In March, the pastor resigned from his position at the church.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
Hamilton Kemp, the attorney for Pulaski County who warned against issuing a data center moratorium over fears of a lawsuit, has resigned, a county spokesperson confirmed Monday.
The Union County Prosecutors Office announced that 18-year-old Vincent Battiloro of Garwood has been waived up to adult court and will be tried as an adult in connection with the murder of the two juvenile females.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
The Magic have waived veteran forward Jonathan Isaac, a league source confirmed to the Orlando Sentinel on Saturday.
That candidate, Bushra Amiwala, disowned the support and condemned the ad, widely seen as an attempt to siphon voters from another young progressive, Kat Abughazaleh.
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David Daley,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
Everyone is looking for the next Sam Darnold, and there might not be a better candidate than Jones — the 2021 first-round pick disowned by a team in the AFC East only to spend a year with the 49ers before blossoming elsewhere.
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Her employer, French sports daily L'Equipe, disavowed the comments and also apologized to Doku in a statement late Sunday, saying the remarks did not represent its values.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Avila Chevalier also faced racist attacks and false accusations about her ethnicity from a senior advisor to Espaillat, which Mamdani condemned and Espaillat’s campaign disavowed.
What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
She’s since voted to block military aid to Israel and renounced the group.
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