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The funny thing is that this ambitious study of an ex-cop (James Badge Dale) who investigates a missing girl has already started to develop a cult following of its own.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Other measures would guarantee whistleblower protections for people who file complaints with the Ethics Commission and change how the agency investigates alleged violations of ethics rules and laws.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
There is debate among Louisiana officials as to whether the game should be postponed further as the FBI investigates the incident.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
But the two told the Miami Herald that neither the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), which investigates boating accidents, nor the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, interviewed them before wrapping up their case against George Pino.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
This eighth article in my annual Travel Trends series investigates the rise in off-season or shoulder-season travel.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Today’s top stories LAPD investigates scores of bomb threats a year.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Silverstone plays Fiona Sharpe, a Los Angeles divorce lawyer who investigates the disappearance of her estranged father.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The Supreme Court did not explain its reasons but sent the case back to the Judicial Qualifications Commission, which investigates alleged misconduct by judges and makes recommendations.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Other measures would guarantee whistleblower protections for people who file complaints with the Ethics Commission and change how the agency investigates alleged violations of ethics rules and laws.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
There is debate among Louisiana officials as to whether the game should be postponed further as the FBI investigates the incident.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
But the two told the Miami Herald that neither the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), which investigates boating accidents, nor the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, interviewed them before wrapping up their case against George Pino.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
This eighth article in my annual Travel Trends series investigates the rise in off-season or shoulder-season travel.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Today’s top stories LAPD investigates scores of bomb threats a year.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Silverstone plays Fiona Sharpe, a Los Angeles divorce lawyer who investigates the disappearance of her estranged father.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The Supreme Court did not explain its reasons but sent the case back to the Judicial Qualifications Commission, which investigates alleged misconduct by judges and makes recommendations.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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