Category: State News

California Authorities Seize Lethal Amounts of Fentanyl, Other Drugs in San Francisco

June 15, 2023
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California authorities have seized highly lethal amounts of fentanyl in San Francisco, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on June 15. The California Highway Patrol said the amount of fentanyl seized in the past six weeks is enough to kill the city’s entire population nearly three times over. This fentanyl crisis update comes after the government launched a…

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California School Board Terminates Superintendent Amid LGBT, CRT Debates

June 15, 2023
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TEMECULA, Calif.—The Temecula Valley Unified school board terminated the district’s superintendent in a June 13 board meeting amid controversy surrounding the board majority’s crackdown on critical race theory and what they said was inappropriate content in curriculum. Board president Joseph Komrosky, and Trustees Jennifer Wiersma and Danny Gonzalez voted to terminate Superintendent Jodi McClay’s contract,…

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Georgia Attorney Wins Lawsuit Against Meta Platforms Over Banned Account

June 15, 2023
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A Georgia attorney has won a lawsuit against Facebook after the big tech giant shut down his account and banned him off the platform, alleging that he had violated its standards on child sexual exploitation. Jason Crawford in Hamilton, Georgia, told Fox 5 Atlanta that he had logged on to Facebook in August 2022 only…

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Greg Abbott Signs Bill Making Illegal Voting a Felony in Texas

June 15, 2023
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Voting illegally in Texas could carry a sentence of up to 20 years behind bars beginning Sept. 1, when a new law takes effect. Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law House Bill 1243, which increases the penalties for election fraud from a misdemeanor to a second-degree felony. It also makes attempting to vote illegally a…

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Grand Jury Indicts Daniel Penny in Death of New York City Subway Rider Jordan Neely

June 15, 2023
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NEW YORK—A grand jury has indicted a man who put an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal chokehold, prosecutors confirmed Thursday. Daniel Penny was initially charged with manslaughter last month in the May 1 death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man with a history of mental illness and criminal charges. A spokesperson…

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US Soldiers Pleads Guilty to Instructing ISIS to Ambush and Kill US Troops

June 15, 2023
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A U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty on Wednesday to teaching ISIS fighters to be better able to kill his fellow service members. 22-year-old Cole Bridges of Stow, Ohio, pled guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Bridges further pled guilty to attempting to murder U.S. military service members…

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US Soldier Pleads Guilty to Instructing ISIS to Ambush and Kill US Troops

June 15, 2023
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A U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty on Wednesday to teaching ISIS fighters to be better able to kill his fellow service members. 22-year-old Cole Bridges of Stow, Ohio, pled guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Bridges further pled guilty to attempting to murder U.S. military service members…

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Orange County Deputy Executive Harry Porr Resigns From MTA Board

June 15, 2023
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Orange County Deputy Executive Harry Porr resigned from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board in March after serving in the post for just under two years. Porr told The Epoch Times on June 14 that he had left the board to concentrate on county affairs. He was first appointed to the MTA board two years…

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Police Say 2 Men Fatally Shot After Road Rage Incident on Interstate 25 in Denver

June 15, 2023
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DENVER—Two men were fatally shot after a road rage incident involving two vehicles on Interstate 25 in Denver, police said. The men were riding together in the same vehicle on Tuesday, police said. They stopped their vehicle in the righthand lane near a busy interchange and the passenger got out and approached another car, which…

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Nevada’s GOP Governor Signs Bill Requiring Health Insurance to Cover Transgender Surgery

June 15, 2023
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Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican, signed a bill on June 12 requiring health insurance companies to cover transgender surgeries, defying the national trend of Republican governors who oppose the practice. In May, Oregon’s Democrat governor signed a virtually identical law requiring health insurance companies to cover all transgender surgeries. Lombardo’s signature on the Nevada…

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