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Police: Armed man arrested near Brett Kavanaugh’s home, threatened to kill SCOTUS justice
Police arrested an armed California man near Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home in Maryland, according to the Washington Post. People close to the investigation told the paper that the man wanted to kill the conservative justice. Authorities took the man, who is in his mid-20s, into custody around 1:50 a.m. Wednesday in Chevy Chase… -
San Francisco District Attorney Boudin loses recall election over violent crime
Voters in San Francisco decided to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin. According to the city’s elections website, the recall effort passed Tuesday night with just under 60% of the vote. “I just don’t think he’s the right fit for the city at this time,” San Francisco voter Matthew Balthazor said Tuesday. “So hopefully we’ll find… -
Axon pauses plan to make Taser-equipped drones amid resignations
Less than a week after announcing a plan to equip drones with its flagship product, Taser maker Axon said it is “pausing work on this project.” The plan was announced in response to last month’s shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Axon founder and CEO Rick Smith told The Associated Press he was… -
Catholic church attack kills dozens in otherwise peaceful part of Nigeria
According to a local lawmaker, at least 50 people including children were killed in a weekend attack on a Catholic church in Nigeria. On Monday, church officials and witnesses said attackers opened fire on worshippers inside the church while other gunmen waited outside to kill those who tried to flee. “It’s quite unbelievable that somebody… -
Poll: 24% of American respondents approve of political violence
A growing number of Americans approve of threats or even violence against political figures, according to a new poll. The Southern Poverty Law Center found as the country becomes more polarized the two major political parties see each other as an increasing threat to the future of the nation. The SPLC and Tulchin Research polled… -
ACLU demands Johnny Depp pay legal expenses after Heard verdict
Johnny Depp may have won his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, but the American Civil Liberties Union has gone to court to ask the actor to pay its legal fees. The organization is asking for $86,253.26 for expenses related to the trial which ended this week. The ACLU helped Heard write the op-ed that… -
Shifting demographics at the root of ‘great replacement’ theory
The gunman responsible for the mass shooting in a Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York, was reportedly motivated in part by the “great replacement” theory. He referenced the ideas that comprise the theory in a 180-page document he allegedly wrote before the attack. Mass shooters in El Paso, Texas and Christchurch, New Zealand also… -
Russian oil found in US as EU bans imports, OPEC+ considers suspension
Just two days after the European Union (EU) agreed to ban imports of Russian oil, The Wall Street Journal reported some fuels believed to be partially made from Russian crude are showing up in the United States. According to Wednesday’s report, the fuels ended up in New York and New Jersey last month. That would… -
Texas DPS: Uvalde school police chief not cooperating with investigation
A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said the department is running into an issue with its investigation into last week’s elementary school shooting: the Uvalde school police chief is not responding. DPS has said Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) Police Chief Pete Arredondo was the commander of the school shooting… -
Report: Extreme heat will challenge power grid, rolling blackouts likely
Extreme heat will threaten energy reliability in the midwest and western regions of the United States, according to a new report by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation. The report stated that temperatures in the summer of 2022 will be “above-average,” inciting people to turn up their air conditioners and place more demand on the… -
Ahead of unofficial start to summer, Delta announces 100 daily flight cuts
Just before Memorial Day weekend, Delta announced flight cuts that will last throughout a large chunk of the upcoming summer months. According to Thursday’s announcement, the cuts will primarily affect Delta’s U.S. and Latin America markets from July 1-Aug. 7. “We’ll reduce service by approximately 100 daily departures,” Delta said in the announcement. “This will… -
Texas police face scrutiny over apparent delay in stopping school shooter
In the hours after Texas police gave an updated timeline of this week’s elementary school mass shooting, public scrutiny grew over an apparent delay in stopping the shooter. The Texas Department of Public Safety held a news conference Friday to clarify the timeline, as well address the anger over the police response to the shooting.… -
China defends human rights record during historic UN commissioner visit
China defended its much-scrutinized human rights record during a video call with U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet. Bachelet is in the middle of a six-day visit to China. “Through long-term and persistent hard work, China has successfully embarked on a path of human rights development that conforms to the trend of the times and…
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