Advocates for those with disabilities oppose changing U.S. Census questions
Some advocates for the people with disabilities are voicing disfavor with the U.S. Census Bureau’s plan to change how it asks people about disabilities. The advocates assert they were not consulted enough about overhauling how disabilities are defined, and that the planned changes to the census would artificially reduce their numbers by half. Overall, there […]
IOC rules “neutral” Russian athletes can compete in Paris Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Friday that Russian athletes can compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics with approved neutral status—removing the option of a blanket ban over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Whether to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus—Moscow’s closest ally in its war against Ukraine—to compete in the Olympics and other international sporting […]
Federal Appeals Court strikes down parts of New York State gun law
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday struck down parts of a New York State gun control law that would require concerned carry permit applications disclose the buyer’s social media account. The ruling further rejected a provision that bans gun possession by default on private property, and it also blocked the state from […]
Georgia Republicans approve new congressional map
GOP lawmakers in Georgia approved a new map of congressional districts on Thursday that would maintain their party’s current 9-5 seat advantage while creating a court-ordered majority-Black district west of Atlanta. To maintain their party’s majority advantage, though, the Republican lawmakers dismantled a majority-minority district currently represented by U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath (D). In October, […]
U.S. vetoes proposed U.N. Security Council cease-fire in Gaza
The United States on Friday vetoed a United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire Gaza. The Security Council voted Friday on whether to urge an immediate cease-fire in Gaza after Secertary-General António Guterres this week invoked Article 99 of the U.N. Charter. Article 99, which is contained in Chapter XV of the U.N. […]
Texas Attorney General threatens to prosecute over abortion despite judge’s ruling
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Thursday threatened to prosecute any doctors who participate in an abortion for a woman who won a court order allowing her to obtain the procedure. Paxton said in a letter that the order by District Court Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Austin did not shield doctors from prosecution […]
Hunter Biden indicted for tax evasion
Hunter Biden, son of the President, was indicted Thursday in California on 9 charges related to evading paying $1.4 million in taxes. The Department of Justice filed the charges of three felony and six misdemeanor tax offenses against 53-year-old Biden with the U.S. District Court, Central District of California. According to the indictment, “The Defendant engaged […]
U.S. grounds entire Osprey fleet following fatal crash
The Pentagon has grounded its entire fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft after a fatal crash off Japan last week was reported to be due to a malfunction. Air Force and Navy officials said they’ve taken steps to “mitigate risk while the investigation continues.” Japan—which has also grounded its fleet of 14 Ospreys—had asked the U.S. […]
Russia luring migrants from Finnish border to fight in Ukraine: Report
Russia is trying to recruit foreign migrants detained at the Finnish border to fight in its war in Ukraine, the BBC reported Thursday. The BBC cited evidence of “several cases” in which foreigners were “rushed into a military camp on the border with Ukraine, days after they were picked up for breaching immigration laws.” It’s […]
DOJ charges 2 Russian hackers with targeting U.S. intel through phishing scheme
The Department of Justice said Thursday it had charged two Russian-based hackers with a phishing campaign targeting U.S. intelligence officials, including contractors at the Defense and State Departments. A federal grand jury in San Francisco on Tuesday indicted Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko, an officer in Russia’s FSB intelligence agency, and Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets. The DOJ said […]
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