Day: April 21, 2023

Gov. Newsom directs National Guard to help combat San Francisco’s fentanyl crisis

11:54 pm April 21, 2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has directed the National Guard and California Highway Patrol to help combat San Francisco’s fentanyl trafficking crisis. On Friday, Newsom announced an effort to have both agencies assist local authorities to address the rise in fentanyl use. The agreement will focus on “dismantling fentanyl trafficking and disrupting the supply of the […]

Texas judge delays inmate’s execution as questions over evidence, testimony examined

11:50 pm April 21, 2023

A Texas judge has stopped next week’s scheduled execution of a death row inmate who has long said he’s innocent so there can be more time to review his claims that he was convicted more than 20 years ago with false testimony and questionable evidence. Ivan Cantu had been condemned for the fatal shooting of […]

Jailed Connecticut man’s death ruled drug withdrawal-induced cardiac arrest

11:48 pm April 21, 2023

The cause of death for a man who was found unresponsive in his Connecticut jail cell and died days later at a hospital was cardiac arrest caused by drug withdrawal, not an officer’s use of force, according to a state investigation’s findings released Friday. Autopsies determined that 37-year-old Joseph Torrice died July 18 of cardiac […]

There have been 1,080 attempts to punish scholars over the past 23 years: Report

11:09 pm April 21, 2023

A free-speech group found that there have been over 1000 attempts to punish scholars over the past 23 years. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education released a “Scholars Under Fire” report showing that there have been 1,080 attempts to punish scholars over the past 23 years. The annual number of attempts has gone up […]

Biden admin appears to give pass to Chinese-backed green energy plant

11:01 pm April 21, 2023

The Biden administration appears to have green-lit a project proposed by Chinese-controlled battery company Gotion to build a factory in the U.S. after a short review. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) — an interagency taskforce overseen by the Department of the Treasury and tasked with reviewing certain foreign investments that […]

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