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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that he says will allow gun violence victims to sue firearms manufacturers, saying such companies have been “shielded from the mass destruction they cause” for too long. Assembly Bill 1594, per a press release from Newsom’s office on Tuesday, allows for individuals—as well as local […]
Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan, died Friday after being fatally shot. The assassination occurred early into a campaign speech in Nara, according to the Associated Press. World leaders expressed shock over the killing, including current Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who called the attack “barbaric.” During a subsequent press conference, Prime Minister Kishida […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pardoned a sex trafficking victim who as a teenager was sentenced to life in prison after she killed her abuser and pimp. CBS News reports Sara Kruzan, 44, was granted clemency on Friday by Newsom. Back in 1994, a 16-year-old Kruzan fatally shot George Gilbert Howard, 36, who had sexually abused her and […]
In a long sought victory for health care and immigration activists, California will become the first state to offer all undocumented immigrants. The Associated Press reports Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a $307.9 billion operating budget, a move that will provide coverage for an additional 764,000 people ages 26-49, and pledges to make low-income adults eligible for the […]
One month since a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a landmark gun control bill into law. “Time is of the essence. Lives will be saved,” Biden said in an address to the nation. “From Columbine to Sandy Hook to Charleston, […]
Following the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday, Patagonia vowed it would cover bail for any employees arrested at peaceful abortion protests. In an official statement posted on LinkedIn, the clothing company announced that it will provide “training and bail for those who peacefully protest for reproductive justice.” The benefit applies to both full-time and part-time […]
Victims of the so-called “Havana Syndrome” are expected to draw six-figure payments from the government. According to the Washington Post, the Biden administration is preparing to compensate U.S. diplomats and intelligence officers who suffered from “Anomalous Health Incidents” while abroad. The mysterious ailments, widely known as Havana Syndrome, were first reported among officials who were working in Cuba’s capital […]
A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced last week to a maximum of 23 months in jail for receiving her grandmother’s Social Security checks as her remains were being kept in a freezer for 15 years, York Daily Record reports. In addition to the possibility of spending nearly two years behind bars, Cynthia Black, 63, received two years probation […]
In a recent appearance on JJ Redick’s Old Man and the Three podcast, Stephen A. Smith spoke about his background in politics, revealing that he was approached to run for Senate in Pennsylvania last decade. “When ESPN let me go in 2009, I appeared on Fox News, MSNBC and CNN 150 times,” Smith said. “I honestly thought […]
The minister of the environment and natural resources for the Dominican Republic was shot and killed in his office on Monday. The Associated Press reports Orlando Jorge Mera, 55, the son of former Dominican President Salvador Jorge Blanco, was fatally shot by Miguel Cruz in his office at the Ministry of Tourism, which is located in the capital of Santo Domingo. […]
