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How one immigration law backed by DeSantis could backfire for him politically

A new immigration law in Florida could have political costs for Gov. Ron DeSantis as businesses and even fellow Republicans raise concerns about the impacts on the state's economy.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

What to know about Tanya Chutkan, the judge overseeing Trump's Jan. 6 case

A U.S. District Court Judge named Tanya Chutkan will preside over the trial for Trump's four criminal charges related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • Gurjit Kaur,
  • Patrick Jarenwattananon,
  • and 1 more
Former President Donald Trump arrives at a federal court in Washington, D.C., ahead of his arraignment on Aug. 3.

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  • Law

Trump is arraigned and pleads not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn election

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to four felony charges that he attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Lizzo performs at the Governors Ball Music Festival in the Queens borough of New York in June.

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  • Pop Culture

Lizzo says hostile work environment allegations against her are 'unbelievable'

The four-time Grammy winning artist known for championing women and body positivity, denies allegations a lawsuit by former employees that they experienced weight-shaming and other troubling demands.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Court in Manhattan to hear minimum wage case involving NYC, food delivery workers

App-based food delivery companies, such as DoorDash and Grubhub, filed lawsuits to strike down New York's new minimum wage law, and a court will hear the case on Thursday.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • A Martínez and
  • Danielle Kaye
Aaron Bowman cries during an interview at his attorney's office in Monroe, La., on Aug. 5, 2021, as he discusses his injuries resulting from a Louisiana State trooper pummeling him during a traffic stop in 2019.

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  • National

Jury acquits a white Louisiana trooper caught on camera beating a Black motorist

The federal jury acquitted a state trooper charged with violating the civil rights of Aaron Bowman despite body-camera footage that showed the officer pummeling him 18 times with a flashlight.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping on legal challenges to vote counting in Pennsylvania, Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia.

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  • Law

The latest Trump indictment lists 6 unnamed co-conspirators. Here's what we know

Despite prosecutors listing six of his alleged co-conspirators, Donald Trump will be standing alone in Washington, D.C.'s federal courthouse in his first court appearance since being indicted Tuesday.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Dekalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced her office would not handle the investigation into a protester being killed on Jan 18th. The case will go to an independent investigator.

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  • News

Georgia district attorneys fight a new law that could remove them from office

Four Georgia district attorneys are challenging the constitutionality of a law that allows a newly appointed state panel to remove them from office.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Trump faces 4 criminal charges related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election

NPR's A Martinez talks to UCLA election law expert Rick Hasen of the Safeguarding Democracy Project, who calls U.S. v. Donald Trump "the most important case in our nation's history."

August 03, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
Bessy Hernandez, 73, sells fruits and vegetables at the Tropicana Flea Market produce stand. Hernandez's sales have dropped 40 percent in recent months as a result of the new Florida immigration law.

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  • Politics

Sales are way down at a Florida flea market. A new immigration law could be to blame.

Florida's new strict immigration law threatens the state's economy and could hurt political ambitions for some GOP candidates. Vendors at a popular flea market are already seeing the impacts.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
Lori Vallow Daybell was photographed on Tuesday as she was booked into the Pocatello Women's Correctional Center in Pocatello, Idaho. Prosecutors in Arizona are looking to bring her to that state to face more charges there.

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  • National

What's next for Lori Vallow Daybell? More murder charges, in Arizona

Lori Vallow Daybell's previous husband was killed in Arizona months before her two youngest children were murdered in Idaho. Now, prosecutors are looking to extradite Vallow Daybell to Arizona.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Donald Trump enters a political rally in Erie, Pennsylvania in late July.

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  • News

Up First briefing: Trump's arraignment; Lizzo sued; Republicans on climate change

Donald Trump is expected to be arraigned on charges in connected to the Jan. 6 riot today. Three of Lizzo's former dancers sue her for harassment. The GOP prioritizes the economy over climate change.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • Suzanne Nuyen
Jason Gerald Shenk, 45, of Dublin, Georgia, is shown in a photograph provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia.

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  • Law

Feds say Georgia fugitive defrauded Christian charities, pocketed millions meant for Bibles in China

Jason Gerald Shenk of Dublin allegedly defrauded donors primarily from Ohio and North Carolina.

August 02, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a political rally while campaigning for the GOP nomination in Erie, Pa., in July.

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  • Law

5 things to know about the latest charges against Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on charges that he led a web of conspiracies with the ultimate goal of overturning 2020 election results. Read this if you need to get up to speed.

August 02, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson,
  • Jaclyn Diaz,
  • and 1 more
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday at a Department of Justice office in Washington.

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  • Law

The charges facing Trump in the Jan. 6 investigation, explained

Trump was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, witness tampering, conspiracy against the rights of citizens, and obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding.

August 02, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
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