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Sep 8, 2023 | 
san.com | Lauren Taylor |Ben Burke |Zachary Hill
A first-in-the nation excise tax on guns and ammunition passed in both chambers of the California Statehouse on Thursday, Sept. 7. The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif. “The allocation of these funds will lay the necessary groundwork to prevent future devastation and unnecessary death,” Kris Brown, president of the gun control advocacy group Brady, said. Because it is a tax increase, the bill required approval from two-thirds of legislators in each chamber.
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Sep 8, 2023 | 
san.com | Karah Rucker |Ben Burke |Ian Kennedy
On the same day Cuba announced the arrests of 17 people in an alleged human trafficking ring aimed at bolstering Russia’s military, the CIA renewed its push to turn some Russians into spies against their own government. The agency released a video titled “Why I made contact with the CIA – for myself” on social media Thursday, Sept. 7. The video addresses officials in Moscow, asking them to tell the truth about a system the CIA has said is riddled with lying sycophants.
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Sep 8, 2023 | 
san.com | Karah Rucker |Ben Burke |Ian Kennedy
NORTH KOREA ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING IT HAS LAUNCHED ITS FIRST “TACTICAL NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE.”LEADER KIM JONG UN SAID THE SUB WILL BE ONE OF THE MAIN “UNDERWATER OFFENSIVE MEANS” OF THE NORTH’S NAVY — ASSIGNED TO THE FLEET THAT PATROLS THE WATERS BETWEEN THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND JAPAN.
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Sep 8, 2023 | 
san.com | Ben Burke |Ian Kennedy |Karah Rucker
The Georgia special grand jury investigating the 2020 election will release their report, and a viral internet challenge turns deadly. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. The special grand jury report in Georgia that ultimately led to an indictment of former President Donald Trump is expected to be released Friday. The grand jury spent seven months, heard from 75 witnesses and closed their investigation in December.
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
san.com | Karah Rucker |Ben Burke |Ian Kennedy
The Biden administration canceled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) on Wednesday, Sept. 6. In addition, the Department of the Interior also announced proposed rules aimed at providing stronger protections against new leasing and development in parts of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve that are designated as special areas for their wildlife, subsistence, scenic or other values.
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
san.com | Karah Rucker |Ben Burke |Ian Kennedy
As the people of Maui prepare to mark one month since a wildfire tore through the island, the focus has shifted from the initial devastation to lawsuits and relief efforts. The fire has killed at least 115 people, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. The death toll has not changed since Aug. 21. However, the number of people who remain unaccounted for has fluctuated in recent weeks. On Aug. 24, police released a “credible” list, compiled by the FBI, of 388 missing people.
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
san.com | Ben Burke |Ian Kennedy |Karah Rucker
An indictment may be on its way for Hunter Biden, and Maui continues to recover from a devastating wildfire that hit nearly one month ago. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Sept. 7. According to a court filing from special counsel David Weiss, federal prosecutors will seek an indictment for President Joe Biden’s son Hunter before Sept. 29. The indictment would be for a federal gun charge.
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
san.com | Ben Burke
Michigan Technical University came in first, and Harvard University was dead last in the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s (FIRE) latest college free speech rankings. The rankings are formed from the results of a survey of 55,000 students. According to the Straight Arrow News Media Miss™ tool, this story is a Media Miss for the left.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
san.com | Ian Kennedy |Karah Rucker |Ben Burke
Saudi Arabia has reportedly used Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formally Twitter to prosecute people expressing their dissent over the government, using tweets as evidence to sentence some citizens to death. A lawsuit filed earlier in 2023 alleges Twitter helped the Saudi government send its citizens to prison over anti-government rhetoric that they posted online. Allegations added to the lawsuit outline ties between Saudi Arabia and Twitter under former CEO Jack Dorsey.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
san.com | Ian Kennedy |Karah Rucker |Ben Burke
Gas prices in the United States rose to the highest seasonal level in more than a decade on the same day Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to extend their voluntary oil production cuts through the end of 2023. The move was expected to trim 1.3 million barrels of crude out of the global market and boost energy prices. State-run Russian news agency Tass quoted Alexander Novak, Russia’s deputy prime minister and former energy minister, saying Moscow would continue its 300,000 barrel a day cut.
