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CEDAR KEY, FLORIDA - AUGUST 04: Shon Whitwood (C) and Leah Whitwood (R) stand in the wind and rain before the possible arrival of Tropical Storm Debby, which is strengthening as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico on August 04, 2024 in Cedar Key, Florida. Forecasters say Tropical Storm Debby could become a hurricane as soon as Sunday evening, bringing rain storms and high winds along Florida’s west coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

$1M Worth Of Cocaine Washed Ashore In Florida Amidst Hurricane Debby

The impact of Hurricane Debby is multifaceted, washing ashore $1 million worth of cocaine along with the mass destruction.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 21: Local residents wait in line for COVID-19 tests at a free testing site at Farragut Square as coronavirus cases surge in the city on December 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser reinstated the city’s indoor mask mandate at 6am on Tuesday and announced a vaccination mandate for government employees after COVID-19 case numbers have surged to a new high. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

New York County Passes Law Banning Mask-Wearing In Public

A New York county has passed a controversial bill banning masks in public. The law makes wearing a mask a misdemeanor, which could carry a fine of up to $1,000 or even result in a one-year jail sentence.

A Transgender Pride Flag is held above the crowd of LGBTQ+ activists during the Los Angeles LGBT Center's "Drag March LA: The March on Santa Monica Boulevard", in West Hollywood, California, on Easter Sunday April 9, 2023. The march comes in response to more than 400 pieces of legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community that government officials across the United States have proposed or passed in 2023. (Photo by ALLISON DINNER / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

N.Y. County Passes Law Restricting Trans Women From Competing On Female Teams At County-Run Sports Venues

New York’s Nassau County passed a law on Monday banning girls and women’s sports teams from using sports facilities in the county on Long Island unless they exclude biological men who identify as transgender females from competing.

A poster of the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup is displayed outside the Nassau county International Cricket Stadium in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on May 1, 2024 in New York. Nassau County International Cricket Stadium under construction in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York, ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The newly-built Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, near New York, was launched on May 15, 2024 with the sport's world body "excited" to conquer new territories through the T20 World Cup in June. The 34,000-capacity stadium, with infrastructure from the Las Vegas Formula 1 circuit and drop-in pitches prepared in Florida, will host the hotly-anticipated India-Pakistan clash on June 9, among its eight scheduled World Cup games. (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP) (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)

Pro-ISIS Group Shares ‘Threatening’ Poster Ahead Of World Cup Cricket Game In N.Y.

A law enforcement official familiar with the probe said on Tuesday that authorities intend to increase police presence on Long Island, and that the FBI’s Nassau County office will collaborate with the New York Police Department and other law enforcement to enhance security for the ICC World Cup 2024 next month.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 06: AUGUST 06: New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference announcing a lawsuit to dissolve the NRA on August 06, 2020 in New York City. New York State Attorney General Letitia filed a lawsuit seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association charging the organization as a whole as well as Executive Vice-President Wayne LaPierre, former Treasurer and CFO Wilson Phillips, Chief of Staff and Executive Director of General Operations Joshua Powell, and Corporate Secretary and General Counsel John Frazer with failing to manage the NRA’s funds and failing to follow state and federal laws. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

NY Attorney General Orders Long Island Executive Cease-And-Desist Over Transgender Athlete Ban

According to a recent news statement, New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered that Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman lift a ban on transgender athletes participating in women’s and girls’ sports, calling the rule a “discriminatory and transphobic executive order.”