A Dozen Criminals Escape From Jail Using Only Peanut Butter
A Dozen Criminals Escape From Jail Using Only Peanut Butter
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Trump Administration Signs Deal to Allow Some Texas Sheriffs to Probe Immigration Status of Detainees
The Trump administration signed off on a Monday deal to give some Texas counties the power to probe the immigration status of detainees held in local jails. U.S. immigration authorities approved the treaty, which endows select sheriffs’ offices in 18 of Texas’ 254 counties to assume a handful of federal powers. Under the confines of
Trump Appoints Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle as Chairman of CPSC
Earlier this week, President Trump announced that he was nominating “former Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle to serve as chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.” For those unfamiliar with her, Buerkle is a Republican who has spent the last handful of years involved in politics. She “represented the Syracuse area for one term in Congress in 2011 and 2012,” and has “been serving as acting chair on the commission since February.”
Trump Threatens to Cut Federal Insurance Subsidies If Congress Doesn’t Vote on Repeal of the Affordable Care Act
Mere days after the Senate failed to approve any significant action on a possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump is threatening to cut government payments to insurers unless Congress acts quickly. The commander-in-chief posted the public threat on Twitter over the weekend, writing, “If a new HealthCare Bill is not approved
Video Shows Border Protection Agents Coercing 16-Year Old Cruz Valazquez Acevedo to Drink Liquid Meth
ABC news uploaded a video Friday showing how 16-year old Cruz Valazquez Acevedo was encouraged to take a drink of a deadly drug by U.S. Border Protection agents. The teenage boy had just crossed into the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, when he was stopped at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Somewhere, on the
Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio of ‘Tent City Jail’ Infamy Found Guilty of Criminal Contempt
‘America’s toughest sheriff,’ Joe Arpaio, was found guilty of criminal contempt for instructing his subordinates to detain individuals without cause. According to Politico, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton said the evidence in Arpaio’s case showed ‘flagrant disregard’ for the law. In 2011, the notorious Arizona sheriff was ordered to stop detaining people without probable
Apple Loses Bid To Dismiss FaceTime App Lawsuit
Apple Loses Bid To Dismiss FaceTime App Lawsuit
Inmate’s Wish To Die is Finally Granted — Lethal Injection Recommended
Inmate’s Wish To Die is Finally Granted — Lethal Injection Recommended
Data Breach in Sabre’s Hotel Reservations System Results in Class Action Suit
Sabre is under fire after a resident in California decided to file a class action lawsuit against the company over a “credit card data breach in Sabre’s SynXis hotel reservations system.” In the lawsuit, the allegations against Sabre are many, and include “breach of implied contract, negligence, several violations of California’s unfair competition law, unfair and deceptive business practices, constitutional invasion of privacy, breach of the covenant of duty of good faith and fair dealing, and violation of state data breach laws.”
Nondisparagement Clauses Are Telling
Once used for keeping legitimate trade secrets under wraps, nondisclosure and nondisparagement clauses are coming under fire for shrouding shady dealings.