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Michigan Gov. Whitmer Seeks Shutdown of Great Lakes Oil Pipeline

(Headline USA) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took legal action Friday to shut down a pipeline that carries oil beneath a channel that links two of the Great Lakes. Whitmer's office notified the Canadian company that it was revoking an easement granted in 1953 to extend a roughly 4-mile section of the...

US Appeals Court Rejects Effort to Block Some Late Ballots in Pa.

(Headline USA) A federal appeals court in Philadelphia on Friday rejected an effort led by a Republican congressional candidate to block about 9,300 ballots that arrived after Election Day. The three-judge panel, led by Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Brooks Smith, noted the “unprecedented challenges” facing the nation this year, especially the...

Mutual of Omaha Replaces Indian Chief Logo with African Lion

(Headline USA) Mutual of Omaha on Thursday unveiled a new corporate logo depicting an African lion, replacing the Indian chief head that had been the symbol of the insurance and financial services company for 70 years. The Omaha, Nebraska-based company announced in July its plans for a change as corporations and...

JUSTICE ALITO: COVID Restrictions Can’t Become a ‘Recurring Feature’

(Headline USA) Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday sounded an alarm about restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus, saying they shouldn't become a “recurring feature after the pandemic has passed.” “The pandemic has resulted in previously unimaginable restrictions on individual liberty,” Alito said in an address to the conservative Federalist...

Justice Dept.: ‘Poor Judgment’ Used by Fla. Prosecutor in Jeffrey Epstein Plea Deal

(Associated Press) A Justice Department report has found former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta exercised “poor judgment” in handling an investigation into wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein when he was a top federal prosecutor in Florida. The report, obtained by the Associated Press, is a culmination of an investigation by the Justice Department’s...

CNN Analyst Jeffrey Toobin FIRED from Writing Job after Zoom Incident

(Associated Press) The New Yorker has fired longtime staff writer Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself during a Zoom conference last month. He had already been on suspension and is also on leave from CNN, where he is chief legal analyst. “I was fired today by @NewYorker after 27 years as...

Media Acknowledges What We Already Knew: Republican Wins Alaska Senate Race

(Headline USA) Control of the Senate won’t be decided until the new year after Republicans won a seat in Alaska on Wednesday. Neither party can lock the majority until January runoffs in Georgia. Incumbent Alaska GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan defeated Al Gross, an independent running as a Democrat. The outcome was never in...

UPDATE: Georgia Audit Triggers Hand Recount of Presidential Vote

UPDATE 11:30 AM: Georgia election officials have announced an audit of presidential election results that will trigger a full hand recount. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a news conference Wednesday that his office wants the process to begin by the end of the week and he expects it...

Texas Lt. Gov. Offers Up to $1M in Rewards for Vote Fraud Evidence

(Headline USA) Republican Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick on Tuesday offered up to $1 million for those who produce evidence of President Donald Trump's claims of irregularities in the U.S. presidential election, saying he would pay out rewards for information that leads to voter fraud arrests and convictions. The money put...

Even Californians Don’t Want Property Tax Hikes; Reject Ballot Referendum

(Headline USA) California voters have rejected a proposal to partially dismantle the state’s 42-year-old cap on property taxes, a move that would have have raised taxes for many businesses in a pandemic-hobbled economy. Following Tuesday’s update to the vote count, Proposition 15 had only about 48% support and was trailing by...

Cal Cunningham Concedes to US Sen. Thom Tillis in NC

(Headline USA) Democrat Cal Cunningham conceded to incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis in North Carolina on Tuesday, saying “the voters have spoken” and it was clear Tillis had won. Tillis led Cunningham by more than 95,000 votes, or 1.76 percentage points. The race was too early to call Tuesday, with votes...

Supreme Court Seems Likely to Leave Obamacare in Place

(Headline USA) The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to leave in place the bulk of the Affordable Care Act, including key protections for pre-existing health conditions and subsidized insurance premiums that affect tens of millions of Americans. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, among the conservative justices, appeared in...
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