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Minneapolis amends ordinance regarding anti-abortion sidewalk counselors
The city of Minneapolis has amended an ordinance that previously prohibited anti-abortion sidewalk counselors from approaching individuals seeking an abortion at clinics. In 2022, the city enacted the Security of Reproductive Healthcare Facilities Ordinance, which banned obstructing access to or occupying driveways of reproductive healthcare facilities. In 2023, Pro-Life Action Ministries, an anti-abortion advocacy group,… -
Online school in Arizona adopts fully AI-taught curriculum for 2025
An online-based school in Arizona is outsourcing teaching duties entirely to artificial intelligence. The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools approved an application for an AI-based virtual academy in 2025. Unbound Academy, which also operates in Texas and Florida under the name Alpha Schools, said kids can learn twice as much using a two-hour learning… -
President Biden considering clemency for 40 men on death row: Report
President Joe Biden may commute the sentences of most or all of the 40 men on death row, according to a Wall Street Journal report. If Biden commutes the sentences, the men would stay in jail on life sentences without the possibility of parole. It would create an early hurdle for President-elect Donald Trump. He… -
Louisville police issue citation to homeless woman in labor
Police in Louisville released body camera footage from an incident involving a homeless pregnant woman on Sept. 27. In the video, an officer approaches the woman under an overpass, asking if she is in labor and needs an ambulance. “You said you’re in labor?” the officer asks. “I’m leaking water,” the woman replies. “I’m leaking… -
New book accuses Spotify of promoting fake artists to reduce royalty rates
The next time you fire up Spotify, you may hear an artist you’ve never listened to before. A new book alleges that, in some cases, that’s because the artist doesn’t exist and may be part of an elaborate scheme by the company to reduce royalty rates. The Swedish music and podcast streaming giant funnels listeners… -
Andrew Cuomo sues for defamation after sexual harassment allegations
A 2021 investigation put former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo into the defendant’s seat, and now he’s heading back to the courtroom to clear his name. On Thursday, Dec. 20, Cuomo’s lawyers filed a defamation lawsuit against one of the women accusing him of sexual harassment. Charlotte Bennett sued Cuomo in New York’s federal court… -
Driver kills at least 2 in car attack at German Christmas market
At least two people died Friday, Dec. 20, after a driver plowed a car into a Christmas market in Germany. The attack wounded at least 60 others. Authorities said they believed the attack was deliberate and identified the two people who died as an adult and a toddler. They added that 15 people suffered serious… -
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott unveils billboard campaign to deter migrants
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has launched a billboard campaign to deter migrants from crossing the border from Mexico into Texas. However, many of these billboards aren’t located in Texas, or even the U.S. “How much did you pay to have your daughter raped? Many girls are raped by the coyotes you hire,” one billboard states.… -
ICE deportations hit highest level since 2014: Report
As President-elect Donald Trump promises the largest mass deportation operation in the nation’s history, a new report by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shows that the number of deportations hit a decade-high. ICE deported 271,484 migrants in fiscal year 2024, which ended in September, according to the agency’s report released Thursday, Dec. 20. That… -
US presence in Syria grows amid search for missing American journalist
The U.S. military says a strike killed ISIS leader Abu Yusif in Syria on Thursday, Dec. 19. It marks a significant step in America’s efforts to prevent ISIS from redeveloping after the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad nearly two weeks ago. The strike came the same day the Pentagon acknowledged the U.S. has roughly… -
House approves spending bill to avoid government shutdown
Democrats and Republicans in the House voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill to keep the government open until Friday, March 14. The bill passed just hours before the government was set to shut down. Notably, the bill –– known as a continuing resolution –– did not maintain the debt ceiling suspension, something President-elect Donald Trump… -
Government shutdown looms as House votes against latest funding bill
A government shutdown looms nearer after the House rejected a bill that would have kept it funded into March. And drones are now banned in parts of New York and New Jersey after a spate of mysterious sightings. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. House votes against latest… -
100,000 beds, more ICE agents needed for mass deportations: Homan
President-elect Donald Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, plan to launch what they call the largest deportation effort in U.S. history on the day of Trump’s inauguration. Homan said, “Day one, there will be ICE officers across the country. We’ll be out on the streets,” during an appearance on CNN’s The Source. Trump’s first…
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