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Trump-backed lawmaker roasted after apparently mistaking Star Wars prop for captured drone

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5 days, 23 hours ago

'Just really stupid': Mockery onslaught as Republican mistakes Star Wars prop for drone

Raw Story

A Republican state senator drew a fact-check — and a round of mockery — for confusing a "Star Wars" prop with one of the drones that have been spooking residents along the eastern seaboard. The Biden administration says the mysterious sightings appear to be "a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones and law enforcement drones," along with "fixed-wing aircrafts, …

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6 days, 14 hours ago

The president of the NCAA calls for a ban on 'prop bets' in college sports

NPR

The president of the NCAA calls for a ban on 'prop bets' in college sports toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The president of the NCAA appeared on Capitol Hill Tuesday to express support for some federal regulations around sports gambling — including a ban on a type of wager known as "prop bets" in college sports. "We believe …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Sports betting: Six byes limit anytime touchdown prop bet in the NFL this week

Associated Press

Heading into Week 14 of the NFL season, there are six teams with byes. Despite that, here are some players who likely will find the end zone this week, with odds from the BetMGM online sportsbook: Running back David Montgomery, Lions, -175 For the first time in 25 games, the Detroit Lions did not have a rushing touchdown on Thanksgiving …

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3 weeks ago

Bigg Boss 18 Day 55: Salman Khan scolds Avinash Mishra, Chahat for foul language

India Today

In the latest episode of Bigg Boss 18, Salman Khan organised a task where contestants had to pick the 'sidekick' of the house between Avinash Mishra and Digvijay Rathee. Chaahat remarked that Avinash blindly follows Vivian's directions, saying, "Agar Vivian kahe bartan dhone toh voh chaat chaat ke dhoenge, table saaf karni hai toh chaat chaat ke karenge.” After Chahat’s …

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3 weeks ago

Arron Reed double helps Sale romp to victory against Leicester

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1 month ago

Rust, starring Alec Baldwin, premieres three years after fatal on-set shooting of Halyna Hutchins

ABC

Western film Rust has quietly premiered at a Polish film festival, three years after an on-set shooting left a worker dead, its director injured and Hollywood star Alec Baldwin facing involuntary manslaughter charges. Mr Souza also says the film's plot may be "unsettling" to viewers, particularly because Rust's plot parallels its off-set notoriety. As police continue to investigate the fatal …

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1 month ago

Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong set to be fit for Fiji clash but Ryan Baird ruled out

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1 month ago

Gavin Newsom’s weird year at the California ballot

Politico

The box-office returns were mixed. Newsom’s efforts to shape the fall ballot yielded some major successes and one notable, humiliating failure, but his low-key entry into the Prop 33 battle may have proven decisive. “Perhaps you can read between those many, many lines.” Newsom spoke out more forcefully against Prop 36, which he mocked as “an unfunded mandate to guarantee …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Letters to the Editor: I was a teacher when Prop. 187 was on the ballot. Here’s what my students did to show their patriotism

LA Times

To the editor: Reading Gustavo Arellano’s column on living in a “Prop. I was teaching English as a second language at Eagle Rock High School when California voters passed the measure to deny undocumented immigrants public services. I don’t know how many “illegals” were in my class, but do know that all my students were striving to learn English and …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Why California Voters Rejected Criminal Justice Reform

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LOADING ERROR LOADING In the past decade, California’s incarceration rate has dropped about 30%. “The other side co-opted reform messaging,” said Anne Irwin, the director of Smart Justice California, a progressive criminal justice reform group. “Those are an anomaly, they happen, they are part of the public consciousness, but going forward those aren’t necessarily the people who are going to …

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1 month, 1 week ago

The state that cleared the way for sports gambling now may ban ‘prop’ bets on college athletes

Associated Press

TRENTON, N.J. — After an unexpected loss in which he threw four interceptions in September, Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne heard from bettors angry that his subpar statistics lost bets for them. Now the state whose U.S. Supreme Court victory led to an explosion of legal sports betting across America is considering banning such bets involving the statistical performance of college …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Column: We now live in a Prop. 187 America. What’s next?

LA Times

Donald Trump listens to Paul Perez, president of the National Border Patrol Council, as he tours the southern border with Mexico, on Aug. 22, 2024, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. We tell ourselves stories in order to live, Joan Didion famously wrote, and the one Democrats in California repeated for decades was Proposition 187. Donald Trump and his vice president, JD …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Controversial Prop. 65 warning labels about toxic chemicals are effective, study says

LA Times

For nearly 40 years, a controversial California law has required companies to place warning labels on their products alerting consumers to the potential health threats posed by chemicals, or else face lawsuits from lawyers, private citizens and advocacy groups. But, for us, that made it even more important to be able to go and see if it’s having effects.” The …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Pumas outclass Italy by a record 50-18 in Udine

Associated Press

UDINE, Italy — Argentina extended its rugby domination of Italy in a record 50-18 win on Saturday. They were expected to be competitive in the first test matchup between Argentina and an Argentine coach, Italy’s first-year mentor Gonzalo Quesada. Italy got a penalty try after Argentina’s Juan Martin Gonzalez was yellow-carded for illegally collapsing a maul. Italy should have had …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Day of the Jackal's Eddie Redmayne reveals how preparation for new role in Sky thriller almost led to off-set disaster - and left him SCREAMING

Daily Mail

Eddie Redmayne has revealed how his preparation for his new role in The Day Of The Jackal almost led to an off-set disaster. The Day of the Jackal's Eddie Redmayne has revealed how preparation for his new role in Sky thriller almost led to off-set disaster which left him SCREAMING As part of his role as Jackal, the elusive assassin …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Californians may vote to keep forced prison labor, despite little open support for it

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

California deals criminal justice reform a punishing blow

Politico

Taken together, the preliminary results are a striking shift away from California’s once nation-leading movement to roll back harsh sentencing rules for nonviolent offenses — one punctuated by a pandemic-era spike in property crimes and retail theft, as well as growing concern about highly visible fentanyl use and homelessness on city streets. “It must stop.” California Republican Party Chair Jessica …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

California voters approve tougher retail-theft penalties

China Daily

A homeless person is seen on the sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles, California, the United States, Dec 14, 2022. California voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36, which would increase penalties for theft and drug offenses. A recent poll by the Public Policy Institute of California found 71 percent of likely voters said they would vote yes on Prop 36, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Arizona voters approve GOP-backed immigration measure

NPR

Arizona voters approve GOP-backed immigration measure toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images This piece originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. PHOENIX – Arizona voters passed a Republican-backed plan to give state and local law enforcement the power to enforce immigration laws, over the objections of Democrats and Latino advocacy groups who warn the law will …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Election 2024: How Slate is voting—and who we predict will win.

Slate

Slate has never officially endorsed a candidate for president. What is one down-ballot item you are voting on that you think is particularly important: Women’s rights feel like a huge factor in this election, especially with the outrage over abortion rights. What is one down-ballot item you are voting on that you think is particularly important: I’ll be curious to …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Proposition 6, which would end mandatory prison labor, trails

LA Times

Proposition 6, a proposed amendment that would end forced labor in state prisons, was trailing in early results Tuesday night. The measure would eliminate “involuntary servitude” from the state Constitution, which currently bans slavery and involuntary servitude except as a punishment for crime. Politics Election results for California’s statewide propositions Latest vote counts for Prop 32 raising minimum wage, Prop …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Prop. 32, measure to increase minimum wage to $18 an hour, trails in early polls

LA Times

Proposition 32, which would have raised the minimum wage to $17 immediately for larger employers and to $18 starting in January 2025. A measure to increase California’s minimum wage to $18 was trailing according to early polling results as of Tuesday night but remained too close to call. Early results showed a slight majority of voters statewide opposed Proposition 32, …

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Voters approve Prop. 36 and Prop. 3, which enshrines marriage as a ‘fundamental right’ for all

LA Times

California voters weighed in on 10 propositions that would affect the state’s climate change response, rent and more. Politics Election results for California’s statewide propositions Latest vote counts for Prop 32 raising minimum wage, Prop 36 addressing crime, Prop 33 expanding rent controls and more Support for Proposition 36 comes amid rising concerns about crime, homelessness and drug use in …

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Trump-backed lawmaker roasted after apparently mistaking Star Wars prop for captured drone

'Just really stupid': Mockery onslaught as Republican mistakes Star Wars prop for drone

The president of the NCAA calls for a ban on 'prop bets' in college sports

Sports betting: Six byes limit anytime touchdown prop bet in the NFL this week

Bigg Boss 18 Day 55: Salman Khan scolds Avinash Mishra, Chahat for foul language

Arron Reed double helps Sale romp to victory against Leicester

Rust, starring Alec Baldwin, premieres three years after fatal on-set shooting of Halyna Hutchins

Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong set to be fit for Fiji clash but Ryan Baird ruled out

Gavin Newsom’s weird year at the California ballot

Letters to the Editor: I was a teacher when Prop. 187 was on the ballot. Here’s what my students did to show their patriotism

Why California Voters Rejected Criminal Justice Reform

The state that cleared the way for sports gambling now may ban ‘prop’ bets on college athletes

Column: We now live in a Prop. 187 America. What’s next?

Controversial Prop. 65 warning labels about toxic chemicals are effective, study says

Pumas outclass Italy by a record 50-18 in Udine

The Day of the Jackal's Eddie Redmayne reveals how preparation for new role in Sky thriller almost led to off-set disaster - and left him SCREAMING

Californians may vote to keep forced prison labor, despite little open support for it

California deals criminal justice reform a punishing blow

California voters approve tougher retail-theft penalties

Arizona voters approve GOP-backed immigration measure

Election 2024: How Slate is voting—and who we predict will win.

Proposition 6, which would end mandatory prison labor, trails

Prop. 32, measure to increase minimum wage to $18 an hour, trails in early polls

Voters approve Prop. 36 and Prop. 3, which enshrines marriage as a ‘fundamental right’ for all