Associated Press

December 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"I took it as though they were going to hang me with their ropes on my street," Ruby Freeman testified about the threats on the third day of the trial in Washington's federal courthouse. She added: "I was scared. I didn't know if they were coming to kill me."

By Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press

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December 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The three sets of plaintiffs in the case filed briefs with the federal judge who ruled in their favor in October, urging him to reject Georgia's proposed maps and draw new voting districts himself in time for 2024's legislative and congressional elections.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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December 12, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Shannon Stillwell, 31, was stabbed multiple times Sunday evening during a fight with another man housed in the same part of the jail, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office said. Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville sent jurors home Monday morning, telling them one of the defendants had a "medical issue" but told them to return the next morning.

By The Associated Press

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December 12, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis has argued that the federal lawsuit should be dismissed since Disney lacks standing to file it.

By Associated Press

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December 12, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Wiping away tears on the witness stand, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, read messages accusing her of treason and calling her a thug and a racist term. She recounted changing her appearance to try to hide as Giuliani and other allies of former President Donald Trump used surveillance footage to accuse her and her mother, Ruby Freeman, of committing voter fraud.

By Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press

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December 11, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The former New York City mayor has already been found liable in the defamation lawsuit brought by Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, who endured threats and harassment after they became the target of a conspiracy theory spread by Trump and his allies.

By Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press

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December 11, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Seven prisoners were killed and 22 seriously injured in the riot at the maximum-security Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, located about 50 miles east of Columbia. One inmate described bodies "literally stacked on top of each other, like some macabre woodpile."

By The Associated Press

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December 08, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"We believe at this time she was pouring gasoline on the porch and the door of the home. [Witnesses'] quick action saved a jewel of our city, something very important to Atlanta," Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum told WXIA-TV.

By The Associated Press

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December 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online

It was Scott Perry's efforts to elevate Jeffrey Clark to Trump's acting attorney general—and likely reverse the Department of Justice's stance that it had found no evidence of widespread voting fraud that would change the election—that have made him a figure of interest to federal prosecutors. Clark and Trump are two of 19 defendants indicted in the Georgia 2020 election interference probe.

By Marc Levy | The Associated Press

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December 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Norman Beckwood, 29, of Memphis, entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office for Mississippi's Northern District said in a news release. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock then sentenced Beckwood to 62 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. He also was ordered to pay $10,620,452 in restitution to the Small Business Administration, the office said.

By The Associated Press

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