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Denver Leaders Reject Justice Department's Demand That City Repeal 'Assault Weapons' Ban
Denver Leaders Reject Justice Department's Demand That City Repeal 'Assault Weapons' Ban
Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times,
Denver is refusing to repeal its 37-year-old ban on certain types of firearms known as “assault weapons.”
Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, sent a demand letter on April 28 to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and City Attorney Miko Brown, requesting the city repeal the ordinance, which has been in place since 1989.
In a May 4 response letter, Brown stated that the ordinance has withstood legal...
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Mar 7, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Companies Report Raging Inflation, Except In Wages & Rents
Companies Report Raging Inflation, Except In Wages & Rents
Authored by Wolf Richter via Wolf Street,
Manufacturers reported that the costs of health insurance for employees shot up by 14.2% on average; service firms reported an average increase of 12.9%, according to a report by the New York Fed based on a survey of companies in the New York-Northern New Jersey region.
These are averages, but “some firms reported increases of between 25% and 50% when they renewed their coverage,” the report said.
Manufacturers and service firms both reported that the costs...
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Jun 11, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Middle Schoolers' Reading & Math Scores Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Levels, US Results Show
Middle Schoolers' Reading & Math Scores Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Levels, US Results Show
Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times,
Although math and reading scores for 9-year-old students across the country have improved slightly over the past three years, their 13-year-old peers have seen no gains in the same subject areas, according to U.S. Department of Education data released on June 10.
Still, scores for both age groups remain below the levels before the COVID-19 pandemic in both subject areas.
That’s according to the latest release of the Nation’s Report Card, which...
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Jun 17, 2026 / Tyler Durden
First Iranian Oil Moves Past US Blockade Ahead Of Deal Signing
First Iranian Oil Moves Past US Blockade Ahead Of Deal Signing
By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com
Iran’s first observed crude oil exports in two months have moved past the US blockade outside the Strait of Hormuz in a sign that Iran is wasting no time to take advantage of the tentative deal with the United States.
Following the announcement of the deal this weekend, and ahead of a formal signing ceremony expected in Switzerland on Friday, at least three Iranian crude oil tankers have exited the Strait of Hormuz and departed from...
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