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Month: January 2024

New TN bill would ban emotional support dogs from restaurants, grocery stores

By Michael Warrick Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — State lawmakers will consider a bill that would prohibit emotional support animals (ESAs) from indoor restaurants and other food service establishments. The bill was filed for introduction Wednesday by Rep. Kirk Haston, R-Lobelville, and Sen. Page Walley, R-Savannah. It would prohibit

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A new immigration policy that avoids a dangerous journey is working. But border crossings continue

By GISELA SALOMON and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (AP) — Five years ago, Alexis Llanos and his family fled Venezuela for Colombia, escaping death threats and political persecution. The family then planned to make the dangerous and deadly journey north, through the Darien jungle leading through Panama, with hopes of eventually crossing

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Official suggests Polish president check social media security after odd tweet from private account

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s minister of digital affairs has suggested that President Andrzej Duda check the security of access to his social accounts after a bizarre tweet went out that was almost immediately removed. The tweet published Thursday on Duda’s private account said: “Tell him to ask his wife what ‘having balls’ means. She

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Companies pull ads from TV station after comments on tattooing and sending migrants to Auschwitz

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Commentators who joked on a Polish right-wing television station that migrants should be sent to Auschwitz or be tattooed or microchipped like dogs are facing widespread condemnation. Prosecutors are investigating the remarks, and some companies are pulling their advertising from the broadcaster. The comments were made

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Flowers are laid at the base of the spartan statue on the campus of Michigan State University as a tribute to the students killed and wounded in a shooting.

Nearly 300,000 lives could be saved in the next decade if states followed California’s example on gun laws, study says

By Emma Tucker and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 300,000 lives could be saved from the nation’s wave of gun violence over the next decade if every US state enacted gun control laws like those held by states such as California and New York, according to a new study announced Friday by a gun violence prevention non-profit group.

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Thousands of opposition activists languish in prison as Bangladesh gears up for national election

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press DHAKA (AP) — In the months leading to Bangladesh’s national election on Sunday, thousands of opposition supporters and politicians have been arrested. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party claims 10 of their members have died in police custody and another 20,000 have been arrested on what they say are trumped-up

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