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Wadesboro Coach Charged for Human Trafficking, Indecent Liberties with Children
By Evan Donovan and Andrew McMillan March 19, 2024 at 5:15 pm EDT ANSON COUNTY, N.C. — A local youth basketball coach is facing criminal charges in connection with a human trafficking investigation…
Read MoreMissing 3-Year-Old: Caregiver Faced Charges Relating to Human Trafficking in 2016
Newly obtained court documents detail troubled history between Jesse Vang and Elijah’s mother, Katrina Baur By Kendall Keys Updated: 10:12 PM CDT Mar 19, 2024 TWO RIVERS, Wis. — Tuesday…
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13 Men Arrested in Harris County Prostitution Operation
By FOX 26 Digital Published March 19, 2024 7:16pm CDT HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Thirteen men were arrested and charged as part of a prostitution investigation in Harris County on Tuesday. The multi-day operation…
Read MoreHuman Trafficking Investigation Leads to Rescue of 4 Victims, 1 Arrest
Updated: 6:39 PM CDT Mar 19, 2024 PEARL, Miss. — Four victims were rescued, and one arrest was made as a result of a week-long human trafficking investigator training that…
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Bill Would Make Kindergarten Mandatory for Michigan Children
By Lori Higgins | March 12, 2024, 5:22pm CDT Lawmakers want to make kindergarten attendance mandatory in Michigan to improve academic achievement — and the head of the state’s largest district says such…
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Michigan’s High School Graduation Rate Increases for the Second Rear in a Row
By Isabel Lohman, Bridge Michigan and Lori Higgins | February 23, 2024, 5:19pm CST Michigan’s high school graduation rate was 81.77% in 2023, the second year in a row the rates have increased…
Read MoreAdvocates pressure Adams administration to close Rikers Island by City Council’s 2027 deadline
By John Dias On March 8, 2024 NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams is moving too slow. That’s what many claim is happening with the closure of Rikers Island. Dozens rallied in front of…
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signs tough-on-crime legislation
By Sara Cline On March 5, 2024 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Eight recently passed bills, including legislation that will treat all 17-year-olds who commit crimes as adults and harsher penalties…
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Prisoners in Texas and Florida face biggest risk of increasingly deadly heat
Almost 45% of detention facilities on US mainland suffered rise in hazardous heat days between 1982 and 2020, study says By Nina Lakhani On March 5, 2024 Deadly heat is…
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