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BANGKOK — Pro-democracy activists in Thailand on Sunday announced a campaign to gather 1 million signatures to support the abolition of the law that makes defaming the monarchy a crime. About 3,000 people turned out in central Bangkok for a rally urging the end of the lese majeste law -- also known as Article 112 -- which makes even constructive criticism of the royal institution risky. They ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Pro-democracy activists in Thailand on Sunday announced a campaign to gather 1 million signatures to support the abolition of the law that makes defaming the monarchy a crime. About 3,000 people turned out in central Bangkok for a rally urging the end of the lese majeste law — also known as Article 112 — which makes even constructive criticism of the royal institution risky. Th...

Update, 11:30 a.m., from Rachael Tabelski: The break has been repaired. Water service to residents on Law Street was interrupted while repairs were made, but has been restored. Any residents, especially on the southwest side of the city, that has brown discoloration in their water, should run their cold water at this time until it runs clear. After discovery of the water line break, the city ...

WASHINGTON — Exactly two months after the Supreme Court let Texas effectively outlaw most abortions in the state, it will hear a pair of arguments on Monday that could allow it to reverse course. Much of the attention will be on Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. The court’s call for what amounts to a do-over suggests that something is afoot among the justices, said Mary Ziegler, a law professor at ...

Crime and Courts Law enforcement officers in Kandiyohi County have instituted new training and technology, coupled with community-minded policing, over the last five years. Willmar Police Chief Jim Felt, left, and Kaniyohi County Sheriff Eric Holien pose for a photo outside of the Kandiyohi County Law Enforcement Center in Willmar in January 2019. The pair spoke during a “Lunch with Leaders”...

Update (9:24 AM)- **Steel Valley 2022 running back Nijhay Burt received an offer on Saturday from Duquesne. Burt (6’0″, 170) was the WPIAL’s leading rusher this season (1600+ yards) and his Steel Valley team clinched the Allegheny Conference Title with a 28-7 win over No. 2 ranked Serra Catholic. AROUND THE NETWORK Pittsburgh Soccer Now: No. 12 Pitt men’s soccer rolls over No. 15 VT Steelers...

In late 2021, when Americans think of progressive or liberal politics, what do they think of? Black Lives Matter. LGBTQ. Defund the Police. Cancel culture. Not corporate crime. Wealth inequality. Political corruption. Corporate culture. The agenda has been set by the corporations and led to the rise of woke corporatism. Corporations and corporate criminals embrace 2021 liberal values to esca...

The repeal in 2007 of the permit-to-purchase law led to anywhere from 49 to 68 additional firearms deaths each year in Missouri over the following decade, according to Johns Hopkins researchers (illustration courtesy of the Kansas City Star). Frank Randle was pulling his truck into the parking lot of 9ine Ultra Lounge for his shift as a security guard at the club in January 2020 when chaos br...

By BRITTONY MAAGBALLOTPEDIA FOR THE CENTER SQUARE (Ballotpedia for The Center Square) —The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted two new cases for review during its 2021-2022 term. Both cases relate to Texas’ abortion law Senate Bill 8 and have been scheduled for oral argument Monday. Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson concerns a state’s ability to avoid federal judicial review of state law by creatin...

BOSTON (AP) — Students will have greater access to school meals under a bill signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker this week. The new law requires schools or school districts to implement universal free breakfast and lunch for all students if a majority of students in the school meet low-income criteria. The new law also bars school employees or volunteers from publicly identifying a student...