🏙 NY bail law fight emblematic of Democrats’ debate on crime
It’s hard to find anyone on board with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to toughen the state’s bail laws, two years after they were retooled to keep people from being jailed because they are poor.
New York changed its bail laws in response to public outcry over prisoners accused of minor crimes being held in jail for extended periods while awaiting trial because they couldn’t afford to pay bail.
The state’s answer was to eliminate cash bail for many nonviolent offenses, a reform that frustrated some law enforcement officials who warned that people released back to the streets would commit new crimes. But with violent crime up across America, crime rates have been an easy target and longstanding bogeyman for Republicans, who have wasted no opportunity to make it a campaign issue in races around the US.
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It’s hard to find anyone on board with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to toughen the state’s bail laws, two years after they were retooled to keep people from being jailed because they are poor.
New York changed its bail laws in response to public outcry over prisoners accused of minor crimes being held in jail for extended periods while awaiting trial because they couldn’t afford to pay bail.
The state’s answer was to eliminate cash bail for many nonviolent offenses, a reform that frustrated some law enforcement officials who warned that people released back to the streets would commit new crimes. But with violent crime up across America, crime rates have been an easy target and longstanding bogeyman for Republicans, who have wasted no opportunity to make it a campaign issue in races around the US.
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📕 Cuomo files suit against NY ethics board over book profits
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday filed a lawsuit against the state’s ethics commission, the latest move in an ongoing dispute over his earnings from a book about his efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cuomo accused the Joint Commission on Public Ethics of violating his constitutional rights and showing “extraordinary bias against him.”
In December, JCOPE ordered Cuomo to turn over money from his book “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Cuomo’s camp decried the order and promised a legal fight.
However, shortly thereafter, the state attorney general’s office issued a letter saying the commission had more steps to take before the office could get involved in trying to claim the money.
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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday filed a lawsuit against the state’s ethics commission, the latest move in an ongoing dispute over his earnings from a book about his efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cuomo accused the Joint Commission on Public Ethics of violating his constitutional rights and showing “extraordinary bias against him.”
In December, JCOPE ordered Cuomo to turn over money from his book “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Cuomo’s camp decried the order and promised a legal fight.
However, shortly thereafter, the state attorney general’s office issued a letter saying the commission had more steps to take before the office could get involved in trying to claim the money.
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🚫 Border asylum limits ending, but not Biden’s migrant woes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it would lift the asylum ban, known as Title 42, next month. The ban had become increasingly hard to justify as pandemic restrictions ended around the country.
By delaying the end of Title 42 for nearly two months, Biden appeared to be seeking a political balance between liberals who want the policy scrapped and moderates who have joined Republicans in supporting continued restrictions. He may end up satisfying neither. The expected influx of migrants could create a damaging political crisis for Biden with the November midterm elections approaching.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday that a long-term solution “can only come from comprehensive legislation that brings lasting reform to a fundamentally broken system.”
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it would lift the asylum ban, known as Title 42, next month. The ban had become increasingly hard to justify as pandemic restrictions ended around the country.
By delaying the end of Title 42 for nearly two months, Biden appeared to be seeking a political balance between liberals who want the policy scrapped and moderates who have joined Republicans in supporting continued restrictions. He may end up satisfying neither. The expected influx of migrants could create a damaging political crisis for Biden with the November midterm elections approaching.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday that a long-term solution “can only come from comprehensive legislation that brings lasting reform to a fundamentally broken system.”
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🏞 Tribes seek more inclusion, action from US officials
President Joe Biden issued a memo during his first month in office, reaffirming previous executive orders on tribal consultation and directing federal agencies to spell out how they’ll comply. That set in motion US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's efforts to give tribal leaders a direct line of communication to the Interior Department.
Haaland’s selection as the first Native American to serve in the position opened a door for tribes who pointed to a history fraught with broken promises. But frustrations persist among tribal leaders who say their conversations with the federal government have not resulted in action on the ground.
Under the US Constitution, treaties and statutes, the federal government must consult meaningfully and in good faith with Native American and Alaska Native tribes when making decisions or taking action that is expected to impact them.
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President Joe Biden issued a memo during his first month in office, reaffirming previous executive orders on tribal consultation and directing federal agencies to spell out how they’ll comply. That set in motion US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's efforts to give tribal leaders a direct line of communication to the Interior Department.
Haaland’s selection as the first Native American to serve in the position opened a door for tribes who pointed to a history fraught with broken promises. But frustrations persist among tribal leaders who say their conversations with the federal government have not resulted in action on the ground.
Under the US Constitution, treaties and statutes, the federal government must consult meaningfully and in good faith with Native American and Alaska Native tribes when making decisions or taking action that is expected to impact them.
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‼️Massive explosion rocks nightclub in Azerbaijan's Baku, fatalities unknown
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⚖️ Parkland shooter’s lawyers face tough task in jury selection
Attorneys for Parkland, Florida, school shooter Nikolas Cruz will have one goal when jury selection starts Monday: to identify candidates who might give Cruz the single vote he needs to get a life sentence instead of death for the 2018 murders of 17 students and staff members. The process will involve a lot of educated guesses.
Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty in October to 17 first-degree murders, 17 attempted murders and a jail assault, leaving the jury to decide only whether the former Stoneman Douglas student gets death or life without parole.
Catholic Church leaders, some Protestant denominations and Judaism’s major rabbinical organizations also oppose the death penalty on theological grounds, although many individual members support it in practice.
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Attorneys for Parkland, Florida, school shooter Nikolas Cruz will have one goal when jury selection starts Monday: to identify candidates who might give Cruz the single vote he needs to get a life sentence instead of death for the 2018 murders of 17 students and staff members. The process will involve a lot of educated guesses.
Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty in October to 17 first-degree murders, 17 attempted murders and a jail assault, leaving the jury to decide only whether the former Stoneman Douglas student gets death or life without parole.
Catholic Church leaders, some Protestant denominations and Judaism’s major rabbinical organizations also oppose the death penalty on theological grounds, although many individual members support it in practice.
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📲 Investors See Market Losses as Trump’s Social Media Venture Misses Deadlines, Dips 93% in Downloads
The alternative social media platform backed by former US President Donald Trump has failed to live up to its own expectations amid a series of technical problems and public relations issues stemming from the app’s surprise wait list. The app has observed a 93% dip in weekly downloads since its launch week high of some 872,000 downloads.
Investment anxiety is mounting after the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) failed to achieve a late March deadline imposed by CEO Devin Nunes, a congressman-turned-executive who said the app was slated to be “fully operational” by the month’s end.
Nunes and TMTG are expected to expand the Trump-labeled brand beyond social networks, and into the realm of news, streaming, and even a cloud-computing platform.
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The alternative social media platform backed by former US President Donald Trump has failed to live up to its own expectations amid a series of technical problems and public relations issues stemming from the app’s surprise wait list. The app has observed a 93% dip in weekly downloads since its launch week high of some 872,000 downloads.
Investment anxiety is mounting after the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) failed to achieve a late March deadline imposed by CEO Devin Nunes, a congressman-turned-executive who said the app was slated to be “fully operational” by the month’s end.
Nunes and TMTG are expected to expand the Trump-labeled brand beyond social networks, and into the realm of news, streaming, and even a cloud-computing platform.
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Kansas appears unlikely to join other states this year in keeping transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s school sports, partly because conservative state lawmakers want the ban to apply to elementary school students.
The Republican-controlled state legislature approved a proposed ban early Saturday with solid majorities in both chambers — but not the two-thirds needed to override an almost-certain veto from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. She rejected a similar bill last year, saying it would send “a devastating message that Kansas is not welcoming to all children and their families.”
At least 12 other states have enacted such laws, including Arizona and Oklahoma this week. The bill’s supporters said they are showing support for young girls who want to play sports and older girls who strive for college scholarships. Supporters of a proposed ban often refer to transgender athletes as “biological” boys, men or males.
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The Republican-controlled state legislature approved a proposed ban early Saturday with solid majorities in both chambers — but not the two-thirds needed to override an almost-certain veto from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. She rejected a similar bill last year, saying it would send “a devastating message that Kansas is not welcoming to all children and their families.”
At least 12 other states have enacted such laws, including Arizona and Oklahoma this week. The bill’s supporters said they are showing support for young girls who want to play sports and older girls who strive for college scholarships. Supporters of a proposed ban often refer to transgender athletes as “biological” boys, men or males.
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📽 Estelle Harris, Actress Who Portrayed Beloved ‘Seinfeld’ Mom Dead at 93
Known for her portrayal of ‘Estelle Costanza’ in the hit ‘Seinfeld’ series, Harris was just weeks away from celebrating her 94th birthday.
A release issued by her family indicated that she died Saturday evening in Palm Desert, California, of natural causes.
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Known for her portrayal of ‘Estelle Costanza’ in the hit ‘Seinfeld’ series, Harris was just weeks away from celebrating her 94th birthday.
A release issued by her family indicated that she died Saturday evening in Palm Desert, California, of natural causes.
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⚡️ LPR has filed 689 complaints with ECHR accusing Ukraine of war crimes, ombudsperson says
According to an ombudsperson, Victoria Serdyukova, none of the filed complaints has been considered by the court
According to an ombudsperson, Victoria Serdyukova, none of the filed complaints has been considered by the court
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⚡️ Moscow-Kiev talks to resume on Monday, experts to continue work on agreement, Russian chief negotiator Medinsky says
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⚡️ Poland is ready to deploy US nuclear weapons on its soil, Polish Deputy Prime Minister Kaczynski says
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🇷🇺 🇮🇳 🇺🇸 Carolyn Maloney, a top American Congresswoman, has praised Indian Prime Minister Modi's attempt to broker peace between Russia and the United States over the Ukraine crisis and hoped that his efforts would be helpful in restoring stability in the region.
"Well, I think that right now he [Modi] is trying to broker a peace between Russia and America with Ukraine. I think that's a very positive goal to have. We [India and the US] have strong economic ties, we have strong peace ties, and we have strong similar values, I would say we have the same form of government", Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney said.
On Friday, the Indian PM conveyed to visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that India stands ready to contribute in any way to the peace efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and called for the early cessation of violence in that country.
"Well, I think that right now he [Modi] is trying to broker a peace between Russia and America with Ukraine. I think that's a very positive goal to have. We [India and the US] have strong economic ties, we have strong peace ties, and we have strong similar values, I would say we have the same form of government", Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney said.
On Friday, the Indian PM conveyed to visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that India stands ready to contribute in any way to the peace efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and called for the early cessation of violence in that country.
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😉 The deputy director of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Information Department has published a caricature denouncing US policy in terms of making other states choose the "right" side on his official Twitter page
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⚡️ ⚡️ Ukrainian troops used nursing home residents as human shields in Donbass, LPR ombudswoman says
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❗️ The Russian MoD's latest statements on the Ukraine crisis:
▪️ Russia's armed forces continue to conduct a special military operation in Ukraine.
▪️ High-precision sea and air-launched missiles destroyed an oil refinery and 3 fuel depots near Odessa supplying a group of Ukrainian troops in the direction of Nikolaev.
▪️ Russian Aerospace Forces downed 2 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Kudryashovka and Shurovka.
▪️ Overnight, operational and tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces struck 51 Ukrainian military facilities.
▪️ 125 aircraft and 88 helicopters, 383 unmanned aerial vehicles, 221 anti-aircraft missile systems, 1,903 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 207 multiple rocket launchers, 805 field artillery and mortars, as well as 1,781 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation.
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▪️ Russia's armed forces continue to conduct a special military operation in Ukraine.
▪️ High-precision sea and air-launched missiles destroyed an oil refinery and 3 fuel depots near Odessa supplying a group of Ukrainian troops in the direction of Nikolaev.
▪️ Russian Aerospace Forces downed 2 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Kudryashovka and Shurovka.
▪️ Overnight, operational and tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces struck 51 Ukrainian military facilities.
▪️ 125 aircraft and 88 helicopters, 383 unmanned aerial vehicles, 221 anti-aircraft missile systems, 1,903 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 207 multiple rocket launchers, 805 field artillery and mortars, as well as 1,781 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation.
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🇵🇰 The parliament of Pakistan has rejected a no-confidence move to oust Imran Khan over alleged interference from abroad.
The incumbent Pakistani PM has said many times that this is an attempt to change the regime backed by the United States.
The incumbent Pakistani PM has said many times that this is an attempt to change the regime backed by the United States.
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⚡️ 📹 The Russian MoD has published footage showing the destruction of the positions of the armed forces of Ukraine by Russian Ka-52 helicopters
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