Saturday Reads

 CNN fires Chris Cuomo yet Jeffrey Toobin keeps his job.  Go figure.

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USSC Justice Sonia Sotomayor of course gets right to the heart of the matter with regard to the arguments in favor of the Mississippi abortion law restrictions in front of the high court.

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A twenty-year-old cold case has been solved thanks to genetic genealogy.

Nearly 20 years after Rose Marie Moniz was found dead in a pool of blood on the bathroom floor of her home in New Bedford, Mass., DNA recovered from a conch shell has led authorities to crack the case, officials said.

Forensic DNA analysis and a careful review of evidence helped prosecutors identify David Reed, 53, Moniz’s half brother, as the prime suspect. Reed was indicted last week on charges of murder and armed robbery, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said.

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This is a massive lawsuit waiting to happen.

What is interesting is the "CEO" of Chicago Public Schools is none other than former WCSD superintendent (and former San Antonio ISD superintendent) Pedro Martinez,  subject of a number of posts on this blog from about seven or more years ago.  He started his education career in Chicago, and now he has come full circle.

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