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Dec 02 2019
News
Supreme Court appears unlikely to hand victory to gun rights backers in 2nd Amendment case
The Supreme Court seemed unlikely Monday to be heading for a major ruling on Second Amendment rights after hearing courtroom arguments in a dispute over a New York City gun restriction — a law no longer on the books.
Because New York repealed the law after the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, the city argued that the case should be dismissed as moot because there's nothing left to
NBC News DigitalMar 30 2021
News
Arkansas Senate OKs ban on treatments for transgender youth
The Arkansas Senate on Monday approved banning gender confirming treatments for minors, sending the governor a restriction on transgender youth that has been criticized by medical and child welfare groups.
The majority Republican Senate voted 28-7 in favor of the legislation. If the bill is enacted it would be the first prohibition of its kind in the country, opponents say. The bill
Associated PressJun 11 2021
News
At G-7 summit, Biden looks to reassert American leadership for a wary, weary West
Biden's election has seen "a dramatic shift in America's international image," Pew said, with public opinion rebounding in a dozen key countries since he became president.
The first foreign trip of Joe Biden's presidency will be far more than a few smiling photo ops and well-manicured communiqués.
Many see his attendance at the Group of Seven summit and then the NATO summit over
NBC News DigitalNov 22 2016
News
Trump, After Canceling, Will Now Attend Meeting at Times
A planned meeting on Tuesday between President-elect Donald J. Trump and The New York Times that appeared to have fallen through will take place after all, with Mr. Trump and staff members traveling to the paper’s offices at midday for a session with reporters, editors and the publisher.
New York Times (News)May 30 2021
Analysis
California has the most gun-control laws in US. Do they work?
California is by far the most regulated state in America when it comes to restricting the sale, use, and ownership of guns. Gun-control advocates call it the national leader, the “tip of the spear” setting the tone for other states, as Christian Heyne, vice president of policy at Brady, a gun-control advocacy group, puts it.
The Golden State also has had a series of high-profile public
Christian Science MonitorJul 01 2020
News
Coronavirus: What's behind alarming new US outbreaks?
As coronavirus outbreaks are slowly brought to heel in many places around the world, the US is among a handful of countries facing a surge of new infections.
More than two dozen states are now seeing increases in new cases over the last 14 days.
Of these, Texas, Florida, Arizona and California have emerged as the country's latest virus epicentres.
But while cases are
BBC NewsDec 26 2019
News
Dakota Access pipeline owners want to pump more oil through Illinois. Critics worry the move will increase the risk of leaks or a devastating spill.
Oil has been flowing through the Dakota Access pipeline across Illinois since the summer of 2017, traveling underground from the Mississippi River to a hub in a tiny central Illinois town.
Every day, an average of 560,000 barrels of oil flows through the pipeline.
Now the company that owns the pipeline, which begins in North Dakota, wants to nearly double the volume, pumping up
Chicago TribuneJul 01 2020
News
How Success Against the Coronavirus Turned to Crisis in California
For most of the spring, California was a coronavirus success story. Now, just weeks after it began to reopen, new cases of Covid-19 are exploding across America’s most populous state, and public officials are quickly retrenching.
On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a slew of new restrictions, including the mandatory closure of many bars and indoor restaurants, an effective
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 27 2020
News
Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic.
Acting with unity and resolve unseen since the 9/11 attacks,
Associated PressNov 27 2019
Opinion
Justice’s Rear Antitrust Window
Americans nowadays have a plethora of options to stream movies online, and many may not recall the last time they viewed a film in a theater. So credit to the Justice Department for getting with the digital times.
The Antitrust Division on Friday asked the U.S. Southern District Court of New York to terminate the 70-year-old Paramount consent decrees that restrict how films are
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)