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Senate panel OKs compensation for the wrongfully convicted

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INDIANAPOLIS: A measure advancing in the Indiana Senate would compensate residents found to have been wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee made minor revisions to the House-approved legislation Tuesday before voting 7-0 in favor of it. The measure now heads to the Senate Appropriations Committee for further analysis of its financial impact on the state. Indiana is one of 17 states... [...]

A Florida 6th-grader called the Pledge of Allegiance ‘racist.’ Then he got arrested.

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Dhakira Talbot is shocked that her 6th grade son was arrested in school after he refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. “I’m upset, I’m angry. I’m hurt,” the Florida mother said, according to BayNews9. “More so for my son. My son has never been through anything like this.” The incident happened on Feb. 4, according to The Washington Post, and reports began to surface over the weekend. Police say the... [...]

Man shatters drive-thru window at Wendy’s in northwest Miami-Dade – Local10.com

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By Amanda Batchelor - Senior Digital Editor   MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - Police are searching for a man who was captured on surveillance video smashing the drive-thru window of a Wendy's restaurant in northwest Miami-Dade. Police said the incident happened at 4:50 a.m. Monday at the Wendy's at 8295 NW 27th Ave. According to investigators, the man pulled up on a bicycle and threw a blunt object at the drive-thru window, shattering... [...]