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A once-secret report reveals cleanup workers got sick at Ohio derailment site
A report undisclosed to the public since spring of 2023 revealed workers cleaning up the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment in February of 2023, became sick during the process. The Associated Press released the report on Wednesday, Aug. 14. The report said the cleanup workers reportedly fell ill while cleaning up creeks near the overturned… -
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators with few options amid intense DNC security
A federal judge in Chicago rejected a request by pro-Palestinian groups for more space to protest outside the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Monday, Aug. 12. The groups had claimed that the restrictive space designated for protests outside the DNC violated their First Amendment rights. The DNC announced it would have limited protest zones within… -
Abbott vows buses will keep rolling in face of fewer border crossings
On Wednesday, July 18, at the Republican National Convention, Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, made a vow to keep buses transporting migrants to Democratic cities “rolling.” However, the buses have not been rolling into other cities consistently because the flow of migrants at the U.S. southern border has fallen dramatically, according to a report on Wednesday,… -
Earthquakes rock Japan and LA days apart, may be a warning
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck Los Angeles, California, on Monday, Aug. 12, just days after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off of the coast of Japan on Thursday, Aug. 8. While the two earthquakes were in different countries, they have a couple things in common. For instance, both share the same tectonic plate, and both… -
Disney wants wrongful death suit thrown out over man’s Disney+ signup
Disney is attempting to use the terms and conditions of Disney+ against a man suing the company for his wife’s death. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts filed a motion for dismissal on Friday, Aug. 2, over a wrongful death lawsuit because the man who filed it signed up for Disney+ years earlier. Jeffrey Piccolo’s wife… -
Cartel violence against migrants headed to US border on the rise: Police
While migrant crossings are reportedly down at the United States southern border, violence against asylum-seekers is on the rise, according to Mexican authorities. Police in Chihuahua, Mexico, announced on Monday, Aug. 12, that they have rescued more than 1,200 migrants from criminal gangs over the past seven months. Law enforcement said that kidnappings, extortion and… -
Nearly 2,600 lbs of meth found in celery at Georgia farmers’ market
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced the seizure of 2,585 pounds of methamphetamine worth around $3.2 million disguised as produce on Monday, Aug. 12. DEA agents made the discovery at the Atlanta State Farmers’ Market in Georgia. “This was contained in a cover load of celery,” Robert Murphy, the DEA special agent in… -
Chicago taxpayers foot nearly $400 million in lawsuits for police misconduct
Chicago taxpayers have been forced to pay out $384.2 million in court costs for a pattern of police misconduct over the past five years, according to analysis of citywide data by WTTW News on Monday, Aug. 12. Data revealed that of the 1,300 officers involved in the lawsuits, 200 officers were involved in more than… -
Pro-Trump former election official faces up to 20 years for security breach
Former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk and prominent Donald Trump supporter Tina Peters was found guilty on Monday, Aug. 12, of seven charges related to a security breach of Colorado’s election system after the 2020 presidential election. Prosecutors said Peters used another employee’s security badge to give a man affiliated with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell access… -
TSA whistleblowers say agency targeted Tulsi Gabbard, legal action announced
Former Democratic U.S. Representative and current U.S. Army Reserve officer Tulsi Gabbard announced she is taking legal action against the Biden administration on Monday, Aug. 12, after she discovered she has been put on a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) terror watchlist. Gabbard said she learned of being on the TSA’s Quiet Skies watchlist — a… -
Harris rally draws thousands in Michigan, Trump spreads falsehoods about crowd
Former President Donald Trump falsely accused Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign of using artificial intelligence to manipulate images of the size of the crowds at her Michigan rally with running mate Gov. Tim Walz, D- Minn., on Sunday, Aug. 11. While referring to an image of a large crowd on a tarmac in Michigan, Trump… -
Biden administration denies report it offered Maduro amnesty to step down
The Biden administration denied a Wall Street Journal report on Monday, Aug. 12, claiming that the United States had offered Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro amnesty for U.S. drug trafficking charges in exchange for his resignation. The outlet reported that it was part of a larger effort to push Maduro to leave office before his term… -
UK vows social media law review in wake of riots spurred by disinformation
The United Kingdom’s government promised further review of regulations on social media companies after widespread riots spurred by online misinformation. False information shared on social media about a July stabbing attack sparked the riots. On Friday, Aug. 9, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that the riots show the new regulations set to take effect next…
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