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Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates ahead of Trump’s return
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates ahead of Trump’s return

Firstpost  

With less than a month left in office, Biden had faced growing calls from death penalty opponents to commute the sentences of those on death row to life in prison without parole, which the 37 will now serve US President Joe Biden speaks at the White House, in Washington, December 8, 2024. With less than a month left in office, …

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A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psilocybin
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psilocybin

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms. “Perhaps the fact that the drug policy reform pendulum appears to be swinging back towards prohibition is part of a broader trend toward a preference for ‘law …

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BCI Raises Concerns About Rise In Low Quality Law Colleges, Appeals To Universities To Grant NOCs Only After Proper Evaluation
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BCI Raises Concerns About Rise In Low Quality Law Colleges, Appeals To Universities To Grant NOCs Only After Proper Evaluation

Live Law  

The BCI's letter stated that despite its collective efforts, the Council continues to face significant challenges posed by the 'mushroom growth and proliferation of substandard law colleges.' This concerning trend highlights the urgent need for stricter adherence to regulatory measures in order to curb the unchecked proliferation of law colleges across the country.” The Bar Council of India again, by …

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L.A. eviction cases rose significantly this year. But it’s not all bad news for renters
1 year ago

L.A. eviction cases rose significantly this year. But it’s not all bad news for renters

LA Times  

Eva Garcia joins other tenants and advocates outside the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration to demand the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors extend eviction protections during a rally in September 2021. The exact reasons are unclear, but experts and advocates say that permanent tenant protections adopted as the moratoriums expired — such as a Los Angeles city rule that …

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MREAT orders coercive action against developer for failure to comply with refund order
1 year ago

MREAT orders coercive action against developer for failure to comply with refund order

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has directed the suburban collector to attach and auction immovable properties and bank accounts belonging to Krishna Developers Pvt Ltd after the developer failed to comply with its order for refund with interest granted to a homebuyer from one of its projects. During the December 21 hearing, advocate Pooja Gaikwad, appearing for the developer, …

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After mass shooting, Monterey Park limited gun sales. But local laws alone won’t stop violence
1 year, 1 month ago

After mass shooting, Monterey Park limited gun sales. But local laws alone won’t stop violence

LA Times  

Six months after a gunman killed 11 people at a Monterey Park dance studio, the City Council unanimously approved legislation to drastically limit where gun dealers are permitted in the San Gabriel Valley enclave. The straw purchase dilemma Birth and death of a gun store “We didn’t really have any public comment,” Mayor Jose Sanchez said, adding that he received …

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Hollywood’s working class turns to nonprofit funds to make ends meet during the strike
1 year, 4 months ago

Hollywood’s working class turns to nonprofit funds to make ends meet during the strike

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Shawn Batey was sweating in the August sun on the 100th day of the writers strike, carrying her “IATSE Solidarity” sign on the picket line outside Netflix’s New York offices, but she was glad to be there. She recently worked on “Pose” and “Russian Doll,” but since the writers strike began in May and the actors joined …

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Why Generative AI is a house divided
1 year, 9 months ago

Why Generative AI is a house divided

Live Mint  

Generative AI has polarized artificial intelligence experts with some calling for a six-month moratorium on building new systems and others arguing against the idea on the grounds that the benefits of AI far outweigh perceived risks. But the exponential progress in generative AI models that are used to create new content appears to have alarmed many, ever since the launch …

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Warehouse boom transformed Inland Empire. Are jobs worth the environmental degradation?
1 year, 11 months ago

Warehouse boom transformed Inland Empire. Are jobs worth the environmental degradation?

LA Times  

For decades, Bosch Dairy in Ontario, where three generations raised cattle, was a bucolic outpost with fields of cows and rows of eucalyptus to cut the driving wind that came down the Cajon Pass. “If we fail to keep pace with the growing demand for additional warehouse space, the result will be immediate and far-reaching throughout the Inland Empire — …

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Pandemic eviction protections, direct payments kept homelessness in check, study shows
2 years ago

Pandemic eviction protections, direct payments kept homelessness in check, study shows

LA Times  

Mickey Marraffino locates an unhoused man at the Redondo Beach Pier during the 2022 L.A. homeless count on Feb. 23. Eviction moratoriums and cash income from extended unemployment insurance and stimulus payments helped thousands of economically vulnerable people in Los Angeles County avoid becoming homeless during the pandemic, a new study has found. “The big thing is to learn from …

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Evictions spiking as assistance, protections disappear
2 years, 4 months ago

Evictions spiking as assistance, protections disappear

Associated Press  

Jada Riley thought she had beaten homelessness. “I don’t want to have my son experience any struggles that I went through.” Eviction filings nationwide have steadily risen in recent months and are approaching or exceeding pre-pandemic levels in many cities and states. “Our numbers of evictions are increasing every month at an astonishing rate, and I just don’t see that …

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哈佛大学：房价暴涨或让美国数百万人的住房梦成为泡影
2 years, 6 months ago

哈佛大学：房价暴涨或让美国数百万人的住房梦成为泡影

China Daily  

The dream of owning a home is out of reach for 4 million Americans 哈佛大学日前发布的年度国家住房报告称，房价和房租的暴涨再加上利率的上调让数百万美国人的住房梦更加遥不可及，按揭利率的上升也让贷款买房者面临失去房屋所有权的威胁。 Photo/Pexels The record run-up in home prices and rents exacerbated the affordable housing crisis in the US, and rising interest rates stand to make it even worse, according to Harvard University's annual State of the Nation's Housing Report released Wednesday. 哈佛大学6月22日发布的年度国家住房报告称，房价和房租的创纪录暴涨加剧了美国的住房可负担性危机，与此同时利率的上调将让这一局面雪上加霜。 Although quickly rising mortgage …

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哈佛大学：房价暴涨或让美国数百万人的住房梦成为泡影
2 years, 6 months ago

哈佛大学：房价暴涨或让美国数百万人的住房梦成为泡影

China Daily  

The dream of owning a home is out of reach for 4 million Americans 哈佛大学日前发布的年度国家住房报告称，房价和房租的暴涨再加上利率的上调让数百万美国人的住房梦更加遥不可及，按揭利率的上升也让贷款买房者面临失去房屋所有权的威胁。 Photo/Pexels The record run-up in home prices and rents exacerbated the affordable housing crisis in the US, and rising interest rates stand to make it even worse, according to Harvard University's annual State of the Nation's Housing Report released Wednesday. 哈佛大学6月22日发布的年度国家住房报告称，房价和房租的创纪录暴涨加剧了美国的住房可负担性危机，与此同时利率的上调将让这一局面雪上加霜。 Although quickly rising mortgage …

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COVID eviction bans are lapsing, but other protections for California renters remain
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID eviction bans are lapsing, but other protections for California renters remain

LA Times  

For tenants and landlords, the current mix of eviction moratoriums and other rules across cities and counties can be difficult to navigate. Also, landlords couldn’t seek to evict tenants for rent payments missed before April 1, 2022, unless they first applied for rent relief. Alicia Murillo, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Housing and Community Development, said the program …

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Biden now says he is NOT looking at forgiving $50,000 in student loans
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden now says he is NOT looking at forgiving $50,000 in student loans

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden on Thursday confirmed he's looking at 'additional debt forgiveness' for some of the $1.6 trillion in student debt held by roughly 43 million Americans -- but ruled out a plan by Democrat lawmakers to relieve as much as $50,000 each. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy said canceling so much debt would hurt 'every single American' in a …

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Don’t Look Up director Adam McKay says home insurance cancelled over climate-linked disasters
2 years, 11 months ago

Don’t Look Up director Adam McKay says home insurance cancelled over climate-linked disasters

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The director of thinly-veiled climate crisis allegory Don’t Look Up has said that his home …

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Small Fry: Peru's fishermen battle China's overseas fleet
3 years, 3 months ago

Small Fry: Peru's fishermen battle China's overseas fleet

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “She thought I had stolen the money,” López recalls …

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Some Landlords Would Rather Evict Tenants Than Accept Federal Rental Aid
3 years, 3 months ago

Some Landlords Would Rather Evict Tenants Than Accept Federal Rental Aid

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Congress set aside $46 billion to cover rent for people struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic, but states and cities have so far distributed only a fraction of the funds. In Baltimore, one property management firm told local TV station WBAL earlier this week that it wouldn’t take the payment because the wording in the city’s rental …

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Eviction moratoriums aren’t enough to rescue millions of Americans behind on rent, experts say
3 years, 5 months ago

Eviction moratoriums aren’t enough to rescue millions of Americans behind on rent, experts say

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Shanta Matthews and her family were three months behind on rent last week and were preparing to be booted from their two-bedroom condo in Charleston, South Carolina, when they got a last-minute reprieve from the federal government. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty Images The existing stay on evictions may prevent law enforcement from removing renters from homes, but …

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Eviction moratoriums extended in U.S. — Californians were already protected. What you need to know
3 years, 5 months ago

Eviction moratoriums extended in U.S. — Californians were already protected. What you need to know

LA Times  

The federal eviction moratorium received a two-month extension from the Biden administration Tuesday after an earlier moratorium expired Sunday. California’s protections Renters are eligible for protection from eviction for nonpayment depending on the time period during which they were unable to pay their rent and whether they were able to fulfill the qualifications for the declaration of COVID-19 related financial …

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Ending Eviction Moratoriums Likely Led To Thousands Of Coronavirus Deaths: Study
3 years, 5 months ago

Ending Eviction Moratoriums Likely Led To Thousands Of Coronavirus Deaths: Study

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING States that ended protections banning evictions in the spring and summer of 2020 likely led to hundreds of thousands of additional COVID-19 cases and thousands of deaths from the coronavirus, according to a new UCLA study. The study, published Monday in the American Journal of Epidemiology, looked at 43 states that had eviction moratoriums from March to …

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South Australian scientists use genetic modification to design crops for astronauts in space
3 years, 5 months ago

South Australian scientists use genetic modification to design crops for astronauts in space

ABC  

In a modest laboratory in Adelaide, a modest-looking box spins beneath an equally modest sign. Key points: Scientists at the University of Adelaide are using genetic modification to design food for astronauts They hope the knowledge they gain will be applicable for farming on earth as well Public opinion is divided on genetically modified edible crops in Australia, even after …

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EXPLAINER: Is Missouri rent relief enough to halt evictions?
3 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: Is Missouri rent relief enough to halt evictions?

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. As of June 7, roughly 3.2 million people in the U.S. said they would face eviction within the next two months, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey. …

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Why Virginia’s abolition of the death penalty is a big deal
3 years, 9 months ago

Why Virginia’s abolition of the death penalty is a big deal

CNN  

CNN — In 1608, Jamestown colonists executed a man named Capt. “No state that has used the death penalty that long and that often has ever before abolished capital punishment,” Dunham told CNN. Northam pointed to this fact at the bill’s signing last Wednesday, calling the death penalty “fundamentally flawed.” “Capital punishment is a direct descendant of slavery, lynching and …

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