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“They want to remove us from society,” a Christian farmer said of Hindu extremists. Rising attacks on Christians are part of a broader shift in India, in which minorities feel less safe. INDORE, India — The Christians were mid-hymn when the mob kicked in the door. A swarm of men dressed in saffron poured inside. They jumped onstage and shouted Hindu supremacist slogans. They punched pastors i...

Crdit: denisismagilov/Adobe Stock What You Need to Know Law firms are moving toward a more compact and collaborative office floor plan, capitalizing on favorable commercial real estate market conditions. For those with leases several years out from expiration, many are turning to subleasing options. Brokers offer a word of caution to businesses seeking to save money on real estate costs: d...

What You Need to Know Office returns and maintaining law firm culture were key issues for firms in 2021. Methods to keep people connected included weekly video pep talks, Peloton competitions and van tours. The past two years have provided many lessons, and the best leaders will use those lessons to shape their culture going forward. As legal consultant Jordan Furlong noted in a recent c...

More than two years after writing a letter vouching for a fellow Frenchman on LSU’s campus, an LSU Law professor says he regrets defending the former graduate student who fled to France last year amid a flurry of sexual misconduct complaints, including rape charges in Rapides Parish. LSU Law Professor Olivier Moréteau signed a character witness letter Aug. 21, 2019, on behalf of Edouard d’Esp...

1 of 5 Nicole Olson and her son Porter, 10, look at his baby pictures at their home, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2021, in Phoenix. Porter was relinquished at birth through what's known as a safe haven law. Safe Haven laws, which exist in every state, allow parents to leave a baby at a safe location without criminal consequences. (AP Photo/Matt York) PHOENIX (AP) — For years, Nicole Olson had longed fo...

PHOENIX (AP) — For years, Nicole Olson had longed for a baby and gone through a rigorous and emotional adoption process. Then Olson and her husband got a call asking if they’d like to adopt a newborn. That day. As soon as possible. The baby had been relinquished through what’s known as a safe haven law. Such laws, which exist in every state, allow parents to leave a baby at a safe location wi...

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Nicole Olson and her son Porter, 10, look at his baby pictures at their home, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2021, in Phoenix. Porter was relinquished at birth through what's known as a safe haven law. Safe Haven laws, which exist in every state, allow parents to leave a baby at a safe location without criminal consequences. (AP Photo/Matt York...

Capital News Service LANSING — Some state lawmakers and environmental advocates want to create a hotline to stop retailers from fraudulently cashing in on Michigan’s bottle deposit law. Bottle bill fraud takes deposit money away from state pollution prevention and cleanup programs. The effort isn’t to stop the kind of scam immortalized in a 1996 “Seinfeld” episode where Kramer and Newman tr...

A member of Los Altos Residents collects signatures for an initiative that would return local control to cities. Los Altos and Los Altos Hills city council members spent their last meetings of the year reacting to the impacts of state mandates and legislation that aim to boost housing statewide but put additional pressure on single-family zoned communities like Los Altos and Los Altos Hills t...

Dear Abby DEAR ABBY: I was never close to my mother-in-law, “Agnes.” She always came across as very religious and morally upright. She recently died of dementia. It came on so fast that there were things Agnes needed to take care of but was unable to. My husband was executor of her estate, so we had to go through all of her things and have them appraised after she passed. One afternoon, my hu...