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The Supreme Court ordered a lower court ruling on a Massachusetts gun control law to be vacated and directed a lower court to reconsider the case.The case in question, Morin v. Lyver, centers around a controversial Massachusetts law that imposes strict restrictions on the possession and purchase of handguns, including the need for a license in order to purchase or posses a pistol. The law also includes a lifetime ban on purchasing handguns on anyone convicted of a nonviolent misdemeanor involving the possession or use of guns.The U.S. District Court of Massachusetts originally found the law constitutional, but the Supreme…

In 2016, at 35 years old, I retired early with a net worth of $900,000. It wasn’t until 2021 that I achieved my goal of becoming a self-made millionaire, with a net worth of $1.4 million.Now, at 41, I live a happy, simple and frugal life with my wife in Arizona. From the outside, it might look like I made all the right decisions. But there were some life and money lessons I had to learn the hard way.If I could start all over again, there are several things I’d have done differently — and sooner. My best advice? Do these five things now…

With the fentanyl crisis striking young American teens and others right and left, two Wisconsin parents who are still grieving the loss of their college-age son are trying to spread greater awareness of the issue so that the tragedy doesn’t happen to other families. Rick and Erin Rachwal lost their 19-year-old son Logan to fentanyl on Feb. 14, 2021.The University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, student took a pill in his dorm room — where he later died. AS FENTANYL CLAIMS YET ANOTHER YOUNG AMERICAN LIFE, KENTUCKY FATHER SHARES HIS STORY The Rachwals joined “America’s Newsroom” on Tuesday morning, Oct. 4, 2022, to discuss the…

A Black professor of political science in Massachusetts noted that Kanye West’s anti-Black Lives Matter position holds more quarter in Black communities than some might think.West asserted that Black Lives Matter was a “scam,” and also seemingly took credit for the movement being “over,” just one day after wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt at his Yeezy fashion show in Paris.University of Massachusetts Amherst Professor Tatishe M. Nteta is warning that while West’s message is far from mainstream, his views are reflected in a portion of the Black community. KANYE WEST APOLOGIZES TO KIM KARDASHIAN, SAYS HE HAD TO ‘SCREAM’ FOR…

A blast struck a mosque at a government ministry building in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday as workers and visitors were praying, a Taliban official said.The afternoon explosion went off inside the mosque of the Interior Ministry, which is responsible for security and law enforcement in the country.A Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Interior Ministry, Abdul Nafi Takor, said in a tweet: “Unfortunately there was an explosion inside a(n) ancillary mosque where some Interior Ministry workers and visitors were praying. Will share the details later.”TALIBAN SAY SUICIDE BOMBING IN SHIITE AREA OF KABUL KILLS 19He did not say if the mosque was inside…

The Houston Astros and their ace – Justin Verlander – are in postseason form. Verlander threw five scoreless innings, striking out 10 without allowing a hit as Houston blanked the Philadelphia Phillies 10-0 Tuesday night.  Astros manager Dusty Baker pulled Verlander after 77 pitches, allowing his bullpen to complete the shutout. The bullpen did not allow a hit until the ninth inning, ending Houston’s bid for a combined no-hitter. BRAVES CLINCH NL EAST TITLE, MIRACULOUS DIVISION COMEBACK SENDS METS TO WILD CARD ROUNDIn his final regular-season start, Verlander put the finishing touches on his bid to become a three-time CY Young winner,…

A well-dressed daredevil was seen mysteriously jumping between awnings of a Financial District high-rise before climbing into a window on Tuesday. In a viral video shared by Emmy Award-winning film director Erik Ljung, a man wearing a suit and dress shoes seems to casually talk on the phone as he stands on the awning of a window at the 115-year-old 90 West St. building. “Usually it’s like a teenage kid that does sh– like this,” one man can be heard saying in the video. “Yeah, but it’s an older dude wearing a suit,” another responds. The adventurer hangs up the call…

Blake Bortles is retiring. Just don’t tell anyone. The former Jaguars and Rams quarterback is hanging up his cleats after eight seasons in the NFL, revealing the information on Wednesday’s episode of Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take” podcast. “I have not touched a football since January. I have officially retired,” Bortles said on the episode. Blake BortlesGetty Images PMT 10-5 -Awesome interview w Kyle Long in studio -MNF and CFB talk -Blake Bortles on 1 question with a QB where he officially retires from the NFL -Hot Seat/Cool Throne -Bring your lunchpail with Jerry Awesome show today. Download —> https://t.co/G9NGyPpR34…

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Washington CNN  —  To Letetia Jackson, voting is as important as drinking water or breathing. She has her mother to thank for nourishing that conviction. When Jackson was a mere girl in Alabama in the late 1960s, she’d always accompany her mother to the polls. During these trips, her mother would make clear the sanctity of the franchise. And why wouldn’t she? It was only a few years earlier that President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act of 1965, created to prohibit racial discrimination in voting – to secure a greater degree of equality for Black…