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Judge strikes down California law requiring background checks to buy ammo

A federal judge has ruled that California cannot enforce a law requiring background checks to purchase ammunition and declared the law unconstitutional. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez in San Diego said gun control measures have “no historical background” and violate people’s Second Amendment rights. Benitez, who was appointed by President George W. value,” […]

Iran says it will respond ‘decisively’ to any US strikes

Iranian officials warned Wednesday that the country would respond “firmly” to any U.S. threat, as the Biden administration considers its response to a weekend drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan. “The Islamic Republic will firmly respond to any attack against the country, its interests and people under any pretext,” Iranian Ambassador to […]

Iran threatens to ‘decisively respond’ to any US strikes

Iran on Wednesday threatened to respond “firmly” to any US attack on the Islamic republic after President Joe Biden linked Tehran to the killing of three US soldiers at a military base in Jordan. The United States is preparing for retaliatory strikes in the Middle East after Sunday’s drone strike also injured at least 40 […]

Iran-Backed Terrorists Promise to Kill More Americans After Syria Strikes

The leader of one of several groups branding itself the “Islamic Resistance Movement in Iraq” said on Sunday that negotiations between Baghdad and Washington over the presence of U.S. troops would bring “further pressure on the occupiers.” He declared that it would encourage The statement was published in the New Arab publication and republished in […]

Iraq says US ‘blatantly’ violated its sovereignty with strikes on Iran-linked targets

Iraq has accused the United States of violating its territorial sovereignty after the Pentagon carried out a new series of attacks this week targeting Iranian-backed militias in the country. Yehia Rasool, a spokesman for Iraq's supreme commander, said the attack was “a clear determination to undermine Iraq's security and stability” and that it would damage […]

US launches strikes in Iraq on militia groups backed by Iran | Iraq

The US has carried out retaliatory strikes against three facilities linked to Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, the Pentagon said, raising concerns about escalating violence in the Middle East. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that attacks against Kataib Hezbollah and other Iranian-linked groups are “necessary and appropriate.” The airstrike followed a weekend […]

Union membership plateaued in 2023 despite high-profile strikes

Despite high-profile strikes that dominated several news cycles, the proportion of wage workers who were union members in 2023 was little different from the previous year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics Reported union membership rate It decreased from 10.1% in 2022 to 10% in 2023. Union membership has remained roughly flat at 14.4 million, with […]