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Washington Post's Marty Baron says he's retiring next month

(AP) — Washington Post Bezos.
Executive Editor Marty It was one of many “epic”
Baron, who has led the news stories during his 45 Baron would respond that
resurgent newspaper as it years in journalism that Bar- “we're not at war with the ad-
nearly doubled its staff in on recalled working on in a ministration. We're at work.”
eight years, said Tuesday note sent to Post staff mem-
that he will retire at the bers on Tuesday. “You leave behind a news-
end of February. room that is bigger and stron-
“The experience has been ger and more thoughtful
One of the nation's top jour- deeply meaningful, enriched than ever,” Bezos posted on
nalism executives, Baron led by colleagues who made me a Instagram. “You led with in-
the Post through a digital better professional and a bet- tegrity, always — even when
transformation and drove it ter person,” he wrote. “At age it was exhausting (which it
through intense competition 66, I feel ready to move on.” often was).”
with The New York Times,
another news organization His retirement wasn't en- Many who worked with him
that thrived through the tirely a surprise, after he vouched for the accuracy of
Trump era. committed to colleagues two Schreiber's depiction of a der of Saudi columnist Ja- our coverage areas, inspired
years ago to take the newspa- quiet, demanding and occa- mal Khashoggi. The Post had great reporting, managed an
Baron was the top editor at per through another presi- sionally brittle boss. some growing pains, with awesome digital transforma-
the Boston Globe and Miami dential inauguration. Black journalists pushing for tion and grown the number
Herald before taking over at Post correspondent Philip greater representation. of readers and subscribers to
the Post. Many outside jour- The Post's staff increased Rucker tweeted that it was unprecedented levels.”
nalism know him through from 580 journalists to more “crushing news. Marty made During his tenure, the paper
actor Liev Schreiber's por- than 1,000 during his tenure. us all smarter journalists and has won 10 Pulitzer Prizes. He promised a “broad and
trayal in the 2015 movie Aggressive coverage of the pushed us collectively to ex- inclusive” search for Baron’s
“Spotlight” about the Globe's Trump administration of- citing new heights." The Post’s publisher and successor, considering both
investigation of the Catholic ten led the former president He led the paper as it sought CEO, Fred Ryan, said Baron internal and external candi-
Church. to attack it and owner Jeff answers for the 2018 mur- had “significantly expanded dates.

Detroit to dismiss some tickets issued during Floyd protests

Corporation Counsel Law- in June dismissed charges
rence Garcia said. “Although certain cases from against about 600 people
these two dates will be pur- tied to protests in Houston,
Dozens of demonstrators re- sued, the city believes it is according to the Houston
ceived appearance citations best to dismiss the vast ma- Chronicle.
for violating the city’s 8 p.m. jority of citations,” Garcia
curfew, Garcia said in a state- said. Prosecutors in Los Angeles
ment. Others were ticketed also decided not to charge
for disruptive or violent be- Protests erupted in cit- thousands of protesters ar-
havior. Police made arrests ies across the country after rested for violating curfew
and used tear gas to disperse Floyd, a Black man, died and other police orders.
some of the crowds. May 25 after a white offi-
cer pressed his knee against Former Minneapolis po-
“In the many months since Floyd’s neck while he was lice officer Derek Chauvin
those tickets were issued, the handcuffed. In addition to is scheduled to stand trial in
city Law Department and po- those in Detroit, charges that March for second-degree
lice department have worked stemmed from demonstra- murder in Floyd's death.
( AP ) - Detroit will dis- to study videotape and other tions in some other U.S. cit- Three other former officers
miss most misdemeanor Most of the tickets written evidence from the events in ies also have been dismissed. are scheduled to be tried in
citations issued last spring from May 31 through June 2 question,” Garcia said. the summer on aiding and
during several days of pro- were for curfew violations as The Denver City Attorney’s abetting second-degree mur-
tests against police brutal- hundreds of people demon- Citations written on June 1 Office dismissed 320 cases der and aiding and abetting
ity following the death of strated in downtown Detroit. weren't submitted to court, involving people who were second-degree manslaughter
George Floyd in Minne- The city expects to dismiss and many protesters weren't arrested for violating a cur- charges.
apolis, a city official said 238 of the 245 tickets issued ticketed even though they few. And the Harris County
Tuesday. on those three days, Detroit were out after curfew, he said. District Attorney’s office

Judge refuses to toss case against defiant Louisiana pastor

(AP) — A judge has re- news outlets reported. pacity limits Gov. John Bel his right to gather in large the charges, with Spell later
fused to toss out six Edwards put in place during groups, and his attorney, Jeff telling The Advocate that the
criminal complaints filed The judge's ruling sided with that emergency last spring by Wittenbrink, argued that Ed- judge “ruled against God" by
against a Louisiana pas- a special assistant to the Dis- continuing to host worship wards’ orders illegally singled not voiding his offenses.
tor charged with violat- trict Attorney who argued services at his Life Taberna- out and restricted religious
ing coronavirus gathering that when the charges were cle Church in Baton Rouge organizations. Spell has pleaded not guilty
capacity rules put in place filed in the early days of the with hundreds in attendance. to the misdemeanor charges
during the early days of outbreak, New Orleans was a He was accused six times in The pastor said he did not and, if convicted, could face
the pandemic. national coronavirus hotspot March 2020 of violating the attend his hearing Monday jail time and up to $3,000 in
and Louisiana was under a orders, which limited public because he refused to wear a fines. He was set to appear in
Nineteenth Judicial District declared emergency, The Ad- gatherings first to 50 people, mask inside the courthouse. court again in March.
Judge Eboni Johnson-Rose vocate reported. then to just 10. He and more than a dozen
on Monday dismissed pastor of his supporters and church Spell said he would appeal
Tony Spell's motion to have Prosecutors alleged Spell Spell contended the First members instead gathered the decision.
the case against him dropped, violated public gathering ca- Amendment protected across the street to protest