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District attorney in Utah declines to charge founder of anti-child-trafficking organization

Cs news2 weeks ago02 mins

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A district attorney based in Salt Lake City is declining to file charges against the founder of an anti-child-trafficking organization — made famous by the 2023 movie “Sound of Freedom” — in the wake of sexual assault claims by several women in lawsuits. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill…

Utah judge rejects Republican congressional map in win for Democrats

Cs news3 weeks ago04 mins

By Joseph Ax WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Utah judge has thrown out a new U.S. congressional map passed by the Republican-led legislature in favor of an alternative that appears likely to result in flipping one of the state’s four U.S.‌ House seats to Democrats in next year’s midterms. In a decision late on Monday night, District…