Lauren Taylor

2 weeks ago | san.com | Lauren Taylor |Zachary Hill

LOS ANGELES COUNTY HAS AGREED TO A $4 BILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT FOR 68-HUNDRED CHILD SEX ABUSE CASES – SOME DATING BACK TO THE 1950S — ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS. THE CASES STEM FROM THE COUNTY’S JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES AND FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STILL HAS TO SIGN OFF ON THE AGREEMENT, WHICH OFFICIALS SAID FRIDAY WOULD BE THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN HISTORY.

2 weeks ago | san.com | Harry Fogle |Lauren Taylor

U.S. District Court Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. ruled that the Trump administration must release millions of dollars in FEMA funds to 22 Democratic states and Washington, D.C. He found that the administration violated a court order by withholding the grant money. President Trump signed an executive order directing a review of FEMA’s spending, citing concerns of political bias.

2 weeks ago | san.com | Lauren Taylor |Zachary Hill

BROWN UNIVERSITY COULD BE NEXT IN LINE TO LOSE ITS FEDERAL FUNDING, ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE REPORTS. ANONYMOUS OFFICIALS CLOSE TO THE MATTER TELL THE NEW YORK TIMES – THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS CONTINUING ITS CAMPAIGN OF HOLDING UNIVERSITIES ACCOUNTABLE OVER ANTISEMITISM ON CAMPUS. EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCED IT WAS REVIEWING HARVARD UNIVERSITY’S $9 BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.

2 weeks ago | san.com | Harry Fogle |Lauren Taylor

President Trump expressed support for proxy voting for new mothers, allowing them to vote remotely after childbirth. However, he emphasized that the decision ultimately rests with Speaker Mike Johnson. Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna introduced a bill to allow new parents to vote by proxy for 12 weeks after childbirth, but Speaker Mike Johnson opposed the measure. Luna thanked Trump for his support and said she had discussed limiting proxy voting to new mothers who could not travel.

2 weeks ago | san.com | Lauren Taylor |Zachary Hill

[Lauren Taylor]POLICE IN LONDON ARRESTED SIX PEOPLE WHO WERE MEETING AT A QUAKER HOUSE DISCUSSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND PEACE IN GAZA, ACCORDING TO QUAKERS IN BRITAIN. A QUAKER IS A MEMBER OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, A CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT THAT STARTED IN THE MID-17TH CENTURY. THE TERM “QUAKER” WAS ORIGINALLY A NICKNAME, REFLECTING THEIR BELIEF IN LIVING SIMPLY, HUMBLY, AND FOCUSING ON INNER SPIRITUAL TRUTH OVER OUTWARD RITUALS.