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by ap215
Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Media
Replies: 207
Views: 59902

Re: Media

New York Governor signs new squatter law after 7 On Your Side Investigation NEW YORK (WABC) -- Governor Kathy Hochul signed a portion of the New York State budget Monday morning that will change the way tenants are defined in state law. Lawmakers say it will make it easier for police to intervene in...
by ap215
Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:24 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Hello
Replies: 340
Views: 393058

Re: Hello

Dominica High Court overturns ban on same-sex relations Dominica's High Court has overturned a ban on consensual same-sex relations in the Caribbean island nation. The court ruled parts of the law that criminalised same-sex activity went against the country's constitution. https://www.bbc.com/news/w...
by ap215
Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:26 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The Supreme Court Thread
Replies: 15
Views: 393

Re: The Supreme Court Thread

Supreme Court rejects challenge to vote-by-mail restrictions in Texas WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to voting rules in Texas that automatically let senior citizens − but not younger people − vote by mail. Mail-in balloting has become a partisan debate as Democrats cha...
by ap215
Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:23 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The Supreme Court Thread
Replies: 15
Views: 393

Re: The Supreme Court Thread

Supreme Court waves off Kari Lake lawsuit over electronic voting machines (CNN) — The Supreme Court brushed aside a lawsuit Monday from Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake challenging the use of electronic voting machines in Arizona. Lake, who filed the lawsuit during her failed campaign for gover...
by ap215
Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:21 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Storming The Capital 2: A Counter Storm is Coming
Replies: 1601
Views: 949445

Re: Storming The Capital 2: A Counter Storm is Coming

Jan. 6 rioter with 'I heart TRUMP' hat and a Confederate flag gets prison for assaults on officers WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 defendant who took a Confederate flag to the Capitol and wore an "I ❤️ TRUMP" beanie as he assaulted police officers with chemical spray, partially blinding two of them ...
by ap215
Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:20 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Labor/Economics
Replies: 1165
Views: 910169

Re: Labor/Economics

Consumers may soon get access to a share of $8.8 billion in Inflation Reduction Act home energy rebates Rebates tied to home energy efficiency and created by the Inflation Reduction Act may start flowing to many consumers within months. The federal government is issuing $8.8 billion for Home Energy ...
by ap215
Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Jets trade QB Zach Wilson to Broncos in exchange for late-round pick swap
Replies: 0
Views: 29

Jets trade QB Zach Wilson to Broncos in exchange for late-round pick swap

Jets trade QB Zach Wilson to Broncos in exchange for late-round pick swap Zach Wilson is headed to a new home out west. The New York Jets are trading the No. 2 overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a 2024 late-round pick swap, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and ...
by ap215
Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:50 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1555
Views: 826001

Re: Bye

Royal Couple Announces Divorce: "Thank You Very Much for Your Respect and Discretion." After 13 years of marriage, Prince Nikolaos and Princess Tatiana of Greece are getting divorced. The couple announced their separation on April 19, confirming the split on the website of the former royal...
by ap215
Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:44 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1759
Views: 766587

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Daniel C. Dennett: Tribute to A Philosophical Giant One of the most influential philosophers and cognitive scientists, Daniel C. Dennett, passed away this week. He was one of the first contemporary philosophers to take naturalism really seriously, i.e. the idea that philosophy and science should be ...
by ap215
Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:46 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1759
Views: 766587

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nea...
by ap215
Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1759
Views: 766587

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Meg Bennett, Soap Opera Actress and Writer, Dies at 75 Meg Bennett, the Daytime Emmy winner who did double duty as an actress and writer on the daytime soap operas The Young and the Restless, General Hospital and Santa Barbara, has died. She was 75. Bennett died April 11 after a battle with cancer, ...
by ap215
Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:24 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1759
Views: 766587

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Lourdes Portillo Dies: Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker And Activist Was 80 Lourdes Portillo, the Mexican-born, Chicana-identified filmmaker who crafted nuanced film and video works that center the emotions and circumstances of diverse Latinx experiences, died on Saturday, April 20 at her home in San Franc...
by ap215
Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:19 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1555
Views: 826001

Re: Bye

Japan-based sailor convicted of attempted espionage at court-martial in San Diego A sailor accused of giving classified information to an unidentified foreign government was convicted Friday during a general court-martial at Naval Station San Diego. Chief Petty Officer Bryce Pedicini, a fire control...
by ap215
Sun Apr 21, 2024 11:34 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Hamas fires 7000 rockets at Israel, starting major war
Replies: 609
Views: 957832

Re: Hamas fires 7000 rockets at Israel, starting major war

This is who's responsible for online threats hate etc on everything The GOP. Online threats against pro-Palestinian protesters rise in wake of Sen. Tom Cotton's comments about protests Online threats and hateful rhetoric against pro-Palestinian protesters have accelerated since Republican Sen. Tom C...
by ap215
Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:28 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1555
Views: 826001

Re: Bye

Residents push for renaming of Trump Plaza to disassociate from ex-president While Donald Trump endures the ignominy of being the first former US president to face criminal trial, there is further humiliation brewing, with a movement to strip the Trump name from a building in his home state. Residen...
by ap215
Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:26 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Mass Shootings/Gun Control Reform Thread
Replies: 1591
Views: 984423

Re: Mass Shootings/Gun Control Reform Thread

Brazil court says government must compensate victims of stray bullets in police raids SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state must compensate victims of stray bullets during military and law enforcement operations. The ruling means that the state is now civ...
by ap215
Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:49 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Tennessee VW voted UAW YES! by 3-1 margin.
Replies: 27
Views: 330

Re: Tennessee VW voted UAW YES! by 3-1 margin.

On the heels of historic Volkswagen union vote, Starbucks asks Supreme Court to curb labor's power WASHINGTON − On the heels of a landmark vote to unionize a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee, unions will face another battle next week when the Supreme Court hears arguments in a labor fight at Starbuck...
by ap215
Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:02 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1759
Views: 766587

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Stephanie Sparks, longtime host of Golf Channel's reality series 'Big Break,' dies at 50 Longtime Golf Channel “Big Break” host Stephanie Sparks has died at the age of 50. No cause of her April 13 death was listed in a story about Sparks' death on the NBC Sports website. https://www.usatoday.com/sto...
by ap215
Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:23 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 186
Views: 53074

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

MacCoy, Quillen, Grassett Seaford election winners SEAFORD – The City of Seaford will have two newly elected council members and a familiar face moving into the mayor’s seat. Current Councilman Matt MacCoy claimed the mayoral reins in Saturday’s election, outpolling Jose Santos, while Alan Quillen a...
by ap215
Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:02 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Hello
Replies: 340
Views: 393058

Re: Hello

NY lawmakers pass $237B budget addressing housing construction and migrants New York lawmakers passed a $237 billion state budget Saturday that includes plans to spur housing construction and combat unlicensed marijuana stores. The package also includes a raft of other measures ranging from expediti...
by ap215
Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:28 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1759
Views: 766587

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

David Pryor, Former Governor and Senator of Arkansas, Dies Aged 89 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the state’s most beloved political figures and remained active in public service in the state long after he left office, has died. He w...
by ap215
Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1759
Views: 766587

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Howie Schwab, longtime ESPN producer, star of trivia show, dies Howie Schwab, a longtime ESPN producer and star of the ESPN trivia show "Stump the Schwab," died Saturday at the age of 63, according to his family. Schwab joined ESPN in 1987 and worked for the company through 2013. Along wit...
by ap215
Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:21 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1759
Views: 766587

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Former Red Sox First Baseman Dave McCarty Dead at 54 a Week After 2004 World Series Reunion Dave McCarty, a former first baseman and outfielder for the Boston Red Sox who was a 2004 World Series champion, has died. He was 54. McCarty died on the morning of Friday, April 19 "due to a cardiac eve...
by ap215
Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:15 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: EARTH....
Replies: 1337
Views: 716926

Re: EARTH....

Look for shooting stars this weekend: Lyrid meteor shower will light up sky. What to know. There are all sorts of neat things going on in the sky, and there are different ways of seeing them. This week, there is a five-planet alignment happening but the other event occurring is what's called a Lyrid...
by ap215
Sat Apr 20, 2024 8:58 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: What’s going to happen to Trump Mon Mar 25 2024?
Replies: 195
Views: 2724

Re: What’s going to happen to Trump Mon Mar 25 2024?

Man Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Outside Trump Trial Aman who set himself on fire on Friday outside the courthouse where Donald Trump's hush money trial is taking place has died, police said. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) said the man, who was identified as Maxwell Azzarello from ...