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'Outrageous.' New York leaders react to the US Supreme Court ruling on state gun law

New York leaders are condemning the US Supreme Court's decision Thursday to knock down a century-old state law that placed restrictions on carrying a concealed gun outside the home, with Gov. Kathy Hochul calling the ruling both reckless and outrageous.

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Senate committee moves to let intel agencies hire people who have used marijuana

The Senate Intelligence Committee has advanced legislation that would allow US intelligence agencies to hire applicants who have used marijuana in the past, according to committee aides.

Biden proposes strengthening Title IX protections for transgender students

The Biden administration on Thursday proposed strengthening protections for transgender students under Title IX and overhauling controversial Trump-era guidance on how schools should handle sexual assault cases.

Biden administration announces $450 million in additional military assistance for Ukraine

The Biden administration on Thursday announced an additional $450 million in military aid for Ukraine, with the US giving the war-stricken country four more multiple launch rocket systems and artillery ammunition for other systems.

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The first official joint portrait of Prince William and Kate has been unveiled

The first official joint portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has been revealed to the public at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England.

Clarence Thomas' Second Amendment ruling shows power of conservative supermajority

For more than a decade, individual Supreme Court conservatives lamented lower court decisions that endorsed gun regulations, as their own court failed to expand a 2008 ruling that said the Second Amendment protects a right to a handgun in the home for self-defense.

Samuel Alito lashes out at liberals in guns case as tensions boil over at SCOTUS

While Justice Clarence Thomas spent 63 pages in a 6-3 majority opinion Thursday painstakingly explaining the court's reasons for striking down a New York conceal carry gun law and changing the way judges will analyze a host of other gun regulations going forward, his colleague Samuel Alito took a different tack.

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How events unfolded after the killing of cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson

Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the woman suspected of fatally shooting 25-year-old elite cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson in Texas in May, sold her Jeep to an Austin dealership, the US Marshals Service said Thursday.

A damning Donald Trump quote you need to hear from today's January 6 hearing

Donald Trump said and did a whole lot of things on and around January 6, 2021, as he sought to use the levers of government to push his false election fraud schemes and remain in power.

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Disney VFX Supervisor Marlon West Organizes “A Great Day in Animation” Photo of Black Professionals in Animation

The iconic “A Great Day in Harlem” photograph of 57 jazz musicians taken by Art Kane in 1958 was the inspiration for the recently recreated “A Great Day in Animation” photo of 54 Black professionals in animation.

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Kevin Hart Announces Plant-Based ‘Hart House’ Eateries

Kevin Hart has entered the fast-food industry with the opening of two plant-based restaurants named Hart House.

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Amegy Bank Announces the Promotion of Diane Maben to Chief Operating Officer

Amegy Bank named Diane Maben as its Chief Operating Officer earlier this month. Maben was promoted to this newly created position after serving as Amegy’s Executive Vice President and Manager of Administrative Services. In her role, she will continue to provide direction to the operational functions of the Bank and partner with the Chief Executive Officer and President on strategic areas of focus, as she did under her previous title.

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Germany declares gas crisis as Russia cuts supplies to Europe

Europe's biggest economy is now officially running short of natural gas and is escalating a crisis plan to preserve supplies as Russia turns off the taps.

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Inside the White House's Spring scramble to contain the baby formula crisis

Around early May, officials with the US Food and Drug Administration remained largely focused on persistent problems at a shuttered baby formula plant in Michigan. But the White House was growing preoccupied with a problem of a much bigger scale: An infant formula shortage that could balloon to a full-blown crisis.

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Why the corporate bond sell-off isn't as scary as it looks

Fears of a recession and the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes have pushed investors to dump corporate debt in recent weeks. The sell-off hasn't gotten as much attention as the bleeding in stocks or cryptocurrencies, but it's been painful.

Tesla is still battling spying suspicions in China

Tesla cars are being kept off some roads in China as authorities bar them from sensitive areas, reportedly including a seaside resort town where a top leadership gathering could take place next month.

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Senate will take critical vote to advance bipartisan gun bill toward final passage

The Senate is poised to take a critical vote on Thursday to advance a major bipartisan gun safety bill toward final passage. The vote is expected to succeed with Republican support, putting the legislation on a path to pass the Senate as soon as this week.

What to watch for in Thursday's January 6 committee hearing

Thursday's hearing before the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection turns the panel's focus toward how former President Donald Trump tried to use the Justice Department to bolster his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Warren Buffett must really love oil. Berkshire boosts Occidental Petroleum stake

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is betting that the oil boom isn't going to end any time soon.

Jeff Bezos' ship, named for his mom, will no longer be used to catch rockets

Jeff Bezos — the billionaire founder of Amazon and rocket company Blue Origin — made a grand public announcement a year ago that he purchased a ship to capture Blue Origin rockets after they return from space, and he named the vessel after his mother. But now the company says it is doing away with that plan, seeking a more "cost effective" alternative, Blue Origin spokesperson Linda Mills said.