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🌱 Why a $150 million lawsuit targets deputies after a death near Magee

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  • Why a $150 million lawsuit targets deputies after a death near Magee

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 82, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Simpson County family files $150 million lawsuit in Taser-related death (newsfromthestates.com) — A Simpson County family whose relative died after a Taser incident with deputies near Magee has filed a $150 million federal civil-rights lawsuit, alleging excessive force and poor handling of a mental health crisis. The suit questions deputies’ actions from the initial call at the home near Magee through the fatal shooting at a nearby gas station and claims the family still lacks key records and answers.
   

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