Giorno: 19 Aprile 2023

‘Tennessee three’ to visit Biden at White House next week

Three Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion votes after participating in protests over last month’s school shooting in Nashville will visit the White House to meet with President Joe Biden on Monday. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced the visit on Wednesday. She said Biden was “proud” and “appreciative” to see the three state representatives calling for […]

Consumer Agency: 250,000 Consumers’ Data Breached

A former employee with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent data on 250,000 consumer accounts to a personal email account, the Wall Street Journal reports.

IG Probe Into Airman’s Unit Could Mean More Charges

An Air Force inspector general probe into Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira’s intelligence unit could lead to more charges, reports The Wall Street Journal.

Homeowner Who Shot Black Teen Pleads Not Guilty

Walking with a cane and speaking too quietly to be heard throughout a Liberty, Missouri, courtroom, 84-year-old Andrew Lester pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who mistakenly knocked on Lester’s front door looking for his younger…

Expelled Tenn. Lawmakers to Visit White House

The two Tennessee lawmakers who were expelled and then reinstated to the state Legislature for protesting on the House floor will visit the White House and meet with President Joe Biden, as will the legislator who survived an expulsion vote, The Hill reports.

Supreme Court Temporarily Extends Access to Abortion Pill

The Supreme Court has temporarily extended women’s access to an abortion pill until Friday while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect as a legal challenge to the medication’s FDA approval continues.In an order signed by Justice…

Netflix to End DVD-By-Mail Service

Netflix will discontinue its service of renting DVDs by mail, the company announced in an earnings report on Tuesday.

Generic Drugmaker Sues to Keep Abortion Pill on Market

GenBioPro Inc, maker of the only U.S. generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, on Wednesday filed a lawsuit seeking to ensure that it can continue selling its pill amid ongoing legal challenges.

Bulgaria becomes latest EU country to ban Ukrainian grain imports following protests from local farmers

Bulgaria on Wednesday became the latest European country to temporarily ban the import of Ukrainian grain and other agricultural produce following protests from local farmers, excluding goods in transit destined for export. The measure will be in place until the end of June. Officials said it will protect Bulgarian farmers’ competitiveness amid a market glut […]

Prime minister of Luxembourg stands up for LGBTQ rights in the EU, chastises Hungary

The gay prime minister of Luxembourg used the dais of the European Union’s parliament Wednesday to stand up for LGBTQ rights in the 27-nation bloc and to chastise member state Hungary, which wants to curtail discussions of homosexuality in schools and the media. “If there’s anyone in this house who thinks that you’ve become a […]