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☆ Fact Check-U.S. Supreme Court denied petition to hear case alleging fraudulent 2020 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The lawsuit was previously dismissed by a U.S. district court and an appellate court upheld the dismissal (see pages 3-4 in case). The headline came from a Jan. 6 article describing the Brunson case as one the SCOTUS would decide “whether or not the case will receive a hearing” (here). One Facebook user shared the headline on Jan. 10 and said, “Good news, the Supreme Court has chosen to docket the Brunson case. A spokesperson for the U.S. Supreme Court did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The U.S. Supreme Court is not currently considering Brunson’s case; the Court denied his petition for review of prior rulings on Jan. 9.

☆ Eric Adams Says New York City Must Brace for Potential Downturn
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Jimmy Vielkind | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

New York City Mayor Eric Adams prepared for a slowing economy by cutting vacant positions to balance a $102.7 billion budget for the coming year. Mr. Adams, a Democrat, said his fiscal plan would find savings without layoffs or further reductions to city services. A preliminary budget released Thursday wouldn’t raise taxes. It assumes property tax receipts—the city’s biggest revenue source—will increase around $600 million in the next fiscal year, which starts in July, and stay around $32 billion in the next four years.

☆ Gas Prices Fall Below Last Year’s Average
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Hardika Singh | David Uberti | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

When gasoline prices shot upward earlier this year, Mark Adams tapped the brakes on his hobby of exploring ghost towns and other historic sites across Oregon and sharing the imagery on YouTube. Now, he is back. A medical-device technician by day, Mr. Adams bought a more fuel-efficient car and has since watched his weekly gas bill fall from as high as $75 to about $30. It is enough of a difference that the 57-year-old has begun charting out which abandoned structures he is going to visit next.

The move was criticized by some mental health professionals who said the city should focus on long-term solutions and avoid treating people who refuse. New York Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Donna Lieberman also condemned the plan. New York City continues to contend with crime on public transit. Instead, he said, the city needs sustained engagement, housing, health care support and financial assistance for those in need. “In an ideal situation, you want mental health crisis teams to be the front line.

☆ January 6 hearing's Oath Keepers testimony revealed a dangerous pivot
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Jon Lewis | Jon Lewis Is A Research Fellow At The Program On Extremism At George Washington University | Where He Studies Domestic | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

): In a mixed verdict, a jury on Tuesday found Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs, another member of the far-right organization, guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with U.S. Capitol riot. Tuesday’s Jan. 6 committee hearing provided the most comprehensive roadmap to date of how domestic extremist groups, specifically the Oath Keepers, were mobilized to the U.S. Capitol. Testimony and private messages released by the committee have supported evidence presented during the ongoing prosecution of 32 members and affiliates of the Oath Keepers of their role in the insurrection. In D.C., Oath Keepers provided security for VIP’s and Rhodes gave a speech to the crowd calling on Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act to remain in power. The Oath Keepers certainly achieved the former, but the latter is a different story.

“In terms of thinking about what the mid- and long-term goals should be…the task force has been focused on facilitation networks, procurement networks, money-laundering networks,” he said. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | Risk and Compliance Journal Our Morning Risk Report features insights and news on governance, risk and compliance. Mr. Bonham-Carter worked primarily as a property manager for the Russian oligarch, according to the indictment. Bonham-Carter is a U.K. citizen, living in the U.K., arrested in the U.K.,” Mr. Adams said. In some cases, OFAC may not add companies that prosecutors deem are subject to the control of sanctioned oligarchs, he said.

☆ Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams says the 'Trump hangover' still impacts him and his family 'in significant ways'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Lacey Adams this past summer was diagnosed with melanoma, marking her third time battling skin cancer. Dr. Adams told The Post that the former president is "a force that really does take the air out of the room." "It was a lot harder than he thought to find a landing spot because of the Trump Effect," Lacey Adams told the newspaper. However, the former surgeon general affirmed that he was "not complaining," but wanted to provide "context" to the situation, according to the newspaper. They saw 'Trump's Surgeon General' and that caused people to discount, dismiss, or just distrust anything that I said in that space," he added.

☆ Most Americans want to 'age in place' at home. Here's how to plan your support systems
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Deborah Nason | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Retirement-focused financial advisors can help with both the financial and non-financial preparations to do so. "I saw my clients struggling [with this issue] and I wanted to help them think about the process of aging." Sandy Adams partner with the Center for Financial PlanningWhen should people start this kind of planning? "None of us knows when that event might happen that will cause us to suddenly need help." Black, CFP and partner at Bridgeworth Financial Management in Birmingham, Alabama.

☆ NBA roundup: Short-handed Warriors cap 0-5 trip
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Jusuf Nurkic recorded 14 points and eight rebounds, and Justise Winslow had 12 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Nic Claxton recorded 18 points and nine rebounds while Cam Thomas contributed 17 points and six assists off the bench. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 24 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. RJ Barrett finished with 22 points and nine rebounds while Cam Reddish added 11 points off the bench. Kelly Oubre Jr. led the Hornets with 17 points, while James Bouknight had a season-high 14 points.

A tent complex that New York City opened last week for up to 1,000 migrants is housing fewer than 50 people as the flow of publicly funded buses from border states to the north has slowed. Mayor Eric Adams ordered the relief center on Randalls Island to be built at a cost of $325,000 soon after he declared a state of emergency earlier this month. Mr. Adams said thousands of migrants arriving on buses chartered by the state of Texas and the city of El Paso were overwhelming New York’s social services.

☆ Mountain Girl’s heartbreaking memoir: An icon of the Sixties opens up about Jerry Garcia, Ken Kesey, and what the age of free love was really like
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( David Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

Now 76 and living in Oregon, Mountain Girl has gave us an exclusive look at her memoir. Altamont, the free concert that Mountain Girl and Jerry Garcia helped organized, was meant to revive the spirit of the Sixties. Today, 60 years since she took that ride with Neal Cassady, Mountain Girl is still forging her own path. Before I leave Kesey's farm, Mountain Girl and I walk outside to the old brown barn where Furthur now rests. But for Mountain Girl, it lives forever, an emblem of everything her generation believed in, and all that they achieved.

☆ How a remote lagoon and a 'secret weapon' allowed the US Navy to overwhelm Japanese forces during World War II
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In September 1944, the US Navy captured Ulithi Atoll and used it to support the Allied advance. US NavyService Squadron 10 oversaw the rearming, resupplying, and repairing of Navy ships and aircraft, and otherwise supported the war effort's logistical needs. In all, the unit had over 400 vessels, including repair ships, tankers, floating dry docks, crane ships, desalination ships, tugs, floating barracks, and floating workshops. US NavyBy the end of the war, Ulithi was the world's largest naval facility, hosting as many as 617 vessels. An airfield and a high school damaged by Typhoon Maysak on Falalop Island in Ulithi Atoll in December 2015.

☆ Man convicted of shooting 2 Indiana judges in street dispute outside White Castle
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

INDIANAPOLIS — A man who shot and wounded two southern Indiana judges outside an Indianapolis fast food restaurant in 2019 was convicted Wednesday on seven of eight felonies and one misdemeanor after a three-day trial. A jury convicted Brandon Kaiser of aggravated battery, multiple battery-related charges and carrying a handgun without a license. Clark County Circuit judges Brad Jacobs and Andrew Adams were shot during the early morning hours of May 1, 2019 in the parking lot of a downtown White Castle restaurant. The Indiana Commission of Judicial Qualifications filed disciplinary charges against the three judges involved. Jacobs and Bell were reinstated to the bench in December of that year after serving 30-day suspensions.

☆ New York City Will End Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate for Private Sector
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday he was ending the city’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for private-sector workers on Nov. 1, rolling back one of the last pandemic restrictions in the city as reported cases remain low. Mr. Adams said he was lifting the mandate to offer businesses more flexibility, but he was still encouraging workers to get vaccinated and boosted.

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