Renzo DowneyMay 5, 2020
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Dà-Jiāng Innovations (DJI) produces popular drone models.
Tag: U.S. Department of Justice
Renzo DowneyMay 5, 2020Renzo DowneyDecember 17, 2019
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The grant comes from $333 million nationally.
Associated PressOctober 25, 2019
7min309
Administration now probing Democrats' roles in starting Russia probe
Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2019
7min255
Schiff compares call to organized crime shakedown
Jim RosicaNovember 1, 2018
6min633
Following the feds’ lead, Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday issued an emergency rule allowing a new drug for child epilepsy patients that contains CBD, a ‘non-euphoric’ chemical from cannabis. Bondi’s filing with the Secretary of State notes there are now about “64 patients in the state of Florida who are legally using an FDA-approved […]
Drew WilsonJuly 31, 20185min514
The Clearwater branch of the NAACP on Tuesday repeated its call for an arrest in the recent fatal shooting of Markeis McGlockton and said that it has also sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice asking for an investigation. The statement from Clearwater/Upper Pinellas County NAACP chair Marva McWhite came after the group […]
Joe HendersonApril 10, 2017
5min461
A story in Sunday’s Washington Post focused on a new strategy that is being put in play by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the fight against drug abuse. It sounds like a return to the old strategy that was discarded because it was costly and largely ineffective, but the current administration likes to play hardball […]
Scott PowersMarch 13, 2017
2min202
The U.S. Department of Justice is awarding an $8.5 million grant to help the victims of last June’s massacre at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub. The grant, to be awarded Tuesday by the Department of Justice to the Florida Office of Attorney General Pam Bondi, was announced Monday by the office of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of […]
Les NeuhausFebruary 23, 2017
As Donald Trump revokes transgender student protection, Florida LGBTQ community wonders what’s next?
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Late Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning, the most popular night spots in St. Petersburg were slow, but one topic was making the rounds: Donald Trump’s policy reversal decision on transgender students and what it means in a broader context. Michael Jones, a well-known entertainer and drag whose stage name is “Meagan Towers,” was in […]
Associated PressFebruary 10, 2017
5min235
Government lawyers fighting to defend President Donald Trump‘s executive order on immigration said Friday that “all options” are being considered after a federal appeals court ruled against the president’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations. A Justice Department lawyer who spoke at a hearing in Virginia said the administration was weighing whether to […]