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In this image taken from video, former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, left, with his lawyer, Brian Lennon, leave Genesee County Court in Flint, Mich., after a initial court appearance via Zoom on two misdemeanor counts of willful neglect of duty in connection

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Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder And 8 Others Criminally Charged In Flint Water Crisis

6:26pm January 14, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Together the group faces 42 counts related to the drinking water catastrophe roughly seven years ago. The crimes range from perjury to misconduct in office to involuntary manslaughter.

Cars line up Friday at a coronavirus testing site at the University of Texas at El Paso. The area has seen a surge in cases in recent weeks, and a two-week curfew is now in effect in El Paso County.

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El Paso, Texas, Judge Issues 2-Week Curfew To Stem Surge Of COVID-19 Cases

5:31pm October 26, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The judge said he was "left with no choice" but to impose a countywide curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. He noted El Paso County has seen a 160% increase in its positivity rate in the last three weeks.