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KENOSHA, Wis. - Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice. Reaction to the news poured in Friday afternoon. While the verdict in Kenosha will leave many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included, we must acknowledge that the jury has spoken.

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PHILADELPHIA - Longtime Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty has resigned as the Business Manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 after he was found guilty on federal corruption charges Tuesday.Dougherty — known widely by his nickname "Johnny Doc" — said he announced his decision to IBEW's executive board hours after Monday's verdict in which he convicted of eight counts, including conspiracy and honest services wire fraud. The board also unanimously elected Local 98 Safety Director Mark Lynch to serve as Interim Business Manager."I made this difficult but necessary decision to resign as Business Manager for the good of this union that has been my life’s work and passion," Dougherty said in a statement.

 (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The original Phillie Phanatic will be making a return to Citizens Bank Park after the organization came to an agreement that will keep him in red pinstripes for years to come, the club announced Tuesday."We welcome the original Phillie Phanatic back with open arms," said Phillies Executive Vice President David Buck. "We are so proud of the 44-year history of the Phanatic and what the character means to the organization, to the City of Philadelphia and to Phillies fans everywhere.

PHILADELPHIA - Longtime Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty has resigned as the Business Manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 after he was found guilty on federal corruption charges Tuesday.Dougherty tendered his resignation to the Local 98 Executive Board Tuesday night, just hours after he was convicted of eight counts, including conspiracy and honest services wire fraud. The board also unanimously elected Local 98 Safety Director Mark Lynch to serve as Interim Business Manager."I made this difficult but necessary decision to resign as Business Manager for the good of this union that has been my life’s work and passion," Dougherty said in a statement.

FILE - Generic gavel on wooden table. WILMINGTON, Del. - Most of the climate activists who held a protest outside J.P.

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BALTIMORE - U.S. officials on Wednesday will administer the Oath of Allegiance to 17 veterans or active-duty members of the military who are becoming America’s newest citizens ahead of Veterans Day. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will administer the oath during a special naturalization ceremony in celebration of Veterans Day at the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, a U.S.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A woman who was pushed out of the way as a car slammed into counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville described a scene of "complete terror" as she testified Monday to seeing her fiance bleeding on the sidewalk and later learning a friend was killed.Marissa Blair took the stand in the third week of a civil trial in a lawsuit that seeks to hold the white national organizers of the "Unite the Right" rally accountable for the violence that erupted. Nine people who were physically injured or emotionally scarred, including Blair, are suing the organizers of the rally, alleging they conspired to commit violence during two days of demonstrations in Charlottesville."I was confused.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 20: Andrew McCutchen #22 of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts against the Baltimore Orioles at Citizens Bank Park on September 20, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Philadelphia Phillie PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies declined club options for next season on outfielders Odúbel Herrera and Andrew McCutchen on Wednesday.Herrera gets a $2.5 million buyout rather than a $11.5 million salary, completing a $30.5 million, five-year contract.

KENOSHA, Wis. - National attention comes to Kenosha on Monday, Nov. 1 as jury selection gets underway in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse.The jury will ultimately decide if Rittenhouse is guilty of homicide, or if he was acting in self-defense, when he shot three people – killing two – in August 2020.Three hundred people have been summoned for jury duty Monday at 9 a.m.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA NOVEMBER 1, 2021: A medical worker draws a dose into a syringe at a COVID-19 vaccination site opened in the left wing of the main entrance to the VDNKh Exhibition Centre. It receives citizens daily from 9am to 9pm, rapid testing availa HARRISBURG, Pa. - Gov.

NEW YORK - If the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) gets its wish, you’ll no longer hear baseball players, managers, announcers or fans refer to the area used by relief pitchers to warm up as the bullpen.PETA released a call to action Thursday, asking for Major League Baseball to "strikeout the word ‘bullpen’" and replace it with "a more modern, animal-friendly term" like "arm barn.""Words matter, and baseball ‘bullpens’ devalue talented players and mock the misery of sensitive animals," PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman said.

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un slimmed down using artificial intelligence technology to "super-reset" his troublesome size, reports suggest.The Pyongyang tyrant has shrunk from an estimated 308lbs (139kg) to just 264lbs (119kg) since the start of the year as food shortages grip the east Asian country.Kim, 37, has struggled with his weight for many years – but 2021 appears to have been a turning point for the famously chubby world leader.Yet in North Korea, citizens are strictly banned from discussing their Supreme Leader's health – they could face jail sentences if they're caught speculating about Kim's narrowing waist.Luckily, foreign media isn't subject to such restrictions.And reports suggest Kim has benefited from an outside-the-box