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Abe assassinated, Musk’s Twitter deal in doubt, Abbott issues migrant order
Headlines for Friday morning, July 8, 2022, include: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed during a campaign speech Friday morning. Abe was Japan’s longest serving leader before stepping down in 2020 over health concerns. He was shot twice from behind reportedly with a makeshift gun. The alleged gunman was arrested. Leaders… -
DHS Secretary approves border wall projects despite campaign promise
According to Pedro Rios, director of the American Friends Service Committee, Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has recently authorized dozens of border wall projects. Rios, who spoke with NBC 7 San Diego, added that among those approved projects is a plan to build two new bollard-style, 30-foot high walls across the face of San… -
Griner pleads guilty, Johnson will resign, Chauvin to hear sentence
Headlines for Thursday morning, July 7, 2022 include: American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug possession and smuggling charges Thursday morning. According to Russian news agencies, Griner said she unintentionally packed vape canisters with cannabis oil before traveling to Russia back in February. Griner faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted… -
Uvalde police response slammed in damning tactical assessment
The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) program at Texas State University released a tactical assessment of the police response to May’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The authors of Wednesday’s report said their findings were based off video taken from the school, police body cameras, testimony from officers on… -
Police: Highland Park suspect ‘seriously contemplated’ second shooting
Just minutes after the suspect in Monday’s mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois made a virtual appearance in court, local authorities revealed he allegedly considered committing a second shooting while on the run. According to authorities, Robert Crimo III fled to the Madison, Wisconsin area after the parade shooting.… -
Judge blocks challenge to Mississippi abortion trigger law, set to take effect
A judge in Mississippi rejected a challenge to a trigger law banning abortion in the state. Tuesday’s ruling sets the stage for the law, which was originally passed all the way back in 2007, to take effect Thursday. The challenge came from the only abortion clinic in the state. “The irreparable harm that would befall… -
States roll back concealed carry policies following Supreme Court ruling
Top officials in Maryland and Massachusetts have directed police in their states to hold off on enforcement of the states’ concealed carry policies in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling from last month. The ruling found New York state’s law requiring unrestricted concealed carry license applicants show a need for self-defense is unconstitutional. On… -
Highland Park tragedy highlights gun violence over Fourth of July weekend
The mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois was just the tip of the iceberg when it came to gun violence over the holiday weekend. In nearby Chicago, 57 people were shot over the weekend. Nine of those 57 died, according to NBC News Chicago, citing Chicago Police. “Last year,… -
State Department announces new foreign election interference program
The State Department unveiled the Rewards for Justice program aimed at preventing foreign election interference. According to Thursday’s announcement of the program, the department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information. The two types of information the department is looking for include: Information leading to the identification or location of any… -
Xi marks 25th anniversary of UK Hong Kong handover, deflects criticism
Chinese Leader Xi Jinping wrapped up a two-day trip to Hong Kong to mark the 25th anniversary of the city being handed over from British to Chinese control. Thursday and Friday’s trip was Xi’s first outside of mainland China since the COVID-19 pandemic began. “The central government fully supports Hong Kong in maintaining its unique… -
Insurers, employers required to show prices for health care services
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS), the three-step plan to require health insurers and self-insured employers to share the prices they’ve negotiated with providers for health care services has started. The first step, which began Friday, required insurers and employers to make “Machine-Readable Files” containing costs for items and services. These… -
Alaska wildfires get worse, may be the new normal due to warming trends
Wildfires that have been plaguing Alaska for weeks appeared to be getting worse over the last couple days. According to KTUU, who cited the Bureau of Land Management’s Alaska Fire Service, 10 new fires started Wednesday. On Thursday, the Alaska Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) Group raised its Preparedness Level from 4 to 5. “Preparedness Level 5… -
Biden endorses filibuster exception to codify Roe v. Wade as Breyer retires
Speaking at the end of his time at this week’s NATO summit, President Joe Biden floated the idea of a filibuster exception in order to codify Roe v. Wade. Thursday’s comments came less than a week after the Supreme Court issued a ruling overturning Roe. “I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade in…
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