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In C.E.O. Murder Case, a Test of New York’s Antiterrorism Laws
The Manhattan district attorney has brought a terrorism charge against the man accused of killing a health insurance executive, arguing that he intended to “sow fear.”The New York Times - 4h -
Damar Hamlin-supported HEARTS Act signed into law, aims to improve access to resources for heart health
The law provides grants to schools for purchases including automated external defibrillators, CPR and AED trainingCBS Sports - 16h -
Striking students in Serbia tell chief prosecutor to 'fight for law and justice'
Serbia’s striking university students on Wednesday rallied outside the chief prosecutor’s office to demand justice over a concrete canopy collapse that killed 15 people last month in the country’s ...ABC News - 20h -
Biden signs 50 bills into law on Christmas Eve
Among the new laws signed by President Biden are Paris Hilton's bill to protect institutionalized teenagers and a bill to address hazing on college campuses.CBS News - 1d -
Israel Intercepts Houthi Missile and Threatens Militant Group’s Leaders
Israel said it had repelled an attack, which came hours after Israel’s defense minister vowed to “behead” the Yemeni group’s leadership.The New York Times - 1d -
Spreading Famine Threatens Hundreds of Thousands of Lives in Sudan, Panel Warns
Some 24.6 million people—half of Sudan’s population—are experiencing food insecurity, which cements its status as the world’s worst hunger hot spot.The Wall Street Journal - 1d -
House Ethics report finds 'substantial evidence' Gaetz violated statutory rape law
A House Ethics Committee report found "substantial evidence" that former Rep. Matt Gaetz had sex with a 17-year-old in 2017 in violation of Florida's statutory rape law.ABC News - 2d -
New report says Matt Gaetz may have violated laws on prostitution, statutory rape
The House Ethics Committee’s final report on its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., revealed he engaged in conduct that violates House Rules and some that are potentially criminal ...NBC News - 2d -
Bills' Hamlin-backed HEARTS Act signed into law
President Biden has signed into law a Damar Hamlin-backed bill that aims to improve access to resources for heart health. The Bills safety suffered a cardiac arrest in January 2023 and resumed ...ESPN - 12h -
The Order review – Jude Law does solid work in vehement account of white supremacists’ takedown
Nicholas Hoult plays a wannabe far-right martyr, and Law and Tye Sheridan the feds on his tail, in a well-cast if anticlimactic true-crime tale. Justin Kurzel directs a workmanlike true-crime ...The Guardian - 1d -
Trump threatens to take over Panama Canal
President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to take over the Panama Canal unless it cuts the price it charges for ships to pass through the key shipping lane. Trump is also again floating the idea ...CBS News - 1d -
Greenland and the Panama Canal aren't for sale. Why is Trump threatening to take them?
Trump's promises to use America's strength to its advantage helped propel him twice to the White House.BBC News - 1d -
Judge Strikes Down Portions of Arkansas Law That Threatened Librarians
Republicans passed the law in 2023, joining other conservative states and counties that have sought to restrict the availability of certain books.The New York Times - 1d -
Nay wa Mitego, the Tanzanian rapper who has been banned, jailed and threatened but says he won’t stop
Making hip-hop critical of the government has caused him trouble, but Nay insists his music is a force for change. Tanzanian rapper Nay wa Mitego detests the thought of the number of times he’s had ...The Guardian - 2d -
Key parts of Arkansas law allowing criminal charges vs. librarians struck down
A federal judge struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing "harmful" materials to minors.CBS News - 2d -
Have a bitcoin-obsessed brother-in-law? Here’s what to tell him this Christmas.
If you think booming bitcoin was the best investment of 2024, think again.MarketWatch - 2d -
The US town where it's the law to own a gun
Kennesaw, Georgia became the first American town to require people to own a gun in the 1980s.BBC News - 2d -
Trump threatens to take the Panama Canal
President-elect Donald Trump made comments threatening to take back the Panama Canal based on what he said were high costs that ships are encountering. CBS News' Cristian Benavides reports.CBS News - 2d -
Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal, picks Mark Burnett for special envoy to U.K.
President-elect Donald Trump, now a month away from returning to the White House, threatened to reclaim control of the Panama Canal as he spoke Sunday at Turning Point USA's America Fest in ...CBS News - 2d -
House Ethics report says Matt Gaetz may have violated state laws on prostitution, statutory rape
The House Ethics Committee released the report summarizing the investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who vacated his seat in November.NBC News - 2d -
Congress Delays Threatened DJI Drone Ban for a Year
The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act passed without an amendment effectively banning the China-made drones, but left a door open for a prohibition in 12 months.Inc. - 2d