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Delaware police tore up a man’s sign, now they’re paying him $50k
The Delaware State Police Department will be paying a man $50,000 after tearing up the sign he was holding on the side of the road. The sign read “Radar Ahead,” warning drivers of an upcoming speed trap. Police let 54-year-old Jonathan Guessford go, but the man flipped them off after he stepped away, leading officers… -
Lawsuit: Twitter helped Saudi Arabia crack down on dissent
Saudi Arabia has reportedly used Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formally Twitter to prosecute people expressing their dissent over the government, using tweets as evidence to sentence some citizens to death. A lawsuit filed earlier in 2023 alleges Twitter helped the Saudi government send its citizens to prison over anti-government rhetoric that they posted… -
Cuba: Russia trafficking Cubans to help fight against Ukraine in war
Russia has been accused of coercing Cubans to help fight in its war with Ukraine, in what Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs described as “a human trafficking network.” The ministry released a statement on Monday, Sept. 4. Russian authorities have reportedly been looking abroad for fresh troops in recent months. Officials have also been accused… -
Gas prices at historic highs as Russia, Saudi Arabia extend oil cuts
Gas prices in the United States rose to the highest seasonal level in more than a decade on the same day Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to extend their voluntary oil production cuts through the end of 2023. The move was expected to trim 1.3 million barrels of crude out of the global market and boost energy… -
61 ‘Stop Cop City’ protesters indicted on racketeering charges
Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr announced the indictment of 61 “Stop Cop City” protesters on racketeering charges. The Stop Cop City movement, which has been ongoing for more than two years, is in protest of planned police and firefighter training facility in the Atlanta area. Opponents of the facility have expressed concern that the training… -
Blinken’s unannounced Ukraine visit: The Morning Rundown Sept. 6, 2023
Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes an unannounced visit to Ukraine, and there’s a new oldest wrongful conviction to be overturned based on DNA evidence. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Blinken makes unannounced visit to Ukraine amid counteroffensive Secretary of State Blinken arrived in Kyiv Wednesday as… -
Musk threatens to sue Anti-Defamation League, teases more Twitter Files
More Twitter Files could arrive as soon as next week, and the Anti-defamation League (ADL) could soon be slapped with a defamation lawsuit from Elon Musk. This, according to Musk himself, who made a series of posts on X over the weekend. “Since the acquisition, The @ADL has been trying to kill this platform by… -
US military equipment left in Afghanistan now in hands of Pakistani militants
Pakistani officials are warning that U.S. military equipment left behind during the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan is now in the hands of a militant group that is threatening Pakistan. The high-tech munition was abandoned by the U.S. in order to get troops out of the region quickly. Pakistan Interim Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq… -
Chinese nationals accessing sensitive US sites, raising spying fears: report
According to a Wall Street Journal report, there have been dozens of instances of Chinese nationals accessing military bases and other sensitive sites in the United States in recent years. Some of the nationals even posed as tourists in order to get in. The Defense Department, FBI and other agencies held a review in 2022… -
Kim Jong Un to visit Russia to negotiate weapons sales, US officials say
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to visit Russia later in September, according to U.S. officials. The officials said Russia is looking to buy weapons and ammunition from North Korea to refill reserves drained by Russia’s war with Ukraine. When asked about a New York Times report on the potential visit, Russian presidential spokesman… -
Proud Boys leader to be sentenced as FBI searches for Jan. 6 fugitives
Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, was set to be sentenced for seditious conspiracy related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots on Tuesday, Sept. 5. He was one of four Proud Boys members who were convicted of sedition back in May. The other three received sentences of 15-18 years in prison last… -
Congress returns to Capitol Hill: The Morning Rundown Sept. 5, 2023
Congress returns to Capitol Hill with a chock-full agenda, and a community in mourning following a mass shooting gets a little relief. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Congress returns to Capitol Hill, looks to avoid shutdown Lawmakers were set to return to Capitol Hill Tuesday as Congress… -
ACLU sues Indiana over law banning inmate’s gender-affirming surgery
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is suing the state of Indiana for refusing to pay for a gender-affirming sexual reassignment surgery for a convicted murderer. A state law went into effect July 1 that bans the Department of Corrections (DOC) from using taxpayer money for sex reassignment surgeries for inmates. The state attorney general…
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