George Nyavor
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Democrat Eileen Higgins has won the Miami mayoral race, NBC News projects, giving the party control of the office for the first time in nearly three decades. Higgins defeated Republican Emilio González, a businessman and former city manager endorsed by former President Donald Trump, securing 59% of the vote to González’s 41%. Higgins, a former…
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has secured a $779 million verdict in a wrongful death case, marking a significant legal victory for the family of Lewis Butler, a Florida security guard fatally shot during an armed robbery in 2023. A Gadsden County jury awarded $779,389,024.37 to Butler’s widow, Kimberly Butler, after finding that the internet…
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order classifying fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid, as a weapon of mass destruction, citing the drug as a severe national security threat. Speaking on December 15, 2025, Trump vowed intensified action against trafficking networks responsible for the opioid crisis. “No bomb does what this is doing,” Trump…
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Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.) has formally taken the first procedural step toward the potential impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, requesting a full investigation into what she described as unlawful and potentially impeachable conduct by the Cabinet official. In a press statement released December 11, Ramirez said she has asked House…
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Shares of major cannabis companies surged Friday following reports that U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to move toward easing long-standing federal restrictions on marijuana, a shift that could have significant legal and regulatory implications for the industry. According to a report by The Washington Post, Trump is expected to direct federal agencies to reclassify…
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The Leicestershire Law Society (LLS) has elected Chidinma Nwaigwe as its President for the 2025/2026 term, marking a historic milestone for the regional legal body. Nwaigwe becomes both the first Black female President of the Society and the youngest individual to hold the position since its founding more than 166 years ago. A dual-qualified lawyer,…
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a coalition of 20 state attorneys general, filed a lawsuit Tuesday December 9, 2025, challenging the Trump Administration’s unprecedented $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions. The lawsuit claims the policy is unlawful, bypassing required rulemaking procedures and exceeding the authority granted to the executive branch under the Administrative…
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is revising its approach to immigration enforcement, moving away from broad raids targeting all illegal immigrants and focusing instead on those with serious criminal records, according to a recent report. U.S. Border Patrol Commander at Large Gregory Bovino will lead teams that prioritize individuals convicted of significant offenses, NewsNation…
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Kristi Noem’s tenure as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security appears increasingly uncertain as internal tensions rise within the department and pressure mounts from the White House to accelerate deportations, according to multiple reports and officials familiar with the situation. Political insiders and media commentators have pointed to a recent, contentious appearance by Noem before the…
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The attorney for New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued a pointed warning to political adversaries and prosecutors aligned with President Donald Trump, signaling potential legal action over what he described as repeated abuses of prosecutorial power. Speaking on MSNBC’s Morning Joe (MS NOW), Abbe Lowell, a veteran defense attorney representing James, said there…
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