Day: November 27, 2023

Puerto Rico’s opposition to hold gubernatorial primary as race heats up

7:59 pm November 27, 2023

One of Puerto Rico’s biggest political parties will hold a gubernatorial primary after Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz of the Popular Democratic Party announced his candidacy Monday. Ortiz will face Puerto Rico Sen. Juan Zaragoza, who previously served as the U.S. territory’s treasury secretary. PUERTO RICO ENLISTS TEXAS COMPANY TO BUILD SAN JUAN MEGA YACHT MARINA […]

Police in this blue state will continue enforcing ‘draconian’ handgun law ruled unconstitutional by court

7:56 pm November 27, 2023

Maryland State Police will continue enforcing the state’s handgun law for now, despite a federal appeals court ruling that the licensing requirement is unconstitutional. “At this time, the HQL law remains in effect and there are no immediate changes in the process to purchase a firearm in Maryland,” the department wrote in an agency-wide advisory […]

White House says 3 Palestinian students shot in Vermont should be ‘back in school… not in a hospital room’

7:18 pm November 27, 2023

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday that the three college students of Palestinian descent who were shot near the University of Vermont over the weekend “should be back in school with their classmates, not in a hospital room.” The statement came soon after suspect Jason Eaton, 48, appeared virtually in Chittenden County Superior […]

Black Americans should be treated like ‘swing voters’ as Biden struggles, pollster says

7:13 pm November 27, 2023

According to a Democratic Party pollster, Black voters should be treated like “swing voters” if Democrats are serious about helping President Biden win his 2024 re-election bid. “Black voters, while overwhelmingly Democratic, have priorities and issue awareness much closer to swing voters,” per a Semafor article that shared the conclusion from a Democratic Party polling […]

Pakistani army kills 8 militants in Afghan border raid

7:09 pm November 27, 2023

Pakistan’s military said its forces raided a militant hideout in a former stronghold of the local Taliban near the border with Afghanistan, triggering an intense shootout that killed eight militants. Elsewhere, a suicide bomber on Monday targeted a vehicle with security forces in the northwestern Bannu district, killing two civilians and wounding 10 others, including […]