Author: Conrad Hoyt
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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates spar over partisanship in tense race to control court
The two judges vying to be Wisconsin’s newest Supreme Court justice argued over who is more impartial during a heated debate on Wednesday evening. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Brad Schimel, a conservative, and Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford, a liberal, sparred on topics of abortion, crime, and partisanship. Hovering over the pivotal contest is the…
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Trump taps Stephen Miran to lead Council of Economic Advisers
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Treasury official Stephen Miran to be his chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. “I am pleased to announce that I will nominate Stephen Miran to be the Chairman of my Council of Economic Advisers,” Trump said in a Sunday statement. “Steve will work with the rest of my…
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Ilhan Omar braces for primary rematch after watching two ‘Squad’ allies fall
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is two days away from learning whether she has won the Democratic primary for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, essentially ensuring her path to reelection. Her challenger, a familiar foe in former…
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MIT students set up encampment to protest Israel and university’s ‘ties’ with IDF
Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have set up an encampment on campus to protest Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and the university’s relationship with the Israel Defense Forces. The group putting up tents on the school’s Kresge Lawn is calling the effort the Scientists Against Genocide Encampment, according to Francesca Riccio-Ackerman, a research…
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s home broken into with her inside
An intruder broke into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s home early Sunday morning, though it is unclear what the suspect’s motive was. Bass was inside her Getty House residence at the time of the crime, and it appears her family was too, as the mayor’s office said neither she nor her family were injured in…
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OJ Simpson’s brain being donated for science a ‘hard no,’ estate executor says
O.J. Simpson’s brain will not be donated for scientific efforts to study it for signs of CTE, according to the executor of his estate. CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is a brain disorder often caused by repeated head injuries. The disorder has been found in boxers and football players; Simpson was well-known for playing college football and then…
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Police officer hailed as ‘hero’ for stopping Sydney mass murderer and saving ‘many lives’
The police officer who fatally shot the Sydney mass murderer on Saturday in a busy shopping mall is being celebrated as a “hero” who saved “many lives.” Amy Scott arrived at the Australian mall alone and approached the suspect by herself, according to Sky News, coming face-to-face with him on the fifth floor of the…
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Michigan protesters yell ‘Death to America’ in raging rally held in Rashida Tlaib’s district
Demonstrators at an event held for International Quds Day shouted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” in Dearborn, Michigan, this weekend. International Quds Day is held to support Gaza and oppose Israel’s “occupation” of areas considered by the day’s demonstrators to be Palestinian territories. Dearborn, part of Michigan’s 12th Congressional District, is represented in…
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Johnson calls motion to vacate a ‘distraction’ from mission to ‘save the republic’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke out against “dissension” within the Republican Party on Sunday, saying the motion to vacate him from the speakership is a “distraction” from the most important thing the party is trying to do. “I don’t think it does,” Johnson told Fox News’s Trey Gowdy when asked how the motion helps…
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Former judge suggests Trump needs to be jailed if he breaks gag order: ‘Bring your toothbrush’
A former California judge is suggesting that the consequences need to be harsher for former President Donald Trump should he break a gag order he has been placed under, recommending he be put in jail. Former California Superior Court Judge LaDoris Cordell said, “There has to be an immediate consequence when he defies a court…