Texas has expanded the scale of operations to transport illegal immigrants out of the state, adding two distressed border towns to the growing list of departure points for fleets of buses filled with illegal border-crossers. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday that he has directed the Texas Department of …
Read More »Trump Attorney: New York Attorney General Has No Case
A member of former President Donald Trump’s legal team said that New York Attorney General Letitia James doesn’t have a case as she pursues a civil lawsuit that alleges former commander-in-chief committed fraud. During a hearing at a New York state court last week, President Trump’s attorneys said that Ms. …
Read More »Ibram X. Kendi’s $43 Million ‘Antiracist’ Center Under Investigation Over Fund Mismanagement Complaints
Self-styled “antiracist” author Ibram X. Kendi’s multi-million-dollar think tank at Boston University has been placed under investigation over complaints about alleged financial mismanagement and toxic work culture. The Center for Antiracist Research (CAR), which raked in as much as $43 millions in grants and donations since its opening in 2020 …
Read More »Menendez Steps Down From Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Refuses to Resign Amid Bribery Charges
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said Friday he won’t resign from the Senate despite mounting calls from fellow Democrats for him to do so over an indictment on bribery charges. However, he has stepped aside from his leading role on the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. On Friday, amid mounting calls …
Read More »NASA Readies for Historic Arrival of First Samples Taken From an Asteroid While in Space
For the first time in its history, the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) prepares for the arrival of first samples of an asteroid collected in space. Nicknamed Osiris-Rex—the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer—is scheduled to complete its mission on Sunday morning (Sept. 24), bringing home a …
Read More »California Fully Bans Smoking in Hotels
California has taken another leap forward in efforts to ban indoor smoking, after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 626 into law earlier this month, which closes loopholes in the state’s existing law, from the 1990s, which allowed 20 percent of guestrooms in a hotel, motel, or other similar lodging …
Read More »Christian Bookstore on Army Base Faces Threat of Legal Action
A Christian bookstore at a military base in North Carolina is drawing controversy after an activist called for its removal, alleging its presence is a violation of the Constitution’s Establishment Clause, requiring a separation between church and state. The activist has vowed legal action if the base’s commanding general does …
Read More »California Adopts New Regulations to Address Home Insurance Crisis
Policy adaptations announced Sept. 21 by the California Department of Insurance aim to increase availability and bring insurers back to the state, following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order (pdf), issued the same day, requesting the department’s commissioner act to address the state’s insurance crisis. “It is critical that California’s insurance …
Read More »These Are the ’90s Supermodels Who Weren’t Featured in ‘The Super Models’ — but Should Have Been
There’s no denying that Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington are iconic supermodels. As stars of the new Apple TV+ docuseries The Super Models, the runway idols take viewers behind the scenes of what the industry was like in the 1990s for them — and while the four-episode documentary touches on other …
Read More »The ‘Super Models’ Dedicates Episode 2 to Tatjana Patitz: Here’s What You Need to Know About Her Legacy
Any mention of George Michael’s “Freedom! ‘90” music video would immediately conjure up a powerful image of Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and the late Tatjana Patitz, who died in January of metastatic breast cancer at 65. Alone, the models and their prowess commanded presence — but as a collective, their force was strong …
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