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New conversion therapy ban drafted for Kansas City amid repeal backlashKansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas introduced a replacement for the city’s prior conversion therapy ban on Tuesday. Lucas and Councilman Johnathan Duncan developed a new ordinance with the LGBTQ… Read More
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Jury deadlocks on whether to punish pro-lifer for posting video at abortion clinic(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A California jury deadlocked on Thursday over a woman charged with crimes for posting a video criticizing an abortion clinic. Most jurors believed Anastasia Rogers… Read More
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Social media platforms face growing number of school-based plaintiffs alleging harm to studentsA Washington district has taken the next step in joining federal litigation against social media companies, accusing their platforms of causing harm to students. “Tacoma Public Schools could sue Meta, ByteDance and other major… Read More
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Bolton to plead guilty to mishandling classified documentsFormer U.N. Ambassador John Bolton has reportedly agreed to plead guilty to mishandling classified documents in a bid to avoid jail time. Bolton would also be subject to a $2.25… Read More
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Cities Church attorneys slam prosecutor’s decision not to charge Invaders: ‘The law will bend’(The Daily Signal) – The attorneys representing Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, condemned the local prosecutor’s decision not to press charges against agitators who invaded the church in the middle… Read More
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Christian ‘hate map’ survivors aren’t buying embattled group’s ‘poor victim’ plea as federal charges mountWhen now-convicted terrorist Floyd Corkins stormed a Christian conservative organization with a 9mm pistol, 50 rounds of ammunition and 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches he planned to shove in the faces of… Read More
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Former Iowa superintendent sentenced for immigration, firearm offensesThe former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district was sentenced Friday to two years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to falsely claiming to… Read More
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School district draws Title IX probe, accusations of boy in girls locker room(The Center Square) – Cabarrus County Schools in North Carolina is under federal investigation, accused of Title IX violations involving a boy watching girls change clothes in locker rooms. Kim… Read More
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Court clears way for Missouri income tax elimination vote in AugustMissouri voters are one step closer to deciding whether to eliminate the state’s individual income tax after a court rejected a legal challenge aimed at blocking the measure from the August ballot. Read More
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Florida sues Big Tech giant claiming it willingly hawked harmful product(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued OpenAI Monday alleging that the ChatGPT parent company put out a product that harmed users. The… Read More
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Court blocks Trump transgender military ban as driven by ‘animus’(The Daily Signal) – A split federal appeals panel ruled that War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s policy banning transgender military service is unconstitutional. The 2-1 ruling by the U.S. Court of… Read More
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Kansas City-area man receives 110-year sentence for child sex crimesA Kansas City-area man was sentenced Wednesday to 110 years in prison after a jury convicted him of sex crimes against multiple children. Billy Gene Burney III sexually assaulted three sisters between 2010 and… Read More
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Obama-nominated judge rules against Trump’s name on Kennedy Center, two-year closureA federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts remove President Donald Trump’s name from the building’s facade and blocked the planned… Read More
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Maryland decides it’s a great time to soften penalties amid youth crime crisis(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Maryland will now reduce penalties for many juvenile criminals despite the state reeling from disproportionately high youth crime. Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed the… Read More
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Game maker Roblox accused of operating an online ‘pedophile playground’Connecticut is leading an investigation into game company Roblox over allegations that the platform enables child predators and groomers to take advantage of users. Attorney General William Tong … Read More
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Freedom of speech restored in Kansas City as conversion therapy ban repealedKansas City, Missouri, has repealed its ban on “conversion therapy” – counseling that encourages a biblical view of sexuality and gender. The city had prohibited the therapy, also called… Read More
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Justice Department files antisemitism lawsuit against UCLAThe Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has sued the University of California, Los Angeles, alleging the school failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from… Read More
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Judge allows Trump election integrity order to stand as voter fraud cases mountA federal judge Thursday declined to block President Donald Trump’s executive order overhauling mail ballot procedures and requiring citizenship verification for voter rolls. The ruling delivers a setback to Democrats… Read More
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Biden sues DOJ to block release of audio files. Trump responds.(The Daily Signal) – Former President Joe Biden sued the Justice Department on Tuesday to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of an interview obtained by the special… Read More
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Thomas slams court for refusing to hear Florida’s case against California on illegal alien drivers(The Daily Signal) – When the Supreme Court refused to allow Florida to file a complaint against California and Washington for extending driver’s licenses to illegal aliens who cannot read English… Read More