Giorno: 16 Giugno 2023

Top Rhode Island official out over work misconduct claims

A top Rhode Island official announced his resignation Thursday, closing part of an investigation into accusations of misconduct, including racially and ethnically charged remarks and requests for special treatment, during a business trip to Philadelphia earlier in the year. The investigation focused on the visit by David Patten to review a state contractor, Scout Ltd., […]

LGBTQ Activist Lawson to Newsmax: ‘Radical Activists Hijacked’ Movement

Clarkson Lawson, a LGBTQ activist, told Newsmax on Friday that his movement has been “highjacked” by “radicals” distracting from the focus of gay individuals living peacefully through tolerance with people of other views and lifestyles.

Judge blocks Indiana ban on hormone treatments, puberty blockers for minors

A federal judge issued an order Friday stopping an Indiana ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender minors from taking effect as scheduled July 1. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana sought the temporary injunction in its legal challenge of the Republican-backed law, which was enacted this spring amid a national push by […]

Serbia bucks US, EU; opens proceedings against arrested Kosovo police officers

Serbian prosecutors on Friday opened legal proceedings against three Kosovo police officers arrested earlier this week, defying U.S. and other demands for their immediate and unconditional release. Serbian officials have said the three Kosovo Albanians were arrested by Serbian security on Wednesday deep inside Serbia and close to the border with Kosovo, and that they […]

Martin Amis, Ian McEwan and Anna Wintour honoured in king’s birthday list

Read More Two giants of the literary world, the novelists Ian McEwan and the late Martin Amis, are recognised in the king’s first official birthday honours along with the fashion colossus Dame Anna Wintour. The Booker prize-winning McEwan, whose acclaimed titles include Amsterdam, On Chesil Beach and Atonement, becomes a companion of honour, the highest […]

Gay Milwaukee County supervisor claims he was accosted, punched in face at local mall

Milwaukee County’s first openly LGBTQ+ county supervisor says an assailant called him a gay slur and then punched him in the face this week at a suburban mall. WISCONSIN GOV. EVERS ‘JAZZED AS HELL’ AS STATE RAISES PRIDE FLAG IN FRONT OF CAPITOL Supervisor Peter Burgelis was struck in the face while inside a store […]

DOJ files motion to bar Trump from accessing classified documents without lawyer present

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a protective order to prevent former President Donald Trump from releasing classified documents that will be shared with his lawyers amid his Mar-a-Lago records indictment, The Hill reported. According to the motion, which was obtained by The Hill, the documents Trump has “include information pertaining to ongoing investigations.” The […]

IN OR OUT? New poll reveals where Republican voters stand in support of Trump after second indictment

Republicans are rallying behind former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, according to a new poll that reveals an increase in support among the GOP following his two indictments. After being indicted on charges related to alleged mishandling of classified documents, a Marist Poll survey found that 56% of Americans — the majority being Democrats […]

WATCH: Illegal fireworks warehouse explodes, incident caught on camera rocks neighborhood

An illegal fireworks warehouse in the Philippines exploded Thursday morning, sending powerful shockwaves that shook buildings in the surrounding area. The stockroom exploded at around 2:10 a.m., with some residents reporting that they saw electrical wiring outside the building spark against the concrete before the explosion occurred occurred, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported. Firefights reported […]

Lebanese man suspected of trafficking stolen antiquities faces Interpol warrant

Interpol has issued an international warrant for a Lebanese man suspected of trafficking stolen antiquities, weeks after he was questioned in Lebanon, judicial officials said Friday. The Red Notice was unsealed 10 months after a criminal court in New York issued an arrest warrant for Georges Lotfi, 82, charging him with criminal possession of stolen […]