A committee on the New York City Council is set to vote on a proposal that could result in monuments honoring figures such as George Washington, Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson, Peter Stuyvesant, and more being removed due to their “controversial” pasts.
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House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing To Address Threats of Child Abuse, Sexual Exploitation
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance conducted a hearing called “Children are Not for Sale: Examining the Threat of Exploitation of Children in the U.S. and Abroad.”
Read More House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing To Address Threats of Child Abuse, Sexual ExploitationMassachusetts National Guard Deployed To Assist With Migrant Crisis
Massachusetts National Guard was officially deployed as “rapid response teams” to emergency shelters across the state that are housing displaced and migrant families as part of an up to six-month call-up.
Read More Massachusetts National Guard Deployed To Assist With Migrant CrisisCaesars Entertainment Is The Second Major Casino Operator Hit By Hackers In Cyberattack
After a cyberattack struck MGM Resorts on Sunday, including its Las Vegas gaming giant properties such as the Bellagio and the MGM Grand, Caesars Entertainment claimed that it was also a target of a cyberattack.
Read More Caesars Entertainment Is The Second Major Casino Operator Hit By Hackers In CyberattackFormer CIA Employee Found Guilty Of Child Porn Possession
Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) software engineer, Joshua Schulte, who was previously convicted for disclosing secret CIA information to WikiLeaks in 2017, was charged on Wednesday for the possession of over 3,000 images and videos of child pornography.
Read More Former CIA Employee Found Guilty Of Child Porn PossessionGov. Kemp Declares Gas Tax Suspension As Georgia Faces Inflation
On Tuesday, Governor Brian Kemp announced a temporary suspension on Georgia’s gasoline tax and declared a state of emergency in an effort to reduce inflation.
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