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December 28, 2021

German justice minister says draft law on fair triage treatment coming soon - Reuters

Health workers treat a patient as Bundeswehr General Mayor Carsten Breuer, head of the COVID-19 emergency task force of the German government (not pictured), visits a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) intensive care station in Munich, Germany December 22, 2021. Peter Kneffel/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo BERLIN, Dec 28 (Reuters) - The German government will present draft legislation to protect peo...
December 28, 2021

EXCLUSIVE California commission claims retailers violating plastic bag law - Reuters

LOS ANGELES, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Big retailers are breaking California law and misleading consumers by selling plastic shopping bags bearing language and symbols that falsely suggest the bags can be recycled, a state-appointed commission alleged this month. The group has asked California to force retailers to strip these bags of the ubiquitous "chasing arrows" logo and the words "recycle" and ...
December 28, 2021

Georgetown County deputies warm of scam caller impersonating law enforcement - WMBF

The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of a scam caller who is pretending to be a law enforcement officer. GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of a scam caller who is pretending to be a law enforcement officer. According to deputies, the scammer called a resident Monday and claimed to be “Sergeant Thackerson” with...
December 28, 2021

How Biden 'spent' 2021: Over $3T signed into law, but he wanted trillions more - Fox Business

Sen. Manchin says he won't vote for Biden's Build Back Better agenda Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., discusses Biden's Build Back Better agenda struggling in the Senate and the 2022 midterm elections. President Biden began his presidency earlier this year with high hopes of passing trillions in new spending, and while some measures were successful, some of his efforts were foiled by moderate Demo...
December 28, 2021

Federal law still treats marijuana as an illegal drug, creating headaches for states - Florida Phoenix

Marijuana plant Most states in the U.S. are in violation of a major federal drug statute. The 1971 Controlled Substances Act lists marijuana in the most dangerous category defined in the law, on par with cocaine and heroin, because of its supposed potential for abuse and lack of medical applications. But 36 states plus the District of Columbia allow either full legalization for adult use or w...
December 28, 2021

Joe Biden signs US’s new UFO investigation unit into law as part of historic $770billion defense bill... - The US Sun

JOE Biden has signed into law a new UFO office that will probe strange encounters with the mysterious craft. The new X-Files-style unit will run on-the-ground investigations into UFOs, probing any "threat" posed by the craft, and overseeing any efforts to "capture" them. A UFO flies over US Capitol as Washington is abuzz with all things flying saucer [MOCK UP] Screenshot from the 'Gimbal' UFO...
December 28, 2021

The worst NYC crimes committed in 2021 are thanks to shaky bail reform law - New York Post

Haja Kaira spoke about the murder of her son, Saiko Koma. The slaying stems from lax bail reform bill allows criminals back onto the streets. The year 2021 brought a hefty serving of junk justice to the Big Apple. Between lenient judges and liberal state bail reform laws, a slew of violent criminals landed back on the streets — only to reoffend. The soft-on-crime statute, passed by state lawm...
December 28, 2021

Federal Law Still Treats Marijuana as an Illegal Drug, Creating Headaches for States - Josh Kurtz

Workers at gLeaf Medical tend to plants in a grow room at a medical marijuana facility in Richmond, Virginia. Photo by Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury. Most states in the U.S. are in violation of a major federal drug statute. The 1971 Controlled Substances Act lists marijuana in the most dangerous category defined in the law, on par with cocaine and heroin because of its supposed potential for ab...
December 28, 2021

EDITORIAL: Denver’s Murphy Robinson helped restore law & order - Denver Gazette

EDITORIAL: Denver’s Murphy Robinson helped restore law & order  Denver Gazette
December 28, 2021

Signed into law: New York will establish U.S. veterans suicide prevention task force - SILive.com

“It is our responsibility to ensure that we do all that we can to serve our military veterans who have served us,” Assemblyman Michael Cusick said. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation last week establishing a veterans mental health task force that will seek to prevent suicide among returning U.S. service members. Over the next two and a half years, the temporary task fo...