A bid by the Republican National Committee (GOP) to stop Rhode Island’s mail-in voting plan for the upcoming Presidential election has been rejected by the Supreme Court. Rhode Island law requires voters who vote by mail to sign the envelope which contains their ballot “before a notary public or two…
Israel and United Arab Emirates Agree to ‘Full Normalization of Relations’
August 13, 2020
President Donald Trump announced today that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates have “agreed to the full normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates”. Israel and the United Arab Emirates will meet in the coming weeks…
Former NFL Player Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Distributing 1,000 Kilograms of Marijuana and Money Laundering
August 12, 2020
A former NFL player was sentenced today to 168 months in prison for possession with the intent to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and engaging in a money laundering conspiracy. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents executed a search of apartments suspected to be “stash locations” for Richard Alston’s, a…
Trump Administration Sending Federal Law Enforcement to Memphis and St. Louis
August 11, 2020
Federal law enforcement agents from the FBI, DEA, and ATF will be sent to Memphis and St. Louis “to enforce federal law and assist American cities that are experiencing upticks in violent crime”. Memphis and St. Louis are reportedly experiencing “high levels of violent crime, particularly gun violence”. Homicides in…