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Local

Man who says religious group beat him wants prosecutor removed after long wait for retrial

A man who says members of a secretive North Carolina religious group held him down and beat him wants the prosecutor kicked off his case, accusing the district attorney of siding with a church that dozens of former congregants have said abused them.
Matthew Fenner said in court documents that he has waited more than eight years ... (full story)

3 states are challenging precedent against posting the Ten Commandments in public schools – cases that could land back at the Supreme Court

(THE CONVERSATION) As disputes rage on over religion's place in public schools, the Ten Commandments have become a focal point. At least a dozen states have considered proposals that would require the posting of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, with Texas, Louisianaand Arkansas mandating their display in 2024 or 2025.
Challen ... (full story)

Sports

Menopause and working out

I have to credit one of my clients for today’s column.
She asked me during a recent workout if I was familiar with how menopause could be affecting her fitness program, this obviously because she’s at a point in her life where she’s experiencing menopausal issues.
So let me credit her for this quick dive ... (full story)

Jets and ECAC launch largest collegiate women's flag football league in the US

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Quincy Williams and his neighborhood buddies would get together and play football games wherever they had some room to run while growing up in Birmingham, Alabama.
Williams has since been living out his childhood dream in the NFL as a playmaking linebacker for the New York Jets, an example for the ... (full story)

Doping at your doorstep: The next Olympic drug crisis could be coming through the mail

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The next Olympic doping scandal could be delivered right to your doorstep.
A trove of so-called research chemicals known as peptides, many of them banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency and some not approved for human use in the United States, are available with the simple click of a button t ... (full story)

State

Michigan Supreme Court considers limits on courthouse immigration arrests

Law enforcement would be barred from making civil arrests — including immigration arrests of suspected noncitizens — in state and local courtrooms under a proposal being considered by the Michigan Supreme Court.
The proposed rule change announced last month would prohibit civil arrests of people "attending a cou ... (full story)

In Colorado town built on coal, some families are moving on, even as Trump tries to boost industry

CRAIG, Colo. (AP) — The Cooper family knows how to work heavy machinery. The kids could run a hay baler by their early teens, and two of the three ran monster-sized drills at the coal mines along with their dad.
But learning to maneuver the shiny red drill they use to tap into underground heat feels different. It's a criti ... (full story)