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- USA TODAY
'Rogue' gun dealers revealed: What to know as ATF names gun shops that flout federal laws
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives began listing names of gun shops that flouted federal laws.
- Business Insider
Ron DeSantis' plan to take control of Disney's land backfired spectacularly because of a loophole in the agreement that may reduce his appointees to powerless functionaries
The DeSantis-appointed board can't use the Disney name until 21 years after the death of the last surviving descendant of King Charles III.
- INSIDER
Viral TikTok shows firefighters trying to share safety tips with deaf seniors, who hilariously rejected all of the advice
The Jewish Deaf Association video has been viewed 1.9 million times, with people saying comedy writers couldn't have come up with anything funnier.
- Politico
Secret Pence ruling breaks new ground for vice presidency
For the first time in history, a federal judge ruled that vice presidents can benefit from a type of immunity typically provided to lawmakers.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Firefighters rescue 5 unconscious kids, mother from Fort Worth home after car left running
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- GOBankingRates
Social Security’s Latest Rule Could Mean Bigger Payments — If It Passes
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients might soon get bigger monthly payments if the Social Security Administration succeeds in pushing through a proposed change in how benefits are calculated....
- Business Insider
'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary says the demise of regional banks has begun after the US set a bad precedent in protecting 'incompetent' SVB management
O'Leary told CNN that he and others "do not want to pay for every idiot banker's mistake," after regulators seized Silicon Valley Bank.
- USA TODAY
Clash at House hearing: GOP claims social media censorship, Democrats want to strike testimony
The hearing was about a lawsuit Missouri and Louisiana filed accusing the White House and FBI of pressuring Facebook and Twitter to suppress posts.
- The News-Press
Pine Islanders still need permitting? What to know as operations transfer to Fort Myers
Here's what we know and what Pine Islander need to know as Lee County moves permitting operations from the city center to downtown Fort Myers.
- AP Finance
Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine
The Vatican on Thursday responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the theories backed by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property laws today. A Vatican statement said the papal bulls, or decrees, “did not adequately reflect the equal dignity and rights of Indigenous peoples” and have never been considered expressions of the Catholic faith. The statement, from the Vatican’s development and education offices, marked a historic recognition of the Vatican's own complicity in colonial-era abuses committed by European powers.
- Business Insider
GOP Sen. Mike Rounds suggests schools should use solar panel funding to beef up security since Congress has 'gone about as far as we're going to with gun control'
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- Rolling Stone
Lauren Boebert Obsesses Over Public Urination at Crime Hearing
The Colorado congresswoman repeatedly grilled a member of D.C.’s city council on the capital's public urination laws
- Fox News
Sen. Kennedy surprises Mayorkas by interrupting testimony for shoulder pat, handshake after tense exchange
Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was on the receiving end of a shoulder pat and firm handshake on Wednesday from Sen. John Kennedy after a tough exchange on assault weapons.
- KSAZ
Gov. Hobbs vetoes bill banning grocery taxes
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a food tax bill Tuesday that would have prevented cities and municipalities from taxing groceries.
- AP Finance
House GOP approves broad bill to 'unleash' American energy
House Republicans on Thursday approved a sprawling energy package that seeks to undo virtually all of President Joe Biden's agenda to address climate change. Four Democrats joined with all but one Republican to support the bill. Biden has threatened to veto the bill, saying it would replace “pro-consumer policies” adopted in the landmark climate law approved last year “with a thinly veiled license to pollute.'' The bill would roll back Democratic investments in clean energy and ”pad oil and gas company profits,'' the White House said.
- Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Cruz, Cornyn introduce legislation to name I-27 extension project
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- National Review
‘I’m Going to Have to Refer You to the IRS’: White House Remains Quiet on Surprise Visit to Taibbi’s House
The White House remained silent when asked during Wednesday's press briefing whether the unannounced Internal Revenue Service (IRS) visit to journalist Matt Taibbi's house was politically motivated.
- The Conversation
ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin: a king-size dilemma for South Africa
Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Vladimir Putin at the first Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia, in 2019. Photos: GCISThe International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an international arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes regarding the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. Such acts are war crimes under two articles of the Rome Statute, which established the court. ICC arrest warrants against sitting heads of state are rare. Putin faces a
- Statesman Journal
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signs bills aimed at state's housing, homelessness crisis
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed two bills into law aimed at addressing the state's ongoing housing and homelessness crisis in the state.