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President Vladimir Putin said early on Thursday that Russia has authorized a “special military operation” that will be conducted in eastern Ukraine, according to The New York Times and the Associated Press. The sound of “large booms” was reported around Kramatorsk, Ukraine at about the same time that Putin made the announcement. In a televised address, the […]
Greg Abbott’s anti-trans crusade continues. On Tuesday, the Texas governor ordered state agencies to conduct “prompt and thorough” investigations into gender-affirming care for trans youth. Abbott laid out his position in a letter to the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services, arguing that gender transitioning procedures could be considered child abuse under Texas law. He went on to […]
Gary Chambers has, once again, set the internet ablaze. The Louisiana Senate candidate returned Wednesday to release another provocative campaign ad that highlights inequalities in America. The 60-second video, titled “Scars and Bars,” shows Chambers standing outside holding the U.S. flag while reciting the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence. The activist-turned-politician is then […]
A bill has been introduced in the New York State Assembly in an effort to prevent former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s portrait from being included in Albany’s Hall of Governors. Republican Assemblyman Doug Smith of Long Island introduced the bill, which is called the Predator Portrait Prevention Act, so Cuomo’s picture isn’t placed on the second floor of the […]
A California city has spent the last several years trying to solve its growing crow problem, using everything from reflectors on trees to letting a falcon on the loose. Though those tactics had some success, they weren’t enough to scare off the thousand-plus crows that’ve taken over Sunnyvale’s downtown area. So what does the city plan to do […]
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger addressed the likelihood a Jan. 6 copycat riot, and suggested the “threat level is much higher than it was a year ago.” In an interview with CBS News, Manger said there’s been a major increase in threats to the Capitol over the last year, even if the possibility of another […]
Twitter has permanently suspended a personal account of Marjorie Taylor Greene over the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy. In a statement to NBC News, Twitter said: “We permanently suspended the account you referenced (@mtgreenee) for repeated violations of our COVID-19 misinformation policy. We’ve been clear that, per our strike system for this policy, we will permanently suspend accounts for repeated […]
Elon Musk said during the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit on Monday that he supports the idea of getting rid of all government subsidies, specifically the ones laid out in the Biden Administration’s infrastructure bill. “Just delete them all,” Musk said, per The Verge, citing concerns over increasing the country’s budget deficit. “We’ve spent so much […]
U.S. debt collectors have a new tool at their disposal: social media. Under financial regulations that went into effect Tuesday, debt collection agencies can now contact people via text or direct messages on social media. The rule was added to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a 44-year-old piece of legislation that controls how debt collectors can […]
A Houston man has been sentenced to 9 years and 2 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.6 million in coronavirus Paycheck Protection Program loans, CBS News reports. Lee Price III, 30, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in September, after he sent in loan applications to two different lenders for $2.6 million. After receiving $1.6 million, he bought a Lamborghini […]
