However you get your news, here are a few stories that stood out in local, state, federal and international news.
Former President Trump Survives an Assassination Attempt
Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania, the former President was shot at by a 20-year old man.
One person died and two are critically injured from the would-be assassin’s bullets. The assassin was also killed.
Fascism Momentarily Defeated in France – Now Comes Governing
In France, two votes are cast one week apart from each other to select the 577 National Assembly members of their lower House (most closely related to our House of Representatives).
After the first vote, the National Rally (RN) party, the far-right party in France, looked to be in the lead for assembling the majority of the National Assembly.
In the second round of voting, in order to spoil the race for the RN party, more than 200 far-left and centrist candidates removed themselves from their own races to avoid splitting votes, paving the way for far-left and moderate candidates to beat members of the RN.
As it stands, the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) party won 182 seats, President Emmanuel Macron’s left-leaning Renaissance party won 163 seats, and the far-right National Rally won 143 seats.
289 seats are necessary to form a majority, which selects the next prime minister and sets the agenda for new laws. Each of these three major parties will need to collaborate in order to work for the French people.
Announced during President Biden’s State of the Union, the United States constructed a $230 million pier in order to deliver food and aid to civilians in Gaza.
“But due to bad weather and rough seas, the system was dismantled multiple times after its launch in mid-May.”
“It was in operation for only 20 days and helped the U.S. deliver nearly 20 million pounds of aid to the coast of Gaza. Much of it, however, sat on the beach for weeks as heavy fighting between Israel and Hamas made it too dangerous for United Nations groups to deliver it.”
Around 500,000 people are at the point of life-threatening starvation in the region. No war or action is just that allows for this to happen.
“Federal prosecutors gave Boeing the choice last week of entering a guilty plea and paying a fine as part of its sentence or facing a trial on the felony criminal charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States.”
“Federal prosecutors alleged Boeing committed conspiracy to defraud the government by misleading regulators about a flight-control system that was implicated in the crashes.”
Boeing must “pay a $243.6 million fine… An independent monitor would be named to oversee Boeing’s safety and quality procedures for three years. The deal also requires Boeing to invest at least $455 million in its compliance and safety programs.”
“The deal also does not cover any current or former Boeing officials, only the corporation,” leaving the door open for potential individual prosecution.
A federal judge will decide later this week whether the deal will move forward or not. Several lawyers for the people who died’s families want the deal rejected: ‘This sweetheart deal fails to recognize that because of Boeing’s conspiracy, 346 people died. Through crafty lawyering between Boeing and DOJ, the deadly consequences of Boeing’s crime are being hidden.’
“A Dane County judge has struck down parts of Act 10, the 2011 law that sharply limited public union power in Wisconsin.”
“The law violated the state Constitution’s Equal Protection clause by permitting unions that represent police, firefighters and other public safety workers to keep their collective bargaining rights, while removing most bargaining rights from other public workers.”
Having judges who are focused on giving power back to people can have an enormous positive impact.
Honorable Mention
Ridership is up along the United States’ rail lines.
This route shows developing train lines across the U.S. can be profitable and beneficial for all Americans.
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