Texas attorney shot by Cheney during 2006 hunting trip dies | News, Sports, Jobs


Texas attorney shot by Cheney during 2006 hunting trip dies |  News, Sports, Jobs

FILE – Austin, Texas, attorney Harry Whittington steps out to talk with members of the media, Feb. 17, 2006, in front of Christus Spohn Corpus Christi Hospital-Memorial. Whittington, the man who then-Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot while they were hunting quail on a Texas ranch 17 years earlier, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Austin, family friend Karl Rove said Monday, Feb. 6. He was 95. (AP Photo/Paul Iverson, File)

Texas attorney shot by Cheney during 2006 hunting trip dies | News, Sports, Jobs


Texas attorney shot by Cheney during 2006 hunting trip dies |  News, Sports, Jobs

FILE – Austin, Texas, attorney Harry Whittington steps out to talk with members of the media, Feb. 17, 2006, in front of Christus Spohn Corpus Christi Hospital-Memorial. Whittington, the man who then-Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot while they were hunting quail on a Texas ranch 17 years earlier, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Austin, family friend Karl Rove said Monday, Feb. 6. He was 95. (AP Photo/Paul Iverson, File)

Attorneys, advocates seek stay of execution for Missouri man

An attorney for Raheem Taylor is urging the US Supreme Court to halt a “constitutionally intolerable event” — the potential execution of an innocent man Tuesday evening.

Taylor, 58, is scheduled to die at the state prison Bonne Terre, Missouri, for the killings of his live-in girlfriend and her three young children nearly two decades ago. Attorney Kent Gipson’s motion asks the Supreme Court to grant a stay of execution and appoint a special master to review Taylor’s innocence claim. A similar request to the Missouri Supreme Court was turned aside late Monday.

The Midwest Innocence Project, the national NAACP

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Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian leaders denounce anti-gay laws | World

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis was backed by the ceremonial head of the Anglican Communion and top Presbyterian minister in calling for gays to be welcomed by their churches as he again decreed laws that criminalize homosexuality as unjust.

The three Christian leaders spoke on LGBTQ rights during an unprecedented joint airborne news conference Sunday while returning home from South Sudan, where they took part in a three-day ecumenical pilgrimage to try to nudge forward the young country’s peace process.

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Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian leaders denounce anti-gay laws | World

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis was backed by the ceremonial head of the Anglican Communion and top Presbyterian minister in calling for gays to be welcomed by their churches as he again decreed laws that criminalize homosexuality as unjust.

The three Christian leaders spoke on LGBTQ rights during an unprecedented joint airborne news conference Sunday while returning home from South Sudan, where they took part in a three-day ecumenical pilgrimage to try to nudge forward the young country’s peace process.

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Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian leaders denounce anti-gay laws | World

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis was backed by the ceremonial head of the Anglican Communion and top Presbyterian minister in calling for gays to be welcomed by their churches as he again decreed laws that criminalize homosexuality as unjust.

The three Christian leaders spoke on LGBTQ rights during an unprecedented joint airborne news conference Sunday while returning home from South Sudan, where they took part in a three-day ecumenical pilgrimage to try to nudge forward the young country’s peace process.

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Law Society Introduces “Strategic Priorities”

The New Zealand Law Society has announced its moves to adapt to the rapidly changing legal marketplace by working on ‘strategic priorities’.

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A news release from the Society (published below) shows that the Society is developing a “fit-for-future” role as the profession’s regulator after a tumultuous time both within the profession and within the NZ Law Society itself, following the resignation of both the former recently appointed Chief Executive Joanna Simon and the resigning of the elected president Jacqui Lethbridge.

Among the strategic changes being made by the Society include changes to the Conduct and Client Care Rules, which include

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The Best Gadgets for Mindful Living

Gadget Items Latest Devices And Enjoyable Present Ideas

You can hover with your cursor over the preview to peek into the window, just like in the taskbar. Right-clicking on the preview provides you some choices as nicely. The choices of the clock gadget allow you to enable the second hand or to vary the timezone.

In the dynamic landscape of know-how, devices have undergone a exceptional transformation over the years, revolutionising the means in which we work together with the world around us. From humble beginnings as primary digital devices to sophisticated, multifunctional marvels, devices have evolved in leaps and …

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