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Patriots’ Stefon Diggs to be Arraigned and Denies Assault Allegation
(Headline USA) New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Massachusetts on felony strangulation and other criminal charges stemming from an alleged dispute with his personal chef. The arraignment at Dedham District Court was postponed until after Super Bowl LX so Diggs could play in the NFL championship game.…
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Trump’s Approval Rating Higher in Israel Than in the US
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) President Donald Trump has substantially higher approval ratings among Israelis than among Americans. Trump had taken several positions that are unpopular with Americans but favorable to Israel. According to a new poll conducted by the Jewish People Policy Institute, Trump’s approval in Israel is 73%. There is a wide gap between…
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Immigration Enforcement Surge to End in Minnesota, Homan Says
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) White House Border Czar Tom Homan said on Thursday the monthslong immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota will end in the next week. On Dec. 4, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent 2,000 federal agents to the Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan areas as part of Operation Metro Surge. Homan…
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Social Media Company Says that Social Media Addiction if Fake
(Headline USA) Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta’s Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms. The question of addiction is a key pillar of the case, where plaintiffs seek to hold social media companies…
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NJ Gov. Sherrill Launches Portal to Monitor ICE
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Newly sworn-in New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill followed through on her promise to launch a local portal for her administration to track ICE operations across the Garden State. Sherrill, a Democrat who took office on Jan. 20, formally announced the portal on Wednesday, touting it as a way for individuals to report…
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New England Patriots Owner Built Command Center to Track Online Speech
(José Niño, Headline USA) New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft operates a surveillance hub inside the team’s stadium that monitors over 500 million social media posts daily and sends intelligence reports on campus speech to university administrators. Chris Menahan of Information Liberation highlighted the operation, tweeting that Robert Kraft’s Blue Square Alliance charity “built a…
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Puyallup Teen Wrestler Says School Ignored Her Claim of Sex Assault by Male Opponent
(Carleen Johnson, The Center Square) The office of Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank and the Puyallup School District confirmed Tuesday they are conducting an investigation into an alleged sexual assault against a female Puyallup high school wrestler. The Rogers High School sophomore reported the alleged assault to school officials and her coach two days after…
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FBI Named High Profile Man “Co-Conspirator’ to Epstein, Files Show
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Justice unredacted portions of documents in the Jeffrey Epstein files with mentions of high profile figures at the request of Congressional leaders. On Monday, U.S. Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., visited the Department of Justice to view several documents included in its 3…
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Gun Maker to Pay $1.75M Over Accessory Used in 2022 New York Shooting
(Chris Wade, The Center Square) A Georgia-based gunmaker has agreed to stop selling a high-capacity magazine accessory used in the 2022 Buffalo mass shooting after settling a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Under the settlement, announced Wednesday, Mean Arms, also known as Mean LLC., has also agreed to pay $1.75 million…
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DOJ Fires U.S. Attorney for New York Appointed by Judges
(Chris Wade, The Center Square) The U.S. Justice Department has fired a new top federal prosecutor for New York’s Albany division, just hours after a panel of judges appointed him to fill a vacancy. The panel of judges in the Albany-based Northern District of New York said Wednesday they had appointed former prosecutor Donald T.…
