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    TechnologyUnited States

    Oklahoma and Tennessee each execute one man in two of three US executions scheduled on same day

    If Alabama execution proceeds, it will be first time in 15 years three judicial killings were carried out in US in one day Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez has been put to death by the state of Oklahoma, in the first of three executions scheduled for Thursday in a rare triple procedure that underlines the renewed appetite in the US for state killings. Just one hour later, Darrell Hines was put to death by the state of Tennessee. Continue reading...

    The Guardian

  2. 86
    PoliticsUnited States

    BAE Systems to pay $36m penalty after 104 violations of US arms export rules

    State department says it has reached administrative settlement with company’s US arm to resolve breaches The UK defence company BAE Systems is to pay a $36m (£26.7m) civil penalty after breaching US arms exports regulations more than 100 times. The US Department of State announced on Thursday that it had reached an administrative settlement with the US arm of BAE to resolve 104 violations of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Continue reading...

    The Guardian

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    Judge grants EEOC request to dismiss enforcement action against Nike in DEI policies investigation

    A federal judge in Missouri agreed on Thursday to dismiss a subpoena enforcement action against Nike after a federal anti-workplace discrimination agency said the company has complied with its investigation into diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. Judge Cristian M. Stevens granted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) request to dismiss the action. A regional…

    The Hill

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    Jennings: Ocasio-Cortez ‘heir to the Sanders socialist movement’

    Conservative commentator Scott Jennings on Wednesday described Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) as an “heir” to the Democratic Party’s growing socialist movement, one he said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) brought on. “She is the heir to the Sanders socialist movement. She is clearly the inspirational leader of that movement. That energy in the Democratic Party is…

    The Hill

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    PoliticsUnited States

    Carville: Trump ‘becoming less relevant in people’s minds’

    Democratic strategist James Carville said President Trump is losing relevancy, claiming that “the country’s starting to turn away from him.” “I think the most under-covered story in American politics today is Trump’s Republican number,” Carville said in a Thursday episode of the “Politics War Room” podcast. “It’s like — it is falling,” he added. “I…

    The Hill

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