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Converse man, 6 others accused of defrauding Small Business Administration program

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Aaron Sams, 39 of Converse; Beverly Smith, 40, of Converse; Jesus Rodriguez, 63, of San Antonio; Uchennaya Ogba, 35, of San Antonio; Kristin Harrison, 37, of Killeen; Jonathan Adams, 36, of Lawrenceville, Georgia; and Barbara Sanders, 41, of San Antonio, were all arrested this week and charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

California Gov. Newsom will pick Feinstein’s replacement. He pledged in past to choose a Black woman

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ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Democrats’ fragile majority in the U.S. Senate puts extra pressure on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to quickly pick a replacement for Sen. Dianne Feinstein following her death, a fraught decision for a two-term governor with national ambitions of his own. The Democratic governor had promised to appoint a Black woman in … Read more

Judge ends conservatorship for NFL player who inspired ‘The Blind Side’

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The judge said she was disturbed that such an agreement was ever reached, and that she had never seen a conservatorship for somebody who was not disabled. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee judge said Friday she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and a Memphis couple who took him in when … Read more

Judge ends conservatorship for former NFL player who inspired ‘The Blind Side’

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The judge said she was disturbed that such an agreement was ever reached, and that she had never seen a conservatorship for somebody who was not disabled. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee judge said Friday she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and a Memphis couple who took him in when … Read more