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Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, announced on Saturday night that he would reinstate the account of former US President Donald Trump, a day after running a poll on his Twitter account, asking users whether he should do so. “The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated,” he wrote. Musk originally posted the poll on Friday night, and later added, “Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” a Latin phrase meaning “the voice of the people is the voice of God.” When the 24-hour poll closed on Saturday night, 51.8% of respondents had voted in favor of reinstating Trump and 48.2% said they did...

The Department of Justice sought to dismiss a lawsuit fired FBI agent Peter Strzok filed claiming he was denied due process and should be reinstated as chief of the counterespionage division. Documents released Monday by the DOJ reveal a batch of 'security violations' and 'unprofessional conduct' by Strzok – including keeping FBI documents on his personal electronic devices that his wife could have potentially accessed, Fox News reported. The motion to dismiss the lawsuit claimed Strzok could not succeed on any of his claims. The document insisted that his key role within the agency on some of its highest-profile investigations...

Monroe Middle School teacher Al Barron who was suspended while the Monroe district investigated his teaching methods on African American history was reinstated....

A troubled Denver police officer has been reinstated after a three-member panel of the city’s Civil Service Commission overturned his termination for driving 143 miles per hour while drunk. Derrick Saunders was arrested on June 17, 2010 for cruising 88 miles per hour over the posted speed limit. He had a .089 blood alcohol level at the time of his arrest. This wasn’t the officer’s first run-in with the law. Since he was hired by the police force in 2007, other felonious allegations against Saunders include brandishing a gun to scare McDonald’s employees into working faster. ABC 7 reports that...

NEW YORK – Michael Vick has been conditionally reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Vick can participate without delay in preseason practices, workouts and meetings and can play in the final two preseason games — if he can find a team that will sign him.

A Native Hawaiian sovereignty group took two boats from Maui to Kaho'olawe yesterday, landed on shore, set up a rock altar and planted a flag laying claim to the island. The 18 members of the group calling itself the Reinstated Hawaiian Kingdom is challenging U.S. sovereignty over land taken during the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, said Henry Noa, who identified himself as the group's "prime minister" by cell phone from the undeveloped island.

MARINE BARRACKS WASHINGTON, Washington D.C. (Jan.19) -- Morning colors started the day on a historical note here at Marine Barracks Washington, Jan. 19. Sgt. Clint Owens of Arlington, Tx. rang the bell and sounded the familiar tune using a valveless bugle - the first time the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps has used this traditional type of horn since after the Korean War. "We've reinstated these straight bugles for the same reason we still fly the 1801 flag at Evening Parades here at the 'Oldest Post of the Corps,'" said Chief Warrant Officer Brian Dix, D&B director. "The...

NEW YORK — Vancouver Canucks (search) forward Todd Bertuzzi (search), whose blindside punch left Colorado's Steve Moore (search) with a broken neck, was reinstated by the NHL on Monday. Bertuzzi was suspended for the final 13 regular-season games of the 2003-04 season and the Stanley Cup playoffs. His banishment continued throughout last season's NHL lockout, which kept Bertuzzi from playing in the World Cup of Hockey last September and the past two world championships. He also was barred from playing in any European league last season.

Associated Press (Sep 30, 12:05 PM) The Bolshoi Theater must reinstate a leading ballerina who was fired after other dancers complained she was too heavy to lift, a Russian Labor Ministry official said Tuesday. Anastasia Volochkova also must be given back pay following her dismissal two weeks ago, said Andrei Pryanishnikov, a spokesman for the labor minister. Pryanishnikov said the ruling was adopted after a review by the ministry's Federal Labor Inspectorate, and the Bolshoi was given until Monday to carry out the order. Bolshoi spokeswoman Katerina Novikova, however, said there was no signed order for Volochkova's reinstatement and that...

Teacher reinstated after saying most misbehaving kids are black A teacher in the US has been reinstated despite saying most of the badly behaved students in his school are black. Scott Phelps's statement caused uproar at Muir High School in Pasadena, California, with some critics calling for his dismissal. Mr Phelps was placed on paid leave last week for making the following statement in a letter to his fellow teachers. It read: "Overwhelmingly, the students whose behaviour makes the hallways deafening, who yell out for the teacher and demand immediate attention in class, who cannot seem to stop chatting and...