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Proposed district creates challenge for Republican Sen. Meredith

Edit Fayetteville Observer 02 Dec 2017
A proposed revision to state Senate District 19 in Cumberland County gives it more Democratic voters ... This is a side effect of the court’s efforts to cure unconstitutional defects that it said were present in North Carolina’s House and Senate districts that have been used to elect the legislature since 2012 ... Senate District 21 covers all of Democrat-friendly Hoke County and part of Cumberland County....

Madras High Court gets six more judges

Edit Deccan Chronicle 02 Dec 2017
Hailing from Udumalpet in Tiruppur district, Justice S.Ramathilagam was born on September 25, 1957.  After completing her law degree in Coimbatore Law College, she joined the judiciary as Judicial Magistrate-III in Cuddalore in July 1991. She retired as the Chief Judge of the Puducherry district court.  Born on June 10, 1961, Justice R.Tharani was from Thoothukudi district....

Nevada church says school ban on religious flyers illegal

Edit Dothan Eagle 02 Dec 2017
(AP) — An evangelical Christian church in Nevada says its First Amendment rights are being violated by a rural school district's ban on promotional flyers the church wants to distribute at a school community program along with other charitable organizations. Lawyers for Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley sent a letter to the Lyon County School District this week demanding equal access to its community flyer distribution program....

Redistricting expert: No 'racial targeting' in map fixes

Edit Dothan Eagle 02 Dec 2017
(AP) — The expert who federal judges asked to redraw some North Carolina House and Senate district lines defended his final recommendations Friday, rejecting Republican arguments that he created boundaries with racial population quotas and helped Democrats ... Some adjusted districts returned to the shapes that the legislature first drew in 2011....

Woodland Hills Commission Questions What’s Being Done To Stop Violence

Edit CBS Sports 02 Dec 2017
WOODLAND HILLS (KDKA) — Over the summer, the Woodland Hills Commission on Youth Development and Learning was formed to advise the district on policies such as discipline and graduation rates ... Lee said the students in the district are dealing with the normal stressors of school like tests and where they’re going to college, and don’t need violence to become the focus....

Kanyakumari rains and floods: Death toll rises to 7

Edit Deccan Chronicle 02 Dec 2017
The death toll from the heavy rains and floods in Kanyakumari district rose to seven on Friday, as three more were reportedly crushed to death by falling trees. Four persons including a 60-year-old woman were killed in Kanyakumari district that was ravaged by torrential rain accompanied by squally winds, uprooting scores trees and throwing life out of gear on Thursday....

Thamirabarani river in spate in Nellai

Edit Deccan Chronicle 02 Dec 2017
Water released from the major dams in Tirunelveli district, coupled with the fierce flood streams have put this southern district's lifeline, Tamirabarani river in spate on Friday, and it is carrying a volume as high as 30,000 cusecs of water at the time of filing this report ... A newly built bridge across Nambiyar river at Thirungudi near Nanguneri in Tirunelveli district was washed away by the flash floods in the river....

Harvey Weinstein rape case in limbo: Paz de la Huerta's lawyer says DA not pursuing charges despite solid NYPD evidence while office denies claim and says it is still an 'active investigation'

Edit This is Money 02 Dec 2017
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is no longer pursuing a rape case against Harvey Weinstein according to multiple sources. In what appears to be a shattering blow to the over 100 women who have come forward to accuse the disgraced mogul of sexual assault and harassment, members of the district attorney's office began informing individuals involved with the investigation that they were not moving forward with the case....

Otter appoints Carnaroli to 6th Judicial District Court

Edit News-Press Now 02 Dec 2017
“Butch” Otter has appointed Rick Carnaroli to be David Nye’s successor on the 6th Judicial District Court ... “I am truly humbled and blessed by the opportunity Governor Otter has given me with this appointment to serve our community as a district judge,” Carnaroli said in a news release announcing his appointment ... Carnaroli will be replacing Nye on the 6th Judicial District Court....

Local McDonald’s rewards students for reading

Edit The Journal 02 Dec 2017
“Last year, McDonald’s supported education in our area with a program called ‘Readers are Leaders,’” Trina Lee, district English-language learners coordinator, said in an email....

Tamil Nadu: Depression to intensify, more rains expected

Edit Deccan Chronicle 02 Dec 2017
A low-pressure system over the South Andaman Sea is expected to turn into a depression bringing more rains to Tamil Nadu, even as the Tamil Nadu government was involved with Central agencies to get back three districts of Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi to normalcy after having been ravaged by Cyclone Ockhi ... and Tirunelveli districts....

Power supply will be restored in cyclone-hit areas in 2 days:

Edit Deccan Chronicle 02 Dec 2017
Power supply would be restored in the entire Kanyakumari district, worst hit due to Cyclone Ockhi, in the next couple of days as more than 2,000 people are working overtime to repair uprooted electric posts, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said on Friday ... “Due to the high-speed winds, 579 trees were uprooted in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari districts and 329 of them have been cleared....

Letters to the editor: Dec. 2 — Honored to lead Coventry Local Schools; former prosecutor a good man

Edit Akron Beacon Journal 02 Dec 2017
Coventry Local Schools is an amazing school district, and I am honored to be the newly appointed superintendent ... On behalf of the district and myself, we are truly grateful and so very appreciative of the ......
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