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July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court's decision to strike down a regulation aimed at reining in privately made firearms known as "ghost guns" that are difficult for law enforcement to trace. The administration asked the justices to halt a Texas-based federal judge's nationwide ruling that invalidated a Justice Department restriction on the sale of ghost gun kits while it appeals to the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. The administration warned that allowing the judge's ruling to stand would enable an "irreversible flow of large numbers of untraceable ghost guns into our nation's communities." The rule clarified that ghost guns qualify as "firearms" under the federal Gun Control Act, requiring serial numbers and manufacturers be licensed. Several plaintiffs, including two gun owners and two gun rights advocacy groups, challenged the rule in federal court in Texas.

Persons: Samuel Alito, Alito, Joe Biden's, Sellers, Judge Reed O'Connor, Andrew Chung, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Supreme, Circuit, Appeals, Department, federal Gun Control, Thomson Locations: Texas, New Orleans, Texas . U.S, New York

The administration asked the justices to halt a Texas-based federal judge’s nationwide ruling that invalidated a Justice Department restriction on the sale of ghost gun kits while the administration appeals to the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. The rule clarified that ghost guns qualify as “firearms” under the federal Gun Control Act, requiring serial numbers and manufacturers be licensed. Several plaintiffs, including two gun owners and two gun rights advocacy groups challenged the rule in federal court in Texas. U.S. Judge Reed O’Connor on July 5 issued a nationwide order blocking the rule, finding that the administration exceeded its authority in adopting it. Reporting by Andrew Chung in New York and John Kruzel; Editing by Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Sellers, Judge Reed O’Connor, Andrew Chung, John Kruzel, Aurora Ellis Organizations: U.S, Supreme, Circuit, Appeals, Department, federal Gun Control, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, White House, Thomson Locations: Texas, New Orleans, Texas . U.S, ”, New York

☆ Tesla under investigation by California attorney general over Autopilot safety, marketing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk, Tesla boss, runs to a Tesla at the Tesla Gigafactory construction site. The California attorney general's office is investigating Tesla , seeking information from customers and former employees about Autopilot safety issues and false advertising complaints, CNBC has learned. Wester isn't the only Tesla customer to be contacted by analysts with the attorney general's office after voicing safety and related concerns. The person had previously voiced concerns about Autopilot and FSD safety issues at Tesla and publicly. While the company has previously identified "requests from the DOJ for documents related to Tesla's Autopilot and FSD features," Tesla has not disclosed that the California attorney general was investigating the company.

Persons: Elon, Tesla, Greg Wester, Wester, Rob Bonta's, Musk, It's Organizations: CNBC, Tesla, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, California, FSD, Consumer Sentinel Network, National, Traffic Safety Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, SEC, Department of Justice, The California Department of Motor Vehicles Locations: Grünheide, Berlin, California, U.S, Fremont, Austin , Texas, Palo Alto , California

Washington CNN —Special counsel Jack Smith’s office has asked former US officials about a February 2020 Oval Office meeting where then-President Donald Trump praised improvements to the security of US elections, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. Those details offer a stark contrast to the voter-fraud conspiracy theories Trump began spreading publicly just weeks later and continued to use to question the 2020 election results. Investigators seemed particularly interested in understanding Trump’s mindset about election security before he embarked on a monthslong campaign to cast doubt on elections, the source added. After losing the 2020 election, Trump repeatedly made false claims that contradicted what he was told at the White House briefing about the security of voting systems. The briefing grew tense when the topic turned to Moscow’s preference for Trump over Joe Biden in the 2020 election, the sources said.

Persons: Jack Smith’s, Donald Trump, Trump, Zach Gibson, Elie Honig, “, ” Honig, Jack Smith, ”, Claire Woodall, Scott Olson, Chris Krebs, Trump’s, Joe Biden, National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, Drew Angerer, Maguire Organizations: Washington CNN, White House, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, CNN, Trump, Oval, Bloomberg, Getty, White, DHS, National Intelligence, Capitol Locations: Washington , DC, Venezuela, Italy, Milwaukee, Trump

☆ Patrol dogs are terrorizing and mauling prisoners inside the United States
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Hannah Beckler | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +64 min

But prison patrol dogs aren't deployed for chases; they are used inside the prison walls. Tri-State Canines training facility, Warren, OhioVirginia Department of Corrections patrol dogs are typically Belgian Malinois, Czech shepherds, or German shepherds. Department patrol dogs are trained to bite once and hold to minimize flesh tears and lacerations. Patrol dog kennels, Virginia Department of CorrectionsThe patrol dog kennels are even smaller, at 6 feet by 10. A veterinary technician who treated patrol dogs at a clinic in Lebanon, Virginia, said she was told not to touch the patrol dogs in her care without their handler present.

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☆ AI talent is in high demand even at non-tech companies. And jobs are paying way over six figures — up to $300,000.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The law firm Husch Blackwell and insurer Travelers are among those seeking AI skills. The law firm Husch Blackwell has built a data science team, and is hiring an AI solutions strategist. For its AI role, Husch Blackwell has looked for trained lawyers who understand AI and large language models, and ideally also have some business consulting experience, said Blake Rooney, chief information officer at Husch Blackwell. The law firm Husch Blackwell has been looking to hire an AI solutions strategist as it expands its use of AI. The law firm already built a data science team over the past three years, and automated some routine tasks.

Persons: Husch Blackwell, Jane Street, Aaron Sines, Sines, There's, Alan Schnitzer, Alo, CoCounsel, Valerie McConnell, Blake Rooney, It's, Rooney, it's Organizations: Morning, Jane, Austin, Travelers, Interactive, LinkedIn Locations: New York

☆ Medicare is barred from paying for weight-loss drugs like Wegovy. Lawmakers just took the first step to change that.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Medicare is barred under a 2003 law from paying for weight-loss medications like Wegovy. Lawmakers on Thursday reintroduced a bill that would expand Medicare coverage to the drugs. A major roadblock has long stood in the way of older Americans getting treatments for obesity: Medicare. But US lawmakers on Thursday took steps to broaden access to weight-loss treatment for seniors. Medicare coverage might prod other health insurers to pay for weight-loss medications, as private health plans tend to follow Medicare's lead.

Persons: Democratic Sen, Tom Carper, Carper, Republican Sen, Bill Cassidy, Raul Ruiz, Brad Wenstrup, Eli Lilly's Mounjaro, Wegovy, Eli Lilly, clamor, Chris Gallagher Organizations: Medicare, Democratic, Republican, California Democrat, Lawmakers, Nordisk's Wegovy, Vanderbilt University, Novo Nordisk, Wall Street Journal, Obesity, Coalition Locations: California, Ohio

☆ Fact Check-Georgia mason-run missing kids program does not involve microchipping minors
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An initiative by freemasons called the Georgia Child Identification Program states it helps parents collect basic information about their children in an identification kit in case they were to go missing. There is no evidence the program, also known as GACHIP, involves inserting microchips in minors, contrary to social media posts. Similar masonic initiatives in Missouri and Ontario, in Canada, clarify their programs do not involve microchipping children (mochip.org/faq/), (www.masonichip.ca/newsList.php). (here)The Grand Lodge of Georgia and the GACHIP did not respond to a request for comment. A Georgia masons’ program called the Georgia Child Identification Program (GACHIP) helps parents put together an identification kit with basic information about their children.

Persons: Kit ”, Read Organizations: freemasons, Reuters, National Center for, of Locations: Georgia, Missouri, Ontario, Canada, of Georgia

☆ U.S. blacklists two firms that built Meta, iOS and Android spyware
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Commerce Department blacklisted two European cyber firms that build spyware software, the Commerce Department announced Tuesday, including technology hawked by both firms that was used to surveil Meta users and reportedly at least one Meta employee. The software exploited vulnerabilities in Android and iOS software and deployed hundreds of spoof Meta accounts to surveil activists, politicians and journalists around the world. Meta in December 2021 warned thousands of Facebook users that they'd been targeted by spyware-for-hire software, including Predator. The New York Times reported extensively on Intellexa's Predator product, and the company's efforts to sell it to a Ukrainian intelligence agency. Intellexa's Predator was also used by Greek intelligence to spy on a Meta trust and safety employee, the Times reported.

Persons: Gina Raimondo, —, Cytrox —, they'd, Tal Dilian, Intellexa, Biden, Trump Organizations: Commerce, The Commerce Department, Commerce Department, Industry, Security, Citizen Lab, Export, Meta, Facebook, Israel Defense Forces, The New York Times, Times, Huawei Locations: Davos, Switzerland, Greece, Ireland, Hungary, North Macedonia, Ukrainian

☆ Can a Poem Be Too Short? It Depends on the Poem, and the Reader.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Elisa Gabbert | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

I have a friend who says her favorite way to read poetry is in quotation, as isolated lines in paragraphs of prose, such as in this column. You can’t have a personal, favorite part, the way I have a favorite part of “Prufrock” (which changes over time). Some of what’s in “Little Poems” does have a one-and-done feel. Short poems can be facile because they are short — they’re not wasting much of your time, so get over it. It’s unsatisfying in the way of all short unsatisfying poems; the end of any poem is a reward, but bad short poems satisfy too soon.

Persons: Michael Hennessy, Julian the, John Keats, ” Ben Lerner, “ Prufrock, Shel Silverstein, Lawrence, Lawrence — Locations: Sappho, “, D.H

THL prevailed in an auction for the company over other private equity firms because its bid was favored by Standish's management, the sources said. The management team and other Standish employees, who collectively own 65% of the company, will retain a 45% stake, with THL holding the remainder, the sources added. London-based investment firm Vitruvian Partners, which first invested in Standish in 2020, is cashing out, the sources added. Private equity firms see fund administrators as attractive investments, given their predictable income streams and the ability to grow these companies through debt-fueled acquisitions. Its latest flagship private equity fund raised $5.6 billion from investors in 2021.

Persons: Thomas H, THL, Standish, Vitruvian, Robert Raynard, Mike Spector, David French, Himani Sarkar, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Lee Partners, Standish Management, Vitruvian Partners, Reuters, Blackstone Inc, TPG Inc, Thomson Locations: Standish, London, Boston , Massachusetts, United States, Europe, New York

☆ As student loan payments restart, can employers be a firewall for borrowers? Some groups hope so
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Kate_sept2004 | E+ | Getty Images17% of employers offer some kind of student loan aidFew employers offer student loan benefits, which can take many forms. Seventeen percent offer some type of student loan assistance, according to a 2021 survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. The most popular workplace programs don't offer direct relief for student loan payments. The expanded tax break for student loan payments is temporary, however. Starting in 2024, employers will also be allowed to pay a 401(k) match to borrowers making student loan payments, a provision enacted by a 2022 law known as Secure 2.0.

Persons: Will Hansen, We're, Derrick Johnson, Johnson, Luis Alvarez, SHRM, We've, Randi Weingarten, " Hansen Organizations: Research, of America, NAACP, Digitalvision, Getty, American Federation of Teachers Locations: Albuquerque , New Mexico, Washington, Orange County , Florida

☆ Saudi golf shot plays through CFIUS hazards
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Jennifer Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

U.S. congressional lawmakers scrutinized PGA Tour officials on Tuesday this week about the group’s tie-up with a rival golf tournament owned by Saudi Arabia. Enter the Saudis, who launched an upstart golf tournament last year, LIV Golf, that competed with the U.S.-based PGA Tour and its European counterpart DTP. There are worries that Saudi Arabia, a regime viewed as hostile to women and LGBTQ groups, would have significant sway over golf’s culture. LIV Golf is owned by Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund. Former AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson resigned from the PGA Tour policy board, the Washington Post reported on July 9.

Persons: State Condoleezza Rice, Darla Moore, Covid, LIV Golf, Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Yasir Al, Ed Herlihy, Wachtell, Lipton, Katz, hasn’t, Randall Stephenson, Jamal Khashoggi, ”, Richard Blumenthal, –, Sherrod Brown, Maxine Waters, Janet Yellen, LIV Golf’s, Joe Biden hasn't, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Khashoggi, Uncle Sam, Refinitiv, China’s ByteDance, LIV, Stephenson, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Sharon Lam Organizations: YORK, Reuters, Public Investment Fund, Augusta National Golf Club, State, U.S, PGA, LIV, Rosen, Breakingviews, Former AT, PGA Tour, Saudi, Department of Justice, Foreign Investment, U.S . Treasury, Saudi Arabian Crown, Walmart, Visa, Uber Technologies, Nation Entertainment, National Basketball League, Houston Rockets, People’s, NBA, backtrack, FIFA, Qatar, The Justice Department, Treasury, Committee, Homeland Security, Governmental Affairs, Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, T, Washington Post, Thomson Locations: Saudi Arabia, United States, American, U.S, South Carolina, Iran, China, Saudi, Hong Kong, People’s Republic, Beijing

☆ How Trump turned the ‘law and order party’ into an enemy of the FBI
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Trump has pleaded not guilty in the classified documents case and in another prosecution in New York related to a hush money payment to an adult film star. “President Trump endured an unprecedented raid at his home in Mar-a-Lago. (A special counsel is still investigating classified documents found in Biden’s possession, while the Justice Department closed a case on the possible mishandling of documents found at Pence’s Indiana home.) Ron DeSantis and other Republicans have promised a comprehensive gutting of the FBI, Justice Department and other government agencies in response to what they claim is a wholesale effort to stop Trump winning the 2024 election. Some independent investigations looking at the Trump era have found wrongdoing or mistakes in the FBI.

Persons: Donald Trump pulsated, Christopher Wray, –, Wray, Biden, that’s, Wray’s, James Comey, Hillary Clinton, ”, George W, Harriet Hageman, Liz Cheney, Cheney, Jerrold Nadler, Justice Department –, Trump, Hunter Biden, Wesley Hunt, Biden didn’t, Biden’s, ” Hunt, Mike Pence, “, ” Wray, Jim Jordan –, Trump –, ” Jordan, Ron DeSantis, Richard Nixon, Comey, Matt Gaetz, DeSantis, Chris Wray, There’ll, ” DeSantis, Trey Gowdy, J, Edgar Hoover –, John Durham, William Barr, ’, Barr, David Weiss –, “ Weiss, COWARD, Bill Barr, ” Trump, didn’t Organizations: CNN, Republican, Trump, Democrats, FBI, Judiciary, Bush’s, Department, Wyoming Rep, Rep, Justice Department, GOP, Biden, Texas Republican, Pence’s Indiana, The Biden, Florida Gov, Justice, White, NBC, Fox News, DOJ, Committee, Foreign Intelligence, Delaware US Locations: Wyoming, York, New York, Moscow, Florida, Mar, Pence’s, Delaware, Ohio, Rehoboth , Delaware, Trump, Russia, Ukraine, United States, Durham

☆ PGA official pledges golfers will be able to criticize Saudi Arabia if the tour merges with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A top PGA official said golfers would still be able to criticize Saudi Arabia if the tour merges with LIV Golf. Blumenthal also accused the PGA of selling out to the controversial Saudi league. Blumenthal pointed to the fact that initial agreement between the PGA and LIV Golf has a broad non-disparagement clause. Blumenthal cited this record in calling out the PGA for selling out for the LIV merger. He and PGA Tour member Jimmy Dunne, who helped broker an initial agreement with LIV Golf, also repeatedly stressed that the PGA felt it had little choice but to try to find as peace with LIV.

Persons: LIV Golf, Democratic Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Blumenthal, Ron Price, Price, Sen, LIV, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Jamal Khashoggi, Khashoggi, Jimmy Dunne, Ron Johnson, Johnson Organizations: Democratic, Saudi, Service, PGA, Connecticut Democrat, Public Investment Fund, FIFA, Amnesty, MBS, Washington, Wilson, Republican Locations: Saudi Arabia, Wall, Silicon, of Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Qatar

☆ The ACLU settled a 'landmark' lawsuit with the largest jail system in the country, setting a precedent for future prison reform
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Her son was being held in the Inmate Reception Center, a male-designated intake and release facility for incarcerated individuals. After making an arrest, the Inmate Reception Center is the first place police take someone before they are assigned to another county jail. While policymakers in other jurisdictions have successfully implemented decarceration strategies to limit jail populations, Los Angeles County is home to the largest jail system in the United States. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department did not comment on specific allegations of mistreatment. "Because only by addressing the root overcrowding cause can they break the cycle of horrific conditions in the Inmate Reception Center."

Persons: Corene Kendrick, Kendrick, Vera Institute of Justice —, United States —, Melissa Camacho, Camacho, Rutherford, — Dennis Rutherford — Organizations: ACLU, Service, Prison, LA County Sheriff's Department, Vera Institute of Justice, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Los, Southern California, Los Angeles County Sheriff, Southern, Angeles Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles, Supervisors, Sheriff's Department Locations: Los Angeles, Wall, Silicon, Southern California, Los Angeles County, United States, Kendrick, The

☆ Meta could become even more dominant in social media with Threads
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Washington CNN —In less than 48 hours, Meta’s Twitter rival Threads has surpassed 70 million sign-ups, upended the social media landscape and appears to have rattled Twitter enough that it is now threatening legal action against Meta. By promoting Threads through Instagram, and by sharing Instagram user data with Threads to let people instantly recreate their social networks, Meta has significantly greased the onboarding process. The issue isn’t limited to the realm of social media. Rather than viewing it through the lens of a social media market, one helpful way to look at the issue is from the perspective of the advertising market, he said. That could lead to further antitrust scrutiny for Meta even if the question about competition in social media is ambiguous.

Persons: Elon, Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, ”, Instagram, Musk, ” Reddit, Alexis Ohanian, Ohanian, Agustin Reyna, Reyna, Adam Mosseri, Geoffrey Manne, ” Manne, Zuckerberg, Manne, Jeff Blattner, Mosseri, Charlotte Slaiman, “ Organizations: Washington CNN, Meta, Twitter, EU, Google, Center for Law Locations: Europe, Brussels, Portland , Oregon, Washington

☆ Nigeria's cost-of-living crisis is getting worse daily after an 'abrupt' fuel hike
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“The hike in fuel price has caused a scarcity of passengers,” Hanwa, 50, added. “Before the hike in fuel price, Abuja to Kano was 5,500 ($7.26) but is now 8,500 ($11.22),” he said. Successive governments had carried on with fuel subsidy since its introduction in the 1970s but had also mooted deregulating the country’s oil sector. Along with soaring transport fares, food prices and costs for other essentials have skyrocketed across the country. Economist Bismarck Rewane agrees that halting fuel subsidy “makes economic sense,” but mentions that the saved proceeds from the scheme must be ploughed back into bettering the lives of Nigerians.

Persons: Hanwa, ”, ” Hanwa, Jume Hanwa, Nimi Princewill, Bola Tinubu, Tinubu, Usman Imam, “, Sam Amadi, ” Amadi, ” Fabian Grace, Grace, who’s, Fabian Grace, ” Grace, “ I’ve, I’m, Bismarck Rewane, ” Rewane Organizations: Nigeria CNN —, CNN, CNN Transport, National Petroleum Corporation, ” Travelers, Usman, Abuja School of Social Locations: Abuja, Nigeria, Nigeria’s, Nimi, Kano, Africa’s, Maraba, Nasarawa State, Edo State

CNN —Nearly a month after Donald Trump and his aide were indicted in federal court, Walt Nauta is set to appear before a judge in Florida to say he is not guilty. Nauta served as a military valet in the White House under then-President Trump and traveled to Florida with Trump when he left office, eventually taking on the role of his personal aide. But the aide didn’t have a lawyer in Florida who could assist with his representation, delaying his initial plea. But the unprecedented nature of Trump and Nauta’s case, as Trump runs again for the White House, makes timing even more crucial with primary voting for the 2024 GOP nomination beginning early next year. Judge Aileen Cannon, the federal district judge overseeing the case in South Florida, initially set an August trial date, but prosecutors have already asked to begin the trial in December.

Persons: Donald Trump, Walt Nauta, Trump, Nauta, didn’t, Nauta’s, Stanley Woodward, who’ve, ” Timothy Parlatore, CNN’s Paula Reid, ”, “, Walt, Woodward, Aileen Cannon Organizations: CNN, Navy, House, Trump, White Locations: Florida, Lago, Guam, Philadelphia, Miami, ”, South Florida

☆ 16 abused children freed in Philippines after man’s arrest in Sydney
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Teele Rebane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Sixteen children allegedly abused in the Philippines have been rescued after Australian police found sexually explicit material on the phone of a man arrested in Sydney. The investigation began in January when the Australian Border Force intercepted a Queensland man, 56, as he returned to Sydney from the Philippines, the statement said. After searching his phone, the ABF found child abuse material and messages detailing his intent to pay a facilitator who would enable him to sexually abuse children in the Philippines. The man was charged with three offenses including grooming and possession of child abuse material, which carry a potential maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. “We must collaborate with our international partners, such as the AFP, to arrest offenders and rescue child victims,” she said.

Persons: ”, Andrew Perkins, Portia Manalad Organizations: CNN, Philippine National Police, Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force, Philippine Department of Social Welfare, Development, Philippine National Police Women, Children Protection, AFP, Philippine Internet Locations: Philippines, Sydney, Metro Manila, Northern Philippines, Queensland, Manila, Philippine, Australia, United Kingdom, Netherlands

☆ Fact Check-The Guardian headline referring to France riots as ‘reparations’ is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The fabricated headline reads in full: “I fully support the looting in France by the disenfranchised black youth. In an email to Reuters, a spokesperson for The Guardian said the article in the image has “never been a published Guardian headline or story”. Reuters has previously debunked claims of other The Guardian headlines attributed to Dr. Mos-Shogbamimu (here), (here). Read more Reuters reporting about the riots in France in France here. The Guardian and Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu both say the headline is a fake.

Persons: Dr Shola Mos, Dr Mos, Shogbamimu, Dr, Mos, Read, Shola Mos Organizations: Guardian, Reuters, Twitter, The Guardian Locations: France

☆ He crushed the bar exam, but the legal profession remains disproportionately White
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Meron Moges-Gerbi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In most states you would have to get at least a 260 score on the bar exam to pass. This year the minimum passing score for the Maryland bar exam is 266, according to the National Conference of Bar Examiners. The LSAT costs more than $200 and the bar exam is close to $1,000. The non-profit also offers programs to introduce undergraduate and high school students to law school and other legal career opportunities. Those responsibilities can lead to less time to prepare for the bar exam, which is extremely important because the bar exam decides how well you are prepared for the exam and not how well you know the law, George said.

Persons: Matthew Graham, Thurgood Marshall, Marshall, Graham, ” Graham, Ciara Graham, Celine Graham, Genise Thomas, I’ve, Verna Williams, It’s, ” Williams, Williams, Angela Winfield, Winfield, “, ” Winfield, ” “, Erika George, ” George, George, Ciara, Celine, Matthew, Genise Thomas Graham, Black, doesn’t Organizations: CNN, Black, Alpha Phi Alpha, American, American Bar Association, National Conference of Bar, Maryland, Washington DC, “, The Law, Princeton, University of Utah’s, Quinney College of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law Locations: Baltimore , Maryland, Maryland

☆ Opinion: It’s time to bring these US military veterans home
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Opinion Saúl Ramírez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Bartolomé, a US military veteran, has spent the last 15 Fourth of July holidays in Mexico. “It’s a stab in the back.”Between 2013 and 2018, 250 US military veterans were placed in removal proceedings and 92 were deported. Unfortunately, an accurate count of deported veterans is nonexistent, because Immigration and Customs Enforcement does not keep a comprehensive record of removed US veterans. Veterans who did not receive a dishonorable discharge are entitled to a military burial in the United States. As a result, the urgency in addressing noncitizen military members’ precarious situation is particularly palpable now.

Persons: CNN —, he’s, Saúl Ramírez Christopher Smith Bartolomé, ” Bartolomé, ”, “, Joe Biden, Mark Takano, Sen, Alex Padilla, “ I’m, I’m, ‘ I’m, ’, Bartolomé, ‘ Don’t, they’ve Organizations: Harvard University, CNN, US Armed Forces, Pew Research Center, United States, Judiciary, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration, Immigration Services, Department of Defense, Immigration Systems, New, of State, Department of Justice, DHS, of Homeland Security, Committee, Veterans Affairs, Veterans, Los, Twitter, Facebook, Bartolomé Locations: Mexico, United States, Los Angeles

☆ Opinion: The myth of a colorblind France
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Opinion Keith Magee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Accusations of institutional or systemic racism fall on deaf ears. In reality, the myth of the colorblind French Republic amounts to the state-level gaslighting of ethnic minorities, and the nation’s victims of systemic racism know it. In reality, the myth of the colorblind French Republic amounts to the state-level gaslighting of ethnic minorities, and the nation’s victims of systemic racism know it. To see those values undermined by a failure to investigate and address systemic racism, leaving so many of its citizens feeling unprotected, alienated, and unseen by the state is not only sad, it’s inexcusable. We may never know for certain whether Nahel’s race was a factor in his killing.

Persons: Keith Magee, Keith Magee Arron, Emmanuel Macron, inexcusable, Nahel, Verts, Geen Party –, “ White, Rokhaya Diallo, BFMTV, George Floyd, Sabrina Sebaihi Organizations: Newcastle University, University College London Institute for Innovation, CNN, Sud Radio, Geen Party, French National Consultative, Human Rights, Reuters, Twitter Locations: Black Britain, Paris, France, Europe, Africa, Caribbean, Asia, United States, United Kingdom, French Republic, Nanterre, Republic –, Sebaihi

☆ Biden mocks Republicans for accepting pandemic relief funds while opposing student loan forgiveness: 'My program is too expensive?'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

President Joe Biden tore into Republicans for opposing his student loan forgiveness plan. The PPP loans were aimed at keeping business afloat during the pandemic by providing critical backstops to meet payroll and other limited needs. "College loan forgiveness benefits one person and undermines the basic principles of personal responsibility." The Sarasota Republican had over $2.7 million in forgiven PPP loans and interests for car dealerships connected to him. A spokesperson for the Oklahoman blasted Biden for suggesting there was something wrong with opposing student loan forgiveness in light of accepting PPP money.

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