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SEC sues Elon Musk over Twitter stake disclosure, says shareholders lost $150M
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against tech mogul Elon Musk, claiming that Musk failed to disclose his stake in social media giant Twitter in a timely manner in 2022. Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, purchased Twitter in October 2022 and later rebranded the platform as X.… -
South Korean police arrest President Yoon after weekslong showdown
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency says authorities arrested the country’s impeached president, Yoon Suk-Yeol. The arrest wraps up a weekslong showdown that saw the president holed up in his secured residence. The episode also follows a period of instability since Yoon briefly declared martial law in South Korea last month, prompting the country’s parliament to impeach… -
Biden makes late foreign policy moves on Cuba and Asia-Pacific nations
President Joe Biden is making some final foreign policy moves with less than a week left in office. His latest actions address U.S. relations with two adversaries: Cuba and China. Biden will drop Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism and reverse some of then-President Donald Trump’s actions tightening U.S. policies toward… -
Will Illinois become the first state to decriminalize sex work?
Two Democratic state lawmakers in Illinois plan to introduce a bill that would pave the way for Illinois to become the first state to decriminalize consensual sex work. The lawmakers are also hoping to expunge records for sex workers and establish a sex workers’ bill of rights. The legislation would not alter penalties for sex… -
Johnson says Capitol will raise flags to full-staff for Trump inauguration
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says the U.S. Capitol will fly its flags at full-staff during President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. President Joe Biden ordered flags at half-staff during 30 days of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter, who died last month. The U.S. flag code requires the practice after the deaths of presidents.… -
Oklahoma bill would ban all but 2 cities from providing homeless shelters
A new bill in Oklahoma proposes banning all but two of the state’s cities and towns from providing homeless shelters or conducting homeless outreach. It’s the latest in a series of state bills and policies that govern where or how unhoused people can live. The new bill, SB 484, says, “No municipality of this state… -
Boar’s Head factories in violation for ‘mold, insects, blood’: USDA
Newly released inspection reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USDA) show unsanitary conditions at several Boar’s Head factories across the U.S. Multiple news outlets, including the Associated Press, pushed the USDA to release inspection records from Boar’s Head plants in Indiana, Arkansas, Virginia and Michigan. According to the reports, inspectors found mold, insects,… -
Texas AG sues Allstate, Arity for alleged unlawful data collection
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Allstate and its subsidiary, Arity, for allegedly unlawfully collecting the data of more than 45 million Americans and using it to raise insurance rates. Paxton claims Allstate and Arity “would pay app developers to incorporate its software to track consumers’ driving data,” according to a press release. The… -
Texas Gov. Abbott orders to raise flags for Trump’s inauguration
In late December, President Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100, and the White House ordered flags to fly at half-staff in his honor for 30 days, per tradition. This means flags would fly at half-staff during President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day on Monday, Jan. 20. However, citing a federal statute, Texas Gov. Greg… -
‘We’re going to shut the Darien Gap down’: Homan
The Darien Gap is a stretch of dense, uninhabited wilderness between Panama and Colombia that migrants use to traverse Central and South America. Now, the man tapped to lead Donald Trump’s immigration efforts says the incoming administration will work to shut it down. For migrants, the Darien Gap has become a major, often dangerous, passageway… -
Alex Jones-aligned company offers $7 million for Infowars after failed auction
A company doubled its offer to purchase Alex Jones’ Infowars platform, which is at the center of several defamation lawsuits after a federal judge blocked a previous auction. First United American Companies, a firm tied to Jones, now wants to pay more than $7 million for it. The new offer comes after the parent company… -
California issues new red flag warning as forecasts show high winds
The threat of high winds is prompting California to put much of Southern California under a red flag warning. The affected area stretches from San Luis Obispo along the central coast, through Los Angeles to San Diego and its southern border with Tijuana, Mexico. “There will likely be damaging winds gusting between 55 and 70… -
Missouri’s new Republican governor prioritizes public safety
Missouri’s new Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe was inaugurated Monday, Jan. 13, taking office with a strong focus on public safety. He wasted no time in signing a series of executive orders targeting crime prevention. “Securing Missouri’s future begins with public safety,” Kehoe said during his inauguration speech. “Too many Missourians don’t feel safe and too…
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City council in Colorado proposes fine for lying, sitting in downtown area
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Russia made $254B from fossil fuel exports, the West contributed to that total
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Trump administration plans to shut down all federal EV charging stations: Report
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Trump supporters upset after report Eagles would reject White House visit
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WI governor wants to remove gendered words ‘mother’ or ‘father’ from law
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