New NYC Council bill would limit pepper spray use in jails except in emergency situations
A new proposal being considered by the New York City Council would limit corrections officers’ use of pepper spray to control unruly inmates in the city’s jails. The bill, introduced Thursday, would require corrections officers to get permission from patrol commanders before using the powerful oleoresin capsicum spray, also known as pepper spray, on inmates, […]
Teens Smash-and-Grab Three 7-Elevens Hours After Newsom Signed Crime Bill
Dozens of teenagers targeted multiple 7-Eleven stores in Los Angeles in a brazen spree on Friday, just hours after California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed a series of bills aimed at cracking down on robberies in the crime-ridden state. About 20 to 30 young people broke into three 7-Eleven stores within a two-mile radius, stole […]
Casey’s ‘Gouging’ Bill Is ‘Kind of Thing’ Venezuela, Soviets Tried
On Friday’s “CNN News Central,” CNN economic and political commentator The Washington Post Discussing various “price gouging” proposals, columnist and PBS NewsHour special correspondent Catherine Rampell called the bill from Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) “particularly egregious,” noting that “this kind of thing has been tried before in many countries, including Venezuela, […]
NYC Council bill would severely limit pepper spray use in jails
Except in rare emergency situations, New York City corrections officers will no longer be able to use pepper spray to defend themselves or inmates at Rikers Island or other New York City jails. “reckless” A new bill is being considered by the City Council. A bill from far-left Democrat Rep. Sandy Nurse would require corrections […]
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: Biden’s Climate Bill Turns Two Years Old
Two years after President Joe Biden’s Inflation Control Act (IRA) went into effect, its consequences have included soaring prices, distortions in energy markets and huge payouts to left-wing activist groups. Biden Signed He signed the IRA into law on August 16, 2022, praising the massive legislative package as transformative legislation that would usher in a […]
Rhamondre Stevenson’s Bill Belichick response adds to awkward interview
With the dust still swirling around this week’s Matthew Judon trade, one notable Patriots departure remains very much on people’s minds. During an interview during New England’s preseason game against Philadelphia on Thursday, reporter Steven Burton asked Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson about “the guy that’s just left the team” and “who’s going to take […]
Bill Gates ‘terrified’ mega-charity employees, book claims
Employees at Bill Gates’ mega-charity organisation claim to have been intimidated by the billionaire’s domineering behaviour, with one even likening the tech mogul to French King Louis XIV, a new book claims. The billionaire Microsoft co-founder and creator of one of the world’s largest philanthropies, Gates is said to have dominated the Bill & Melinda […]
Bill Ackman, investors still back Chipotle after CEO Brian Niccol leaves
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.’s future may not be as shaky as some shareholders fear following the departure of Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol, investors said. The burrito chain’s shares fell nearly $6 billion on Tuesday after the company announced that Mr. Nicol would leave the company at the end of the month to become CEO […]
‘Pregnant persons’: Ohio Sen Sherrod Brown scrubbed ‘women’ from bill on pregnancy
Sen. Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio, quietly removed the words “woman” and “female” from a bill about insurance enrollment periods for pregnant women. In 2015, an Ohio Democrat introduced the first version of the Healthy Motherhood and Obstetric Care Act, which included the word “woman” 22 times, the word “motherhood” 19 times, and the word […]
Kids online safety bill hits roadblock in the House
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