US lobster industry grapples climate change, whale protection regulations as catches drop
The lobster fishery saw a significant drop in catch in 2023, down more than 5% compared to the previous year. This decline in lobster catches, totaling 93.7 million pounds, is believed to be due to a variety of challenges, including climate change and new regulations. Despite slightly lower feed and fuel prices, lobster catches were […]
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to receive additional security for future NYC trips after losing UK protection
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan will face extra security on future visits to New York City following a so-called “nearly catastrophic” paparazzi car chase in Manhattan in May 2023. According to a NYPD letter submitted by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to a British court, police determined that the paparazzi acted “recklessly” when they […]
Transnistria appeals to Russia for protection as domestic tensions flare
Officials in Moldova’s Russian-backed Transnistrian breakaway region appealed to the Russian government on Wednesday for protection amid rising tensions with the pro-Western government. On January 1, 2024, Moldova, a candidate for membership in the European Union, will no longer allow imports or exports from Transnistria, which borders Ukraine and maintains close ties, and is not […]
Critics of GA religious rights protection bill say it would be used for discrimination
Georgia lawmakers are revisiting a nearly decade-old battle over whether the state should protect religious rights from being trampled by state and local governments. Opponents say the measure provides a legal shield for people and groups to discriminate in the name of LGBTQ+ people. religion. The religious protection bill resurfaced Thursday, eight years after lawmakers […]
Harvard prof needed police protection after publishing study
Claudine Gay has since resigned as president of Harvard University, but she once used her power to promote woke politics. Many know about Gay’s refusal to address anti-Semitism on campus and his alleged plagiarism of academic papers, but how Gay’s refusal to address anti-Semitism on campus and his alleged plagiarism of academic papers, Few people […]
NYC subway cellist Iain Forrest wants protection for musicians
A New York City cellist who was hit in the back of the head with a metal water bottle in a crowded subway station says he won’t return to performing until the Big Apple’s transit system provides better protections for musicians. Ian Forrest, 29, said it was heartbreaking to have to make the decision to […]
Harvard professor published study finding no racial bias in police shootings, then needed police protection as ‘all hell broke loose’
A Harvard professor published a study that found no evidence of racial bias in police shootings, but then “all hell broke loose” and police protection became necessary. In 2016, Roland Fryer, a professor of economics at Harvard University, study Examining racial differences in police use of force. The study looked at racial differences in the […]
RFK Jr. on Haley’s potential secret service protection: ‘Double standards abound’
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed frustration Friday over the situation surrounding Republican presidential primary candidate Nikki Haley’s potential Secret Service protection. A Congressional Advisory Committee, made up of the Speaker of the House, House Minority Leaders, Senate Majority and Minority Leaders, and one additional member, voted in favor of granting the former […]
Protection of contraception access advances in VA legislature
Virginia Democrats, who control the state Legislature, are pushing a bill aimed at protecting access to widespread contraceptives, but they are understandably slow to do so in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. He argues that this should not be considered as a matter of fact. Similar bills establishing […]
Haley one step closer to receiving Secret Service protection: reports
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is one step closer to receiving Secret Service protection during her campaign. A Congressional Advisory Committee, made up of the Speaker of the House, the House Minority Leader, the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders, and one additional member, voted in favor of granting Haley protective privileges, the Associated Press reported. […]