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Month: August 2024

Massachusetts strikes down a 67-year-old switchblade ban, cites landmark Supreme Court gun decision

Associated Press Residents of Massachusetts are now free to arm themselves with switchblades after a 67-year-old restriction was struck down in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 landmark decision on gun rights and the Second Amendment. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s decision Tuesday applied new guidance from what has come to be known

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Royals starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen heads to 15-day injured list with strained left hamstring

Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Royals starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen was placed on the 15-day injured list, one day after straining his left hamstring while covering first base against the Cleveland Guardians. Lorenzen, who was acquired in a July 29 trade with Texas, returned to Kansas City following the 6-1 victory at Progressive Field. The

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New US rules try to make it harder for criminals to launder money by paying cash for homes

Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — The Treasury Department has issued new regulations aimed at making it harder for criminals to launder money by paying cash for residential real estate. Under rules finalized Wednesday, investment advisors and real estate professionals will be required to report cash sales of residential real estate to legal entities,

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Estados Unidos reanudará un programa clave de inmigración para cubanos, haitianos, nicaragüenses y venezolanos

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) –El Gobierno de Joe Biden reanudará un programa clave de inmigración que se había detenido este verano por preocupaciones de fraude, dijo este jueves un portavoz del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, en inglés). “El DHS está reanudando la emisión de nuevas Autorizaciones Anticipadas de Viaje y monitoreará de cerca cómo funciona

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What a new indictment means for Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election interference case

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith is pressing forward with his 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump, with a new indictment that aims to salvage the prosecution after the Supreme Court slammed the door on the possibility of a trial before the November election. The new indictment, filed Tuesday in Washington,

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Biden administration may soon restart key immigration program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

By Priscilla Alvarez and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration may soon restart a key immigration program that had been paused this summer over concerns of fraud, according to a source familiar with the matter. The program allows migrants of certain nationalities to apply to legally migrate to the United States and has

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Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s various citizenships add to the mystery of his detention

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over more than a decade, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships. That’s only added to the mystery surrounding his detention in France. Those passports provided Pavel Durov protection after he created and ran Telegram as a self-proclaimed free-speech absolutist.

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