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A California bail reform group backed by A-list celebrities has shut down after being sued for releasing a serial criminal who less than a week later tried to murder a waiter in Las Vegas. The Bail Project — whose supporters include Danny Glover, John Legend and Richard Branson — announced it discontinued its operations due to restructuring in early December, 8 NewsNow reported. Its closure comes after it posted a $3,000 bond for burglary suspect Rashawn Gaston-Anderson in December 2021. Six days later, Gaston-Anderson shot Chengyan Wang 11 times in Chinatown, 8 NewsNow reported. In a plea deal, the 24-year-old...

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is urging ESPN, The NFL, and Fox Sports to prevent future Connecticut blackouts, according to a letter released by his office Tuesday. The letter is addressed to George Bodenheimer, president of ESPN, Jeff Miller, NFL Vice President of Governmental Affairs And Public Policy, and Erick Shanks, President of Fox Sports. A game between The New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings was delayed from Sunday, December 12th to the following day after the dome of the Minneapolis Metrodome collapsed. A severe snow storm dumped more than a foot of snow on the building's roof. WTIC-Fox CT, the...