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Washington Senate approves housing bill to legalize duplexes, fourplexes

Fox News A key housing bill that would legalize duplexes and fourplexes in most neighborhoods in nearly every Washington city has been approved by the state Senate. House Bill 1110 passed on a 35-14 vote on Tuesday with about a half-dozen Republicans joining Democrats to pass it, The Seattle Times reported. The bill would override…

Juul to Pay $462 Million to Settle Underage Vaping Lawsuits

Wall Street Journal The e-cigarette maker’s latest settlement resolved nearly all pending litigation. https://www.wsj.com/articles/juul-to-pay-462-million-to-settle-underage-vaping-lawsuits-with-six-states-and-washington-d-c-fe3167fc

Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Meeting With Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal

Defense.gov Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at the Pentagon to discuss U.S. support for Ukraine in the face of continued Russian aggression. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3360135/readout-of-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iiis-meeting-with-ukrainian-prim/

U.S., U.K. Sanction Firms tied to Russian Oligarch Usmanov

Wall Street Journal The move is part of the ongoing effort to sever Russian economy from global trade and finance. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-u-k-sanction-firms-tied-to-russian-oligarch-alisher-usmanov-85cf0dc4

AOC blasted as a ‘total fraud’ after ‘accent’ video re-emerges online: ‘pander is on point’

Fox News “Squad” member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was blasted as a “total fraud” online after her infamous “accent” video re-emerged. Ocasio-Cortez caught flack in 2019 for appearing to use an “accent” at the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network convention that year. The democratic socialist congresswoman was responding to critics who pointed to her…

Saudi Push to Bring Syria Back to Arab Fold Faces Resistance

Wall Street Journal Some members of the Arab League want Syria’s leader to first engage with the political opposition in a way that would give all Syrians a voice. https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-push-to-bring-syria-back-to-arab-fold-faces-resistance-aa0b4e70

Walter Reed ‘cease and desist’ order for Catholic priests violates the First Amendment, GOP lawmakers say

Fox News EXCLUSIVE: Two dozen Republican lawmakers are demanding answers from the Pentagon after Walter Reed National Military Medical Center sent a “cease and desist” letter to Catholic priests to stop providing care during Holy Week, slamming the move as a violation of the First Amendment. 24 Republican members of Congress penned a letter to…

Asking $52 Million: A Boca Raton Estate With Two Swimming Pools

Wall Street Journal If the waterfront compound sells for its asking price, it will become the most expensive home to ever trade in the area. https://www.wsj.com/articles/asking-52-million-a-boca-raton-estate-with-two-swimming-pools-d27390a8

25 Questions to Ask Yourself About AI

Wall Street Journal ChatGPT and other forms of artificial intelligence raise all sorts of issues that we’re only beginning to address. There’s a lot to work out. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-questions-to-ask-yourself-e54d7c89

Bodega clerk Jose Alba to testify at House Judiciary field hearing on violent crime under NYC DA Alvin Bragg

Fox News A bodega clerk charged with murder for acting in self-defense will be one of the star witnesses at a House Judiciary Committee field hearing on victims violent crime, to be held in New York City next week. Jose Alba, an ex-bodega worker who was attacked behind the counter on July 1 by 35-year-old…