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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Kush Desai The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill last Wednesday that covers regulations on abortion. Numerous media outlets and pro-choice activist groups have criticized the bill for “roll[ing] back” a recent St. Louis “anti-discrimination” ordinance regarding reproduction and abortion. A few days later, NARAL Pro-Choice America sent out a fundraising email with…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Joshua Gill An American pastor has been imprisoned in Turkey on false accusations as leverage to move the U.S. to extradite political enemies of Turkey. Andrew Brunson of North Carolina was arrested along with his wife Oct. 7, 2016 in the coastal Turkish town of Izmir with no evidence presented…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Tim Pearce The United States Department of Agriculture’s Beef Checkoff Program violates ranchers’ First Amendment rights by subsidizing a private company’s marketing campaign, a Montana judge ruled June 21. The United States District Court for the District of Montana upheld an injunction forbidding the USDA from subsidizing the Montana…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie At least 28 people sustained injuries from a shooting at a concert at the Power Ultra Lounge nightclub in Little Rock, Ark. early Saturday morning. The shooting occurred around 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning, according to police. All 28 victims, at this time, are expected to survive, Little…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter is suing drug manufacturers in the U.S. for their alleged role in sparking the opioid epidemic through “fraudulent” advertising. Hunter launched the lawsuit Friday, following the lead of a growing number of states looking to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for allegedly spreading…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Famous Washington D.C. restaurateur Jeffrey Gildenhorn tragically choked to death Wednesday doing what he loved — eating steak. Also a former mayoral candidate, Gildenhorn, 74, was dining at the Palm steakhouse in the city before he was sent to the nearby George Washington University Hospital, Fox News reports….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie declared that he plans to make fireworks fully legal in the state of Virginia in a Friday announcement. Virginia currently bans “explosive fireworks and fireworks that launch aerial projectiles,” including firecrackers, cherry bombs and bottle rockets. Other localities in Northern Virginia ban all fireworks within city…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Joshua Gill The Texas Supreme Court struck down a lower court’s ruling that same-sex couples are entitled to marriage benefits Friday. The Court ruled in Pidgeon v. Houston that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, while legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, did not adequately address the issue of government…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe A small twin engine plane crash landed on the 405 freeway in California Friday morning, skidding to a stop in the median after narrowly missing cars. The plane slammed onto the freeway near the Macarthur Boulevard exit ramp in Santa Ana and burst into flames, sending up plumes…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield UPDATE: 4:00PM EST 6/30/2017 NYPD is confirming that shooter is now deceased. Multiple outlets are reporting that police are on scene at Bronx Lebanon Hospital following what is being called an active shooter incident. There are reports of ‘multiple injuries’ and the NYPD, with the assistance of ATF,…