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Report on Clarence Thomas’ travel habits is ‘politics plain and simple’: expert

Fox News A report released last week accusing Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of improperly receiving lavish gifts from a wealthy friend is nothing more than a political hit job, one expert claimed. “This is just grasping at straws by the left that is desperate to tear down Justice Thomas because he now has a…

New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else on Earth

New York Times A dialect from the state’s earliest Spanish-speaking settlers has endured for over 400 years in the state’s remote mountain villages. But its time may be running out. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/us/new-mexico-spanish.html

US refugee orgs met with racism, sexism, verbal abuse from some Afghan evacuees: IG report

Fox News U.S. resettlement agencies involved in aiding approximately 72,000 Afghan evacuees brought to the U.S. in 2021 and 2022 experienced racism, sexism and verbal abuse from some of those evacuated, according to a State Department Inspector General report. The review by the IG looked into the resettlement of tens of thousands of evacuees who…

Soros-backed prosecutor mired in scandal facing new complaints of negligence, misconduct

Fox News The George Soros-bankrolled prosecutor in St. Louis who’s facing an effort by Missouri’s attorney general to compel her to resign for allegedly neglecting her duties is now being hit with new complaints of negligence and potential misconduct in doing her job. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner has a history riddled with allegations…

Philadelphia mayor candidate: ‘I would shut down Kensington,’ clear drugs and crime

Fox News As fentanyl and a tranquilizer ominously called the zombie drug ravage one of Philadelphia’s most notorious neighborhoods, mayoral candidate David Oh says the solution is straightforward: “I would shut down Kensington Avenue.” “Starting at one end of the street and arresting everyone who is breaking the law,” Oh said. That means everyone selling…

2024 Watch: Tim Scott taking next steps as GOP senator moves toward presidential campaign launch

Fox News Will Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina become the next high-profile Republican to launch a 2024 presidential campaign? Scott’s upcoming travel itinerary is surely sparking more speculation that the rising GOP star and the only Black Republican in the Senate is moving closer to declaring his candidacy. In the week ahead, the senator…

In big climate move, EPA set to unveil tough limits on auto emissions

Washington Post The EPA next week is expected to unveil a rule that would accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, by setting long-term restrictions on auto emissions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/09/epa-auto-emissions-rules-climate/

Abortion Pill Cases Appear Headed to the Supreme Court

New York Times One federal judge said the F.D.A.’s approval of the drug mifepristone was invalid, while another federal judge ordered the agency to keep the pill available. The legal fallout is just beginning. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/us/politics/abortion-pill-supreme-court.html

Progressive Chicago activists push for $1 billion in reparations

Fox News A group of University of Chicago students are continuing their campaign for their university to pay over $1 billion in reparations to Chicago’s South Side. University of Chicago Against Displacement (UCAD), an anti-gentrification student club, hosted an open house event on Thursday. “Come to our open house for some food, music, and good…

Washington state Senate passes bill banning production, sale, and importing of assault weapons

Fox News Lawmakers in Washington state have passed a bill that would prohibit the sale, manufacture and import of assault weapons in the state. “Both chambers of the Washington State Legislature have now approved a historic ban on the sale of assault weapons in Washington state,” Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said in a press…