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DoJは、background checkなしで銃器を購入できる「loophole」を含む変更を発表 US justice departmentは、いわゆる「gun show loophole」の復活を含む、銃器に関するいくつかの重要な制限を撤回した。これにより、こうしたイベントにおいてbackground checkなしに銃器を購入することが可能になる。 acting attorney generalのTodd Blancheによって発表されたこれらの変更は、Donald Trumpの支持基盤で顕著なsecond amendment支持者が提唱する銃器政策の転換にあたる。 Continue reading...

Redrawn map could flip up to five seats to Republicans as Trump’s party seeks to keep control of CongressThe US supreme court formally reinstated on Monday a redrawn Texas electoral map that was designed to add more Republicans to the US House of Representatives, as Donald Trump’s party seeks to keep control of Congress in the November congressional elections.The move by the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, formalizes an interim decision it made in December to revive the map of US House districts in Texas. Continue reading...

Petition started by workers gained more than 7,300 signatures after CEO said flags would be removedA San Francisco-based coffee chain that sparked backlash with a policy to remove Pride flags from their stores has reversed its decision over a week later.“I made a mistake and I am sincerely sorry,” said Mahesh Sadarangani, the chief executive of Philz Coffee, in a statement on Friday. “The Pride flag is a symbol of safety and belonging for people who don’t always find that in the world, and that is not something I want to take away from anyone who walks into a Philz.” Continue reading...