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Feb 07 2024
Headline Roundup
US Drone Strike in Baghdad Kills High-Ranking Commander of Pro-Iran Group
A U.S. drone strike in Baghdad on Wednesday reportedly killed a militia commander involved in attacks on U.S. service members.
The Details: The drone strike killed Abu Baqir al-Saadi, a commander of Kataeb Hezbollah, an Iran-backed group operating in Iraq. An official statement by the U.S. military stated that al-Saadi was responsible for planning attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq.
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National Review (News) 
Mar 27 2023
News
Marjorie Taylor Greene blames Biden and other 'gun grabbers' for Nashville school shooting
In the immediate aftermath of a school shooting in Nashville that left at least seven people dead including three children, Marjorie Taylor Greene blamed Joe Biden, Democrats, and gun control advocates. The shooting happened at Covenant School, a Christian private school, The suspect, a 28-year-old Nashville woman, was fatally shot by police, . Greene blamed gun free school zone laws that
Raw Story
Jan 13 2023
Headline Roundup
US Will Hit Debt Limit Next Week, Treasury Secretary Warns Congress
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter to four congressional leaders on Friday, warning them that the government is expected to reach its debt limit on Thursday. Should this happen without the limit being raised, the Treasury Department will enact “extraordinary measures” to prevent a debt default.
For Context: The current debt limit is $31.4 trillion. The last time the debt
The Hill
Fox Business
Associated Press
Mar 27 2023
News
Idaho Governor Signs Legislation Banning Boys from Girls' Restrooms
Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) signed legislation Thursday that will ban boys who identify as girls from using girls’ restrooms in public schools. The bill will ban students in Idaho from using restrooms that do not correspond with their sex. Senate Bill 1100 takes effect on July 1st and will require public schools to provide sex-specific bathrooms, locker rooms, dressing areas, showers, and
Breitbart News
Jun 29 2023
News
Scot Peterson, officer who did not intervene during Parkland shooting, acquitted of all charges
Six jurors deliberated more than 19 hours over four days at the Broward County Courthouse after closing arguments ended Monday in the trial of Peterson, the first U.S. law enforcement officer tried in connection with a school shooting. Peterson, 60, was accused of failing to confront the Parkland gunman for roughly 45 minutes as the then-deadliest high school shooting in American history
Washington Post
Jun 29 2023
News
Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, concluding the first trial in U.S. history of a law enforcement officer for conduct during an on-campus shooting. Former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson wept as the verdicts were read. The jury had deliberated for
Washington Post
Jun 29 2023
News
Universities say Supreme Court's affirmative action ban should have no effect in Arizona
Thursday's landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina isn't expected to have any effect in Arizona, where voters already prohibited such policies. Driving the news: In a 6-3 vote led by the high court's conservative bloc, the justices ruled that the two universities' admissions policies, which gave
Axios
Jun 29 2023
News
Affirmative Action—But Only for the Military Academies
When Chief Justice John Roberts issued his decision to kill affirmative action, he added, in a footnote, a revealing caveat. Race-based considerations can no longer factor into college admissions—except at US military academies. The Supreme Court Has Killed Affirmative Action. Mediocre Whites Can Rest Easier. My Nation colleagues are better equipped than I am to examine Students for Fair
The Nation
Apr 16 2023
News
Scientists turn dead birds into drones, making ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ conspiracy into reality
Scientists at New Mexico Tech in Socorro, New Mexico have made "taxidermy bird drones," out of the corpses of dead birds, and Bird's Aren't Real, a group who have promoted the idea that the US government had replaced millions of birds with drones to spy on the civilian population, took to Twitter to write, "and they called us conspiracy theorists." On Saturday, Bird's Aren't Real tweeted "you
The Post Millennial
Jun 29 2023
News
Afternoon Briefing: Illinois officials condemn Supreme Court affirmative action decision
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that affirmative action programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional, forcing universities and colleges nationwide to adjust admission policies. In Illinois and Chicago, officials were quick to condemn the decision. Here's what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit
Chicago Tribune