Month: September 2022

[ad_1] A bullet tore through Raul Mendez’s left eye amid a deadly rampage at a Fourth of July party in Arizona this summer, covering his face with blood and rendering him unconscious. But Mendez told Fox News that with God’s help, he soon opened his eyes amid screaming from other partygoers — and then he
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[ad_1] Corbis/Corbis/Getty Who has received the most Oscar nominations at of these actresses? Jennifer Lawrence spoke candidly about motherhood during a cover story for Vogue, revealing she’s experienced two miscarriages. The Hunger Games actress, who gave birth to her first child earlier this year, spoke to Vogue about the recent overturning of Roe v Wade
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[ad_1] On Aug. 24, New York’s Democrat governor Kathy Hochul gave a speech about how the Empire State is combatting what she repeatedly referred to as “gun violence.” Among other things, her remarks suggested that the state will begin using political and ideological litmus tests to determine who is a “suitable person” to own or
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[ad_1] Today, at 5:00PM, the Wake County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing to consider amending the county’s firearm discharge ordinance to further restrict target shooting on private property in unincorporated areas. NRA members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to attend the meeting to oppose this proposed ordinance. To view the agenda
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[ad_1] Jennifer Lawrence said she’s at war with her conservative relatives over politics.  The 32-year-old Kentucky native commented on her family feud during a cover interview for Vogue. Lawrence discussed having nightmares about Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson and recalling how the 2016 election caused a major rift between her and some relatives. “I just
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[ad_1] It’s been a decade since Maxwell Alejandro Frost launched his first big campaign. He was 15 years old, coming off a stint volunteering on Barack Obama’s reelection bid and desperate to attend the president’s second inauguration. In an online search for tickets, Frost stumbled across a page soliciting applications to perform in the inaugural
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[ad_1] It’s been a decade since Maxwell Alejandro Frost launched his first big campaign. He was 15 years old, coming off a stint volunteering on Barack Obama’s reelection bid and desperate to attend the president’s second inauguration. In an online search for tickets, Frost stumbled across a page soliciting applications to perform in the inaugural
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[ad_1] Republicans don’t care about safetyRegarding his Aug. 24 letter (“Woke Dems favor criminals over us”), yes, Don Ward, “words matter.”On Jan. 6, Trump supporters violently attacked law enforcement with flag poles and chemical sprays. Trump said he “loved them.” Other Republicans refer to these criminals as “patriots” and “political prisoners.”Republican violent rhetoric continues to
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[ad_1] While the governor and Republican-led Legislature push to expand access to firearms in South Dakota, a majority of voters favors restrictions such as waiting periods and age limits for some gun purchases, according to a statewide poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch. The poll of 500 registered voters showed that 60% of respondents
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[ad_1] New York Attorney General Letitia James continued her winning streak against the gun lobby with her latest victory defending her state’s gun legislation. The state’s top prosecutor has successfully defended the constitutionality of New York’s recently passed gun safety legislation, the Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA), which goes into effect today. The Gunowners of
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[ad_1] In declaring this summer that New York’s strict rules for granting concealed carry permits to gun owners violated the Second and 14th Amendments, the U.S. Supreme Court has compounded the error of its 2008 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller holding that possession of a handgun in the home was constitutionally protected. The
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[ad_1] Opinion editor’s note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes letters from readers online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• Scott Jensen’s “Safer Streets” campaign is disingenuous (“Jensen sees vote potential in metro,” Aug. 28). Leading the Republican chorus that conflates sensible gun regulation with a threat to Second Amendment rights (despite Supreme
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