Politics
City Marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30
“World Day Against Trafficking in Persons” is marked on July 30. According to the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (MOEDGBV), human trafficking is the use of power and control to force, trick, or coerce someone into engaging in providing labor or services, which can include commercial sex.
Attorney General James Secures 10-Year Ban on Wayne LaPierre, Former VP with the NRA
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a 10-year ban on former Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre from the National Rifle Association (NRA), and a court direction that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the NRA propose reforms to be enacted at the NRA following years of mismanagement.
Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Attempted Assassination of Former U.S. President Donald Trump
Sanchez Bill Expanding Access to Rapid STI Testing Passes in Council
Torres Calls for Full Investigation by Homeland Security into Crowdstrike Outage
Elections 2024: How Abortion Rights are Impacting Bronx Voters
“How dare he!” said Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala during a “Fight for Reproductive Freedom” tour in Wisconsin on Jan. 22, in reference to former U.S. President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. “He’s proud to have terminated abortion rights,” Harris said, referencing when Trump said he was proud to have overturned Roe Vs. Wade. Indeed, Trump has bragged about how during his presidency, he appointed three Supreme Court justices, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, who made the repeal of the right to abortion access under Roe Vs. Wade, possible.
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UPDATE Reaction to Assassination Attempt on Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump at Pennsylvania Rally
Elected officials are reacting to an assassination attempt of former Republican U.S. President Donald J. Trump on Saturday evening, July 13, during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. CBS News footage showed the former president hold his hand up to his ear before he dropped to the stage floor and U.S. Secret Service rushed to the stage and immediately surrounded him.