During a field hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, a contingent of House Republicans weighed using the power of the purse to respond to alleged civil rights violations of Jan. 6 prisoners and defendants. The hearing, hosted in the Capitol Visitor Center and open to the public, focused on the investigations, prosecutions, and targeting of…
Contingent of Republicans Weigh Defunding DOJ Over Mistreatment of Jan. 6 Prisoners
June 14, 2023
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Texas Beaches Cleared After Inundated With Thousands of Dead Fish From ‘Fish Kill’
Several Texas beaches along the Gulf Coast are in clean-up mode after being inundated with thousands of dead fish, which had prompted wildlife officials to warn people against visiting over the weekend until the “fish kill” fallout subsides. On June 11, the Brazoria and Quintana County Parks departments used tractors with giant rakes to clear…
California Legislators Call on the EPA to Tighten Pollution Regulations Without Interfering With Controlled Wildfire Burns
June 14, 2023
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California legislators on Tuesday called for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement tighter regulations on air pollution without interfering with controlled wildfire burns, in a letter to EPA (pdf). Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was joined by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) to support the EPA’s proposed ambient air quality standard, which would lower the allowable…
Texas to Deploy Chain of Buoys Across Rio Grande to Deter Illegal Immigrant Crossings
June 14, 2023
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Texas will soon deploy a long chain of large buoys in the middle of the Rio Grande to deter illegal immigrants from crossing the southern border. Gov. Greg Abbott said the first 1,000-foot floating barrier would be placed in the river at one of the crossing hot spots near Eagle Pass in Maverick County. Eagle…
California High School Forced to Withdraw ‘Anti-Christian’ Material
June 14, 2023
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A California high school has backed down after parents and students demanded the removal of a controversial photograph described as an example of “anti-Christian bigotry” from one of its courses. Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California, included a photograph taken by Andres Serrano in 1987 in a theory of knowledge course that is required for…
South Carolina Prisoner Faces 2nd Life Sentence for Using a Cellphone to Arrange Killing
June 13, 2023
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—A South Carolina prisoner serving a life sentence for murder orchestrated killing a man he thought robbed a drug runner for a methamphetamine ring the inmate was running from behind bars, federal prosecutors said. Daniel Allen Shannon was sentenced to life in federal prison earlier this month for the killing, but the only way…
US Stocks End Higher as Inflation Data Cements Bets on Rate Hike Pause
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached their highest closes in 14 months on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting bets that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates on Wednesday. Nvidia jumped 3.9 percent, becoming the first chipmaker to end a trading session with a market capitalization above $1…
California Voters Say Economy Is Most Important Issue, Half Disapprove of Reparation Payments: Poll
June 13, 2023
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California voters say the economy is the most important issue facing the state and half of them don’t support paying reparations to black residents, according to a new poll by Emerson College Polling and Inside California Politics. The survey, released on June 12, asked registered voters questions on a variety of topics, including presidential candidates…
Miramar-Area Construction Mishap Causes Gas Leak, Water-Service Outage
June 13, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—An excavation machine tumbled into a trench June 13 at a work site on a Miramar-area street, knocking out water service to part of the neighborhood and causing a natural-gas leak that prompted some evacuations. The non-injury accident in the 8000 block of Miramar Road occurred shortly after 8 a.m., the San Diego Fire-Rescue…
Tenants Facing Mass Eviction Sue Property Owner in West Los Angeles
June 13, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The Barrington Plaza Tenants Association June 12 filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the mass eviction of tenants at the 712-unit, rent-controlled apartment complex in West Los Angeles. The suit follows an announcement by owners last month that the complex—which has been the scene of two fires over the past decade, including one that…
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