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Senate panel approves Biden’s first slate of judicial nominees

Washington — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved its first group of President Biden’s judicial nominees, setting up votes from the full Senate on two of his picks to the federal circuit courts and three to the U.S. district courts.

The panel advanced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals to the District of Columbia Circuit by a vote of 13 to 9, as well as Candace Jackson-Akiwumi to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by a near party-line vote of 12-10. 

The Democratic-led committee also gave bipartisan approval of the nominations of Judge Zahid Quraishi and Julien Neals to the U.S. district court in New Jersey, and Regina Rodriguez to the federal district court in Colorado.

Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and John Cornyn of Texas were the only Republicans to join their Democratic colleagues in supporting Jackson’s nomination, while Graham was the lone GOP senator who voted to advance Jackson-Akiwumi’s nomination.

Jackson, currently a judge on the federal district court in D.C., is considered a frontrunner for the Supreme Court if a vacancy arises. If confirmed by the Senate, she will fill the seat on the D.C. Circuit vacated by now-Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation Hearing On Biden's First Slate Of Judicial Nominees Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Quraishi, meanwhile, would make history if his nomination is approved by the Senate as the first Muslim-American federal judge in U.S. history.

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Ahead of the votes, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, claimed GOP senators have been “more deferential about a Democrat president’s ability…

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Keeping the spirit of San Domingo alive

San Domingo, founded as a rare settlement of free Black residents a full 40 years before the Civil War, is believed to be the oldest community of its kind in the state.

San Domingo

Nestled between the Nanticoke River and Sharptown Road in rural Wicomico County, San Domingo became a rare community of free Black residents 201 years ago. Its inheritors are trying to keep its spirit alive.

Nestled between the Nanticoke River and Sharptown Road in rural Wicomico County, San Domingo became a rare community of free Black residents 201 years ago. Its inheritors are trying to keep its spirit alive. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

Newell Quinton

Newell Quinton treats a few of his 50 goats to a handful of grass as he makes his rounds on his farm, Gran'Sarah's HIll, in San Domingo in rural Wicomico County.

Newell Quinton treats a few of his 50 goats to a handful of grass as he makes his rounds on his farm, Gran’Sarah’s HIll, in San Domingo in rural Wicomico County. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

San Domingo founder James Brown

The headstone for San Domingo founder James Brown is seen in the woods at the edge of the community.

The headstone for San Domingo founder James Brown is seen in the woods at the edge of the community. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

Rudolph Eugene Stanley

Rudolph Eugene Stanley, 72, walks through Zion Cemetery, where many of the community's founders and eight generations of its residents are buried. Stanley grew up in San Domingo and is the community's leading geneaologist.

Rudolph Eugene Stanley, 72, walks through Zion Cemetery, where many of the community’s founders and…

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Mohegan

New Franklin restaurant Egg and Cheese serves diner-style breakfast and lunch

FRANKLIN — For some time, Hannah Dupuis has wanted to own her own restaurant. With money she saved up during the pandemic, and a vacant roadside stand, she made her dream a reality.

“I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do, but I knew I wanted to be in the food industry, and own my own establishment, and be my own boss,” Dupuis said, as she has spent 12 years as a waitress.

The white and sunny yellow Egg and Cheese stand opened bright and early on Monday, as the hours are 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays. As the name suggests, Egg and Cheese serves breakfast food, like egg sandwiches, and a few lunch options as well, including tuna sandwiches.

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Egg and Cheese recently opened on Route 32 in Franklin.

The stand is located at 892 Route 32 in Franklin, next to Raymond’s Auto Repair. Part of the reason why it’s there is because an employee with the garage offered her the stand, which Dupuis said used to have Spanish food. The other reason is that Dupuis, who is also a Mohegan Sun employee, said many people travel along Route 32 for work, but there are only so many food options along the route.

“I’m looking for quick breakfast food, and the only options really are Dunkin’ Donuts and stuff like that, so I wanted to do something a little bit different,” Dupuis said.

Hannah Dupuis prepares an egg and cheese sandwich at Egg and Cheese, her business that recently opened on Route 32 in Franklin.

Dupuis said she was drawn to diner-style food partly from personally liking it and from it being a style of cooking that doesn’t need many people to make, as the…

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Mohican suspension footbridge opens to the public

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Get to Know Umamicart, a Must-Shop Online Grocery Store for Asian Ingredients

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A Week In Providence, RI, On A $54,300 Salary

Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar.Today: a social media coordinator who makes $54,300 per year and spends some of her money this week on margaritas. Occupation: Social Media Coordinator & Consultant Industry: Construction and HospitalityAge: 22Location: Providence, RI Salary: $54,300Net Worth: $6,000 ($20,000 in savings, $4,500 in 401(k), $4,000 in Roth IRA minus debt.)Debt: $22,500 in student loans Paycheck Amount (biweekly): $1,426Pronouns: She/her Monthly ExpensesRent: $350, I recognize that this is wildly inexpensive. I am very fortunate to have a relative as my landlord and she gives my roommate/sister and I a very generous family discount! Student Loans: $211401(k): $286 (company matches 75% of what I put in, giving me an additional $214 to this account monthly)Spotify & Netflix: $0 (suffer through ads and mooch off the family Netflix account) Health Insurance: on my parents until I am 26 Car Insurance: $120 Was there an expectation for you to attend higher education? Did you participate in any form of higher education? If yes, how did you pay for it?Yes, growing up there was always an expectation that I would go to college. There was never pressure applied to the situation though, it was sort of just implied that after high school comes college. I was very lazy about the whole admissions process so it wasn’t until November of my senior year that I began really considering how college was going to be paid for. My mom very generously covered the federal loans I was granted, while my dad helped me cover things like housing and meal plans. I was left to cover…

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