A pair of Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies who responded to the incident were later shown on camera discussing why they thought Lockport auto repair shop owner Dave Mongielo’s conduct inside a restaurant on May 10, 2022, did not rise to the level of a criminal act. That didn’t stop Niagara County prosecutors from charging Mongielo […]
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Mongielo lawsuit seeks damages from restaurant dustup
Jul. 5—A pair of Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies who responded to the incident were later shown on camera discussing why they thought Lockport auto repair shop owner Dave Mongielo’s conduct inside a restaurant on May 10, 2022, did not rise to the level of a criminal act. That didn’t stop Niagara County prosecutors from charging […]
CEO of Brazil’s oil and gas giant Petrobras steps down following dustup over dividends
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The head of Brazil’s state-controlled oil and gas giant Petrobras has stepped down, the company said in a prepared statement Wednesday, following months of tensions with the federal government. Petrobras opted not to pay extraordinary dividends to its shareholders earlier this year, souring relations between Petrobras CEO Jean Paul Prates […]
Supreme Court rejects case on dust-up between Catholic student and Native American
WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the case of a former Kentucky high school student and supporter of Donald Trump who said he’d been the victim of “cancel culture” after a video of his interaction with an elderly Native American man went viral in 2019. That decision leaves in place a lower […]
Paramore’s Hayley Williams decries TN GOP after Allison Russell resolution dustup
Paramore singer Hayley Williams decried a Tennessee House of Representatives dust-up this week where a Republican lawmaker blocked a resolution honoring the Grammy win of Black musician Allison Russell while allowing a similar resolution honoring Paramore to go forward. “For those that don’t know, Allison Russell is an incredibly talented musician and songwriter. Her music […]