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Updated: State-by-State Raw Milk Laws
2/20/2024 -

States may adopt their own laws on raw milk sales. Most states have state-wide laws, but a few leave decisions to local governments.

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U.S. House Impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
2/14/2024 -

Mayorkas is only the second cabinet member to ever be impeached (the first was William W. Belknap, U.S. Secretary of War, who was impeached and acquitted in 1876).

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Updated Topic: Can Alternative Energy Effectively Replace Fossil Fuels?
2/14/2024 -

Find new pro and con arguments, quotes, and updated resources.

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Updated Topic: Drones
2/1/2024 -

Should the United States Continue Its Use of Drone Strikes Abroad?

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Russian Figure Skater Kamila Valieva Banned for Four Years
1/30/2024 -

Kamila Valieva, who was 15 at the time, tested positive for three banned drugs ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, but the results were not known until after the Russian team had won. As a a result officials concluded medals would not be awarded for a completed event for the first time in Olympic history.

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American Minimum Wage Hikes
1/29/2024 -

Find out the minimum wage rate in all 50 states, D.C., and the five populated U.S. territories.

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New York To Consider Reparations
1/29/2024 -

In Dec. 2023, New York joined California and Illinois in considering statewide reparations.

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FDA Authorized Florida Drug Imports from Canada
1/29/2024 -

On Jan. 5, 2024, the FDA authorized Florida to import prescription drugs from Canada. The authorization is the first for the nation just the first step in Floridians importing prescription drugs.

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Nearly 200 Countries Agree To Transition Away From Fossil Fuels
1/26/2024 -

Convened by the United Nations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the nations came to a non-binding agreement after two weeks of debate. The agreement is the first time the nations have explicitly agreed to a transition away from fossil fuel use.

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Alabama Carries Out Nation’s First Execution Using Nitrogen Hypoxia
1/26/2024 -

Kenneth Eugene Smith, convicted of the murder-for-hire of a preacher’s wife in 1988, was executed on Jan. 25, 2024, in Alabama. The execution was the first using nitrogen hypoxia in the United States and the first time a new method of execution has been introduced in the country since lethal injection was introduced in 1982.

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NBA Suspends Cleveland Cavaliers’ Tristan Thompson for Positive PED Test
1/25/2024 -

The NBA suspended Tristan Thompson, center forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers, after he tested positive for ibutamoren, which stimulates HGH, and SARM-LGD-4033, which acts as testosterone. Thompson is suspended for 25 games. A second offense would result in a 55-game suspension and a third would result in dismissal from the NBA.

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Alabama Scheduled to Carry Out Nation’s First Execution Using Nitrogen Hypoxia
1/17/2024 -

Kenneth Eugene Smith, convicted of the murder-for-hire of a preacher’s wife in 1988, is scheduled to be executed on Jan. 25, 2024. If carried out, the execution will be the first using nitrogen hypoxia in the United States.

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NRA’s Wayne LaPierre Resigns
1/8/2024 -

NRA CEO and Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre announced his resignation on Jan. 5, 2024 (effective Jan. 31, 2024). LaPierre stated his resignation was due to health issues. The civil trial in New York against LaPierre that alleges his misuse of funds began on Jan. 8, 2024.

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Ohio Voters Legalize Recreational Marijuana Use
11/8/2023 -

The state joins D.C. and 23 other states in legalizing marijuana for recreational use. The state legalized medical marijuana in 2016.

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