Law professor says Ted Cruz Texas voter ID law is racist in heated court exchange

[ad_1] Cruz had asked Franita Tolson, associate dean of faculty and university affairs and professor of law at the University of Southern California, if she found the laws on voter identification racist. After Tolson replied that it “depends”, Cruz specifically asked, “Which voter identification laws are racist? “Apologies Mr. Cruz, your state of Texas, maybe,” … Read more

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John Walsh criticizes Florida police investigation into Gabby Petito case: “It’s damn sad” – USA TODAY

[ad_1] John Walsh criticizes Florida police investigation into Gabby Petito case: “It’s damn sad”UNITED STATES TODAY Brian Laundrie quarreled at a Wyoming restaurant hours before Gabby Petito disappeared: eyewitnessesFox News Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito were involved in incident at a Wyoming restaurant in late August, witnesses sayCNN Speculation in the neighborhood rises as the … Read more

Lawmakers withdraw from classified Afghanistan briefing after unanswered questions

[ad_1] Republican and Democratic lawmakers became frustrated after officials from the State Department, the Pentagon, the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Security failed to answer their basic questions during the briefing for members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the sources told CNN. State Department officials – both … Read more

Alaska Governor Dunleavy Activates Statewide Crisis Care Standards to Help Hospitals Overwhelmed by COVID

[ad_1] An Anchorage Fire Department ambulance arrives at the entrance to the Emergency Department at Providence Alaska Medical Center on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. (Loren Holmes / ADN) Alaska Activates Statewide Crisis Care Standards, Employs Contracted Health Workers As Staff Shortages and Influx of COVID-19 Patients Make Normal Hospitals Operational Difficult . Gov. Mike Dunleavy … Read more

Tropical Depression 18 is forming in the Atlantic and could become Hurricane Sam this weekend, forecasters say – USA TODAY

[ad_1] Tropical Depression 18 is forming in the Atlantic and could become Hurricane Sam this weekend, forecasters sayUNITED STATES TODAY Tropical Depression Eighteen Plans to Become Hurricane Sam This Weekend in the Eastern Atlantic | The Weather Channel – Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.comThe weather channel Tropics update: tracking tropical storms Peter and … Read more

California first to set quota limits for retailers like Amazon

[ad_1] SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California on Wednesday became the first state to ban mega-retailers from firing warehouse workers for missing quotas that interfere with restroom and rest breaks under a new law signed by the Governor Gavin Newsom who moved from ordering Amazon to ship goods to consumers faster. The measure also prohibits Amazon, … Read more

Judge plans to re-sentence Scott Peterson to life this fall

[ad_1] Scott Peterson, who spent more than 15 years on death row in the 2002 murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son, will be sentenced to life in prison this fall, a judge said on Wednesday. Superior Court judge Anne-Christine Massullo said she wanted to convict Peterson in November before deciding whether he deserved … Read more