Around The Country
- Why Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis are debating each otherDeSantis and Newsom could do a live debate on Fox News later this fall. | Getty Images The thirst for attention is real. In what appears to be a blatant attention grab by both politicians, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have agreed to debate one another on live television this week.…
- Mother of Palestinian shot in Vermont say men were victims of a targeted hate crimeThe mother of one of the Palestinian college students shot on the street near the University of Vermont has no doubt that the men were targeted and says the shooting should absolutely be treated as a hate crime.
- Kentucky-born country star Tyler Childers to perform at Gov. Beshear’s inaugurationA country music star will perform at Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s second inauguration, while health care workers and public school educators will serve as grand marshals of the parade as details of the daylong ceremonies on Dec. 12 came into focus on Thursday. Other inaugural events in Kentucky’s capital city will include a breakfast reception,…
- Philadelphia City Council bans wearing ski masks in public – NBC 10 PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City Council bans wearing ski masks in public NBC 10 Philadelphia Philadelphia is poised to pass a ski mask ban, drawing support from police and criticism from the ACLU The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia City Council approves ski mask ban despite pleas from opponents WHYY Philadelphia City Council passes bill on wearing ski masks, balaclavas in public places WPVI-TV…
- Elon Musk’s attempt to silence his critics will be heard by one of America’s worst judgesElon Musk laughs during an in-conversation event with Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London on November 2, 2023, following the UK Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit. | Kirsty Wigglesworth/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Reed O’Connor is one of the most unapologetic Republican partisans in the entire federal judiciary. Twitter (the company that Elon Musk insists upon…
- Elon Musk has boosted the ‘pizzagate’ conspiracy theory five times in the last two weeksElon Musk continued to boost a debunked conspiracy theory Tuesday, posting and later deleting a meme on X that referred to a fringe, far-right claim that sought to connect members of the Democratic Party with child abuse.
- Veterans Affairs lawyer faces call to resign after mocking IsraelisA U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs attorney is under investigation after posting a video to social media, mocking Israelis as they plead for the return of their hostages taken by Hamas-led terrorists. Shekeba Morrad, an appellate attorney for the Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, posted a video in which…