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California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voting ‘weaponizing the law’

State attorney general said Trump’s justice department’s directive to verify 20,000 ballots is completely improper

California’s attorney general on Saturday rebuked the Trump administration’s efforts to quash alleged noncitizen voting, calling it “politicizing and weaponizing the law”.

Rob Bonta, the state’s attorney general, said the justice department acted at Donald Trump’s direction.

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© Photograph: Chris Torres/EPA

© Photograph: Chris Torres/EPA

© Photograph: Chris Torres/EPA

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Six Flags to reopen Goliath rollercoaster – but now with seatbelts after recent rider death

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem fell from ride earlier this month, spurring amusement park to temporarily shut it down

Six Flags will install seatbelts on its Goliath rollercoaster in Georgia, after a rider plummeted to his death earlier this month.

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, a 42-year-old father and educator, was thrown from his seat on the Goliath, a coaster that plunges riders down 165ft, before a second drop of 180ft. On his way down, he collided with the ride’s other cars.

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© Photograph: Christopher Oquendo/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Christopher Oquendo/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Christopher Oquendo/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

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