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Month: July 2023

LA County sheriff calls video of deputy tackling woman ‘disturbing,’ opens inquiry

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff says a bystander’s cellphone footage showing a deputy violently tackling a woman while she filmed a man being handcuffed, then pepper-spraying her in the face, is “disturbing,” and community groups on Wednesday called for the department’s new chief to hold his

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Nevada secures $285M opioid settlement with Walgreens, bringing total settlements to $1 billion

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The state of Nevada has reached a $285 million settlement with Walgreens regarding the pharmacy chain’s role in the opioid epidemic, the state’s top lawyer announced Wednesday. The last in a series of multiyear settlements with pharmaceutical companies, retailers and others, it pushes Nevada’s total anticipated payments stemming from opioid claims

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Connecticut lawmaker attacked after Muslim service says she sustained multiple physical injuries

HARTFORD A Connecticut state legislator who was attacked last month as she left a Muslim prayer service is making her first public comments about the incident. Rep. Mayram Khan issued a written statement on Wednesday saying he sustained multiple physical injuries from what she described as an attempted sexual assault and violent physical assault. Khan,

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