asked Berlin to write a..>> view originalNorth Carolina lawmakers leave LGBT law largely intact
By Jonathan Drew | AP July 2 at 2:22 AM RALEIGH, N.C. — A law limiting protections for LGBT people emerged largely unchanged after North Carolina lawmakers revisited it during their yearly legislative session. After days of closed-door meetings to discuss possible changes, the North Carolina General Assembly voted Friday to restore workers’ right to use state law to sue over employment discrimination. But the change won’t enhance workplace protections on the basis of sexual orientation or ge..>> view original
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