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The Most Surprising New Gun Owners Are U.S. Liberals

Sep 20, 2024 by
WSJ

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Ghislaine Maxwell loses appeal over recruiting girls for Epstein

Sep 17, 2024 by
TheTimes.co.uk

Ex-girlfriend of the billionaire sex offender will continue her 20-year prison sentence after judges in New York rejected a claim of immunity
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Elon Musk calls Australian government 'fascists' over misinformation law

Sep 13, 2024 by
Reuters

Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, on Friday called Australia's centre-left government "fascists" over proposed legislation to slap fines on social media firms for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online.
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Australia social media ban for children to be introduced this year

Sep 10, 2024 by
ABC.net

Children aged up to 16 could be banned from social media, as the federal government promises legislation to impose a minimum age to use platforms like Facebook and Instagram by the end of this year.
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Georgia school shooting suspect on FBI radar since 2023 as possible threat after online remarks

Sep 06, 2024 by
FoxNews

The FBI has confirmed that the alleged shooter who killed two students and two teachers and wounded nine others at a Georgia high school Wednesday has been on its radar as a possible threat since last year.

➤ Georgia Swiftly Charges Father Of School Shooter With Murder, Manslaughter

➤ Mother of suspected gunman called Apalachee High School with warning before shooting, aunt says
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Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block X nationwide

Sep 03, 2024 by
ABCNews

A Brazilian Supreme Court panel on Monday unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X nationwide, according to the court’s website.
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Trump threatens to send Meta's Mark ‘Zuckerbucks’ to prison if reelected president

Aug 30, 2024 by
TheRegister

lorida Man Donald Trump has said that if elected President of the United States again, he will jail "election fraudsters" – with a direct warning to Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg. Or Zuckerbucks as Trump put it.
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Democrats Trying To Censor AI Created Memes Before Election

Aug 29, 2024 by
ZeroHedge

Ahead of the election in November, Democrats in the House are attempting to have the FEC issue rules to enable censorship of images created specifically by the Grok, the AI developed by Elon Musk’s X.
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Mexico freezes relations with US, Canadian embassies which criticized judicial reform

Aug 28, 2024 by
Reuters

MEXICO CITY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The Mexican government has paused its relationship with the U.S. and Canadian embassies in the country, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday, after their ambassadors criticized a proposed judicial reform that he backs.
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US judge strikes down Biden administration ban on worker 'noncompete' agreements

Aug 22, 2024 by
Reuters

A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday barred a U.S. Federal Trade Commission rule from taking effect that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers' rivals or launch competing businesses.
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Misogyny to be treated as extremism by UK government

Aug 19, 2024 by
BBC

Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, has ordered a review of the UK's counter-extremism strategy to determine how best to tackle threats posed by harmful ideologies.
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Kim Dotcom to be extradited from New Zealand after 12-year fight with US

Aug 16, 2024 by
Reuters

WELLINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Kim Dotcom, who is facing criminal charges relating to the defunct file-sharing website Megaupload, will be extradited to the United States from New Zealand, the New Zealand justice minister said on Thursday.
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FBI Raids NY Home Of Ex-UN Weapons Inspector & Anti-War Pundit Scott Ritter

Aug 08, 2024 by
ZeroHedge

On Wednesday the upstate New York home of Scott Ritter was raided by the FBI and state police. The FBI has since confirmed in a statement that this is part of an ongoing federal investigation into Ritter.
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Appeals court upholds Maryland’s ban on ‘excessively dangerous’ assault weapons

Aug 07, 2024 by
BaltimoreBanner

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Maryland’s ban on the sale and possession of military-style assault weapons in the state, raising the possibility of another Supreme Court showdown over gun laws.
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Federal Air Marshal Whistleblowers Report Tulsi Gabbard Actively Under Surveillance via Quiet Skies Program

Aug 06, 2024 by
UncoverDC

In an exclusive breaking story, several Federal Air Marshal whistleblowers have come forward with information showing that former U.S. Representative and Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is currently enrolled in the Quiet Skies program.
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Israel used dogs, waterboarding on Palestinian detainees from Gaza, UN report says

Jul 31, 2024 by
Reuters

GENEVA, July 31 (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinians have been forcibly removed from Gaza, sometimes from bomb shelters, and dragged into detention in Israel where some have been tortured and dozens have died, according to a U.N. human rights office report on Tuesday.
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US Still Won't Comply With Spanish Investigation Into CIA-Backed Operation That Targeted Assange

Jul 31, 2024 by
The Dissenter

The United States government notified a Spanish criminal court that it still will not comply with requests from Spanish investigators, who are trying to uncover details about an espionage operation that targeted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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Trump Classified Docs Case Dismissed, Judge Finds Special Counsel Appointment Unconstitutional

Jul 15, 2024 by
ZeroHedge

US District Court Judge Aileen Cannon has dismissed Donald Trump's classified documents case, ruling that the appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutional.
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US ban on at-home distilling is unconstitutional, Texas judge rules

Jul 12, 2024 by
Reuters

July 11 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a 156-year-old ban on at-home distilling is unconstitutional, siding with a group that advocates for legalizing the ability of people to produce spirits like whiskey and bourbon for their personal consumption.
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Bodyguard of Justice Sotomayor, Known for Criticizing the 2nd Amendment, Shoots Suspected Carjacker Near Her Residence

Jul 10, 2024 by
DailyBeast

Two deputy U.S. Marshals thought to be guarding Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s home in Washington, D.C. shot a suspected carjacker who pulled out a gun last week, officials said.
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California is set to track gun shop credit card sales as 17 other states pass laws that prohibit it

Jul 02, 2024 by
ABC7

California is set to track gun shop credit card sales as 17 other states pass laws that prohibit it