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Polis orders flags lowered to honor victims of Highland Park parade shooting
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Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Saturday to honor the seven people fatally shot on Monday during a Fourth of July parade in Illinois. Polis’ order follows a proclamation made by President Joe Biden on Tuesday. The order applies to all flags at the White House,…
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Appeals court says children’s age, maturity must factor into prosecutions for sexual contact
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An 11-year-old boy in Denver was “spinning around” a female classmate and made contact with her genitals and buttocks. The boy also reportedly told her “sexual things,” but there was no evidence of what he actually said. A juvenile court judge in Denver found the boy, J.O., had committed unlawful sexual contact under the circumstances…
