Thursday, January 23

Author: Grace Thompson

South Carolina Senate to Consider Sweeping DUI Reform Bill
22Jan By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
Crime

South Carolina Senate to Consider Sweeping DUI Reform Bill

Senate Bill S.52, a comprehensive piece of legislation intended to change the way the state handles cases of driving under the influence (DUI) and impaired driving, will soon be debated by the South Carolina Senate. The 13 provisions of the measure, which was introduced by Senator Tom Davis of District 45, are intended to improve investigative techniques, bolster punishments, and provide assistance to victims and other impacted parties. If approved, the bill will create new punishments for careless driving that causes harm or death and greatly broaden the legal definition of DUI-related offenses. Key Provisions of Senate Bill S.52 In order to fill in the loopholes in the current DUI regulations, the bill proposes the following changes: Increased Penalties for Convictions: Sec...
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One conference’s stranglehold on college football may be over
22Jan By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

One conference’s stranglehold on college football may be over

Atlanta Late Monday night, Tony Petitti, wearing a vest with the Big Ten Conference insignia on it and a smile on his face, climbed a short set of stairs from a makeshift stage to the turf field inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Petitti had been the commissioner of the Big Ten for just under two years. By many standards, the conference was already one of the two most powerful in college athletics at that time, along with the Southeastern Conference. However, one conference was far ahead on one scoreboard. Only twice in the last 21 years has a Big Ten team won the national football championship, and it had not done so in nine years. In contrast, 13 of the previous 17 national titles had been won by the SEC. Perhaps because the SEC's dominance on college football is finally slipping, Petitti w...
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DOJ can’t send Congress the Trump classified documents report, judge says
22Jan By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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DOJ can’t send Congress the Trump classified documents report, judge says

On Monday, a federal court prohibited the Justice Department from providing members of Congress with the final report of former special counsel Jack Smith regarding the case involving the classified papers against Donald Trump. While an appeal involving Trump's co-defendants in the case is still proceeding, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, determined that the Justice Department did not urgently need to share the findings with the chair and ranking members of the House and Senate judiciary committees. Then-U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland stated earlier this month that he would share the report with the heads of the committees for a private review "upon your request and agreement not to release any information" regarding the report publicly, but he would not make i...
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Senators have received affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth, who denies the claims
22Jan By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Senators have received affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth, who denies the claims

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law filed an affidavit with senators on Tuesday, claiming that his actions made his second wife worry for her safety. She was contacted for several days by workers of the Senate Armed Services Committee before receiving the affidavit. In response to a letter dated January 18th from Senator Jack Reed, D-R.I., asking for a declaration attesting to your personal knowledge regarding Mr. Hegseth's suitability for this significant role, Danielle Hegseth, the former sister-in-law, filed the affidavit. Among other things, Reed requested Danielle Hegseth to describe any abuse or threats of abuse she was aware of being committed against another individual, as well as maltreatment of a husband, ex-spouse, or other family members. ...
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DOJ can’t send Congress the Trump classified documents report, judge says
22Jan By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

DOJ can’t send Congress the Trump classified documents report, judge says

On Monday, a federal court prohibited the Justice Department from providing members of Congress with the final report of former special counsel Jack Smith regarding the case involving the classified papers against Donald Trump. While an appeal involving Trump's co-defendants in the case is still proceeding, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, determined that the Justice Department did not urgently need to share the findings with the chair and ranking members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. Then-U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland stated earlier this month that he would share the report with the heads of the committees for a private review "upon your request and agreement not to release any information" regarding the report publicly, but he would not make i...
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Keke Palmer and SZA’s ‘One of Them Days’ checks the boxes for buddy comedies
22Jan By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Keke Palmer and SZA’s ‘One of Them Days’ checks the boxes for buddy comedies

On Saturday Night Live in 2022, audiences first saw the multihyphenate actress and entertainer Keke Palmer alongside the multiplatinum, Grammy-winning artist SZA. They are now box office kings after their movie One of Them Days defied expectations and became the nation's top comedy, ranking second only to Disney's most recent Lion King production, Barry Jenkins' Mufasa, over the four-day MLK holiday weekend. Syreeta Singleton's Friday, One of Them Days, which has been compared to the classic buddy comedy from 1995, follows two roommates and best friends, Palmer's stiff-necked Dreux and SZA's free-spirited Alyssa, as they race against the clock to pay their rent or risk being evicted from their home with everything they own. Palmer, who co-produced the movie with Issa Rae, told NBC News tha...
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Democratic attorneys general sue to block Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship
22Jan By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Democratic attorneys general sue to block Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship

In Massachusetts, a group of Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit Tuesday in an effort to stop President Donald Trump's plan to remove the automatic birthright citizenship. Trump reportedly signed an executive order on Monday that would restrict birthright citizenship to those who have at least one parent who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. Not only do the 19 Democratic attorneys general—including those from New Jersey, California, New York, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia—strongly oppose the proposal, but civil rights organizations have also launched their own lawsuit, making it an uphill struggle. "This president has no regard for our Constitution and is waging a war against American families. We've filed a lawsuit, and I'm confident we'll pre...
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Bank of America CEO says financial industry will jump into crypto payments if regulators allow it
22Jan By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Bank of America CEO says financial industry will jump into crypto payments if regulators allow it

If authorities permit it, the U.S. banking sector would accept cryptocurrency payments, according to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihans on Tuesday. Given President Donald Trump's enthusiasm for digital currencies, CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin asked the president of the second-largest U.S. bank by assets how the industry's approach to crypto could alter. Moynihan stated in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, "You'll find that the banking system will come in hard on the transactional side of it if the rules come in and make it a real thing that you can actually do business with." Although their institutional trading and wealth management divisions have taken part in markets for bitcoin ETFs, American banks have generally refrained from allowing their clients to util...
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Democratic attorneys general sue to block Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship
22Jan By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Democratic attorneys general sue to block Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship

In Massachusetts, a group of Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit Tuesday in an effort to stop President Donald Trump's plan to remove the automatic birthright citizenship. Trump reportedly signed an executive order on Monday that would restrict birthright citizenship to those who have at least one parent who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. Not only do the 19 Democratic attorneys general—including those from New Jersey, California, New York, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia—strongly oppose the proposal, but civil rights organizations have also launched their own lawsuit, making it an uphill struggle. Trump's proposal is described in the current lawsuit as a "flagrantly unlawful attempt to strip hundreds of thousands [of] American-born children of...
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Francisco San Martin, ‘Days of Our Lives’ actor, dies at 39
22Jan By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Francisco San Martin, ‘Days of Our Lives’ actor, dies at 39

The actor Francisco San Martin, who was most famous for his part in the serial opera "Days of Our Lives," has away. His age was 39. The County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner reports that San Martin died Thursday from a ligature hanging at his Los Angeles residence. His cause of death was not further explained by the medical examiner's office. Among the actor's roles are those of Mateo on "The Bold and the Beautiful" and Dario Hernandez on "Days of Our Lives." In "Jane the Virgin," a telenovela star who seduces Jane with his attractiveness, San Martin also acted opposite Gina Rodriguez on the CW. Additionally, he starred in Steven Soderbergh's 2013 HBO feature film "Behind the Candelabra," which starred Matt Damon and Michael Douglas.
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