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Heather Hollingsworth

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Judge fond of wearing Elvis Presley wig in court agrees to resign after letter accused him of violating ‘order and decorum’

Matthew Thornhill wrote that he was intending “to add levity at times when I thought it would help relax litigants."

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‘People are exceptionally panicking’: SNAP disaster leaves many Americans unable to feed their pets, let alone pay their bills

Sarah Lungwitz, a 46-year-old auto parts store worker, worries she might have to surrender her cat, Bambi, and two dogs, Spike and Chloe.

08.11.2025 2

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A judge once called Leavenworth’s federal prison a ‘hell hole.’ CoreCivic will get $4.2 million per month to reopen the long-shuttered facility to hold thousands of migrants arrested by ICE

“Never in our 42-year company history have we had so much activity and demand for our services as we are seeing right now,” said CoreCivic CEO...

16.06.2025 3

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Her 12-year-old son has autism and epilepsy and was kicked out of class. Now she waits for answers with the Education Department in limbo

“It’s a scary time right now to be a parent of special needs kiddos,” said one mom.

22.02.2025 10

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Hurricane Helene threatens Florida with an ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge and vast inland damage

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee forecast storm surges of up to 20 feet and warned they could be particularly “catastrophic and life-...

26.09.2024 2

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More colleges are eliminating degree programs—and the cuts are just getting started

Federal COVID relief money is now gone, operational costs are rising and fewer high school graduates are going straight to college.

11.08.2024 2

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