By Matthew Vadum The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a state law requiring individuals to possess a permit to carry a handgun in public is constitutional and doesn’t contravene the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The ruling comes as President Joe Biden presses for a ban on so-called assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and for […]
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Top Cuomo Aide Melissa DeRosa Steps Down as Governor Resists Resignation Calls
By Zachary Stieber A top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned late Sunday. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve the people of New York for the last 10 years,” Melissa DeRosa said in a statement to news outlets. “Personally, the past two years have been emotionally and mentally trying. I am forever grateful for […]
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Albany County Sheriff Announces Criminal Investigation Into Governor Cuomo
By Nick Koutsobinas The Albany County Sheriff’s office announced during a Saturday press conference they had opened a criminal investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over misdemeanor charges relating to sexual harassment of a coworker. According to the New York attorney general report, the victim, “Executive Assistant #1,” filed the complaint Thursday at the […]
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Warden at Jail Holding Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell Charged With Murder
By Zachary Stieber A warden at a federal prison holding Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell was charged with murder this week. Antonia Ashford, 44, of Jackson, New Jersey, was charged with murder after allegedly killing her husband, Roderick Ashford, inside their home. Antonia Ashford was also charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Prosecutors in Ocean […]
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Senator Proposes Bill to Mandate Voter ID for States That Mandate Vaccine Passports
By Jack Phillips A Republican senator introduced a bill that mandates voter identification laws for states that mandate COVID-19 vaccine passports. So far, no state has mandated a vaccine passport-like system. New York City became the first city, however, to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination when entering businesses like restaurants, bars, gyms, and theaters. “If states that […]
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Texas Attorney General: Federal Government Can’t Order Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations
By Jack Phillips Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argued that he doesn’t believe the federal government can order mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations or mask-wearing. “I don’t think the federal government can order this, and so it’s going to be up to the states to decide what they’re going to do,” Paxton told Newsmax over the weekend, adding that […]
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Photographer Snaps Stormy Sublime Sunset—Over Land and Sea—at Carova Beach, NC
By EMP Inspired Staff A New York photographer recently captured a surreal stormy sunset during a trip to Carova Beach, North Carolina, which left him more than a little impressed. George Wang, who works at an engineering consulting company in the tri-state area, was on a drive with his friends when they noticed something unusual […]
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Trump Amends Big Tech Lawsuit as 65,000 Americans Submit Censorship Stories
By Tom Ozimek Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has amended his class action lawsuit against Big Tech to incorporate additional class representatives and more censorship stories provided by everyday Americans. According to the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), Trump’s July 7 lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, and Google is adding ”additional censorship experiences” from some of the nearly 65,000 people who […]
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Nearly 2 Million US Households Owe $15 Billion in Back Rent: Report
By GQ Pan An estimated 1.95 million U.S. renter households owed more than $15.3 billion in back rent when the federal eviction moratorium expired on July 31, according to a new report. The number of renter households in debt is expected to reach 2 million by December, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said in the July […]
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Combined Capital Gains Tax Rate in California to Hit 56.7 Percent Under Biden Plan
By The Center Square The combined state and federal capital gains tax rate in California would rise from the current 37.1 percent to 56.7 percent under President Biden’s American Families Plan, according to a new study from the Tax Foundation. That increase, which would include federal, state and local taxes on financial gains from the […]
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The International Spyware Scandal Runs Deeper Than Pegasus
By Ken Silva Much attention has been paid this week to bombshell allegations that Israeli-created spyware may have been used to target journalists, dissidents, and other enemies of the state—but the Pegasus scandal is a mere microcosm of the larger issue of governments using private companies for surveillance operations. On July 18, the Guardian and […]
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Cruz Leads 24 GOP Senators to File Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case Protecting Second Amendment
By Masooma Haq Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, led 24 other Republican senators to file an amicus brief, arguing that the New York state laws making it hard to carry a gun outside the home violate the Second Amendment. In regards to the New York State Rifle […]
