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A Black man with intellectual disabilities who was enslaved for five years at a restaurant in Conway, S.C., should be awarded double the amount of restitution from the White man now imprisoned for the crime, according to a recent court ruling.⁠ ⁠ As part of his 2019 guilty plea to a forced labor charge, Bobby Paul Edwards, 56, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered by a court to pay back John Christopher Smith $273,000 in unpaid wages and overtime compensation at J&J Cafeteria.⁠ ⁠ The Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled April 21 that the previous amount decided by a district court “had erred” in not accounting for federal labor laws entitling him to $546,000, or double the amount he was owed from his imprisonment between 2009 and 2014.⁠ ⁠ Through physical violence, threats and intimidation, Edwards coerced Smith, 43, into working more than 100 hours per week without pay, The Washington Post reported.⁠ ⁠ Read more by clicking the link in our bio.

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Rudy Giuliani's advisers want the Trump campaign to pay for his legal bills with the $250 million it raised in the weeks after the election. Giuliani is facing an escalating federal investigation and defamation suits. https://t.co/V2itNVmJCV

Derek Chauvin moves to have guilty verdicts thrown out, asks for new trial

Europe according to Latvia 2021 [OC]

On this day 31 years ago, Latvia regained independence from Soviet Russia. Congratulations!

Justice Department objects to National Rifle Association's bankruptcy plan

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Officials believe the woman—who was weak and had lost weight when found Monday—chose to stay in the Diamond Fork area over the last few months. More at LINK IN BIO.⁠ ⁠ #missing #missingperson #utah

The Duchess of Sussex is venturing into children’s books with a story inspired by the bond between father and son.⁠ ⁠ 'The Bench' will be published as a picture book by Random House, illustrated by Christian Robinson and narrated in audio by the duchess. Meghan said that it started as a poem she wrote for Prince Harry on Father’s Day in 2019.⁠ ⁠ Read more via the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ 📸 THE MEGA AGENCY

Biden announces a new goal of administering at least one Covid-19 shot to 70% of the US adult population by July 4 https://t.co/Q6It190lo3

The Duchess of Sussex has written a children’s book about the “special bond” between father and son which evolved from a poem she wrote for Prince Harry on Father’s Day.⁠ ⁠ The story, called The Bench, is Meghan’s first foray into children’s literature.⁠ ⁠ Illustrated by San Francisco-based artist Christian Robinson, the 40-page book, aimed at children aged three to seven, will be published on June 8.⁠ ⁠ The Duchess said: “My hope is that The Bench resonates with every family, no matter the makeup, as much as it does with mine”⁠ ⁠ 👑 Read more via the link in our bio 👑⁠ ⁠ #royalfamily #royals #dukeofsussex #duchessofsussex #princeharry #meghanmarkle #archie #literature #childrensliterature #thebench

Baby dies after father killed in barrage of police gunfire