Month: June 2023

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Barred from Running for Office for 8 Years

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s political career faced a major setback on Friday as Brazil’s federal electoral court (TSE) barred him from public office until 2030 over his challenge to last year’s election results. In a ruling Friday, the 68-year old conservative firebrand was convicted by the court for abuse of power and misuse of…


GOP Lawmaker’s Bill Aims to Combat Use of Personality Tests in College Admissions

Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) has taken a proactive stance on the issue of college admissions and transparency with the introduction of legislation meant to discourage racial profiling in college admission further. Steel spoke to the issue the day after the Supreme Court’s landmark affirmative action ruling that banned colleges from continuing to treat race as…


Prosecutors Urge Appeals Court to Uphold Ghislaine Maxwell’s Conviction

The U.S. government has urged an appeals court to uphold the conviction and 20-year prison sentence of Ghislaine Maxwell, the onetime girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, who was found guilty of helping the disgraced late billionaire financier sexually abuse teenage girls and women. In a filing with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan…


El Dorado County Group Mulls Secession from California

Frustrated by what they call a lack of representation, some residents of El Dorado County, east of Sacramento, are exploring a plan to split from the Golden State and form their own state. If enough residents support the idea, the Republic for El Dorado State group will take the matter directly to Congress, bypassing the…


FDA Approves First Cell Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes in the US

The first cellular therapy for type 1 diabetes, called Lantidra, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in the United States. This is potentially good news for the 1.9 million people in the United States living with type 1 diabetes. The FDA approved the drug on June 28, after two clinical…


5 Killed in Crash on 710 Freeway in Long Beach ID’d

A car crashed into an attenuator on the Long Beach 710 Freeway and burst into flames killing five on June 26. Authorities have now identified all five people who were killed. The crash was reported at 4:12 a.m. Monday on the northbound freeway at the transition to the eastbound Artesia 91 Freeway, according to the…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold, and Other Commodities (June 30)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose 78 cents to $70.64 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for August delivery rose 56 cents to $74.90 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for July delivery rose 2 cents $2.63 a gallon. July heating oil rose 3 cents to $2.45 a gallon. August natural gas rose 10 cents to…


No Skincare Challenge

What happens when an oily skin gal and a dry skin gal go about their days without applying skincare for a week? Will chaos ensue or will this be an opportunity for their skin to reset? Fel and Ro (and their poor skin) will be put to the test as they document their skincare-less experiences…


Activists Plan Student “Debt Strike” in Response to Supreme Court Decision

Students with up to $230,000 in student debt have decided that they are rich in political power. At a Zoom meeting hosted by the activist group the Debt Collective, student debtors entering the meeting announced on its chat how much money they owed in debt. Although the meeting numbered around 300 people at its biggest,…


1619 Project’s Reparation Math Curriculum Will Be Harmful: Author

The New York Times’s 1619 Project has added academic curriculum in areas of history, reading, and writing to its repertoire. Most recently, Reparations Math was added to the 1619 syllabus. Author Ian Rowe believes that teaching children this version of history and how the government owes them money is dangerous and detrimental to their taking responsibility…