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Shop that sold Newtown massacre guns had its license revoked
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has pulled the firearms license from a gun store in East Windsor, Connecticut, that sold the gun used in the Newton, Connecticut massacre that killed 26 people, including 20 children, at Sandy Hook Elementary School, according to a Thursday report in…
Cenk explains truth behind ‘fabricated’ Fast and Furious scandal
Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks on Wednesday explained how Katherine Eban of Fortune unveiled the “reals story” behind the Fast and Furious scandal. “It is amazing what we didn’t know,” he said. “It is also amazing what the Obama administration admitted to when it wasn’t true.” The Bureau of…
DOJ accepts ruling that transgender bias is illegal
The Department of Justice (DOJ) accepted Monday a ruling from Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that claims gender identity discrimination is a type of sex discrimination that is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. According to Metro Weekly, the April 20th ruling from the EEOC…
Tobacco company enticed black children with free cigarettes, jury finds
Mass. jury says tobacco firm used free cigarettes to entice black kids to smoke, awards $71M A jury has ruled the Lorillard Tobacco Co. tried to entice black children to become smokers by handing out free cigarettes and has awarded $71 million in compensatory damages to the estate and son…
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