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Feb 15 2023
News
Campus Carry Bill Passes W.Va. House Judiciary Committee
CHARLESTON – A bill that would allow students and the public with valid concealed carry permits to have firearms on college campuses in West Virginia cleared another hurdle Wednesday as it gets closer to a vote before the full House of Delegates. The House Judiciary Committee recommended for passage a committee substitute for Senate Bill 10, the Campus Self-Defense Act, Wednesday afternoon,
The Intelligencer
Apr 03 2023
News
US Governor DeSantis eases restrictions to carry concealed guns
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill allowing gun owners in the state to carry concealed firearms without a permit, as state Republicans continue their push to roll back restrictions. DeSantis, a likely contender for the 2024 United States presidential elections, held a private signing ceremony for the bill on Monday. Starting July 1, the law will allow gun owners to carry weapons
Al Jazeera
Feb 06 2023
News
Tech Layoffs: Dell Cuts Over 6,000 Jobs Amid Chilled PC, Laptop Market
Dell, the landmark computer manufacturing company, will be cutting 6,650 employees, or 5% of its global workforce, according to an SEC filing.
The move is the latest example of tech companies making cuts to maneuver their way through an uncertain economic climate. Industry analysts at IDC reported global shipments of PCs down 28% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2022, a
International Business Times
Feb 28 2023
Analysis
Lawsuit Forces Los Angeles County To Remove 1.2 Million Ineligible Voters From Rolls
Los Angeles County, California confirmed it had removed 1.2 million ineligible voters from its rolls thanks to a settlement with the conservative advocacy group Judicial Watch, the group announced Friday. Judicial Watch filed the lawsuit in 2017 on behalf of itself and four registered voters in Los Angeles County. Election Integrity Project California, Inc., another public interest
The Federalist
May 29 2023
Analysis
What is in the US debt ceiling deal?
The bipartisan deal agreed by US president Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has one main purpose: to stop America from defaulting on its debt in early June, when the Treasury is projected to run out of cash to pay all its bills. Here are the key provisions of the fiscal pact as it heads to Congress for voting.
The legislation raises the US’s $31.4tn debt ceiling for
Financial Times
May 17 2023
Opinion
The Biden Family Business
On May 21, 2014, then–Vice President Joe Biden, in his role as Obama administration point-man for American policy with respect to several countries, including Romania, delivered a speech in Bucharest, admonishing the prime minister and other Romanian officials that “corruption is a cancer.” He warned that allowing public corruption to fester “can represent a clear and present danger not only
National Review (News)
Jan 30 2022
News
North Carolina court declines to toss out GOP-drawn House map
A North Carolina trial court dealt a setback to Democrats on Tuesday when it declined to strike down GOP-drawn congressional and legislative maps that had been challenged as illegal partisan gerrymanders.
The ruling is the latest in a flurry of litigation and court orders muddying North Carolina’s 2022 elections — and leaving its political future for the next decade in limbo. The
Politico
Apr 16 2021
News
Vernon Jones to challenge Kemp in Georgia
Former Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones will challenge Gov. Brian Kemp for the state’s top job in 2022.
Jones, a pro-Trump former Democrat, will be among those Republicans vying to unseat Kemp following an election cycle that was characterized by intense faceoffs between former President Donald Trump and Kemp.
“The time has come. Georgia is ready!” Jones wrote in a Thursday tweet
Washington Examiner
Apr 03 2023
News
China’s longest US ambassador vacancy provides latest sign of bleak relations
Beijing has been without an ambassador in Washington for more than three months, the longest period since US-China relations normalised in 1979, a situation that reflects the dismal state of the nations’ ties and potentially signals a serious rethink of how it engages with the US.
The last time the post remained empty for a lengthy period was in June 1995 when Beijing recalled its
South China Morning Post
Jan 14 2023
News
Value stocks still valuable after strong year
It was a long time coming for value stocks. The Russell 1000 Value index fell 10% in 2022 compared to a 19.4% drop for the S&P 500 and a 30% loss for the Russell 1000 Growth index. Yes, it was still a "down year" for value stocks, but it was also a banner year in relative terms. A peek at the updated Periodic Table of Investment Returns (also known as the Callan chart) reveals U.S. Large-
Star Tribune