A US federal judge in Maine granted a temporary injunction on Thursday to pause the implementation of a gun law that requires 72 hours to pass before the purchase of firearms can be completed. Judge Lance Walker of the US District Court for the District of Maine found that the plaintiffs carried their burden of [...]

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The US attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon, resigned Thursday in response to an order by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to drop a case against New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams. Sassoon spearheaded a corruption case against Adams, alleging a “straw donor scheme” where individuals connected to Adams donated to [...]

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Canada’s ambassador to France, Stéphane Dion, said Monday that he disapproved of US President Donald Trump’s interest in annexing Greenland, citing international law. Dion stated in a press conference in Paris that international law prohibits threats of invasion. He argued that such action contravenes the charter of the UN. Dion declined to answer whether the [...]

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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant. The order imposes significant sanctions on ICC officials and their immediate families. Such sanctions include the blocking of property and assets as well as suspension [...]

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West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey, joined by 21 other states, sued New York Thursday over a new law requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute some $75 billion to a fund to pay for damages caused by climate change. McCuskey stated that Congress has the power to regulate interstate commerce through the Commerce Clause, and [...]

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Thousands of Los Angeles protestors shut down portions of a major LA freeway Sunday to oppose President Donald J. Trump’s immigration executive orders. Protestors shut down major parts of the freeway at about 9 AM, which the police called a “non-permitted demonstration.” According to the LAPD, the protestors exited the freeway shortly before 4 PM. As [...]

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New York Attorney General Letitia James warned New York hospitals Monday that complying with President Trump’s executive order “protecting” individuals from gender-affirming care violates New York law. James reminded New York hospitals in a letter Monday that: Electing to refuse services to a class of individuals based on their protected status, such as withholding the [...]

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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced Thursday moves to accelerate the enactment of a law that would allow wiretapping of children under 15 to combat organized crime in the country.  The law would allow wiretapping for crimes that carry a prison sentence longer than four years, though a higher degree of suspicion would be used [...]

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Human Rights Watch urged Kazakhstan to implement the recommendations from member states at the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review on Thursday. With 103 state delegates, the UN Human Rights Council made 294 recommendations on a variety of topics. These human rights concerns include various basic human rights provided by the International Covenant on [...]

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US President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing the secretary of Defense and secretary of Homeland Security to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to full capacity. Trump ordered the expansion of the center to “provide additional detention space for high-priority criminal aliens unlawfully present in the United [...]

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