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The death penalty or capital punishment is the punishment by death for a crime. Currently 58 countries worldwide allow the death penalty (including the U.S.) while 97 countries have outlawed it. Since the 1970s executions in the U.S. have declined every year. In 2021 five states and the federal government…
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The Los Angeles Fire Department had its budget cut by a staggering $17.6 million this financial year, records show â as fire crews continue to battle out-of-control blazes ravaging the City of Angels.The drastic decrease in funding for the fire department was the second-largest cut to come out of embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bassâ 2024-25 fiscal year budget, according to city figures.The police budget, meanwhile, increased by $126 million, a graphic shared by LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia shows.Bass had initially wanted to cut the fire department by even more â a staggering $23 million.The details on Bassâ budget slashing resurfaced as the mayor faced widespread backlash Wednesday after it was revealed she was away in Africa for the Ghana presidentâs inauguration â even as wind-whipped wildfires turned parts of her city into an apocalyptic hellscape.In her absence, Bass found time to praise firefighters and other emergency crews for working âovernight to protect Angelenos affected by fires.ââAngelenos should be advised that the windstorm is expected to worsen through the morning and to heed local warnings, stay vigilant and stay safe,â Bass said in a post on X.
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Trump dodged questions about consumer price impacts during a Fox News interview with Bret BaierWhen pressed about funding his policy priorities, Trump claimed tariffs would cover the costsTrump unexpectedly pivoted to discussing Ozempic and Mounjaro when questioned about consumer costsHe made inaccurate claims about these drugs being manufactured in LondonTrump incorrectly stated Ozempic costs $88 in London versus $1,200 in New YorkHe blamed U.S. leaders for being "too nice" in international tradeTrump suggested adopting Bernie Sanders' drug reimportation plan from CanadaHe referenced a "transparency" policy he claims Biden canceledTrump mentioned plans for tariffs on steel, autos, semiconductors, and possibly pharmaceuticalsThe interview revealed Trump struggling to maintain focus on specific policy questions
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Israel said Tuesday that it had destroyed Syriaâs navy in overnight airstrikes, as it continued to pound targets in Syria despite warnings that its operations there could ignite new conflict and jeopardize the transition of power to an interim government.Israelâs defense minister, Israel Katz, said that the Israeli military had âdestroyed Syriaâs navy overnight, and with great success.â His remarks appeared to confirm Israelâs responsibility for the destruction documented in the Syrian port city of Latakia, where photos showed the smoldering remains of ships sunk at their dock.Mr. Katz said that Israelâs military âhas been operating in Syria in recent days to hit and destroy strategic capabilities that pose a threat to Israel,â although he did not indicate what new or immediate risk Syriaâs navy presented to Israel, which has the most powerful military in the Middle East.Israeli warplanes have conducted hundreds of strikes in Syria since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, according to war monitors. Israel has characterized its operations as defensive, saying its military was striking suspected chemical weapons stockpiles in Syria to prevent them from falling âinto the hands of extremists.ââFrom here, I warn the rebel leaders in Syria: Those who follow Assadâs path will end like Assad,â Mr. Katz said.As the Assad government fell to the rebels over the weekend, Israeli ground forces advanced beyond the demilitarized zone on the Israel-Syria border, marking their first overt entry into Syrian territory in more than 50 years. An Israeli military spokesman on Tuesday denied reports that the military was advancing on Damascus. The spokesman, Avichay Adraee, said the military was inside a buffer zone between Israel and Syria and at other points âin order to protect the Israeli border.âEarlier Tuesday, Geir Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, called on Israel to halt its âvery troublingâ military operations there, and said de-escalation was needed. âWe are continuing to see Israeli movements and bombardments into Syrian territory. This needs to stop,â Mr. Pedersen told reporters in Geneva.
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In April 2021 the legislature of the U.S. State of Arkansas introduced a bill that prohibited doctors from providing gender-transition treatments to people under 18 years old. The bill would make it a felony for doctors to administer puberty blockers, hormones and gender-reaffirming surgery to anyone…
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On June 26, 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the denial of marriage licenses violated the Due Process and the Equal Protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The ruling made same sex marriage legal in all 50 U.S. States.
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