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The bill would eliminate the existing criteria that allows for abortions to be performed 24 weeks or later into a pregnancy. Instead, leaving it up to the professional judgment of the physician performing the abortion.

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The bill would eliminate the existing criteria that allows for abortions to be performed 24 weeks or later into a pregnancy. Instead, leaving it up to the professional judgment of the physician performing the abortion.

Ary Amerikaner is on a mission to make America integrate schools again. A lawyer and education policy advocate who worked in the Obama Education Department, Amerikaner cofounded and leads an organization called Brown’s Promise. The landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education prohibited legally mandated segregation.The group is hoping to influence the national conversation, while also making direct change in a handful of specific states. Click here to continue reading.

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Ary Amerikaner is on a mission to make America integrate schools again. A lawyer and education policy advocate who worked in the Obama Education Department, Amerikaner cofounded and leads an organization called Brown’s Promise. The landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education prohibited legally mandated segregation.The group is hoping to influence the national conversation, while also making direct change in a handful of specific states. Click here to continue reading.

The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office refuses to release records to the criminal justice nonprofit Innocence & Justice Louisiana unless the nonprofit pays a disputed bill. The group says the ongoing denials could jeopardize its work getting the wrongfully convicted out of prison.

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The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office refuses to release records to the criminal justice nonprofit Innocence & Justice Louisiana unless the nonprofit pays a disputed bill. The group says the ongoing denials could jeopardize its work getting the wrongfully convicted out of prison.

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Fields, 63, would lengthen an already extensive career in politics should he secure his old state Senate seat. He has served three previous stints in the chamber, with the first spanning from 1988-93. Fields was also part of the Senate from 1997-2008 and 2020-25.

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Fields, 63, would lengthen an already extensive career in politics should he secure his old state Senate seat. He has served three previous stints in the chamber, with the first spanning from 1988-93. Fields was also part of the Senate from 1997-2008 and 2020-25.

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북한과 중국을 잇는 신압록강대교의 북한 측 세관에서 대규모 공사가 빠르게 진행되는 정황이 위성사진에서 확인됐습니다.

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북한과 중국을 잇는 신압록강대교의 북한 측 세관에서 대규모 공사가 빠르게 진행되는 정황이 위성사진에서 확인됐습니다.

အိန္ဒိယ-မြန်မာ-ထိုင်းအဝေးပြေးလမ်း စီမံကိန်းပေါ်က စစ်ဘေးဒုက္ခသည်များအကြောင်းနဲ့ ထူးခြားတဲ့သတင်းတွေကို တင်ပြထားပါတယ်။

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အိန္ဒိယ-မြန်မာ-ထိုင်းအဝေးပြေးလမ်း စီမံကိန်းပေါ်က စစ်ဘေးဒုက္ခသည်များအကြောင်းနဲ့ ထူးခြားတဲ့သတင်းတွေကို တင်ပြထားပါတယ်။

Federal prosecutors investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “to this day” have not upheld an agreement to share New Mexico-related materials with the state’s top law enforcement agency, former New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas wrote in a Monday letter to Attorney General Raúl Torrez.

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Federal prosecutors investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “to this day” have not upheld an agreement to share New Mexico-related materials with the state’s top law enforcement agency, former New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas wrote in a Monday letter to Attorney General Raúl Torrez.

Mayor Christal Watson told the board that participating in the FBI Citizens Academy taught her a lot about the challenges of policing. The post ‘Help me help you help the community’: KCK mayor addresses Law Enforcement Advisory Board appeared first on The Beacon.

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Mayor Christal Watson told the board that participating in the FBI Citizens Academy taught her a lot about the challenges of policing. The post ‘Help me help you help the community’: KCK mayor addresses Law Enforcement Advisory Board appeared first on The Beacon.

El Niño is coming. Of that, scientists seem sure as ocean temperatures continue to heat up. Warmer ocean water fills the atmosphere with moisture, which can ride the jet stream into California as massive storms. Or not. Weather is such a tricky beast. Regardless of whether this pattern becomes a “monster,” “Godzilla,” “Jurassic,” or just […]

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El Niño is coming. Of that, scientists seem sure as ocean temperatures continue to heat up. Warmer ocean water fills the atmosphere with moisture, which can ride the jet stream into California as massive storms. Or not. Weather is such a tricky beast. Regardless of whether this pattern becomes a “monster,” “Godzilla,” “Jurassic,” or just […]

A federal judge ruled late last week that the Trump administration had acted illegally last summer when it cut millions in federal grant money.  U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in the District of Massachusetts ruled on Friday that the White House’s Office of Management and Budget does not have the authority to revoke grants on […]

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A federal judge ruled late last week that the Trump administration had acted illegally last summer when it cut millions in federal grant money.  U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in the District of Massachusetts ruled on Friday that the White House’s Office of Management and Budget does not have the authority to revoke grants on […]

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North Carolina is reporting 561 cases of cyclosporiasis as of July 20, 2026, but the cause of the state’s growing outbreak remains a mystery. Dr. Carl Williams, state public health veterinarian for the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, told reporters Tuesday that while some states were able to identify lettuce as the source […]

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North Carolina is reporting 561 cases of cyclosporiasis as of July 20, 2026, but the cause of the state’s growing outbreak remains a mystery. Dr. Carl Williams, state public health veterinarian for the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, told reporters Tuesday that while some states were able to identify lettuce as the source […]

Forest Supervisor Tom Hall said there's no timeline for the move, as nearly 70,000 acres burn and the closure is being felt by businesses across the region.

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Forest Supervisor Tom Hall said there's no timeline for the move, as nearly 70,000 acres burn and the closure is being felt by businesses across the region.

აშშ-ის თავდაცვის მდივანმა პიტ ჰეგსეთმა 21 ივლისს განაცხადა, რომ აშშ-ს ომი ირანში ამ დროისთვის 37.5 მილიარდი დოლარი უჯდება.

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აშშ-ის თავდაცვის მდივანმა პიტ ჰეგსეთმა 21 ივლისს განაცხადა, რომ აშშ-ს ომი ირანში ამ დროისთვის 37.5 მილიარდი დოლარი უჯდება.

A falta de referências sobre Mogi das Cruzes nos materiais didáticos adotados no município levou a professora e escritora Caroline Branco, 27, a lançar um livro infantil que apresenta a região de um ponto de vista tão divertido quanto inusitado: a experiência de duas capivaras que se aventuram pela cidade da Grande São Paulo. A […] O post Em livro infantil, professora apresenta pontos turísticos de Mogi das Cruzes pelas aventuras de duas capivaras apareceu primeiro em Agência Mural.

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A falta de referências sobre Mogi das Cruzes nos materiais didáticos adotados no município levou a professora e escritora Caroline Branco, 27, a lançar um livro infantil que apresenta a região de um ponto de vista tão divertido quanto inusitado: a experiência de duas capivaras que se aventuram pela cidade da Grande São Paulo. A […] O post Em livro infantil, professora apresenta pontos turísticos de Mogi das Cruzes pelas aventuras de duas capivaras apareceu primeiro em Agência Mural.

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RAPID CITY — A multi-agency effort to disrupt cocaine trafficking resulted in 14 total arrests of people from Colorado and the South Dakota cities of Pine Ridge, Box Elder and Rapid City, authorities announced Tuesday. Representatives of federal, tribal, state and local agencies gathered in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Rapid City to speak about […]

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RAPID CITY — A multi-agency effort to disrupt cocaine trafficking resulted in 14 total arrests of people from Colorado and the South Dakota cities of Pine Ridge, Box Elder and Rapid City, authorities announced Tuesday. Representatives of federal, tribal, state and local agencies gathered in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Rapid City to speak about […]

The changes, which would expand the state’s investigatory abilities, still need approval from the governor-appointed Professional Educator Standards Board

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The changes, which would expand the state’s investigatory abilities, still need approval from the governor-appointed Professional Educator Standards Board

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Justice announced that the University of California San Diego Medical School has been denying admission to white and Asian applicants in favor of lower credential Black and Hispanic applicants. “Rather than rely on MCAT scores or GPA, San Diego Med’s shadow application process unlawfully judged applicants for admission based on their race,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a press release on Monday. “San Diego Med’s blatant efforts to prioritize race are illegal, and we will end these practices.” The DOJ began investigating UCSD on March 25. The Department of Justice said it is engaging in settlement negotiations with UCSD to bring the school’s admission practices into compliance. If the practices are not changed, the DOJ said it will file a lawsuit. The Center Square reached out to the U.S. Department of Justice requesting an interview, but did not hear back by the time of publication. But The Center Square did get a comment from the California DOJ. “The broader claim that the USDOJ is making here is not unfamiliar. They've made it in other places," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said, answering a question from The Center Square at a virtual press conference Tuesday. "It seems to be a weaponization. It seems to be political. It doesn't seem to be substantive based on law, based on the Constitution, or based on fact.” The U.S. Department of Justice says that UCSD’s admission practices have acted in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College in 2023. “Title VI prohibits recipients of federal funds from discriminating based on race, color, or national origin,” the DOJ said in a findings letter sent to Daniel W. Park, chief campus counsel at UCSD. “In SFFA, the Supreme Court held that racially discriminatory practices in higher education can rarely be squared with federal civil rights laws, no matter what a university's justification for the practices may be.” In the admissions process, students were sorted into groups A, B and C based on their MCAT scores and cumulative GPAs. Applicants were then further sorted into subgroups, Group A with hardship, Group B with hardship and Group C with hardship. Although varying, a certain number of applicants from each of the six groups was granted an interview. “Hardship categorization was used as a way to skirt SFFA by putting underrepresented minorities in medicine into their own subgroups and thus ensuring that more URMs received interviews,” the letter said. The DOJ’s investigation found that between 2023 and 2025, despite having lower test scores and grades, the admission rate for Black applicants was more than double the admission rate of white applicants. In 2023, the average GPA of Black applicants was 3.79, the average MCAT score was 514, and the acceptance rate was 6.18%. The average GPA of white applicants was 3.86, the average MCAT score was 518, and the acceptance rate was 2.45%. In 2024, the average GPA of Black applicants was 3.84, the average MCAT score was 512, and the acceptance rate was 5.25%. The average GPA of white applicants was 3.94, the average MCAT score was 518, and the acceptance rate was 2.1%. All of those numbers are from the U.S. Department of Justice, which noted the discrepancy between acceptance rates continued in 2025. UCSD said, in a statement emailed to The Center Square, that it is reviewing the findings letter and is prepared to comply with federal law. “UC San Diego received and is reviewing the finding letter released by the U.S. Department of Justice,” the university said, declining The Center Square's request to attribute its statement to an identified spokesperson. “UC San Diego remains committed to full compliance with federal law and welcomes the opportunity to work collaboratively and constructively with the federal government to affirm that commitment.” “UC San Diego School of Medicine is proud to produce some of the highest-performing physicians and researchers in the nation, with residency placement rates that consistently meet or exceed national averages," the university added. "All applicants to the school’s Doctor of Medicine program must meet strict academic thresholds, a requirement that is and was applied uniformly to all applicants."

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(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Justice announced that the University of California San Diego Medical School has been denying admission to white and Asian applicants in favor of lower credential Black and Hispanic applicants. “Rather than rely on MCAT scores or GPA, San Diego Med’s shadow application process unlawfully judged applicants for admission based on their race,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a press release on Monday. “San Diego Med’s blatant efforts to prioritize race are illegal, and we will end these practices.” The DOJ began investigating UCSD on March 25. The Department of Justice said it is engaging in settlement negotiations with UCSD to bring the school’s admission practices into compliance. If the practices are not changed, the DOJ said it will file a lawsuit. The Center Square reached out to the U.S. Department of Justice requesting an interview, but did not hear back by the time of publication. But The Center Square did get a comment from the California DOJ. “The broader claim that the USDOJ is making here is not unfamiliar. They've made it in other places," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said, answering a question from The Center Square at a virtual press conference Tuesday. "It seems to be a weaponization. It seems to be political. It doesn't seem to be substantive based on law, based on the Constitution, or based on fact.” The U.S. Department of Justice says that UCSD’s admission practices have acted in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College in 2023. “Title VI prohibits recipients of federal funds from discriminating based on race, color, or national origin,” the DOJ said in a findings letter sent to Daniel W. Park, chief campus counsel at UCSD. “In SFFA, the Supreme Court held that racially discriminatory practices in higher education can rarely be squared with federal civil rights laws, no matter what a university's justification for the practices may be.” In the admissions process, students were sorted into groups A, B and C based on their MCAT scores and cumulative GPAs. Applicants were then further sorted into subgroups, Group A with hardship, Group B with hardship and Group C with hardship. Although varying, a certain number of applicants from each of the six groups was granted an interview. “Hardship categorization was used as a way to skirt SFFA by putting underrepresented minorities in medicine into their own subgroups and thus ensuring that more URMs received interviews,” the letter said. The DOJ’s investigation found that between 2023 and 2025, despite having lower test scores and grades, the admission rate for Black applicants was more than double the admission rate of white applicants. In 2023, the average GPA of Black applicants was 3.79, the average MCAT score was 514, and the acceptance rate was 6.18%. The average GPA of white applicants was 3.86, the average MCAT score was 518, and the acceptance rate was 2.45%. In 2024, the average GPA of Black applicants was 3.84, the average MCAT score was 512, and the acceptance rate was 5.25%. The average GPA of white applicants was 3.94, the average MCAT score was 518, and the acceptance rate was 2.1%. All of those numbers are from the U.S. Department of Justice, which noted the discrepancy between acceptance rates continued in 2025. UCSD said, in a statement emailed to The Center Square, that it is reviewing the findings letter and is prepared to comply with federal law. “UC San Diego received and is reviewing the finding letter released by the U.S. Department of Justice,” the university said, declining The Center Square's request to attribute its statement to an identified spokesperson. “UC San Diego remains committed to full compliance with federal law and welcomes the opportunity to work collaboratively and constructively with the federal government to affirm that commitment.” “UC San Diego School of Medicine is proud to produce some of the highest-performing physicians and researchers in the nation, with residency placement rates that consistently meet or exceed national averages," the university added. "All applicants to the school’s Doctor of Medicine program must meet strict academic thresholds, a requirement that is and was applied uniformly to all applicants."

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Republican gubernatorial hopeful Perry Johnson is attacking rival John James over donations from data center developers. Some of the contributions predate the data center boom.

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Republican gubernatorial hopeful Perry Johnson is attacking rival John James over donations from data center developers. Some of the contributions predate the data center boom.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.A new Memphis group has joined a network of local organizations supporting the state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Together4Students launched in May, around the same time that Nashville Republicans passed a law establishing a state-appointed oversight board to take control of MSCS. The group’s website advocates for using the state intervention to pursue ambitious achievement goals for MSCS, including doubling the number of students in high-performing schools by 2035. The group was founded by Henry Jones, director of organizing for Memphis nonprofit Leadership for Educational Equity, and Mark Sturgis, who leads longtime education advocacy organization Seeding Success. Together4Students is the latest group jockeying for influence in Memphis’ education advocacy space, which was once flush with federal investment and local heavy hitters but has since dwindled in dollars and voices. The group is backing the state takeover and partnering with the decade-old parents’ rights organization Memphis Lift. Not all education advocacy groups are backing the takeover. Some have been fighting state intervention for years, including by partnering with MSCS leaders last fall to rally parent support. Jones said Together4Students is still gathering local organizations to partner with and recruiting fellows ages 16 to 25 to create a “pipeline of organizing” through leadership training. The group is also seeking 2,500 signatures for a petition calling on MSCS to drop its lawsuit challenging the state takeover. In early July, a federal judge granted MSCS an early win in the case by temporarily blocking the state oversight board from beginning its operations. Jones said fellows aren’t being compensated for their work right now, but he hopes they will be in the future. Together4Students is not an official nonprofit organization and isn’t currently receiving any local or national funding, he said.But Jones said the group has a “strategy team” of local organization leaders who meet each month. He declined to name which organizations are involved. “Like many early-stage nonprofits or grassroots efforts, [Together4Students] has relied on volunteers, in-kind support, and community relationships as we get established,” he wrote in an email to Chalkbeat, with Seeding Success and Memphis Lift being two of those community relationships.On its website, Together4Students lists two goals for MSCS in the next decade. The group wants 80% of MSCS students to attend schools receiving A or B ratings from the state, up from 38% now. That includes a 2030 goal of having around 23,000 more students attend those highly rated schools. Group leaders also want 80% of MSCS students “on a clear path to a rewarding career” by 2035, meaning they have a college acceptance or trade credential by the time they graduate.Though the group backs the new oversight board, Jones said Together4Students isn’t explicitly against MSCS or the local school board. Instead, it’s rooting for district improvement regardless of who is in charge.“We don’t really see the oversight board being any different from the school board,” he said. “If the oversight board doesn’t serve kids well, we’re going to be on them.”Education won’t be the group’s only focus, Jones told Chalkbeat. The fellows he recruits for the team will choose its next priority, he said.“Six months from now, we might be building a campaign around gun violence,” Jones said. “We’re hoping to build a variety of campaigns around accountability, whether it’s for the state-appointed board, whether it’s county commissioners, city council, or the local school board.”On a call with Chalkbeat, five of Together4Students’ seven fellows said violence is the main issue they want to solve. But Unveyunce Fitch, the mother of an MSCS kindergartner and a Booker T. Washington graduate, said she joined as a group leader to push for education reform. “As a single mom who graduated at the top of my class, I know how hard it is to get an education in Memphis,” she said. “Students shouldn’t have to fight so hard, and parents shouldn’t have to ask for accountability.”Bri Hatch covers Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Reach Bri at bhatch@chalkbeat.org.

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.A new Memphis group has joined a network of local organizations supporting the state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Together4Students launched in May, around the same time that Nashville Republicans passed a law establishing a state-appointed oversight board to take control of MSCS. The group’s website advocates for using the state intervention to pursue ambitious achievement goals for MSCS, including doubling the number of students in high-performing schools by 2035. The group was founded by Henry Jones, director of organizing for Memphis nonprofit Leadership for Educational Equity, and Mark Sturgis, who leads longtime education advocacy organization Seeding Success. Together4Students is the latest group jockeying for influence in Memphis’ education advocacy space, which was once flush with federal investment and local heavy hitters but has since dwindled in dollars and voices. The group is backing the state takeover and partnering with the decade-old parents’ rights organization Memphis Lift. Not all education advocacy groups are backing the takeover. Some have been fighting state intervention for years, including by partnering with MSCS leaders last fall to rally parent support. Jones said Together4Students is still gathering local organizations to partner with and recruiting fellows ages 16 to 25 to create a “pipeline of organizing” through leadership training. The group is also seeking 2,500 signatures for a petition calling on MSCS to drop its lawsuit challenging the state takeover. In early July, a federal judge granted MSCS an early win in the case by temporarily blocking the state oversight board from beginning its operations. Jones said fellows aren’t being compensated for their work right now, but he hopes they will be in the future. Together4Students is not an official nonprofit organization and isn’t currently receiving any local or national funding, he said.But Jones said the group has a “strategy team” of local organization leaders who meet each month. He declined to name which organizations are involved. “Like many early-stage nonprofits or grassroots efforts, [Together4Students] has relied on volunteers, in-kind support, and community relationships as we get established,” he wrote in an email to Chalkbeat, with Seeding Success and Memphis Lift being two of those community relationships.On its website, Together4Students lists two goals for MSCS in the next decade. The group wants 80% of MSCS students to attend schools receiving A or B ratings from the state, up from 38% now. That includes a 2030 goal of having around 23,000 more students attend those highly rated schools. Group leaders also want 80% of MSCS students “on a clear path to a rewarding career” by 2035, meaning they have a college acceptance or trade credential by the time they graduate.Though the group backs the new oversight board, Jones said Together4Students isn’t explicitly against MSCS or the local school board. Instead, it’s rooting for district improvement regardless of who is in charge.“We don’t really see the oversight board being any different from the school board,” he said. “If the oversight board doesn’t serve kids well, we’re going to be on them.”Education won’t be the group’s only focus, Jones told Chalkbeat. The fellows he recruits for the team will choose its next priority, he said.“Six months from now, we might be building a campaign around gun violence,” Jones said. “We’re hoping to build a variety of campaigns around accountability, whether it’s for the state-appointed board, whether it’s county commissioners, city council, or the local school board.”On a call with Chalkbeat, five of Together4Students’ seven fellows said violence is the main issue they want to solve. But Unveyunce Fitch, the mother of an MSCS kindergartner and a Booker T. Washington graduate, said she joined as a group leader to push for education reform. “As a single mom who graduated at the top of my class, I know how hard it is to get an education in Memphis,” she said. “Students shouldn’t have to fight so hard, and parents shouldn’t have to ask for accountability.”Bri Hatch covers Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Reach Bri at bhatch@chalkbeat.org.

Christophe Rivenq, maire Les Républicains d’Alès, a été exfiltré de son domicile dans la nuit du 20 au 21 juillet, à la suite de menaces répétées de la DZ Mafia « Nouvelle Génération ». Un groupe qui cherche à s’émanciper de l’organisation mère.

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Christophe Rivenq, maire Les Républicains d’Alès, a été exfiltré de son domicile dans la nuit du 20 au 21 juillet, à la suite de menaces répétées de la DZ Mafia « Nouvelle Génération ». Un groupe qui cherche à s’émanciper de l’organisation mère.