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- Justice Department files lawsuits against Virginia and California over gun laws
- Police officer jailed after assaulting 13-year-old boy in Wiltshire
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- European people’s party calls for more free pollution allowances in ets
- Starmer announces £15 billion defence investment plan amid PMQs clash
- Kelowna businesses report rising crime is affecting downtown operations
- Melat Kiros projected to defeat Diana DeGette in Colorado primary race
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The Justice Department has filed lawsuits against Virginia and California over laws it deems unconstitutional concerning the sale of firearms. Virginia’s law bans automatic weapons, while California’s law targets modifications of certain handguns. Both cases challenge restrictions seen as infringing on Second Amendment rights.
Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist, is projected to win Colorado’s First Congressional District Democratic primary with 49.3% of the vote. This marks a significant shift, as the district will have a new representative for the first time since the mid-1990s, replacing incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette, who received 43.5%.
The Justice Department is investigating Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona for potential campaign finance violations following a whistleblower complaint. The probe examines Gallego’s use of campaign funds for family trips since 2019, including expenses for the Super Bowl incurred by a political action committee he co-founded.
The White House has confirmed that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has agreed to reschedule a planned US-Israeli official meeting to discuss a possible operation in Rafah, just days after Netanyahu cancelled the delegation.
The remains of two individuals have been recovered from a submerged red pickup truck, which was trapped beneath the waters following the collapse of the Baltimore bridge.
Four individuals have died, and at least five others sustained injuries in Illinois, USA, when a knife-wielding assailant carried out a rampage, according to authorities in Rockford.
Six construction workers are presumed dead after a container ship struck a bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday, causing the bridge to collapse into the river. Rescue efforts have now been called off and investigators plan to board the vessel to retrieve its data recorder.
Shares in Donald Trump’s media firm have soared on their stock market debut in New York, leaving his majority holding worth almost $6bn (£4.8bn) on paper at one stage.
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