NEW YORK—A U.S. judge on Friday denied Sam Bankman-Fried’s push to get a law firm that advised his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange to hand over documents he says can help him beat fraud charges. The onetime billionaire, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing from FTX customers and lying to investors and lenders,…
Judge Denies NYC Request to Dismiss Orange County Migrant Lawsuit
June 23, 2023
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A state supreme court judge on June 21 denied a request from New York City and two hotels to dismiss the migrant lawsuit brought against them by Orange County. The judge also granted a preliminary injunction that bans the city from sending more migrants into the county until a legal resolution is reached. Orange County…
Australian State Premier Admits More Work to Do Selling Stadium Deal
Tasmania’s premier concedes he has work to do garnering community support for a $715 million (US$478 million) stadium, a condition of the state getting an Australian Football League (AFL) team. Jeremy Rockliff on June 23 appeared at a parliamentary inquiry examining planning behind the proposal for a 23,000-seat roofed stadium at Macquarie Point on Hobart’s…
EXCLUSIVE: Over 300 CAF Members Launch $500 Million Lawsuit Against Military for COVID Vaccine Mandates
Around 330 active or former members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) who say they were harmed by COVID-19 vaccine mandates have filed a class-action lawsuit against high-ranking members of the Canadian military, asking for some $500 million in damages. “The CAF shirked its own purpose and rushed an untested product onto its members, mislabeled…
Over Half of All Adults Arrested in San Diego in 2022 Tested Positive for Meth
June 23, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—More than half of all adults arrested in the San Diego region in 2022 tested positive for methamphetamine, according to a report released on June 23 by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). According to the findings, the positive rate of meth use in 2022 was 55 percent for female arrestees and 52…
Elderly Seal Beach Woman Says She Was Hypnotized by Scammer for Money
June 23, 2023
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A 96-year-old Seal Beach woman was scammed out of thousands of dollars—she believes by hypnosis—in one of the more recent online scams targeting the elderly. Seal Beach police, last week, warned of a “significant uptick in financial scams and fraud crimes, primarily targeted at our senior citizen population,” and the elderly woman was one of…
Research Finds Carbon Farming Helps Australian Drought Resilience
Each day, farmer Roger Sendall considers what impact his decisions will have on the environment. This ranges from minimising chemical use to determining where stock can graze on his 6,500-hectare operation in northwestern New South Wales (NSW). “It would be better if I didn’t have to spray but that’s the sacrifice I make to keep…
San Clemente Approves Program to Improve Roadway Safety
June 23, 2023
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A program to identify road improvements for traffic safety was approved by the San Clemente City Council June 6 and will qualify the city to apply for further state and federal grants to improve road infrastructure. “This is a program that a lot of cities are utilizing, and it helps us establish a baseline and…
Author Not Surprised About Controversy Over Former Alberta Chief Medical Officer Hinshaw
A man who co-authored a book on government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic said he is not surprised about the recent controversy over Dr. Deena Hinshaw in Alberta. Hinshaw was chief medical officer of health for the province through the pandemic, but was replaced in the fall of 2022, after Premier Danielle Smith came to…
Orange Unified Adopts ‘Parent Bill of Rights,’ Votes to Fly Governmental Flags Only
June 23, 2023
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The Orange Unified School Board adopted a “parent’s bill of rights,” which grants district parents and guardians the right to know what their children are being taught and the right to be heard by district leaders. At a special June 20 board meeting, trustees unanimously approved the resolution—though Trustees Andrea Yamasaki and Kris Erickson criticized…
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