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Colorado Signs 'Red Flag' Bill Giving Judges Power to Remove Guns From High-Risk Owners
Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a “red flag” gun bill into law, giving judges the power to temporarily take guns from people thought to be at high risk of harming themselves or others, according to The Hill. Following months of debate, the bill finally got to his desk. While proponents say the law can prevent…
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Trump Refuses to Renominate Obama's Pick for U.N. Committee on Racism, Won't Name Replacement
With a legacy built on undoing progress at every turn, this latest move seems in line with Trump’s established pattern of behavior. Not that it makes it any less ridiculous. Following Trump’s decision to pull the country from the U.N.’s Human Rights Council last June over a so-called “anti-Israel bias,” Trump has burned another international…
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Details Emerge on Suspect in Attempted Homicide of 5-Year-Old in Mall of America
Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, 24, is being held at the Hennepin County Jail on an attempted homicide charge. Accused of throwing a five-year-old child from the third floor of Minnesota’s Mall of America, a fall of more than 40 feet. Police do not suspect any prior relationship between Aranda and the boy or their families. The…
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Breastfeeding Mother Hit with $115 Ticket for Breastfeeding in Midtown NYC Traffic
Guillermina Rodriguez, a mother of four, found space to pull over after it took her about an hour to get from 42nd to 30th street in midtown Manhattan. She had a crying three-week-old baby crying in the back seat. “Even though I saw it was a commercial area I’m like, ‘I’m not obstructing the traffic……
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Richard Neal Won't Back Down From Hunt for Trump's Tax Returns
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal won’t back down. He still wants to see six years of Donald Trump’s personal and business tax returns. He sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig saying as much. In Neal’s two-page letter, he explains his belief that his committee is within its rights to request Trump’s…
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Donald Trump Handed Rare Victory as 9th Circuit Rules in Favor of Returning Asylum Seekers to Mexico
According to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Trump Administration is allowed to continue sending asylum seekers back to Mexico. The ruling comes after an appeals court decision halted the practice, and days after a federal judge in California blocked the policy, dubbed the Migration Protection Protocols. In a two-paragraph ruling, the 9th Circuit…
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Who is Leaving Bowls of Mashed Potatoes around Jackson, Mississippi?
Jackson, Mississippi has a new villain. Lurking in the shadows until the optimal time to strike, this dastardly ne’er-do-well walks among Jacksonians without raising suspicion. Their reasons are unknown. They haven’t left demands. Do they peel the skin, or leave them on? Someone’s been leaving mashed potatoes around Jackson, Mississippi, and people don’t know how…
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New York Man Charged With Threatening to Kill Rep. Ilhan Omar
According to the Associated press, a man in western New York has been charged with threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar from Minnesota. Federal prosecutors announced Patrick Carlineo Jr. was arrested after making a threatening call to Omar’s Washington, D.C. office last month. Omar, among the first of two Muslim women to serve in…
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Memorial Service for Nipsey Hussle Will Not Be Ticketed Event, According to Karen Civil
While planning for Nipsey Hussle’s memorial service is underway, it will not be a ticketed event, according to Karen Civil. A TMZ report claimed the late Los Angeles rapper’s service would be held at the 21,000 seat Staples Center, as organizers expected the service to attract thousands. TMAZ claimed the tickets would be sold online…
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36-Year-Old Father Arrested for Allegedly Beating 5-Year-Old Daughter to Death for Not Doing Her Homework
36-year-old Brandon Reynolds, father of a 5-year-old daughter, was charged with child abuse, intentionally caused, resulting in the death of a child under 13. “This is definitely a heartbreaking tragedy and our officers and detectives are working diligently at this time to get justice for this little girl,” Albuquerque Police Chief Michael Geier said. According…
