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Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Immigration Case Brought by Texas, Louisiana

November 19, 2022
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Oral arguments are scheduled to be heard before the U.S. Supreme this month in a case brought by Texas and Louisiana over the Department of Homeland Security altering policy to prohibit certain violent criminal foreign nationals from being detained and deported and instead releasing them into the United States. Ahead of oral arguments, Louisiana Attorney…

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Solomon Islands Police Find 3 Bodies After Violent Protests

November 27, 2021
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CANBERRA, Australia—Solomon Islands police found three bodies in a burned-out building and arrested more than 100 people in this week’s violence sparked by concerns about the Pacific nation’s increasing links with China. Australian media reported the bodies were recovered late Friday after riots and protests subsided. No other details were given. Authorities imposed a curfew…

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Los Angeles Officers Face Increase in Violent Suspects: LAPD Report

October 27, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Five recent shootings by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers involved violent actions by armed suspects, a trend that the LAPD today characterized as being “consistent with the increase in violence we are experiencing in the city.” “The violent situations in these five [officer-involved shooting] incidents are unique given the number of hostage situations,”…

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Despite What Biden Says, Guns Factor in Only a Small Percentage of Violent Crimes

July 23, 2021
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In response to sharp increases in violent crime, President Biden stressed again last week that his administration is focused on “stemming the flow of firearms used to commit violent crimes.” But critics warn that this “guns first” approach ignores a basic fact—about 92% of violent crimes in America do not involve firearms. Although firearms were…

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