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Starting today in Kansas, providers are supposed to ask patients why they are getting an abortion. A Florida law goes into effect allowing people who shoot bears on their property a "Stand Your Ground" type defense. It's July 1, so states across the country are putting laws into effect. From...

July 1 laws taking effect in states across the country

Maryland State

Gov. Wes Moore (D), flanked by Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D), signed 275 bills into law on May 9 at his third bill signing this year. File photo by Bryan P. Sears. Inmates might get a break, magic mushrooms might get a fair...

Hundred of new laws go into effect on Monday

Crete, NE

The Mirror US

Billy Booth, 74, was found dead inside his Crete home with self-inflicted gunshot wounds and reportedly had a history of disputes with his Hispanic neighbors going back to 2021

Nebraska man shoots 7 neighbors, including 4 kids, after telling them ‘go back to where you came from’

HuffPost

Critics called out the former president for a bonkers Independence Day message that barely mentioned the holiday.

Trump Throws 4th Of July Fit In 'Disgraceful' New Holiday Tantrum

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

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Nick Davies

The vast and arid Nevada desert, with its harsh conditions and remote expanses, has long been a source of eerie legends and unsettling tales. Among the most chilling are the accounts of cannibalism that have surfaced throughout history. This article explores the dark legends and historical accounts of cannibalism in the Nevada desert, shedding light on the grim reality and the myths that have captivated the imagination.

Cannibalism in the Nevada Desert: Dark Legends and Historical Accounts

The Conversation UK

Western leaders are becoming increasingly frustrated by China’s role in enabling the war in Ukraine. Some have even openly threatened to sanction the country if it continues to provide Russia with the materials it needs to build more weapons. And they are right to focus on China’s position of...

Russia has become so economically isolated that China could order the end of war in Ukraine

USA TODAY

As the age issue dominates the 2024 presidential election cycle, a look at the average age of congressional lawmakers.

The youngest, oldest and average age of lawmakers in the US Congress

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Illinois State

Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Georgia State

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Louisiana State

Louisiana State Representative Lauren Ventrella, co-author of House Bill 71, joins CNN’s Boris Sanchez to discuss the bill which mandates that a poster-size display of the Ten Commandments in every classroom at schools that receive state funding, from kindergarten through the university level.

CNN anchor spars with GOP lawmaker on Louisiana Ten Commandments bill: ‘Answer the question’

CBS News

Kansas' highest court on Friday struck down state laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care professionals and banning a common second-trimester procedure, reaffirming its stance that the state constitution protects abortion access.The Kansas Supreme Court's 5-1 rulings in two separate cases signal that the state's Republican-controlled Legislature faces stricter limits on regulating abortion than GOP lawmakers thought and suggests other restrictions could fall. Lawsuits in lower state courts already are challenging restrictions on medication abortions, a ban on doctors using teleconferences to meet with patients, rules for what doctors must tell patients before an abortion and a...

Kansas Supreme Court rejects 2 anti-abortion laws

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

The Independent

 Nearly 20 million people who owe student loans are not making payments, according to the latest Department of Education data.Following a three-year timeout on payments that began in 2020 during the pandemic, the government has restarted collecting the $1.6 trillion it is owed.At the end of March, six months after the hiatus ended, nearly 20 million borrowers were making payments as scheduled. However, almost 19 million were not, leaving their accounts delinquent, in default, or still on pause.Seven million people were at least 30 days overdue on payments at the end of 2023 - marking the highest delinquency rate...

Nearly 20 million people who owe student loans not making payments as government tries to claw back $1.6tn

On June 20, GOP Gov. Jeff Landry of Louisiana signed into law a new bill that requires all public Louisiana school and university classrooms to display a poster-sized printout of the Bible’s Ten Commandments. The law violates existing legal precedents regarding the First Amendment and is expected to be challenged in the Supreme Court, although there is speculation that today’s conservative Supreme Court will overturn that precedent and allow the new law to stand.

Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law proves Gov. Landry is corrupt

Tennessee State

The US Sun

DRIVERS have received a warning after a new road law is tightening limits on drunk driving. Motorists will face harsher penalties for excessive drunk driving, with the threshold for these penalties requiring fewer drinks. Tennessee State lawmakers passed a new road law that will drop the blood alcohol content for excessive DUI offenses. It is […]

Officials pass law to lower the drinking limits before getting behind the wheel – but with steeper penalties than before

Las Vegas, NV

Kristy Tallman

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas business owner was sentenced Tuesday to 21 months in prison for submitting over $700,000 in false invoices to a hospital, causing the hospital to mail checks to the defendant for products not provided to the hospital.

Las Vegas Business Owner Jailed for $700K Hospital Fraud Scheme

New Jersey State

Jersey City, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. – Two Hudson County, New Jersey, men have been charged in connection with their respective roles in a Jersey City neighborhood street gang that distributed cocaine and heroin, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

NJ Men Charged in Gang Drug Offenses & Weapon Charges

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New Laws Effective July 1 in Nevada

The 2023 Nevada State Legislature was remarkably productive, passing over 400 laws during its session. As of July 1, 2024, 17 of these laws are now...

New Laws Effective July 1 in Nevada

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