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Kratom products have gone unregulated in California, unnerving both fans and critics
It comes in greenish powders, capsules and extracts, and is readily found in smoke shops and online.
Some say they use it for an energy boost or as a mood lifter. Others seek relief from pain. It can act both as a stimulant and as a sedative. Doctors have warned that in some cases, it has spurred seizures or vomiting, and the Drug Enforcement ...Read more
Anxiety over squatters, fueled by TikTok, inspires a wave of legislation
Across various news channels and outlets, a visceral fear of some property owners — that an unwanted guest could move into their vacant home, refuse to leave, and then claim ownership — has been a trending story.
These squatter horror stories have reached a fever pitch in the past month after a migrant TikTok influencer, Venezuelan national...Read more
Maryland allocates record funds to child care. For some families, it still may not be enough
BALTIMORE — Mindy Bowman started online classes to get her psychology degree because she feels it will make her a better mom. To meet that goal, she sends her 2-year-old daughter to day care three days a week, which costs $474 a month.
That’s after the child care scholarship Bowman receives as a single parent going to school full time, ...Read more
Police block off MIT pro-Palestine encampment, administration threatens to suspend student protesters
MIT will suspend any student protesters who did not leave the Kresge lawn by 2:30 p.m. Monday, the administration said in a letter to the campus community — leading police to block off the encampment and droves of new protesters to rally on the campus.
“In short, this prolonged use of MIT property as a venue for protest, without permission,...Read more
Emerson urging Suffolk DA to not charge pro-Palestinian protesters 'rewards their disruptive conduct,' ADL leader says
BOSTON — The head of the Anti-Defamation League is calling out Emerson College’s president for his handling of the pro-Palestinian protests, saying the campus leader urging the DA to not pursue charges “rewards their disruptive conduct.”
Boston police officers last month arrested 118 pro-Palestinian protesters at the tent encampment in ...Read more
Penn weighs risk of removing encampment, saying it 'is causing fear for many'
PHILADELPHIA — University of Pennsylvania interim President J. Larry Jameson, in a Monday email to the campus, reiterated that the pro-Palestinian encampment should come down, but said the university is weighing its response against the risk that any forceful action could cause.
At Penn, he said the risk is more significant because of the ...Read more
Emory moves main graduation, Columbia cancels after campus protests
ATLANTA — After more than a week of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on its Atlanta campus, Emory University announced Monday it will move its commencement ceremonies from campus to the Gas South District in Duluth.
In a letter to community members, Emory President Gregory L. Fenves said safety concerns led officials to move graduation-related ...Read more
Pro-Palestine protesters erect encampment at UC Davis amid nationwide protests over war
DAVIS, Calif. — A group of pro-Palestine protesters erected an encampment Monday at UC Davis amid a nationwide chorus of protesters on campuses calling on universities to divest from Israel amid the war in Gaza.
The group, calling itself the Davis Popular University for the Liberation of Palestine, brought at least 20 tents to Memorial Quad, ...Read more
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside Met Gala in Manhattan
NEW YORK — Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered near the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Manhattan’s Upper East Side early Monday evening as A-list stars and celebrities began arriving for the annual Met Gala soiree.
Barricades lined the streets outside the museum at East 79th Street and Fifth Avenue as a large crowd of protesters ...Read more
4 men plead no contest in gang shooting case that illuminated California police officers' racist text messages
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Four men pleaded no contest Monday in a sweeping gang shooting case that illuminated reams of racist text messages shared between dozens of Antioch police officers.
Terryon Pugh, Eric Windom, Keyshawn McGee and Trent Allen all pleaded no contest Monday to voluntary manslaughter and attempted murder in the March 2021 ...Read more
First attempt of Boeing Starliner mission with humans aboard is scrubbed
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will have to wait at least another day for its first human spaceflight as teams scrubbed a Monday night launch attempt.
With just over two hours on the countdown clock before a planned 10:34 p.m. Eastern time liftoff, an issue with an oxygen relief valve led to the call while NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni ...Read more
Sexual abuse was rampant at Illinois youth facilities, lawsuit claims
Sexual abuse of juvenile detainees was rampant in youth centers across Illinois for more than two decades, according to a sweeping lawsuit filed Monday.
One claimant was about 14 years old when he was raped repeatedly – sometimes daily – in his cell by an employee who revoked his yard and phone privileges if he tried to protest, according ...Read more
Colorado's latest 'assault' weapons ban made it further than ever, but it's now set to be shelved
DENVER — A Colorado bill to ban the sale, transfer and manufacturing of many high-powered, semi-automatic firearms is set to die Tuesday amid opposition in the state Senate, a month after the measure passed a historic vote in the House.
Sen. Julie Gonzales, the bill’s Senate sponsor, announced in a statement Monday that she would shelve the...Read more
Prosecutors in Trump's hush money case unveil potentially damning paper trail
NEW YORK — A potential smoking gun shown to jurors at Donald Trump’s Manhattan hush money trial on Monday appeared to harm his defense that money doled out to Michael Cohen from the White House was for payment for legitimate legal services — and not reimbursement for paying off a porn star.
The document displayed was a bank statement ...Read more
White House environmental official tours PFAS-site in Minnesota
A member of President Joe Biden's administration stopped in the city of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, on Monday to talk PFAS with local officials, visiting an area that's been at the forefront of contamination just three weeks after the Biden administration released the first-ever drinking water standards for the so-called "forever" chemical.
Brenda ...Read more
Hamas says it accepts cease-fire as Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate eastern Rafah
BEIRUT — Hamas announced Monday that it accepted a cease-fire agreement with Israel in Gaza, a diplomatic breakthrough that came hours after Israel ordered civilians in eastern Rafah to evacuate in what was seen as a prelude to a long-anticipated offensive on the area.
Hamas said the head of its political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, spoke by ...Read more
Judge Merchan threatens Trump with jail time for gag order violations in hush money trial
NEW YORK — Donald Trump was threatened with jail time by Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan on Monday after being found in criminal contempt again for the tenth violation of a gag order in his hush money case.
In his sternest warning yet, Merchan, in stunning courtroom remarks, said it appeared the $1,000 fines he has issued for Trump’s ...Read more
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Migration at US southern border slumps on regional efforts
WASHINGTON — The flow of people into the U.S. over the southwest border has slumped in the first four months of the year by one key metric, according to the Biden administration, which attributed the decline to increased enforcement and steps taken to stem the flow by Mexico and other...Read more
Haiti death toll rises, thousands more homes flood as rain threat continues
The first days of Haiti’s rainy season continue to prove destructive and deadly for the country’s vulnerable population. The death toll from heavy rains has risen to 17, while the number of homes flooded has doubled to more than 4,000, the country’s Civil Protection authorities said.
Most of the destruction has occurred in the northern ...Read more
Greene won't move against Johnson just yet
WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will not move to oust Speaker Mike Johnson Monday night and will instead continue to talk with him following a nearly two-hour meeting between the two and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., earlier in the day.
With House Democratic leadership vowing to vote to table Greene’s motion, it appears unlikely that ...Read more
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